diff --git a/src/3d/qgs3dmapscene.cpp b/src/3d/qgs3dmapscene.cpp
index baa60913ef0c..bc28d4da5a96 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgs3dmapscene.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgs3dmapscene.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ void Qgs3DMapScene::viewZoomFull()
   double d = side / 2 / std::tan( cameraController()->camera()->fieldOfView() / 2 * M_PI / 180 );
   d += zRange.isInfinite() ? 0. : zRange.upper();
   mCameraController->resetView( static_cast<float>( d ) );
-  return;
 }
 
 void Qgs3DMapScene::setViewFrom2DExtent( const QgsRectangle &extent )
diff --git a/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp b/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
index 13e650f515be..d76cce8d947a 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
@@ -186,11 +186,9 @@ void QgsCameraController::setViewFromTop( float worldX, float worldY, float dist
   camPose.setDistanceFromCenterPoint( distance );
   camPose.setHeadingAngle( yaw );
 
-  // a basic setup to make frustum depth range long enough that it does not cull everything
-  mCamera->setNearPlane( distance / 2 );
-  mCamera->setFarPlane( distance * 2 );
-
-  setCameraPose( camPose );
+  // we force the updateCameraNearFarPlanes() in Qgs3DMapScene to properly set the planes
+  mCameraPose = camPose;
+  updateCameraFromPose();
 }
 
 QgsVector3D QgsCameraController::lookingAtPoint() const
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerelevationproperties.cpp b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerelevationproperties.cpp
index 124c89b0c25a..de43f05bebd7 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerelevationproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerelevationproperties.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "qgsapplication.h"
 #include "qgscolorschemeregistry.h"
 #include "qgscolorutils.h"
+#include "qgsvirtualpointcloudprovider.h"
 
 QgsPointCloudLayerElevationProperties::QgsPointCloudLayerElevationProperties( QObject *parent )
   : QgsMapLayerElevationProperties( parent )
@@ -127,11 +128,27 @@ QgsDoubleRange QgsPointCloudLayerElevationProperties::calculateZRange( QgsMapLay
   {
     if ( pcLayer->dataProvider() )
     {
+      double zMin = std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
+      double zMax = std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
       const QgsPointCloudStatistics stats = pcLayer->statistics();
+      if ( !stats.statisticsMap().isEmpty() )
+      {
+        // try to fetch z range from provider metadata
+        zMin = stats.minimum( QStringLiteral( "Z" ) );
+        zMax = stats.maximum( QStringLiteral( "Z" ) );
+      }
+      // try to fetch the elevation properties from virtual point cloud metadata
+      else if ( QgsVirtualPointCloudProvider *virtualProvider = dynamic_cast< QgsVirtualPointCloudProvider * >( pcLayer->dataProvider() ) )
+      {
+        for ( QgsPointCloudSubIndex subIndex : virtualProvider->subIndexes() )
+        {
+          const QgsDoubleRange newRange = subIndex.zRange();
+          if ( newRange.isInfinite() ) continue;
+          zMin = std::isnan( zMin ) ? newRange.lower() : std::min( zMin, newRange.lower() );
+          zMax = std::isnan( zMax ) ? newRange.upper() : std::max( zMax, newRange.upper() );
+        }
+      }
 
-      // try to fetch z range from provider metadata
-      const double zMin = stats.minimum( QStringLiteral( "Z" ) );
-      const double zMax = stats.maximum( QStringLiteral( "Z" ) );
       if ( !std::isnan( zMin ) && !std::isnan( zMax ) )
       {
         return QgsDoubleRange( zMin * mZScale + mZOffset, zMax * mZScale + mZOffset );
diff --git a/tests/src/3d/testqgspointcloud3drendering.cpp b/tests/src/3d/testqgspointcloud3drendering.cpp
index a57b190f879a..f0613e6b9cfe 100644
--- a/tests/src/3d/testqgspointcloud3drendering.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/3d/testqgspointcloud3drendering.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ void TestQgsPointCloud3DRendering::testPointCloud3DOverview()
   // There is a bug in overview rendering, which doesn't render overview right away, it needs to get out of camera view
   // and back in. Then it renders correctly
   scene->cameraController()->moveView( mVpcLayer->extent().width(), mVpcLayer->extent().height() );
-  scene->cameraController()->resetView( 120 );
+  scene->cameraController()->resetView( 90 );
   // When running the test on Travis, it would initially return empty rendered image.
   // Capturing the initial image and throwing it away fixes that. Hopefully we will
   // find a better fix in the future.
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/3d/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview/default/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/3d/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview/default/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview.png
index e72fe0fe5d2c..e06b4f838fca 100644
Binary files a/tests/testdata/control_images/3d/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview/default/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview.png and b/tests/testdata/control_images/3d/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview/default/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview.png differ
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/3d/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview/qt6/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/3d/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview/qt6/expected_virtual_pointcloud_3d_overview.png
index 2fd86a008494..4c6c33383246 100644
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