diff --git a/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index f089c62c..f1ec0aa5 100644
--- a/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ add_library(XCEngine STATIC
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/XCEngine/Rendering/RenderCameraData.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/XCEngine/Rendering/CameraRenderRequest.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/XCEngine/Rendering/VisibleRenderObject.h
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPass.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/XCEngine/Rendering/RenderSceneExtractor.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPipeline.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPipelineAsset.h
diff --git a/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/CameraRenderRequest.h b/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/CameraRenderRequest.h
index 21f8c330..92243141 100644
--- a/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/CameraRenderRequest.h
+++ b/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/CameraRenderRequest.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPass.h>
 #include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderCameraData.h>
 #include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderContext.h>
 #include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderSurface.h>
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ struct CameraRenderRequest {
     RenderSurface surface;
     float cameraDepth = 0.0f;
     RenderClearFlags clearFlags = RenderClearFlags::All;
+    RenderPassSequence* preScenePasses = nullptr;
+    RenderPassSequence* postScenePasses = nullptr;
 
     bool IsValid() const {
         return scene != nullptr &&
diff --git a/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.h b/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.h
index 2994a3dd..edd070d1 100644
--- a/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.h
+++ b/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderMaterialUtility.h>
+#include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPass.h>
 #include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPipeline.h>
 #include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderResourceCache.h>
 
@@ -28,12 +29,17 @@ namespace Rendering {
 class RenderSurface;
 
 namespace Pipelines {
+namespace Detail {
+class BuiltinForwardOpaquePass;
+} // namespace Detail
 
 class BuiltinForwardPipeline : public RenderPipeline {
 public:
-    BuiltinForwardPipeline() = default;
+    BuiltinForwardPipeline();
     ~BuiltinForwardPipeline() override;
 
+    static RHI::InputLayoutDesc BuildInputLayout();
+
     bool Initialize(const RenderContext& context) override;
     void Shutdown() override;
     bool Render(
@@ -42,6 +48,8 @@ public:
         const RenderSceneData& sceneData) override;
 
 private:
+    friend class Detail::BuiltinForwardOpaquePass;
+
     struct OwnedDescriptorSet {
         RHI::RHIDescriptorPool* pool = nullptr;
         RHI::RHIDescriptorSet* set = nullptr;
@@ -65,6 +73,7 @@ private:
 
     const Resources::Texture* ResolveTexture(const Resources::Material* material) const;
     RHI::RHIResourceView* ResolveTextureView(const VisibleRenderItem& visibleItem);
+    bool ExecuteForwardOpaquePass(const RenderPassContext& context);
     bool DrawVisibleItem(
         const RenderContext& context,
         const RenderSceneData& sceneData,
@@ -85,6 +94,7 @@ private:
     RHI::RHISampler* m_sampler = nullptr;
     RHI::RHITexture* m_fallbackTexture = nullptr;
     RHI::RHIResourceView* m_fallbackTextureView = nullptr;
+    RenderPassSequence m_passSequence;
 };
 
 } // namespace Pipelines
diff --git a/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPass.h b/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPass.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..945d7e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/include/XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPass.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderContext.h>
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace XCEngine {
+namespace Rendering {
+
+struct RenderSceneData;
+class RenderSurface;
+
+struct RenderPassContext {
+    const RenderContext& renderContext;
+    const RenderSurface& surface;
+    const RenderSceneData& sceneData;
+};
+
+class RenderPass {
+public:
+    virtual ~RenderPass() = default;
+
+    virtual const char* GetName() const = 0;
+
+    virtual bool Initialize(const RenderContext&) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    virtual void Shutdown() {
+    }
+
+    virtual bool Execute(const RenderPassContext& context) = 0;
+};
+
+class RenderPassSequence {
+public:
+    void AddPass(std::unique_ptr<RenderPass> pass) {
+        if (pass != nullptr) {
+            m_passes.push_back(std::move(pass));
+        }
+    }
+
+    size_t GetPassCount() const {
+        return m_passes.size();
+    }
+
+    bool Initialize(const RenderContext& context) {
+        for (const std::unique_ptr<RenderPass>& pass : m_passes) {
+            if (pass == nullptr) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!pass->Initialize(context)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    void Shutdown() {
+        for (auto passIt = m_passes.rbegin(); passIt != m_passes.rend(); ++passIt) {
+            if (*passIt != nullptr) {
+                (*passIt)->Shutdown();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool Execute(const RenderPassContext& context) {
+        for (const std::unique_ptr<RenderPass>& pass : m_passes) {
+            if (pass == nullptr) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!pass->Execute(context)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<RenderPass>> m_passes;
+};
+
+} // namespace Rendering
+} // namespace XCEngine
diff --git a/engine/src/Rendering/CameraRenderer.cpp b/engine/src/Rendering/CameraRenderer.cpp
index 56c24f54..a22ebfc0 100644
--- a/engine/src/Rendering/CameraRenderer.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/Rendering/CameraRenderer.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,31 @@ bool CameraRenderer::Render(
     }
 
