diff --git a/src/mesa/main/clear.c b/src/mesa/main/clear.c
index 0a51a868bae..ba978a06ad6 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/clear.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/clear.c
@@ -738,8 +738,20 @@ clear_bufferfi(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum buffer, GLint drawbuffer,
       const GLclampd clearDepthSave = ctx->Depth.Clear;
       const GLuint clearStencilSave = ctx->Stencil.Clear;
 
-      /* set new clear values */
-      ctx->Depth.Clear = depth;
+      /* set new clear values
+       *
+       * Page 263 (page 279 of the PDF) of the OpenGL 3.0 spec says:
+       *
+       *     "depth and stencil are the values to clear the depth and stencil
+       *     buffers to, respectively. Clamping and type conversion for
+       *     fixed-point depth buffers are performed in the same fashion as
+       *     for ClearDepth."
+       */
+      const struct gl_renderbuffer *rb =
+         ctx->DrawBuffer->Attachment[BUFFER_DEPTH].Renderbuffer;
+      const bool has_float_depth = rb &&
+         _mesa_has_depth_float_channel(rb->InternalFormat);
+      ctx->Depth.Clear = has_float_depth ? depth : SATURATE(depth);
       ctx->Stencil.Clear = stencil;
 
       /* clear buffers */