diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/RenderControl.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/RenderControl.cpp
index 5ef450de..4a0e442a 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/RenderControl.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/RenderControl.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ namespace {
 
 const char *kKnownFeatures[] = {"depthTest", "shadow",     "gbuffer", "gbufferAlbedo",
                                 "forward",   "hair",       "clustered", "ao", "gi", "aa", "msaa",
-                                "outline",   "gpuDriven", "visResolve", "frustumCull", "decal"};
+                                "outline",   "gpuDriven", "visResolve", "frustumCull", "decal",
+                                "atmosphere", "volumetricFog", "fogLocalVolumes", "fogTemporal"};
 
 bool isKnownFeature(const std::string &feature) {
     for (const char *f : kKnownFeatures) {
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ RenderControl::RenderControl() {
     features_["gpuDriven"] = false;  // stage 1 opt-in; off until runtime-verified
     features_["visResolve"] = false; // stage 3 opt-in; visibility-buffer resolve
     features_["frustumCull"] = false;  // opt-in: conservative sphere culling in frame prep
+    features_["atmosphere"] = true;
+    features_["volumetricFog"] = false;
+    features_["fogLocalVolumes"] = false;
+    features_["fogTemporal"] = false;
     dirty_ = true;
     compiled_ = false;
 }
@@ -55,6 +60,16 @@ void RenderControl::setFeature(const std::string &feature, bool enabled) {
     if (feature == "decal" && enabled) features_["gbuffer"] = true;
     // Stage 2 GPU cull needs the GBuffer depth as its HZB source.
     if (feature == "gpuDriven" && enabled) features_["gbuffer"] = true;
+    if ((feature == "volumetricFog" || feature == "fogLocalVolumes" ||
+         feature == "fogTemporal") && enabled) {
+        features_["atmosphere"] = true;
+        features_["volumetricFog"] = true;
+        features_["gbuffer"] = true;
+    }
+    if (feature == "volumetricFog" && !enabled) {
+        features_["fogLocalVolumes"] = false;
+        features_["fogTemporal"] = false;
+    }
     if (feature == "gi" && enabled) {
         features_["gbuffer"] = true;
         features_["gbufferAlbedo"] = true;
@@ -85,6 +100,14 @@ void RenderControl::compile() {
         passes_.push_back("gbuffer");
     if (isEnabled("decal")) passes_.push_back("decal");
     if (isEnabled("forward")) passes_.push_back("forward");
+    if (isEnabled("atmosphere")) passes_.push_back("atmosphere");
+    if (isEnabled("volumetricFog")) {
+        passes_.push_back("fogMedia");
+        passes_.push_back("fogLighting");
+        if (isEnabled("fogTemporal")) passes_.push_back("fogTemporal");
+        passes_.push_back("fogIntegrate");
+        passes_.push_back("fogComposite");
+    }
     if (isEnabled("hair")) passes_.push_back("hair");
     dirty_ = false;
     compiled_ = true;
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/RenderControl.h b/src/modules/graphics/RenderControl.h
index 68c21d70..68a7b0d6 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/RenderControl.h
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/RenderControl.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class Graphics;
  *                     Graphics.setMsaaSamples, default 4, clamped to device support)
  *   "decal"         — screen-space decal layer pass between gbuffer and forward
  *                     (implies gbuffer; default off)
+ *   "atmosphere"    — analytic sky/aerial-perspective pass (default on)
+ *   "volumetricFog" — froxel media, lighting, integration and composite passes
+ *   "fogLocalVolumes" — local volume injection (implies volumetricFog)
+ *   "fogTemporal"   — history filtering (implies volumetricFog)
  *
  * 3D draws into a sampleable scene color target (not the swapchain). Present
  * resolves that target (FXAA when "aa" is on), then composites AO/HUD.
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ public:
     bool isDirty() const { return dirty_; }
 
     int getPassCount() const { return int(passes_.size()); }
-    /** @brief Pass names: "shadow" | "gbuffer" | "forward" | "hair" */
+    /** @brief Return the compiled pass name at index, or an empty string. */
     std::string getPassName(int index) const;
     bool hasPass(const std::string &name) const;
 
diff --git a/test/MaterialRenderControl.cpp b/test/MaterialRenderControl.cpp
index 3b945e2a..5508f15b 100644
--- a/test/MaterialRenderControl.cpp
+++ b/test/MaterialRenderControl.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,25 @@ TEST_CASE("renderControl.compileFeaturesToPasses") {
     CHECK(!rc.isEnabled("gbufferAlbedo"));
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("renderControl.atmospherePassDependencies") {
+    RenderControl rc;
+    CHECK(rc.supports("atmosphere"));
+    CHECK(rc.supports("volumetricFog"));
+    rc.enable("fogTemporal");
+    rc.compile();
+    CHECK(rc.isEnabled("gbuffer"));
+    CHECK(rc.isEnabled("atmosphere"));
+    CHECK(rc.isEnabled("volumetricFog"));
+    CHECK(rc.hasPass("atmosphere"));
+    CHECK(rc.hasPass("fogMedia"));
+    CHECK(rc.hasPass("fogLighting"));
+    CHECK(rc.hasPass("fogTemporal"));
+    CHECK(rc.hasPass("fogIntegrate"));
+    CHECK(rc.hasPass("fogComposite"));
+    rc.disable("volumetricFog");
+    CHECK(!rc.isEnabled("fogTemporal"));
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("renderable3d.materialAndParts") {
     auto *ent = Renderable3D::create();
     REQUIRE(ent != nullptr);