diff --git a/graphics/src/layer.rs b/graphics/src/layer.rs
index 116a24f3..ea7911f9 100644
--- a/graphics/src/layer.rs
+++ b/graphics/src/layer.rs
@@ -103,27 +103,7 @@ impl<T: Layer> Stack<T> {
     pub fn pop_clip(&mut self) {
         self.flush();
 
-        let previous = self.previous.pop().unwrap();
-
-        // Try to merge contiguous layers
-        if previous + 1 == self.current {
-            let (head, tail) = self.layers.split_at_mut(previous + 1);
-            let previous_layer = &mut head[previous];
-            let current_layer = &mut tail[0];
-
-            if previous_layer.end() <= current_layer.start()
-                && previous_layer.bounds() == current_layer.bounds()
-            {
-                previous_layer.merge(current_layer);
-
-                // We can reuse the last layer
-                if self.current + 1 == self.active_count {
-                    self.active_count -= 1;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.current = previous;
+        self.current = self.previous.pop().unwrap();
     }
 
     /// Pushes a new [`Transformation`] in the [`Stack`].
@@ -142,13 +122,6 @@ impl<T: Layer> Stack<T> {
         let _ = self.transformations.pop();
     }
 
-    /// Returns an iterator over mutable references to the layers in the [`Stack`].
-    pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &mut T> {
-        self.flush();
-
-        self.layers[..self.active_count].iter_mut()
-    }
-
     /// Returns an iterator over immutable references to the layers in the [`Stack`].
     pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &T> {
         self.layers[..self.active_count].iter()
@@ -159,11 +132,37 @@ impl<T: Layer> Stack<T> {
         &self.layers[..self.active_count]
     }
 
-    /// Flushes and settles any primitives in the current layer of the [`Stack`].
+    /// Flushes and settles any primitives in the [`Stack`].
     pub fn flush(&mut self) {
         self.layers[self.current].flush();
     }
 
+    /// Performs layer merging wherever possible.
+    ///
+    /// Flushes and settles any primitives in the [`Stack`].
+    pub fn merge(&mut self) {
+        self.flush();
+
+        let mut current = 0;
+
+        while current < self.active_count {
+            let (head, tail) = self.layers.split_at_mut(current + 1);
+
+            let layer = &mut head[current];
+            let mut candidate = 0;
+
+            while let Some(next_layer) = tail.get_mut(candidate)
+                && layer.end() <= next_layer.start()
+                && layer.bounds() == next_layer.bounds()
+            {
+                layer.merge(next_layer);
+                candidate += 1;
+            }
+
+            current += candidate + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Clears the layers of the [`Stack`], allowing reuse.
     ///
     /// It resizes the base layer bounds to the `new_bounds`.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/layer.rs b/wgpu/src/layer.rs
index c8850e25..1ad709d0 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/layer.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/layer.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ impl graphics::Layer for Layer {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        if !self.triangles.is_empty() || !self.pending_meshes.is_empty() {
+        if !self.triangles.is_empty() {
             return 1;
         }
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ impl graphics::Layer for Layer {
             return 3;
         }
 
-        if !self.text.is_empty() || !self.pending_text.is_empty() {
+        if !self.text.is_empty() {
             return 4;
         }
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ impl graphics::Layer for Layer {
     }
 
     fn end(&self) -> usize {
-        if !self.text.is_empty() || !self.pending_text.is_empty() {
+        if !self.text.is_empty() {
             return 4;
         }
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ impl graphics::Layer for Layer {
             return 2;
         }
 
-        if !self.triangles.is_empty() || !self.pending_meshes.is_empty() {
+        if !self.triangles.is_empty() {
             return 1;
         }
 
diff --git a/wgpu/src/lib.rs b/wgpu/src/lib.rs
index 28f6cb48..a24677bd 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ impl Renderer {
             viewport.physical_size(),
         ));
 
-        for layer in self.layers.iter_mut() {
+        self.layers.merge();
+
+        for layer in self.layers.iter() {
             if physical_bounds
                 .intersection(&(layer.bounds * scale_factor))
                 .and_then(Rectangle::snap)