diff --git a/python/3d/auto_generated/qgscameracontroller.sip.in b/python/3d/auto_generated/qgscameracontroller.sip.in
index a06948f69d27..b409e2d274d3 100644
--- a/python/3d/auto_generated/qgscameracontroller.sip.in
+++ b/python/3d/auto_generated/qgscameracontroller.sip.in
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ yaw angle in degrees.
 .. versionadded:: 3.4
 %End
 
-    void setCameraPose( const QgsCameraPose &camPose );
+    void setCameraPose( const QgsCameraPose &camPose, bool force = false );
 %Docstring
 Sets camera pose
 
diff --git a/python/PyQt6/3d/auto_generated/qgscameracontroller.sip.in b/python/PyQt6/3d/auto_generated/qgscameracontroller.sip.in
index a06948f69d27..b409e2d274d3 100644
--- a/python/PyQt6/3d/auto_generated/qgscameracontroller.sip.in
+++ b/python/PyQt6/3d/auto_generated/qgscameracontroller.sip.in
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ yaw angle in degrees.
 .. versionadded:: 3.4
 %End
 
-    void setCameraPose( const QgsCameraPose &camPose );
+    void setCameraPose( const QgsCameraPose &camPose, bool force = false );
 %Docstring
 Sets camera pose
 
diff --git a/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp b/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
index d76cce8d947a..b2c4a4712d83 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
@@ -186,9 +186,11 @@ 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 );
   // we force the updateCameraNearFarPlanes() in Qgs3DMapScene to properly set the planes
-  mCameraPose = camPose;
-  updateCameraFromPose();
+  setCameraPose( camPose, true );
 }
 
 QgsVector3D QgsCameraController::lookingAtPoint() const
@@ -206,9 +208,9 @@ void QgsCameraController::setLookingAtPoint( const QgsVector3D &point, float dis
   setCameraPose( camPose );
 }
 
-void QgsCameraController::setCameraPose( const QgsCameraPose &camPose )
+void QgsCameraController::setCameraPose( const QgsCameraPose &camPose, bool force )
 {
-  if ( camPose == mCameraPose )
+  if ( camPose == mCameraPose && !force )
     return;
 
   mCameraPose = camPose;
diff --git a/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.h b/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.h
index e1b2e7304b6b..687028c8e4d2 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.h
+++ b/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class _3D_EXPORT QgsCameraController : public QObject
      * Sets camera pose
      * \since QGIS 3.4
      */
-    void setCameraPose( const QgsCameraPose &camPose );
+    void setCameraPose( const QgsCameraPose &camPose, bool force = false );
 
     /**
      * Returns camera pose
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerelevationproperties.cpp b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerelevationproperties.cpp
index 5d8792557b1e..de43f05bebd7 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerelevationproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerelevationproperties.cpp
@@ -140,13 +140,12 @@ QgsDoubleRange QgsPointCloudLayerElevationProperties::calculateZRange( QgsMapLay
       // try to fetch the elevation properties from virtual point cloud metadata
       else if ( QgsVirtualPointCloudProvider *virtualProvider = dynamic_cast< QgsVirtualPointCloudProvider * >( pcLayer->dataProvider() ) )
       {
-        zMin = virtualProvider->subIndexes()[0].zRange().lower();
-        zMax = virtualProvider->subIndexes()[0].zRange().upper();
         for ( QgsPointCloudSubIndex subIndex : virtualProvider->subIndexes() )
         {
           const QgsDoubleRange newRange = subIndex.zRange();
-          zMin = std::min( zMin, newRange.lower() );
-          zMax = std::max( zMax, newRange.upper() );
+          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() );
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/3d/testqgs3dcameracontroller.cpp b/tests/src/3d/testqgs3dcameracontroller.cpp
index 7e8f76d161df..d0306d37d8b3 100644
--- a/tests/src/3d/testqgs3dcameracontroller.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/3d/testqgs3dcameracontroller.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "qgsflatterraingenerator.h"
 #include "qgsoffscreen3dengine.h"
 #include "qgsphongmaterialsettings.h"
+#include "qgspointcloudlayer.h"
+#include "qgspointcloudlayer3drenderer.h"
 #include "qgspolygon3dsymbol.h"
 #include "qgsrasterlayer.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ class TestQgs3DCameraController : public QgsTest
     void testTranslateZoomWheelTranslate();
     void testTranslateRotationCameraTranslate();
     void testRotationCenterRotationCameraRotationCenter();
+    void testResetViewRaster();
+    void testResetViewPointCloud();
 
   private:
     void waitForNearPlane( QgsOffscreen3DEngine &engine, Qgs3DMapScene *scene, float atLeast ); //#spellok
@@ -1190,5 +1194,75 @@ void TestQgs3DCameraController::waitForNearPlane( QgsOffscreen3DEngine &engine,
   } while ( scene->cameraController()->camera()->nearPlane() < atLeast ); //#spellok
 }
 