     sceneData.cameraData.clearFlags = request.clearFlags;
-    return m_pipeline->Render(request.context, request.surface, sceneData);
+    const RenderPassContext passContext = {
+        request.context,
+        request.surface,
+        sceneData
+    };
+
+    if (request.preScenePasses != nullptr) {
+        if (!request.preScenePasses->Initialize(request.context) ||
+            !request.preScenePasses->Execute(passContext)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!m_pipeline->Render(request.context, request.surface, sceneData)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (request.postScenePasses != nullptr) {
+        if (!request.postScenePasses->Initialize(request.context) ||
+            !request.postScenePasses->Execute(passContext)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 } // namespace Rendering
diff --git a/engine/src/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.cpp b/engine/src/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.cpp
index 1986cd33..72de6dfd 100644
--- a/engine/src/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,35 @@
 namespace XCEngine {
 namespace Rendering {
 namespace Pipelines {
+namespace Detail {
+
+class BuiltinForwardOpaquePass final : public RenderPass {
+public:
+    explicit BuiltinForwardOpaquePass(BuiltinForwardPipeline& pipeline)
+        : m_pipeline(pipeline) {
+    }
+
+    const char* GetName() const override {
+        return "BuiltinForwardOpaquePass";
+    }
+
+    bool Initialize(const RenderContext& context) override {
+        return m_pipeline.EnsureInitialized(context);
+    }
+
+    void Shutdown() override {
+        m_pipeline.DestroyPipelineResources();
+    }
+
+    bool Execute(const RenderPassContext& context) override {
+        return m_pipeline.ExecuteForwardOpaquePass(context);
+    }
+
+private:
+    BuiltinForwardPipeline& m_pipeline;
+};
+
+} // namespace Detail
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -101,21 +130,7 @@ RHI::GraphicsPipelineDesc CreatePipelineDesc(
     pipelineDesc.sampleCount = 1;
     ApplyMaterialRenderState(material, pipelineDesc);
 
-    RHI::InputElementDesc position = {};
-    position.semanticName = "POSITION";
-    position.semanticIndex = 0;
-    position.format = static_cast<uint32_t>(RHI::Format::R32G32B32A32_Float);
-    position.inputSlot = 0;
-    position.alignedByteOffset = 0;
-    pipelineDesc.inputLayout.elements.push_back(position);
-
-    RHI::InputElementDesc texcoord = {};
-    texcoord.semanticName = "TEXCOORD";
-    texcoord.semanticIndex = 0;
-    texcoord.format = static_cast<uint32_t>(RHI::Format::R32G32_Float);
-    texcoord.inputSlot = 0;
-    texcoord.alignedByteOffset = static_cast<uint32_t>(offsetof(Resources::StaticMeshVertex, uv0));
-    pipelineDesc.inputLayout.elements.push_back(texcoord);
+    pipelineDesc.inputLayout = BuiltinForwardPipeline::BuildInputLayout();
 
     if (backendType == RHI::RHIType::D3D12) {
         pipelineDesc.vertexShader.source.assign(
@@ -170,26 +185,66 @@ const Resources::Texture* FindMaterialTexture(const Resources::Material& materia
 
