diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
index a09d6116..eca58349 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class Mobject(object):
         self.uniforms: UniformDict = {
             "is_fixed_in_frame": 0.0,
             "shading": np.array(self.shading, dtype=float),
+            "clip_plane": np.zeros(4),
         }
 
     def init_colors(self):
@@ -1946,6 +1947,21 @@ class Mobject(object):
             mob.depth_test = False
         return self
 
+    def set_clip_plane(
+        self,
+        vect: Vect3 | None = None,
+        threshold: float | None = None
+    ) -> Self:
+        if vect is not None:
+            self.uniforms["clip_plane"][:3] = vect
+        if threshold is not None:
+            self.uniforms["clip_plane"][3] = threshold
+        return self
+
+    def deactivate_clip_plane(self) -> Self:
+        self.uniforms["clip_plane"][:] = 0
+        return self
+
     # Shader code manipulation
 
     @affects_data
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/surface.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/surface.py
index 82ac9acc..1a0eabb4 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/surface.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/surface.py
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ class Surface(Mobject):
         )
         self.compute_triangle_indices()
 
-    def init_uniforms(self):
-        super().init_uniforms()
-        self.uniforms["clip_plane"] = np.zeros(4)
-
     def uv_func(self, u: float, v: float) -> tuple[float, float, float]:
         # To be implemented in subclasses
         return (u, v, 0.0)
@@ -216,21 +212,6 @@ class Surface(Mobject):
         self.add_updater(updater)
         return self
 
-    def set_clip_plane(
-        self,
-        vect: Vect3 | None = None,
-        threshold: float | None = None
-    ) -> Self:
-        if vect is not None:
-            self.uniforms["clip_plane"][:3] = vect
-        if threshold is not None:
-            self.uniforms["clip_plane"][3] = threshold
-        return self
-
-    def deactivate_clip_plane(self) -> Self:
-        self.uniforms["clip_plane"][:] = 0
-        return self
-
     def get_shader_vert_indices(self) -> np.ndarray:
         return self.get_triangle_indices()
 
diff --git a/manimlib/shaders/inserts/emit_gl_Position.glsl b/manimlib/shaders/inserts/emit_gl_Position.glsl
index 3e270b96..2882b422 100644
--- a/manimlib/shaders/inserts/emit_gl_Position.glsl
+++ b/manimlib/shaders/inserts/emit_gl_Position.glsl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ uniform float is_fixed_in_frame;
 uniform mat4 view;
 uniform float focal_distance;
 uniform vec3 frame_rescale_factors;
+uniform vec4 clip_plane;
 
 void emit_gl_Position(vec3 point){
     vec4 result = vec4(point, 1.0);
@@ -13,4 +14,8 @@ void emit_gl_Position(vec3 point){
     // Flip and scale to prevent premature clipping
     result.z *= -0.1;
     gl_Position = result;
+    
+    if(clip_plane.xyz != vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)){
+        gl_ClipDistance[0] = dot(vec4(point, 1.0), clip_plane);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/manimlib/shaders/surface/vert.glsl b/manimlib/shaders/surface/vert.glsl
index f79586d3..96b85bf4 100644
--- a/manimlib/shaders/surface/vert.glsl
+++ b/manimlib/shaders/surface/vert.glsl
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #version 330
 
-uniform vec4 clip_plane;
-
 in vec3 point;
 in vec3 du_point;
 in vec3 dv_point;
@@ -17,8 +15,4 @@ void main(){
     emit_gl_Position(point);
     vec3 normal = cross(normalize(du_point - point), normalize(dv_point - point));
     v_color = finalize_color(rgba, point, normalize(normal));
-
-    if(clip_plane.xyz != vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)){
-        gl_ClipDistance[0] = dot(vec4(point, 1.0), clip_plane);
-    }
 }
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