diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrenderer.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrenderer.sip.in
index c041850c1b9c..0dc32e5f1621 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrenderer.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrenderer.sip.in
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ Abstract base class for 2d point cloud renderers.
 %End
   public:
 
+    QgsPointCloudRenderer();
+
     virtual ~QgsPointCloudRenderer();
 
     virtual QString type() const = 0;
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@ Create a deep copy of this renderer. Should be implemented by all subclasses
 and generate a proper subclass.
 %End
 
+
+
     virtual void renderBlock( const QgsPointCloudBlock *block, QgsPointCloudRenderContext &context ) = 0;
 %Docstring
 Renders a ``block`` of point cloud data using the specified render ``context``.
@@ -205,6 +209,8 @@ Calls to :py:func:`~QgsPointCloudRenderer.stopRender` must always be preceded by
 Retrieves the x and y coordinate for the point at index ``i``.
 %End
 
+  private:
+    QgsPointCloudRenderer( const QgsPointCloudRenderer &other );
 };
 
 /************************************************************************
diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.sip.in
index 142c6d91d5aa..c967042c8917 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.sip.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 
 
+
 class QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer : QgsPointCloudRenderer
 {
 %Docstring
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ An RGB renderer for 2d visualisation of point clouds using embedded red, green a
 %Docstring
 Constructor for QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer.
 %End
+
     virtual QString type() const;
 
     virtual QgsPointCloudRenderer *clone() const;
@@ -120,6 +122,78 @@ Sets the ``attribute`` to use for the blue channel.
 .. seealso:: :py:func:`setGreenAttribute`
 
 .. seealso:: :py:func:`blueAttribute`
+%End
+
+    const QgsContrastEnhancement *redContrastEnhancement() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the red channel.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setRedContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`greenContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`blueContrastEnhancement`
+%End
+
+    void setRedContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement /Transfer/ );
+%Docstring
+Sets the contrast ``enchancement`` to use for the red channel.
+
+Ownership of ``enhancement`` is transferred.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`redContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setGreenContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setBlueContrastEnhancement`
+%End
+
+    const QgsContrastEnhancement *greenContrastEnhancement() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the green channel.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setGreenContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`redContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`blueContrastEnhancement`
+%End
+
+    void setGreenContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement /Transfer/ );
+%Docstring
+Sets the contrast ``enchancement`` to use for the green channel.
+
+Ownership of ``enhancement`` is transferred.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`greenContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setRedContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setBlueContrastEnhancement`
+%End
+
+    const QgsContrastEnhancement *blueContrastEnhancement() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the blue channel.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setBlueContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`redContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`greenContrastEnhancement`
+%End
+
+    void setBlueContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement /Transfer/ );
+%Docstring
+Sets the contrast ``enchancement`` to use for the blue channel.
+
+Ownership of ``enhancement`` is transferred.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`blueContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setRedContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setGreenContrastEnhancement`
 %End
 
 };
diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgscontrastenhancement.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgscontrastenhancement.sip.in
index 9e90fd16408a..77b60c5c2f5f 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgscontrastenhancement.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgscontrastenhancement.sip.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 class QgsContrastEnhancement
 {
 %Docstring
-Manipulates raster pixel values so that they enhanceContrast or clip into a
+Manipulates raster or point cloud pixel values so that they enhanceContrast or clip into a
 specified numerical range according to the specified
 ContrastEnhancementAlgorithm.
 %End
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ ContrastEnhancementAlgorithm.
 
     static double maximumValuePossible( Qgis::DataType dataType );
 %Docstring
-Helper function that returns the maximum possible value for a GDAL data type.
+Helper function that returns the maximum possible value for a data type.
 %End
 
     static double minimumValuePossible( Qgis::DataType dataType );
 %Docstring
-Helper function that returns the minimum possible value for a GDAL data type.
+Helper function that returns the minimum possible value for a data type.
 %End
 
     static QString contrastEnhancementAlgorithmString( ContrastEnhancementAlgorithm algorithm );
diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgsmultibandcolorrenderer.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgsmultibandcolorrenderer.sip.in
index ae9c30c08bd4..229000688eee 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgsmultibandcolorrenderer.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/raster/qgsmultibandcolorrenderer.sip.in
@@ -45,21 +45,75 @@ QgsMultiBandColorRenderer cannot be copied. Use :py:func:`~QgsMultiBandColorRend
     void setBlueBand( int band );
 
