diff --git a/src/components/_shared/material.css b/src/components/_shared/material.css
index 4684647a..7194695d 100644
--- a/src/components/_shared/material.css
+++ b/src/components/_shared/material.css
@@ -148,6 +148,57 @@
       );
   }
 
+  /*
+   * Depth is paint on the existing pane, not another backdrop boundary. The
+   * resolver scales these tokens together from the public depth value, so zero
+   * removes the sheen, edge light, inner glow and shadow while larger values
+   * make the same surface read as thicker glass.
+   */
+  :is(
+    :root.glass [data-material="solid"]:not([data-material-explicit]),
+    [data-material="glass"]
+  )::before {
+    background-image:
+      linear-gradient(
+        to bottom,
+        color-mix(
+          in oklab,
+          var(--glass-highlight-color, white),
+          transparent calc(100% - var(--glass-depth-top-glow-opacity, 8%))
+        ),
+        transparent 28%,
+        color-mix(
+          in oklab,
+          var(--glass-highlight-color, white),
+          transparent calc(100% - var(--glass-depth-bottom-glow-opacity, 12%))
+        )
+      ),
+      linear-gradient(
+        115deg,
+        transparent 20%,
+        color-mix(
+          in oklab,
+          var(--glass-highlight-color, white),
+          transparent calc(100% - var(--glass-depth-sheen-opacity, 7.5%))
+        ) 50%,
+        transparent var(--glass-depth-sheen-size, 70%)
+      );
+    box-shadow:
+      inset 0 var(--border, 1px) 0 0
+        color-mix(
+          in oklab,
+          var(--glass-highlight-color, white),
+          transparent calc(100% - var(--glass-highlight-opacity, 18%))
+        ),
+      inset 0 0 var(--glass-inner-glow-blur, 0px)
+        var(--glass-inner-glow-spread, 0px)
+        rgb(
+          var(--glass-inner-glow-rgb, 255 255 255) /
+          var(--glass-inner-glow-alpha, 0)
+        ),
+      var(--glass-shadow-depth, 0 8px 32px rgb(0 0 0 / 10%));
+  }
+
   /*
    * Glass inside glass is one pane, not two.
    *
@@ -174,6 +225,7 @@
   }
 
   [data-material="glass"] [data-material="glass"]::before {
+    background-image: none;
     box-shadow: none;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/styles/glass.test.ts b/tests/styles/glass.test.ts
index 0d565f7a..d0191726 100644
--- a/tests/styles/glass.test.ts
+++ b/tests/styles/glass.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import {
   applyGlassTokens,
   GLASS_DEFAULTS,
@@ -21,6 +23,22 @@ const MODES = ["light", "dark"] as const;
 const DERIVED = Object.keys(resolveGlassTokens(GLASS_DEFAULTS.dark, "dark"));
 
 describe("glass tuning", () => {
+  it("connects the public depth axis to shared material paint", () => {
+    const materialCss = readFileSync(
+      join(import.meta.dir, "..", "..", "src", "components", "_shared", "material.css"),
+      "utf8",
+    );
+    for (const token of [
+      "--glass-depth-top-glow-opacity",
+      "--glass-depth-bottom-glow-opacity",
+      "--glass-depth-sheen-opacity",
+      "--glass-inner-glow-alpha",
+      "--glass-shadow-depth",
+    ]) {
+      expect(materialCss, `${token} has no material consumer`).toContain(`var(${token}`);
+    }
+  });
+
   it("derives the same token set whatever the input", () => {
     for (const mode of MODES) {
       for (const tuning of [