 } // namespace
 
+BuiltinForwardPipeline::BuiltinForwardPipeline() {
+    m_passSequence.AddPass(std::make_unique<Detail::BuiltinForwardOpaquePass>(*this));
+}
+
 BuiltinForwardPipeline::~BuiltinForwardPipeline() {
     Shutdown();
 }
 
+RHI::InputLayoutDesc BuiltinForwardPipeline::BuildInputLayout() {
+    RHI::InputLayoutDesc inputLayout = {};
+
+    RHI::InputElementDesc position = {};
+    position.semanticName = "POSITION";
+    position.semanticIndex = 0;
+    position.format = static_cast<uint32_t>(RHI::Format::R32G32B32_Float);
+    position.inputSlot = 0;
+    position.alignedByteOffset = 0;
+    inputLayout.elements.push_back(position);
+
+    RHI::InputElementDesc texcoord = {};
+    texcoord.semanticName = "TEXCOORD";
+    texcoord.semanticIndex = 0;
+    texcoord.format = static_cast<uint32_t>(RHI::Format::R32G32_Float);
+    texcoord.inputSlot = 0;
+    texcoord.alignedByteOffset = static_cast<uint32_t>(offsetof(Resources::StaticMeshVertex, uv0));
+    inputLayout.elements.push_back(texcoord);
+
+    return inputLayout;
+}
+
 bool BuiltinForwardPipeline::Initialize(const RenderContext& context) {
-    return EnsureInitialized(context);
+    return m_passSequence.Initialize(context);
 }
 
 void BuiltinForwardPipeline::Shutdown() {
-    DestroyPipelineResources();
+    m_passSequence.Shutdown();
 }
 
 bool BuiltinForwardPipeline::Render(
     const RenderContext& context,
     const RenderSurface& surface,
     const RenderSceneData& sceneData) {
-    if (!EnsureInitialized(context)) {
+    if (!Initialize(context)) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    const RenderPassContext passContext = {
+        context,
+        surface,
+        sceneData
+    };
+
+    return m_passSequence.Execute(passContext);
+}
+
+bool BuiltinForwardPipeline::ExecuteForwardOpaquePass(const RenderPassContext& passContext) {
+    const RenderContext& context = passContext.renderContext;
+    const RenderSurface& surface = passContext.surface;
+    const RenderSceneData& sceneData = passContext.sceneData;
+
     const std::vector<RHI::RHIResourceView*>& colorAttachments = surface.GetColorAttachments();
     if (colorAttachments.empty()) {
         return false;
diff --git a/tests/Rendering/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/Rendering/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index 57a53d09..47dd12f8 100644
--- a/tests/Rendering/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/Rendering/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 project(XCEngine_RenderingUnitTests)
 
 set(RENDERING_UNIT_TEST_SOURCES
+    test_render_pass.cpp
+    test_builtin_forward_pipeline.cpp
     test_camera_scene_renderer.cpp
     test_render_scene_extractor.cpp
 )
diff --git a/tests/Rendering/unit/test_builtin_forward_pipeline.cpp b/tests/Rendering/unit/test_builtin_forward_pipeline.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9be96e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rendering/unit/test_builtin_forward_pipeline.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <XCEngine/Rendering/Pipelines/BuiltinForwardPipeline.h>
+#include <XCEngine/Resources/Mesh/Mesh.h>
+#include <XCEngine/RHI/RHIEnums.h>
+
+using namespace XCEngine::Rendering::Pipelines;
+using namespace XCEngine::Resources;
+using namespace XCEngine::RHI;
+
+TEST(BuiltinForwardPipeline_Test, UsesFloat3PositionInputLayoutForStaticMeshVertices) {
+    const InputLayoutDesc inputLayout = BuiltinForwardPipeline::BuildInputLayout();
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(inputLayout.elements.size(), 2u);
+
+    const InputElementDesc& position = inputLayout.elements[0];
+    EXPECT_EQ(position.semanticName, "POSITION");
+    EXPECT_EQ(position.semanticIndex, 0u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(position.format, static_cast<uint32_t>(Format::R32G32B32_Float));
+    EXPECT_EQ(position.inputSlot, 0u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(position.alignedByteOffset, 0u);
+
+    const InputElementDesc& texcoord = inputLayout.elements[1];
+    EXPECT_EQ(texcoord.semanticName, "TEXCOORD");
+    EXPECT_EQ(texcoord.semanticIndex, 0u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(texcoord.format, static_cast<uint32_t>(Format::R32G32_Float));
+    EXPECT_EQ(texcoord.inputSlot, 0u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(texcoord.alignedByteOffset, static_cast<uint32_t>(offsetof(StaticMeshVertex, uv0)));
+}
diff --git a/tests/Rendering/unit/test_camera_scene_renderer.cpp b/tests/Rendering/unit/test_camera_scene_renderer.cpp
index c32e6f0d..24176f9f 100644
--- a/tests/Rendering/unit/test_camera_scene_renderer.cpp
+++ b/tests/Rendering/unit/test_camera_scene_renderer.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <XCEngine/Scene/Scene.h>
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 using namespace XCEngine::Components;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ struct MockPipelineState {
     RenderClearFlags lastClearFlags = RenderClearFlags::All;
     std::vector<CameraComponent*> renderedCameras;
     std::vector<RenderClearFlags> renderedClearFlags;
+    std::vector<std::string> eventLog;
 };
 
