diff --git a/src/core/maprenderer/qgsmaprendererjob.cpp b/src/core/maprenderer/qgsmaprendererjob.cpp
index b3908140f5d1..fcdb0a0dfaca 100644
--- a/src/core/maprenderer/qgsmaprendererjob.cpp
+++ b/src/core/maprenderer/qgsmaprendererjob.cpp
@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ std::vector<LayerRenderJob> QgsMapRendererJob::prepareJobs( QPainter *painter, Q
     const QgsElevationShadingRenderer shadingRenderer = mSettings.elevationShadingRenderer();
 
     // if we can use the cache, let's do it and avoid rendering!
-    if ( !mSettings.testFlag( Qgis::MapSettingsFlag::ForceVectorOutput )
-         && mCache && mCache->hasCacheImage( ml->id() ) )
+    const bool canUseCache = !mSettings.testFlag( Qgis::MapSettingsFlag::ForceVectorOutput ) && mCache;
+    if ( canUseCache && mCache->hasCacheImage( ml->id() ) )
     {
       job.cached = true;
       job.imageInitialized = true;
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ std::vector<LayerRenderJob> QgsMapRendererJob::prepareJobs( QPainter *painter, Q
     // If we are drawing with an alternative blending mode then we need to render to a separate image
     // before compositing this on the map. This effectively flattens the layer and prevents
     // blending occurring between objects on the layer
-    if ( mCache || ( !painter && !deferredPainterSet ) || ( job.renderer && job.renderer->forceRasterRender() ) )
+    if ( canUseCache || ( !painter && !deferredPainterSet ) || ( job.renderer && job.renderer->forceRasterRender() ) )
     {
       // Flattened image for drawing when a blending mode is set
       job.context()->setPainter( allocateImageAndPainter( ml->id(), job.img, job.context() ) );
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ std::vector<LayerRenderJob> QgsMapRendererJob::prepareJobs( QPainter *painter, Q
 
     if ( ( job.renderer->flags() & Qgis::MapLayerRendererFlag::RenderPartialOutputs ) && ( mSettings.flags() & Qgis::MapSettingsFlag::RenderPartialOutput ) )
     {
-      if ( mCache && ( job.renderer->flags() & Qgis::MapLayerRendererFlag::RenderPartialOutputOverPreviousCachedImage ) && mCache->hasAnyCacheImage( job.layerId + QStringLiteral( "_preview" ) ) )
+      if ( canUseCache && ( job.renderer->flags() & Qgis::MapLayerRendererFlag::RenderPartialOutputOverPreviousCachedImage ) && mCache->hasAnyCacheImage( job.layerId + QStringLiteral( "_preview" ) ) )
       {
         const QImage cachedImage = mCache->transformedCacheImage( job.layerId + QStringLiteral( "_preview" ), mSettings.mapToPixel() );
         if ( !cachedImage.isNull() )
diff --git a/src/core/symbology/qgslinesymbollayer.cpp b/src/core/symbology/qgslinesymbollayer.cpp
index 89fe664299fa..fa41e5177416 100644
--- a/src/core/symbology/qgslinesymbollayer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/symbology/qgslinesymbollayer.cpp
@@ -1535,8 +1535,10 @@ bool QgsTemplatedLineSymbolLayerBase::canCauseArtifactsBetweenAdjacentTiles() co
          || ( mPlacements & Qgis::MarkerLinePlacement::SegmentCenter );
 }
 
