diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c734558706..800cdbf9f16 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed shadowmask UI now correctly showing shadowmask disable
 - Fixed the indirect diffuse texture not being ignored when it should (ray tracing disabled).
+- Fixed a performance issue with stochastic ray traced area shadows.
 
 ### Changed
 - Shadowmask and realtime reflection probe property are hide in Quality settings
diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/RenderPipeline/Raytracing/Shaders/Shadows/SphericalQuad.hlsl b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/RenderPipeline/Raytracing/Shaders/Shadows/SphericalQuad.hlsl
index a2edee5e38f..48f5b932b71 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/RenderPipeline/Raytracing/Shaders/Shadows/SphericalQuad.hlsl
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/RenderPipeline/Raytracing/Shaders/Shadows/SphericalQuad.hlsl
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+// I am not sure why exactly, by a lower epsilon generates ray that even if they give a valid result with ray tracing
+// nuke the performance. Changing the epsilon from 1e-6 to 1e-5 seems to solve the issue.
+#define PLANE_INTERSECTION_EPSILON 1e-5
+
 bool IntersectPlane(float3 ray_origin, float3 ray_dir, float3 pos, float3 normal, out float t)
 {
 	float denom = dot(normal, ray_dir); 
-	if (abs(denom) > 1e-6)
+	if (abs(denom) > PLANE_INTERSECTION_EPSILON)
 	{ 
 	    float3 d = pos - ray_origin;
 	    t = dot(d, normal) / denom;