 class MockPipeline final : public RenderPipeline {
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ public:
         const RenderContext&,
         const RenderSurface& surface,
         const RenderSceneData& sceneData) override {
+        m_state->eventLog.push_back("pipeline");
         ++m_state->renderCalls;
         m_state->lastSurfaceWidth = surface.GetWidth();
         m_state->lastSurfaceHeight = surface.GetHeight();
@@ -61,6 +64,32 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<MockPipelineState> m_state;
 };
 
+class TrackingPass final : public RenderPass {
+public:
+    TrackingPass(std::shared_ptr<MockPipelineState> state, const char* label)
+        : m_state(std::move(state))
+        , m_label(label) {
+    }
+
+    const char* GetName() const override {
+        return m_label;
+    }
+
+    bool Initialize(const RenderContext&) override {
+        m_state->eventLog.push_back(std::string("init:") + m_label);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool Execute(const RenderPassContext&) override {
+        m_state->eventLog.push_back(m_label);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<MockPipelineState> m_state;
+    const char* m_label = "";
+};
+
 RenderContext CreateValidContext() {
     RenderContext context;
     context.device = reinterpret_cast<XCEngine::RHI::RHIDevice*>(1);
@@ -105,6 +134,38 @@ TEST(CameraRenderer_Test, UsesOverrideCameraAndSurfaceSizeWhenSubmittingScene) {
     EXPECT_EQ(state->lastClearFlags, RenderClearFlags::None);
 }
 
+TEST(CameraRenderer_Test, ExecutesInjectedPreAndPostPassSequencesAroundPipelineRender) {
+    Scene scene("CameraRendererPassScene");
+
+    GameObject* cameraObject = scene.CreateGameObject("Camera");
+    auto* camera = cameraObject->AddComponent<CameraComponent>();
+    camera->SetPrimary(true);
+    camera->SetDepth(3.0f);
+
+    auto state = std::make_shared<MockPipelineState>();
+    CameraRenderer renderer(std::make_unique<MockPipeline>(state));
+
+    RenderPassSequence prePasses;
+    prePasses.AddPass(std::make_unique<TrackingPass>(state, "pre"));
+
+    RenderPassSequence postPasses;
+    postPasses.AddPass(std::make_unique<TrackingPass>(state, "post"));
+
+    CameraRenderRequest request;
+    request.scene = &scene;
+    request.camera = camera;
+    request.context = CreateValidContext();
+    request.surface = RenderSurface(320, 180);
+    request.cameraDepth = camera->GetDepth();
+    request.preScenePasses = &prePasses;
+    request.postScenePasses = &postPasses;
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(renderer.Render(request));
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+        state->eventLog,
+        (std::vector<std::string>{ "init:pre", "pre", "pipeline", "init:post", "post" }));
+}
+
 TEST(SceneRenderer_Test, BuildsSingleExplicitRequestFromSelectedCamera) {
     Scene scene("SceneRendererRequestScene");
 