-void QgsTemplatedLineSymbolLayerBase::startFeatureRender( const QgsFeature &, QgsRenderContext & )
+void QgsTemplatedLineSymbolLayerBase::startFeatureRender( const QgsFeature &, QgsRenderContext &context )
 {
+  installMasks( context, true );
+
   mRenderingFeature = true;
   mHasRenderedFirstPart = false;
 }
@@ -1545,7 +1547,10 @@ void QgsTemplatedLineSymbolLayerBase::stopFeatureRender( const QgsFeature &featu
 {
   mRenderingFeature = false;
   if ( mPlaceOnEveryPart  || !( mPlacements & Qgis::MarkerLinePlacement::LastVertex ) )
+  {
+    removeMasks( context, true );
     return;
+  }
 
   const double prevOpacity = subSymbol()->opacity();
   subSymbol()->setOpacity( prevOpacity * mFeatureSymbolOpacity );
@@ -1554,6 +1559,8 @@ void QgsTemplatedLineSymbolLayerBase::stopFeatureRender( const QgsFeature &featu
   renderSymbol( mFinalVertex, &feature, context, -1, mCurrentFeatureIsSelected );
   mFeatureSymbolOpacity = 1;
   subSymbol()->setOpacity( prevOpacity );
+
+  removeMasks( context, true );
 }
 
 void QgsTemplatedLineSymbolLayerBase::copyTemplateSymbolProperties( QgsTemplatedLineSymbolLayerBase *destLayer ) const
@@ -4099,4 +4106,3 @@ Qgis::RenderUnit QgsFilledLineSymbolLayer::outputUnit() const
   }
   return Qgis::RenderUnit::Unknown;
 }
-
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_selective_masking.py b/tests/src/python/test_selective_masking.py
index 44aa7cb2b621..e417e8fe5392 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_selective_masking.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_selective_masking.py
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@
     QgsLayoutItemMap,
     QgsLayoutItemPage,
     QgsLayoutSize,
+    QgsLineSymbol,
     QgsMapRendererCache,
     QgsMapRendererCustomPainterJob,
     QgsMapRendererParallelJob,
     QgsMapRendererSequentialJob,
     QgsMapSettings,
+    QgsMarkerLineSymbolLayer,
     QgsMarkerSymbol,
     QgsMaskMarkerSymbolLayer,
+    QgsNullSymbolRenderer,
     QgsOuterGlowEffect,
     QgsPalLayerSettings,
     QgsPathResolver,
@@ -1346,6 +1349,32 @@ def test_layout_export_svg_marker_masking(self):
         # no rasters
         self.check_layout_export("layout_export_svg_marker_masking", 0, [self.points_layer, self.lines_layer])
 
+    def test_markerline_masked(self):
+        """
+        Test a layout export where a QgsMarkerLineSymbolLayer is masked
+        """
+
+        sl = QgsMarkerLineSymbolLayer(True, 7)
+        circle_symbol = QgsMarkerSymbol.createSimple({'size': '3'})
+        sl.setSubSymbol(circle_symbol)
+
+        symbol = QgsLineSymbol.createSimple({})
+        symbol.changeSymbolLayer(0, sl)
+        self.lines_layer.setRenderer(QgsSingleSymbolRenderer(symbol))
+        self.polys_layer.setRenderer(QgsNullSymbolRenderer())
+
+        label_settings = self.polys_layer.labeling().settings()
+        fmt = label_settings.format()
+        # enable a mask
+        fmt.mask().setEnabled(True)
+        fmt.mask().setSize(4.0)
+        # and mask other symbol layers underneath
+        fmt.mask().setMaskedSymbolLayers([QgsSymbolLayerReference(self.lines_layer.id(), sl.id())])
+        label_settings.setFormat(fmt)
+        self.polys_layer.labeling().setSettings(label_settings)
+
+        self.check_layout_export("layout_export_markerline_masked", 0, [self.polys_layer, self.lines_layer])
+
 
 class TestSelectiveMaskingQPainterPathBackend(QgisTestCase, SelectiveMaskingTestBase):
     """
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/selective_masking/layout_export_markerline_masked/layout_export_markerline_masked.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/selective_masking/layout_export_markerline_masked/layout_export_markerline_masked.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/selective_masking/layout_export_markerline_masked/layout_export_markerline_masked_mask.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/selective_masking/layout_export_markerline_masked/layout_export_markerline_masked_mask.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ea2f0008eeb
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