diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/compile_state.cc b/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/compile_state.cc
index 97c1e47e86e..5fa2fc9d544 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/compile_state.cc
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/compile_state.cc
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ Domain CompileState::compute_shader_node_domain(DNode node)
       continue;
     }
 
+    /* An input that skips realization can't be a domain input. */
+    if (input_descriptor.skip_realization) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
     /* Notice that the lower the domain priority value is, the higher the priority is, hence the
      * less than comparison. */
     if (input_descriptor.domain_priority < current_domain_priority) {
diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/operation.cc b/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/operation.cc
index fb02807d729..832196cc5ef 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/operation.cc
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/operation.cc
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ Domain Operation::compute_domain()
       continue;
     }
 
+    /* An input that skips realization can't be a domain input. */
+    if (descriptor.skip_realization) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
     /* Notice that the lower the domain priority value is, the higher the priority is, hence the
      * less than comparison. */
     if (descriptor.domain_priority < current_domain_priority) {
diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/utilities.cc b/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/utilities.cc
index 2e1baec98a8..1a5823b8441 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/utilities.cc
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/realtime_compositor/intern/utilities.cc
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ InputDescriptor input_descriptor_from_input_socket(const bNodeSocket *socket)
   }
   const SocketDeclarationPtr &socket_declaration = node_declaration->inputs()[socket->index()];
   input_descriptor.domain_priority = socket_declaration->compositor_domain_priority();
+  input_descriptor.skip_realization = socket_declaration->compositor_skip_realization();
   input_descriptor.expects_single_value = socket_declaration->compositor_expects_single_value();
   return input_descriptor;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/NOD_node_declaration.hh b/source/blender/nodes/NOD_node_declaration.hh
index d8b8c354230..42755b2e8dd 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/NOD_node_declaration.hh
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/NOD_node_declaration.hh
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ class SocketDeclaration {
    * realtime_compositor::InputDescriptor for more information. */
   int compositor_domain_priority_ = 0;
 
+  /** This input shouldn't be realized on the operation domain of the node. See
+   * realtime_compositor::InputDescriptor for more information. */
+  bool compositor_skip_realization_ = false;
+
   /** This input expects a single value and can't operate on non-single values. See
    * realtime_compositor::InputDescriptor for more information. */
   bool compositor_expects_single_value_ = false;
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ class SocketDeclaration {
   const OutputFieldDependency &output_field_dependency() const;
 
   int compositor_domain_priority() const;
+  bool compositor_skip_realization() const;
   bool compositor_expects_single_value() const;
 
  protected:
@@ -257,6 +262,14 @@ class SocketDeclarationBuilder : public BaseSocketDeclarationBuilder {
     return *(Self *)this;
   }
 
+  /** This input shouldn't be realized on the operation domain of the node. See
+   * realtime_compositor::InputDescriptor for more information. */
+  Self &compositor_skip_realization(bool value = true)
+  {
+    decl_->compositor_skip_realization_ = value;
+    return *(Self *)this;
+  }
+
   /** This input expects a single value and can't operate on non-single values. See
    * realtime_compositor::InputDescriptor for more information. */
   Self &compositor_expects_single_value(bool value = true)
@@ -460,6 +473,11 @@ inline int SocketDeclaration::compositor_domain_priority() const
   return compositor_domain_priority_;
 }
 
+inline bool SocketDeclaration::compositor_skip_realization() const
+{
+  return compositor_skip_realization_;
+}
+
 inline bool SocketDeclaration::compositor_expects_single_value() const
 {
   return compositor_expects_single_value_;