diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/clip_contents.cc b/impeller/entity/contents/clip_contents.cc
index 8779ab9b44a49..514d42f5f062f 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/clip_contents.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/clip_contents.cc
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ Contents::ClipCoverage ClipContents::GetClipCoverage(
   FML_UNREACHABLE();
 }
 
-bool ClipContents::ShouldRender(
-    const Entity& entity,
-    const std::optional<Rect>& clip_coverage) const {
+bool ClipContents::ShouldRender(const Entity& entity,
+                                const std::optional<Rect> clip_coverage) const {
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ Contents::ClipCoverage ClipRestoreContents::GetClipCoverage(
 
 bool ClipRestoreContents::ShouldRender(
     const Entity& entity,
-    const std::optional<Rect>& clip_coverage) const {
+    const std::optional<Rect> clip_coverage) const {
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/clip_contents.h b/impeller/entity/contents/clip_contents.h
index 410e1a7c2ae2f..eaf156b018ecd 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/clip_contents.h
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/clip_contents.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ClipContents final : public Contents {
 
   // |Contents|
   bool ShouldRender(const Entity& entity,
-                    const std::optional<Rect>& clip_coverage) const override;
+                    const std::optional<Rect> clip_coverage) const override;
 
   // |Contents|
   bool Render(const ContentContext& renderer,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ClipRestoreContents final : public Contents {
 
   // |Contents|
   bool ShouldRender(const Entity& entity,
-                    const std::optional<Rect>& clip_coverage) const override;
+                    const std::optional<Rect> clip_coverage) const override;
 
   // |Contents|
   bool Render(const ContentContext& renderer,
diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/contents.cc b/impeller/entity/contents/contents.cc
index 06178fb601038..58efcf779815e 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/contents.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/contents.cc
@@ -131,11 +131,10 @@ bool Contents::ApplyColorFilter(
 }
 
 bool Contents::ShouldRender(const Entity& entity,
-                            const std::optional<Rect>& clip_coverage) const {
+                            const std::optional<Rect> clip_coverage) const {
   if (!clip_coverage.has_value()) {
     return false;
   }
-
   auto coverage = GetCoverage(entity);
   if (!coverage.has_value()) {
     return false;
diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/contents.h b/impeller/entity/contents/contents.h
index 9c40846cff690..d1dbb3349beb2 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/contents.h
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/contents.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Contents {
       const std::string& label = "Snapshot") const;
 
   virtual bool ShouldRender(const Entity& entity,
-                            const std::optional<Rect>& clip_coverage) const;
+                            const std::optional<Rect> clip_coverage) const;
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief  Return the color source's intrinsic size, if available.
diff --git a/impeller/entity/entity.cc b/impeller/entity/entity.cc
index 24bf0efa84958..99f74727f04c8 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/entity.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/entity.cc
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ Contents::ClipCoverage Entity::GetClipCoverage(
 }
 
 bool Entity::ShouldRender(const std::optional<Rect>& clip_coverage) const {
+#ifdef IMPELLER_CONTENT_CULLING
   return contents_->ShouldRender(*this, clip_coverage);
+#else
+  return true;
+#endif  // IMPELLER_CONTENT_CULLING
 }
 
 void Entity::SetContents(std::shared_ptr<Contents> contents) {
diff --git a/impeller/entity/entity_unittests.cc b/impeller/entity/entity_unittests.cc
index 520f7a1c203b2..be77915983a0a 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/entity_unittests.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/entity_unittests.cc
@@ -1605,6 +1605,20 @@ TEST_P(EntityTest, SolidFillShouldRenderIsCorrect) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST_P(EntityTest, DoesNotCullEntitiesByDefault) {
+  auto fill = std::make_shared<SolidColorContents>();
+  fill->SetColor(Color::CornflowerBlue());
+  fill->SetGeometry(
+      Geometry::MakeRect(Rect::MakeLTRB(-1000, -1000, -900, -900)));
+
+  Entity entity;
+  entity.SetContents(fill);
+
+  // Even though the entity is offscreen, this should still render because we do
+  // not compute the coverage intersection by default.
+  EXPECT_TRUE(entity.ShouldRender(Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100)));
+}
+
 TEST_P(EntityTest, ClipContentsShouldRenderIsCorrect) {
   // For clip ops, `ShouldRender` should always return true.