diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/basisCurves.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/basisCurves.cpp
index 63ee6ab859..7210f1bc8f 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/basisCurves.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/basisCurves.cpp
@@ -1475,11 +1475,7 @@ MHWRender::MRenderItem* HdVP2BasisCurves::_CreatePatchRenderItem(const MString&
     renderItem->castsShadows(false);
     renderItem->receivesShadows(false);
     renderItem->setShader(_delegate->Get3dSolidShader(kOpaqueGray));
-#ifdef MAYA_MRENDERITEM_UFE_IDENTIFIER_SUPPORT
-    auto* const          param = static_cast<HdVP2RenderParam*>(_delegate->GetRenderParam());
-    ProxyRenderDelegate& drawScene = param->GetDrawScene();
-    drawScene.setUfeIdentifiers(*renderItem, _PrimSegmentString);
-#endif
+    _InitRenderItemCommon(renderItem);
 
 #ifdef MAYA_NEW_POINT_SNAPPING_SUPPORT
     MSelectionMask selectionMask(MSelectionMask::kSelectNurbsCurves);
@@ -1493,8 +1489,6 @@ MHWRender::MRenderItem* HdVP2BasisCurves::_CreatePatchRenderItem(const MString&
     renderItem->setObjectTypeExclusionFlag(MHWRender::MFrameContext::kExcludeNurbsCurves);
 #endif
 
-    _SetWantConsolidation(*renderItem, true);
-
     return renderItem;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mayaPrimCommon.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mayaPrimCommon.cpp
index 78d43826c8..716fdc8013 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mayaPrimCommon.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mayaPrimCommon.cpp
@@ -320,6 +320,21 @@ void MayaUsdRPrim::_PropagateDirtyBitsCommon(HdDirtyBits& bits, const ReprVector
     }
 }
 
+void MayaUsdRPrim::_InitRenderItemCommon(MHWRender::MRenderItem* renderItem) const
+{
+#ifdef MAYA_MRENDERITEM_UFE_IDENTIFIER_SUPPORT
+    auto* const          param = static_cast<HdVP2RenderParam*>(_delegate->GetRenderParam());
+    ProxyRenderDelegate& drawScene = param->GetDrawScene();
+    drawScene.setUfeIdentifiers(*renderItem, _PrimSegmentString);
+#endif
+
+    _SetWantConsolidation(*renderItem, true);
+
+#ifdef MAYA_HAS_RENDER_ITEM_HIDE_ON_PLAYBACK_API
+    renderItem->setHideOnPlayback(_hideOnPlayback);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*! \brief  Create render item for bbox repr.
  */
 MHWRender::MRenderItem* MayaUsdRPrim::_CreateBoundingBoxRenderItem(
@@ -336,18 +351,12 @@ MHWRender::MRenderItem* MayaUsdRPrim::_CreateBoundingBoxRenderItem(
     renderItem->receivesShadows(false);
     renderItem->setShader(_delegate->Get3dSolidShader(color));
     renderItem->setSelectionMask(selectionMask);
-#ifdef MAYA_MRENDERITEM_UFE_IDENTIFIER_SUPPORT
-    auto* const          param = static_cast<HdVP2RenderParam*>(_delegate->GetRenderParam());
-    ProxyRenderDelegate& drawScene = param->GetDrawScene();
-    drawScene.setUfeIdentifiers(*renderItem, _PrimSegmentString);
-#endif
+    _InitRenderItemCommon(renderItem);
 
 #if MAYA_API_VERSION >= 20220000
     renderItem->setObjectTypeExclusionFlag(exclusionFlag);
 #endif
 
-    _SetWantConsolidation(*renderItem, true);
-
     return renderItem;
 }
 
@@ -375,18 +384,12 @@ MHWRender::MRenderItem* MayaUsdRPrim::_CreateWireframeRenderItem(
 #else
     renderItem->setSelectionMask(selectionMask);
 #endif
-#ifdef MAYA_MRENDERITEM_UFE_IDENTIFIER_SUPPORT
-    auto* const          param = static_cast<HdVP2RenderParam*>(_delegate->GetRenderParam());
-    ProxyRenderDelegate& drawScene = param->GetDrawScene();
-    drawScene.setUfeIdentifiers(*renderItem, _PrimSegmentString);
-#endif
+    _InitRenderItemCommon(renderItem);
 
 #if MAYA_API_VERSION >= 20220000
     renderItem->setObjectTypeExclusionFlag(exclusionFlag);
 #endif
 
-    _SetWantConsolidation(*renderItem, true);
-
     return renderItem;
 }
 
@@ -410,18 +413,12 @@ MHWRender::MRenderItem* MayaUsdRPrim::_CreatePointsRenderItem(
     MSelectionMask selectionMasks(selectionMask);
     selectionMasks.addMask(MSelectionMask::kSelectPointsForGravity);
     renderItem->setSelectionMask(selectionMasks);
-#ifdef MAYA_MRENDERITEM_UFE_IDENTIFIER_SUPPORT
-    auto* const          param = static_cast<HdVP2RenderParam*>(_delegate->GetRenderParam());
-    ProxyRenderDelegate& drawScene = param->GetDrawScene();
-    drawScene.setUfeIdentifiers(*renderItem, _PrimSegmentString);
-#endif
+    _InitRenderItemCommon(renderItem);
 
