diff --git a/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanDraw.cpp b/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanDraw.cpp
index e33f25105a..b828dcc807 100644
--- a/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanDraw.cpp
+++ b/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanDraw.cpp
@@ -1283,6 +1283,7 @@ bool VulkanDrawManager::applyMaterial(material* mat, primitive_type prim_type, v
 
 	// Like opengl_tnl_set_material(), every material draw sets the texture addressing (e.g. MR_FORCE_CLAMP skyboxes)
 	setTextureAddressing(mat->get_texture_addressing());
+	vulkan_zbias(mat->get_depth_bias());
 
 	// Build pipeline configuration from material
 	PipelineConfig config = buildPipelineConfig(mat, prim_type);
@@ -1483,9 +1484,6 @@ bool VulkanDrawManager::applyMaterial(material* mat, primitive_type prim_type, v
 		stateTracker->setStencilMode(GR_STENCIL_NONE);
 	}
 
-	// Set depth bias if needed
-	stateTracker->setDepthBias(static_cast<float>(mat->get_depth_bias()), 0.0f);
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1543,7 +1541,7 @@ void VulkanDrawManager::draw(primitive_type prim_type, int first_vertex, int ver
 	m_frameStats.totalVertices += vertex_count;
 
 	// Flush any dirty dynamic state (viewport, scissor, depth bias, stencil ref)
-	// before issuing the draw command. applyMaterial sets these AFTER bindPipeline,
+	// before issuing the draw command. applyMaterial sets some of these AFTER bindPipeline,
 	// so they may be dirty even when the pipeline didn't change.
 	stateTracker->applyDynamicState();
 
diff --git a/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanState.cpp b/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanState.cpp
index a7acb744c1..f609c1b2f6 100644
--- a/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanState.cpp
+++ b/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanState.cpp
@@ -351,9 +351,9 @@ void vulkan_zbias(int bias)
 	if (bias) {
 		drawManager->setDepthBiasEnabled(true);
 		if (bias < 0) {
-			stateTracker->setDepthBias(1.0f, static_cast<float>(-bias));
+			stateTracker->setDepthBias(static_cast<float>(-bias), 1.0f);
 		} else {
-			stateTracker->setDepthBias(0.0f, static_cast<float>(-bias));
+			stateTracker->setDepthBias(static_cast<float>(-bias), 0.0f);
 		}
 	} else {
 		drawManager->setDepthBiasEnabled(false);
diff --git a/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanState.h b/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanState.h
index f4da4d3b1a..d8576df5cc 100644
--- a/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanState.h
+++ b/code/graphics/vulkan/VulkanState.h
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class VulkanStateTracker {
 	 *
 	 * Must be called before every draw command to ensure dirty dynamic state
 	 * (viewport, scissor, depth bias, stencil ref, line width) is flushed.
-	 * applyMaterial() sets depth bias/stencil AFTER bindPipeline(), so if
+	 * applyMaterial() sets the stencil reference AFTER bindPipeline(), so if
 	 * the pipeline didn't change, those changes would be lost without this.
 	 */
 	void applyDynamicState();