diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index b91ed6cde76..5b5cd8c997d 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -3640,7 +3640,7 @@
         "description": "zink: always set VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo::pSampleMask",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null
     },
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/zink-lvp-fails.txt b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/zink-lvp-fails.txt
index 69b2d1c96fe..aee145ea429 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/zink-lvp-fails.txt
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/zink-lvp-fails.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ dEQP-GLES3.functional.fbo.blit.rect.nearest_consistency_min_reverse_dst_x,Fail
 dEQP-GLES3.functional.fbo.blit.rect.nearest_consistency_min_reverse_src_dst_x,Fail
 dEQP-GLES3.functional.fbo.blit.rect.nearest_consistency_min_reverse_src_dst_y,Fail
 dEQP-GLES3.functional.fbo.blit.rect.nearest_consistency_min_reverse_src_x,Fail
-dEQP-GLES3.functional.multisample.fbo_4_samples.proportionality_sample_coverage,Fail
-dEQP-GLES3.functional.multisample.fbo_4_samples.sample_coverage_invert,Fail
-dEQP-GLES3.functional.multisample.fbo_max_samples.proportionality_sample_coverage,Fail
-dEQP-GLES3.functional.multisample.fbo_max_samples.sample_coverage_invert,Fail
 KHR-GL32.transform_feedback.capture_geometry_separate_test,Fail
 KHR-GL32.transform_feedback.capture_vertex_interleaved_test,Fail
 KHR-GL32.transform_feedback.capture_vertex_separate_test,Fail
@@ -436,8 +432,6 @@ spec@ext_framebuffer_multisample@interpolation 4 centroid-disabled,Fail
 spec@ext_framebuffer_multisample@interpolation 4 centroid-edges,Fail
 spec@ext_framebuffer_multisample@interpolation 4 non-centroid-deriv-disabled,Fail
 spec@ext_framebuffer_multisample@interpolation 4 non-centroid-disabled,Fail
-spec@ext_framebuffer_multisample@sample-coverage 2 non-inverted,Fail
-spec@ext_framebuffer_multisample@sample-coverage 4 non-inverted,Fail
 spec@ext_framebuffer_object@fbo-blending-formats,Fail
 spec@ext_framebuffer_object@fbo-blending-formats@GL_INTENSITY,Fail
 spec@ext_framebuffer_object@fbo-blending-formats@GL_INTENSITY12,Fail
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index f7ebf827056..8adcf3c9dac 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -4067,6 +4067,7 @@ zink_context_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, void *priv, unsigned flags)
    ctx->base.set_patch_vertices = zink_set_patch_vertices;
 
    ctx->base.set_sample_mask = zink_set_sample_mask;
+   ctx->gfx_pipeline_state.sample_mask = UINT32_MAX;
 
    ctx->base.clear = zink_clear;
    ctx->base.clear_texture = zink_clear_texture;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
index 6a5b583cac7..42468f95015 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
@@ -124,7 +124,13 @@ zink_create_gfx_pipeline(struct zink_screen *screen,
          warn_missing_feature("alphaToOne");
       ms_state.alphaToOneEnable = state->blend_state->alpha_to_one;
    }
-   ms_state.pSampleMask = state->sample_mask ? &state->sample_mask : NULL;
+   /* "If pSampleMask is NULL, it is treated as if the mask has all bits set to 1."
+    * - Chapter 27. Rasterization
+    * 
+    * thus it never makes sense to leave this as NULL since gallium will provide correct
+    * data here as long as sample_mask is initialized on context creation
+    */
+   ms_state.pSampleMask = &state->sample_mask;
    if (hw_rast_state->force_persample_interp) {
       ms_state.sampleShadingEnable = VK_TRUE;
       ms_state.minSampleShading = 1.0;