 #if MAYA_API_VERSION >= 20220000
     renderItem->setObjectTypeExclusionFlag(exclusionFlag);
 #endif
 
-    _SetWantConsolidation(*renderItem, true);
-
     return renderItem;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mayaPrimCommon.h b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mayaPrimCommon.h
index b5989a558d..1f158b0f8e 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mayaPrimCommon.h
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mayaPrimCommon.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ class MayaUsdRPrim
     //! Helper utility function to adapt Maya API changes.
     static void _SetWantConsolidation(MHWRender::MRenderItem& renderItem, bool state);
 
+    void _InitRenderItemCommon(MHWRender::MRenderItem* renderItem) const;
+
     MHWRender::MRenderItem* _CreateWireframeRenderItem(
         const MString&        name,
         const MColor&         color,
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mesh.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mesh.cpp
index 3261b3263c..cc2cf92c3c 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mesh.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/mesh.cpp
@@ -2535,11 +2535,7 @@ HdVP2DrawItem::RenderItemData& HdVP2Mesh::_CreateSmoothHullRenderItem(
     renderItem->castsShadows(true);
     renderItem->receivesShadows(true);
     renderItem->setShader(_delegate->GetFallbackShader(kOpaqueGray));
-#ifdef MAYA_MRENDERITEM_UFE_IDENTIFIER_SUPPORT
-    auto* const          param = static_cast<HdVP2RenderParam*>(_delegate->GetRenderParam());
-    ProxyRenderDelegate& drawScene = param->GetDrawScene();
-    drawScene.setUfeIdentifiers(*renderItem, _PrimSegmentString);
-#endif
+    _InitRenderItemCommon(renderItem);
 
 #ifdef MAYA_NEW_POINT_SNAPPING_SUPPORT
     MSelectionMask selectionMask(MSelectionMask::kSelectMeshes);
@@ -2557,8 +2553,6 @@ HdVP2DrawItem::RenderItemData& HdVP2Mesh::_CreateSmoothHullRenderItem(
     renderItem->setDefaultMaterialHandling(MRenderItem::SkipWhenDefaultMaterialActive);
 #endif
 
-    _SetWantConsolidation(*renderItem, true);
-
     _delegate->GetVP2ResourceRegistry().EnqueueCommit(
         [&subSceneContainer, renderItem]() { subSceneContainer.add(renderItem); });
 
@@ -2580,18 +2574,12 @@ MHWRender::MRenderItem* HdVP2Mesh::_CreateSelectionHighlightRenderItem(const MSt
     renderItem->receivesShadows(false);
     renderItem->setShader(_delegate->Get3dSolidShader(kOpaqueBlue));
     renderItem->setSelectionMask(MSelectionMask());
-#ifdef MAYA_MRENDERITEM_UFE_IDENTIFIER_SUPPORT
-    auto* const          param = static_cast<HdVP2RenderParam*>(_delegate->GetRenderParam());
-    ProxyRenderDelegate& drawScene = param->GetDrawScene();
-    drawScene.setUfeIdentifiers(*renderItem, _PrimSegmentString);
-#endif
+    _InitRenderItemCommon(renderItem);
 
 #if MAYA_API_VERSION >= 20220000
     renderItem->setObjectTypeExclusionFlag(MHWRender::MFrameContext::kExcludeMeshes);
 #endif
 
-    _SetWantConsolidation(*renderItem, true);
-
     return renderItem;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/points.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/points.cpp
index 2281896116..cc2ffc0ada 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/points.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/points.cpp
@@ -1091,11 +1091,7 @@ MHWRender::MRenderItem* HdVP2Points::_CreateFatPointsRenderItem(const MString& n
     renderItem->castsShadows(false);
     renderItem->receivesShadows(false);
     renderItem->setShader(_delegate->GetPointsFallbackShader(MColor()));
-#ifdef MAYA_MRENDERITEM_UFE_IDENTIFIER_SUPPORT
-    auto* const          param = static_cast<HdVP2RenderParam*>(_delegate->GetRenderParam());
-    ProxyRenderDelegate& drawScene = param->GetDrawScene();
-    drawScene.setUfeIdentifiers(*renderItem, _PrimSegmentString);
-#endif
+    _InitRenderItemCommon(renderItem);
 
 #ifdef MAYA_NEW_POINT_SNAPPING_SUPPORT
     MSelectionMask selectionMask(MSelectionMask::kSelectParticleShapes);
@@ -1109,8 +1105,6 @@ MHWRender::MRenderItem* HdVP2Points::_CreateFatPointsRenderItem(const MString& n
     renderItem->setObjectTypeExclusionFlag(MHWRender::MFrameContext::kExcludeNParticles);
 #endif
 
-    _SetWantConsolidation(*renderItem, true);
-
     return renderItem;
 }