diff --git a/core/src/display_object/container.rs b/core/src/display_object/container.rs
index d7ebbcb4e..a416b27eb 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/container.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/container.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use ruffle_macros::enum_trait_object;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
-use std::ops::RangeBounds;
+use std::ops::{Bound, RangeBounds};
 
 /// Dispatch the `removedFromStage` event on a child and all of it's
 /// grandchildren, recursively.
@@ -188,8 +188,12 @@ pub trait TDisplayObjectContainer<'gc>:
     fn num_children(self) -> usize;
 
     /// Returns the highest depth on the render list, or `None` if no children
-    /// exist on the depth list.
-    fn highest_depth(self) -> Option<Depth>;
+    /// have a depth less than the provided value.
+    fn highest_depth(self, less_than: Depth) -> Option<Depth>;
+
+    /// Returns the lowest depth on the render list, or `None` if no children
+    /// have a depth greater than the provided value.
+    fn lowest_depth(self, greater_than: Depth) -> Option<Depth>;
 
     /// Insert a child display object into the container at a specific position
     /// in the depth list, removing any child already at that position.
@@ -312,6 +316,20 @@ pub trait TDisplayObjectContainer<'gc>:
         RenderIter::from_container(self.into())
     }
 
+    /// Iterates over the children of this display object in depth order. This
+    /// is different than execution or render orders.
+    ///
+    /// This yields an iterator that does *not* lock the parent and can be
+    /// safely held in situations where display objects need to be unlocked.
+    /// This means that unexpected but legal and defined items may be yielded
+    /// due to intended or unintended list manipulation by the caller.
+    ///
+    /// The iterator's concrete type is stated here due to Rust language
+    /// limitations.
+    fn iter_depth_list(self) -> DepthIter<'gc> {
+        DepthIter::from_container(self.into())
+    }
+
     /// Renders the children of this container in render list order.
     fn render_children(self, context: &mut RenderContext<'_, 'gc>) {
         let mut clip_depth = 0;
@@ -381,8 +399,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_display_object_container {
             self.0.read().$field.num_children()
         }
 
-        fn highest_depth(self) -> Option<Depth> {
-            self.0.read().$field.highest_depth()
+        fn highest_depth(self, less_than: Depth) -> Option<Depth> {
+            self.0.read().$field.highest_depth(less_than)
+        }
+
+        fn lowest_depth(self, greater_than: Depth) -> Option<Depth> {
+            self.0.read().$field.lowest_depth(greater_than)
         }
 
         fn replace_at_depth(
@@ -786,10 +808,23 @@ impl<'gc> ChildContainer<'gc> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns the highest depth in use by this container, or `None` if there
-    /// are no children.
-    pub fn highest_depth(&self) -> Option<Depth> {
-        self.depth_list.keys().copied().rev().next()
+    /// Returns the highest depth on the render list, or `None` if no children
+    /// have a depth less than the provided value.
+    pub fn highest_depth(&self, less_than: Depth) -> Option<Depth> {
+        self.depth_list
+            .range(..less_than)
+            .rev()
+            .map(|(k, _v)| *k)
+            .next()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the lowest depth on the render list, or `None` if no children
+    /// have a depth greater than the provided value.
+    pub fn lowest_depth(&self, greater_than: Depth) -> Option<Depth> {
+        self.depth_list
+            .range((Bound::Excluded(greater_than), Bound::<Depth>::Unbounded))
+            .map(|(k, _v)| *k)
+            .next()
     }
 
     /// Determine if the render list is empty.
@@ -1066,3 +1101,74 @@ impl<'gc> DoubleEndedIterator for RenderIter<'gc> {
         this
     }
 }
+
+pub struct DepthIter<'gc> {
+    src: DisplayObjectContainer<'gc>,
+    depth: Option<Depth>,
+    neg_depth: Option<Depth>,
+}
+
+impl<'gc> DepthIter<'gc> {
+    fn from_container(src: DisplayObjectContainer<'gc>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            src,
+            depth: Some(Depth::MIN),
+            neg_depth: Some(Depth::MAX),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'gc> Iterator for DepthIter<'gc> {
+    type Item = (Depth, DisplayObject<'gc>);
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        if self.depth.is_none()
+            || self.neg_depth.is_none()
+            || self.depth.unwrap() > self.neg_depth.unwrap()
+        {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let mut old_depth = self.depth.unwrap();
+        let (new_depth, new_next) = if let Some(next) = self.src.child_by_depth(old_depth) {
+            (self.src.lowest_depth(old_depth), Some(next))
+        } else if let Some(new_depth) = self.src.lowest_depth(old_depth) {
+            old_depth = new_depth;
+            (
+                self.src.lowest_depth(new_depth),
+                self.src.child_by_depth(new_depth),
+            )
+        } else {
+            (None, None)
+        };
+
+        self.depth = new_depth;
+
+        new_next.map(|n| (old_depth, n))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'gc> DoubleEndedIterator for DepthIter<'gc> {
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        if self.depth.is_none() || self.neg_depth.is_none() || self.neg_depth <= self.depth {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let mut old_neg_depth = self.neg_depth.unwrap();
+        let (new_neg_depth, new_next) = if let Some(next) = self.src.child_by_depth(old_neg_depth) {
+            (self.src.highest_depth(old_neg_depth), Some(next))
+        } else if let Some(new_neg_depth) = self.src.highest_depth(old_neg_depth) {
+            old_neg_depth = new_neg_depth;
+            (
+                self.src.highest_depth(new_neg_depth),
+                self.src.child_by_depth(new_neg_depth),
+            )
+        } else {
+            (None, None)
+        };
+
+        self.neg_depth = new_neg_depth;
+
+        new_next.map(|n| (old_neg_depth, n))
+    }
+}