diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 981fcd3498..4ba2da6a05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ jobs:
 
           for backend in ${{ matrix.backends }}; do
             echo "======= NATIVE TESTS $backend ======";
+            if ["$backend" == "metal"]; then
+              echo "METAL_DEVICE_WRAPPER_TYPE=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            fi
             WGPU_BACKEND=$backend cargo llvm-cov --no-cfg-coverage nextest --no-fail-fast --no-report --features vulkan-portability
           done
 
diff --git a/tests/tests/write_texture.rs b/tests/tests/write_texture.rs
index 8b33cae7f5..68daae6648 100644
--- a/tests/tests/write_texture.rs
+++ b/tests/tests/write_texture.rs
@@ -51,9 +51,16 @@ fn write_texture_subset_2d() {
 
         ctx.queue.submit(None);
 
-        let read_buffer = ctx.device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+        let read_buffer_0 = ctx.device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
             label: None,
-            size: (size * size) as u64,
+            size: (size * 2) as u64,
+            usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::MAP_READ | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+            mapped_at_creation: false,
+        });
+
+        let read_buffer_1 = ctx.device.create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+            label: None,
+            size: (size * (size - 2)) as u64,
             usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::MAP_READ | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
             mapped_at_creation: false,
         });
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@ fn write_texture_subset_2d() {
                 aspect: wgpu::TextureAspect::All,
             },
             wgpu::ImageCopyBuffer {
-                buffer: &read_buffer,
+                buffer: &read_buffer_0,
                 layout: wgpu::ImageDataLayout {
                     offset: 0,
                     bytes_per_row: Some(size),
@@ -79,22 +86,49 @@ fn write_texture_subset_2d() {
             },
             wgpu::Extent3d {
                 width: size,
-                height: size,
+                height: 2,
+                depth_or_array_layers: 1,
+            },
+        );
+
+        encoder.copy_texture_to_buffer(
+            wgpu::ImageCopyTexture {
+                texture: &tex,
+                mip_level: 0,
+                origin: wgpu::Origin3d { x: 0, y: 2, z: 0 },
+                aspect: wgpu::TextureAspect::All,
+            },
+            wgpu::ImageCopyBuffer {
+                buffer: &read_buffer_1,
+                layout: wgpu::ImageDataLayout {
+                    offset: 0,
+                    bytes_per_row: Some(size),
+                    rows_per_image: Some(size),
+                },
+            },
+            wgpu::Extent3d {
+                width: size,
+                height: size - 2,
                 depth_or_array_layers: 1,
             },
         );
 
         ctx.queue.submit(Some(encoder.finish()));
 
-        let slice = read_buffer.slice(..);
-        slice.map_async(wgpu::MapMode::Read, |_| ());
+        let slice_0 = read_buffer_0.slice(..);
+        slice_0.map_async(wgpu::MapMode::Read, |_| ());
+        let slice_1 = read_buffer_1.slice(..);
+        slice_1.map_async(wgpu::MapMode::Read, |_| ());
+
         ctx.device.poll(wgpu::Maintain::Wait);
-        let data: Vec<u8> = slice.get_mapped_range().to_vec();
 
-        for byte in &data[..(size as usize * 2)] {
+        let data_0 = slice_0.get_mapped_range();
+        let data_1 = slice_1.get_mapped_range();
+
+        for byte in data_0.as_ref() {
             assert_eq!(*byte, 1);
         }
-        for byte in &data[(size as usize * 2)..] {
+        for byte in data_1.as_ref() {
             assert_eq!(*byte, 0);
         }
     });
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/command.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/command.rs
index c4b37f9932..65de187efc 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/command.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/command.rs
@@ -360,10 +360,16 @@ impl crate::CommandEncoder<super::Api> for super::CommandEncoder {
                 .max_copy_size(&src.copy_size)
                 .min(&copy.size);
             let bytes_per_row = copy.buffer_layout.bytes_per_row.unwrap_or(0) as u64;
-            let bytes_per_image = copy
-                .buffer_layout
-                .rows_per_image
-                .map_or(0, |v| v as u64 * bytes_per_row);
+            let image_byte_stride = if extent.depth > 1 {
+                copy.buffer_layout
+                    .rows_per_image
+                    .map_or(0, |v| v as u64 * bytes_per_row)
+            } else {
+                // Don't pass a stride when updating a single layer, otherwise metal validation
+                // fails when updating a subset of the image due to the stride being larger than
+                // the amount of data to copy.
+                0
+            };
             encoder.copy_from_texture_to_buffer(
                 &src.raw,
                 copy.texture_base.array_layer as u64,
@@ -373,7 +379,7 @@ impl crate::CommandEncoder<super::Api> for super::CommandEncoder {
                 &dst.raw,
                 copy.buffer_layout.offset,
                 bytes_per_row,
-                bytes_per_image,
+                image_byte_stride,
                 conv::get_blit_option(src.format, copy.texture_base.aspect),
             );
         }