+void TestQgs3DCameraController::testResetViewRaster()
+{
+  const QgsRectangle fullExtent = mLayerRgb->extent();
+
+  Qgs3DMapSettings *mapSettings = new Qgs3DMapSettings;
+  mapSettings->setCrs( mLayerRgb->crs() );
+  mapSettings->setExtent( fullExtent );
+  mapSettings->setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << mLayerRgb << mLayerBuildings );
+
+  QgsFlatTerrainGenerator *flatTerrain = new QgsFlatTerrainGenerator;
+  flatTerrain->setCrs( mapSettings->crs(), QgsCoordinateTransformContext() );
+  mapSettings->setTerrainGenerator( flatTerrain );
+
+  constexpr QPoint winSize = QPoint( 640, 480 ); // default window size
+  QgsOffscreen3DEngine engine;
+  engine.setSize( QSize( winSize.x(), winSize.y() ) );
+  Qgs3DMapScene *scene = new Qgs3DMapScene( *mapSettings, &engine );
+  engine.setRootEntity( scene );
+
+  // compare raster layer + vector layer
+  scene->viewZoomFull();
+  QGSCOMPARENEAR( scene->cameraController()->distance(), 2172, 1 );
+}
+
+void TestQgs3DCameraController::testResetViewPointCloud()
+{
+  QgsMapLayer *vpcLayer = new QgsPointCloudLayer( testDataPath( "/point_clouds/virtual/sunshine-coast/combined-with-overview.vpc" ), "vpc", "vpc" );
+  QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer *renderer = new QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer;
+  QgsSingleColorPointCloud3DSymbol *symbol = new QgsSingleColorPointCloud3DSymbol;
+  symbol->setSingleColor( QColor( 255, 0, 0 ) );
+  renderer->setSymbol( symbol );
+  vpcLayer->setRenderer3D( renderer );
+  const QgsRectangle fullExtent = vpcLayer->extent();
+
+  Qgs3DMapSettings *mapSettings = new Qgs3DMapSettings;
+  mapSettings->setCrs( vpcLayer->crs() );
+  mapSettings->setExtent( fullExtent );
+  mapSettings->setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vpcLayer );
+
+  QgsFlatTerrainGenerator *flatTerrain = new QgsFlatTerrainGenerator;
+  flatTerrain->setCrs( mapSettings->crs(), QgsCoordinateTransformContext() );
+  mapSettings->setTerrainGenerator( flatTerrain );
+
+  constexpr QPoint winSize = QPoint( 640, 480 ); // default window size
+  QgsOffscreen3DEngine engine;
+  engine.setSize( QSize( winSize.x(), winSize.y() ) );
+  Qgs3DMapScene *scene = new Qgs3DMapScene( *mapSettings, &engine );
+  engine.setRootEntity( scene );
+
+  // compare virtual point cloud layer
+  scene->viewZoomFull();
+  QGSCOMPARENEAR( scene->cameraController()->distance(), 86, 1 );
+
+  QgsMapLayer *pcLayer = new QgsPointCloudLayer( testDataPath( "/point_clouds/copc/sunshine-coast.copc.laz" ), "test", "copc" );
+  QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer *renderer2 = new QgsPointCloudLayer3DRenderer;
+  QgsSingleColorPointCloud3DSymbol *symbol2 = new QgsSingleColorPointCloud3DSymbol;
+  symbol2->setSingleColor( QColor( 255, 0, 0 ) );
+  renderer2->setSymbol( symbol2 );
+  pcLayer->setRenderer3D( renderer2 );
+  mapSettings->setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << pcLayer );
+  scene->cameraController()->setViewFromTop( 0, 0, 10 );
+
+  // compare point cloud layer
+  scene->viewZoomFull();
+  QGSCOMPARENEAR( scene->cameraController()->distance(), 86, 1 );
+
+  delete vpcLayer;
+  delete pcLayer;
+}
+
 QGSTEST_MAIN( TestQgs3DCameraController )
 #include "testqgs3dcameracontroller.moc"