diff --git a/src/webgpu/p5.RendererWebGPU.js b/src/webgpu/p5.RendererWebGPU.js
index 42946ebf34..0eb6635223 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/p5.RendererWebGPU.js
+++ b/src/webgpu/p5.RendererWebGPU.js
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ function rendererWebGPU(p5, fn) {
       this.finalCamera = new Camera(this);
       this.finalCamera._computeCameraDefaultSettings();
       this.finalCamera._setDefaultCamera();
+
+      this.depthFormat = 'depth24plus-stencil8';
+      this.depthTexture = null;
+      this.depthTextureView = null;
     }
 
     async setupContext() {
@@ -133,7 +137,6 @@ function rendererWebGPU(p5, fn) {
       });
 
       // TODO disablable stencil
-      this.depthFormat = 'depth24plus-stencil8';
       this.mainFramebuffer = this.createFramebuffer({ _useCanvasFormat: true });
       this._updateSize();
       this._update();
@@ -190,6 +193,7 @@ function rendererWebGPU(p5, fn) {
     }
 
     _updateSize() {
+      if (!this.device || !this.depthFormat) return;
       if (this.depthTexture && this.depthTexture.destroy) {
         this.flushDraw();
         const textureToDestroy = this.depthTexture;
@@ -284,6 +288,7 @@ function rendererWebGPU(p5, fn) {
     }
 
     clear(...args) {
+      if (!this.device || !this.drawingContext) return;
       const _r = args[0] || 0;
       const _g = args[1] || 0;
       const _b = args[2] || 0;
@@ -350,6 +355,7 @@ function rendererWebGPU(p5, fn) {
      * occlude anything subsequently drawn.
      */
     clearDepth(depth = 1) {
+      if (!this.device || !this.depthTextureView) return;
       this._finishActiveRenderPass();
       const commandEncoder = this.device.createCommandEncoder();
 
diff --git a/test/unit/webgpu/p5.RendererWebGPU.js b/test/unit/webgpu/p5.RendererWebGPU.js
index b3c9001fc4..94c426908e 100644
--- a/test/unit/webgpu/p5.RendererWebGPU.js
+++ b/test/unit/webgpu/p5.RendererWebGPU.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ suite('WebGPU p5.RendererWebGPU', function() {
   });
 
   beforeEach(async function() {
-    await myp5.createCanvas(50, 50, 'webgpu');
+    await myp5.createCanvas(50, 50, myp5.WEBGPU);
   });
 
   afterEach(function() {
@@ -126,4 +126,41 @@ suite('WebGPU p5.RendererWebGPU', function() {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  suite('Stability', function() {
+    test('pixelDensity() after setAttributes() should not crash', async function() {
+      // This test simulates the issue where a synchronous call (pixelDensity)
+      // happens before an asynchronous initialization (setAttributes -> _resetContext)
+      // is complete.
+      await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        try {
+          myp5 = new p5(p => {
+            p.setup = async function() {
+              try {
+                await p.createCanvas(100, 100, p.WEBGPU);
+
+                // This triggers an asynchronous _resetContext
+                p.setAttributes({ antialias: true });
+
+                // This triggers a synchronous resize() -> _updateSize()
+                // before the new renderer's device is ready.
+                expect(() => {
+                  p.pixelDensity(1);
+                }).not.toThrow();
+
+                resolve();
+              } catch (err) {
+                reject(err);
+              }
+            };
+          });
+        } catch (err) {
+          reject(err);
+        }
+      });
+
+      // Verify stability after the async reset
+      expect(myp5._renderer).to.exist;
+    });
+  });
 });