diff --git a/src/asahi/layout/formats.c b/src/asahi/layout/formats.c
index fffa95adeb2..e272b79ab56 100644
--- a/src/asahi/layout/formats.c
+++ b/src/asahi/layout/formats.c
@@ -142,9 +142,7 @@ const struct ail_pixel_format_entry ail_pixel_format[PIPE_FORMAT_COUNT] = {
    AIL_FMT(B10G10R10A2_SINT,        R10G10B10A2,           SINT,  _),
 
    AIL_FMT(R11G11B10_FLOAT,         R11G11B10,             FLOAT, RG11B10F),
-
-   /* TODO: This should be renderable but there are copyimage issues */
-   AIL_FMT(R9G9B9E5_FLOAT,          R9G9B9E5,              FLOAT, _),
+   AIL_FMT(R9G9B9E5_FLOAT,          R9G9B9E5,              FLOAT, RGB9E5),
 
    /* These formats are emulated for texture buffers only */
    AIL_FMT(R32G32B32_FLOAT,         R32G32B32_EMULATED,    FLOAT, _),
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_pipe.c b/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_pipe.c
index 46faa641acb..018beacea83 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_pipe.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_pipe.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "pipe/p_state.h"
 #include "util/bitscan.h"
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
+#include "util/format/u_formats.h"
 #include "util/half_float.h"
 #include "util/macros.h"
 #include "util/simple_mtx.h"
@@ -429,6 +430,11 @@ agx_compression_allowed(const struct agx_resource *pres)
       return false;
    }
 
+   if (pres->base.format == PIPE_FORMAT_R9G9B9E5_FLOAT) {
+      rsrc_debug(pres, "No compression: RGB9E5 copies need work\n");
+      return false;
+   }
+
    return true;
 }
 
@@ -2496,7 +2502,9 @@ agx_is_format_supported(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, enum pipe_format format,
           target != PIPE_BUFFER)
          return false;
 
-      if ((usage & PIPE_BIND_RENDER_TARGET) && !ent.renderable)
+      /* XXX: sort out rgb9e5 rendering */
+      if ((usage & PIPE_BIND_RENDER_TARGET) &&
+          (!ent.renderable || (tex_format == PIPE_FORMAT_R9G9B9E5_FLOAT)))
          return false;
    }