diff --git a/tests/Rendering/unit/test_render_pass.cpp b/tests/Rendering/unit/test_render_pass.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50ba5d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rendering/unit/test_render_pass.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderPass.h>
+#include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderSceneExtractor.h>
+#include <XCEngine/Rendering/RenderSurface.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+using namespace XCEngine::Rendering;
+
+namespace {
+
+struct TrackingPassState {
+    std::vector<std::string> initializeOrder;
+    std::vector<std::string> executeOrder;
+    std::vector<std::string> shutdownOrder;
+};
+
+class TrackingPass final : public RenderPass {
+public:
+    TrackingPass(
+        std::string name,
+        TrackingPassState& state,
+        bool initializeResult = true,
+        bool executeResult = true)
+        : m_name(std::move(name))
+        , m_state(state)
+        , m_initializeResult(initializeResult)
+        , m_executeResult(executeResult) {
+    }
+
+    const char* GetName() const override {
+        return m_name.c_str();
+    }
+
+    bool Initialize(const RenderContext&) override {
+        m_state.initializeOrder.push_back(m_name);
+        return m_initializeResult;
+    }
+
+    void Shutdown() override {
+        m_state.shutdownOrder.push_back(m_name);
+    }
+
+    bool Execute(const RenderPassContext&) override {
+        m_state.executeOrder.push_back(m_name);
+        return m_executeResult;
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::string m_name;
+    TrackingPassState& m_state;
+    bool m_initializeResult = true;
+    bool m_executeResult = true;
+};
+
+RenderContext CreateValidContext() {
+    RenderContext context;
+    context.device = reinterpret_cast<XCEngine::RHI::RHIDevice*>(1);
+    context.commandList = reinterpret_cast<XCEngine::RHI::RHICommandList*>(1);
+    context.commandQueue = reinterpret_cast<XCEngine::RHI::RHICommandQueue*>(1);
+    return context;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+TEST(RenderPassSequence_Test, InitializesAndExecutesInInsertionOrderThenShutsDownInReverse) {
+    TrackingPassState state;
+    RenderPassSequence sequence;
+    sequence.AddPass(std::make_unique<TrackingPass>("SceneColor", state));
+    sequence.AddPass(std::make_unique<TrackingPass>("GridOverlay", state));
+    sequence.AddPass(std::make_unique<TrackingPass>("Outline", state));
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(sequence.GetPassCount(), 3u);
+
+    const RenderContext context = CreateValidContext();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sequence.Initialize(context));
+
+    RenderSceneData sceneData;
+    const RenderSurface surface(1280, 720);
+    const RenderPassContext passContext = {
+        context,
+        surface,
+        sceneData
+    };
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sequence.Execute(passContext));
+    sequence.Shutdown();
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+        state.initializeOrder,
+        (std::vector<std::string>{ "SceneColor", "GridOverlay", "Outline" }));
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+        state.executeOrder,
+        (std::vector<std::string>{ "SceneColor", "GridOverlay", "Outline" }));
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+        state.shutdownOrder,
+        (std::vector<std::string>{ "Outline", "GridOverlay", "SceneColor" }));
+}
+
+TEST(RenderPassSequence_Test, StopsExecutingWhenAPassFails) {
+    TrackingPassState state;
+    RenderPassSequence sequence;
+    sequence.AddPass(std::make_unique<TrackingPass>("SceneColor", state));
+    sequence.AddPass(std::make_unique<TrackingPass>("SelectionMask", state, true, false));
+    sequence.AddPass(std::make_unique<TrackingPass>("Outline", state));
+
+    const RenderContext context = CreateValidContext();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(sequence.Initialize(context));
+
+    RenderSceneData sceneData;
+    const RenderSurface surface(640, 360);
+    const RenderPassContext passContext = {
+        context,
+        surface,
+        sceneData
+    };
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(sequence.Execute(passContext));
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+        state.executeOrder,
+        (std::vector<std::string>{ "SceneColor", "SelectionMask" }));
+}