     const QgsContrastEnhancement *redContrastEnhancement() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the red channel.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setRedContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`greenContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`blueContrastEnhancement`
+%End
+
     void setRedContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *ce /Transfer/ );
 %Docstring
-Takes ownership
+Sets the contrast enchancement to use for the red channel.
+
+Ownership of the enhancement is transferred.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`redContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setGreenContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setBlueContrastEnhancement`
 %End
 
     const QgsContrastEnhancement *greenContrastEnhancement() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the green channel.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setGreenContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`redContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`blueContrastEnhancement`
+%End
+
     void setGreenContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *ce /Transfer/ );
 %Docstring
-Takes ownership
+Sets the contrast enchancement to use for the green channel.
+
+Ownership of the enhancement is transferred.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`greenContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setRedContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setBlueContrastEnhancement`
 %End
 
     const QgsContrastEnhancement *blueContrastEnhancement() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the blue channel.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setBlueContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`redContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`greenContrastEnhancement`
+%End
+
     void setBlueContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *ce /Transfer/ );
 %Docstring
-Takes ownership
+Sets the contrast enchancement to use for the blue channel.
+
+Ownership of the enhancement is transferred.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`blueContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setRedContrastEnhancement`
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setGreenContrastEnhancement`
 %End
 
     virtual void writeXml( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &parentElem ) const;
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrenderer.h b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrenderer.h
index 3f6a38791474..9407d2a73544 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrenderer.h
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrenderer.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsPointCloudRenderer
 
   public:
 
+    QgsPointCloudRenderer() = default;
+
     virtual ~QgsPointCloudRenderer() = default;
 
     /**
@@ -175,6 +177,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsPointCloudRenderer
      */
     virtual QgsPointCloudRenderer *clone() const = 0 SIP_FACTORY;
 
+    //! QgsPointCloudRenderer cannot be copied -- use clone() instead
+    QgsPointCloudRenderer( const QgsPointCloudRenderer &other ) = delete;
+
+    //! QgsPointCloudRenderer cannot be copied -- use clone() instead
+    QgsPointCloudRenderer &operator=( const QgsPointCloudRenderer &other ) = delete;
+
     /**
      * Renders a \a block of point cloud data using the specified render \a context.
      */
@@ -242,6 +250,10 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsPointCloudRenderer
     }
 
   private:
+#ifdef SIP_RUN
+    QgsPointCloudRenderer( const QgsPointCloudRenderer &other );
+#endif
+
 #ifdef QGISDEBUG
     //! Pointer to thread in which startRender was first called
     QThread *mThread = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.cpp b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.cpp
index 32539f748c29..48b273b6e7c0 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.h"
 #include "qgspointcloudblock.h"
+#include "qgscontrastenhancement.h"
 
 QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer()
 {
@@ -35,6 +36,20 @@ QgsPointCloudRenderer *QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::clone() const
   res->mRedAttribute = mRedAttribute;
   res->mGreenAttribute = mGreenAttribute;
   res->mBlueAttribute = mBlueAttribute;
+
+  if ( mRedContrastEnhancement )
+  {
+    res->setRedContrastEnhancement( new QgsContrastEnhancement( *mRedContrastEnhancement ) );
+  }
+  if ( mGreenContrastEnhancement )
+  {
+    res->setGreenContrastEnhancement( new QgsContrastEnhancement( *mGreenContrastEnhancement ) );
+  }
+  if ( mBlueContrastEnhancement )
+  {
+    res->setBlueContrastEnhancement( new QgsContrastEnhancement( *mBlueContrastEnhancement ) );
+  }
+
   return res.release();
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +87,10 @@ void QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::renderBlock( const QgsPointCloudBlock *block, Qgs
     return;
   const QgsPointCloudAttribute::DataType blueType = attribute->type();
 
+  const bool useRedContrastEnhancement = mRedContrastEnhancement && mRedContrastEnhancement->contrastEnhancementAlgorithm() != QgsContrastEnhancement::NoEnhancement;
+  const bool useBlueContrastEnhancement = mBlueContrastEnhancement && mBlueContrastEnhancement->contrastEnhancementAlgorithm() != QgsContrastEnhancement::NoEnhancement;
+  const bool useGreenContrastEnhancement = mGreenContrastEnhancement && mGreenContrastEnhancement->contrastEnhancementAlgorithm() != QgsContrastEnhancement::NoEnhancement;
+
   int rendered = 0;
   double x = 0;
   double y = 0;
@@ -150,6 +169,28 @@ void QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::renderBlock( const QgsPointCloudBlock *block, Qgs
           break;
       }
 
+      //skip if red, green or blue not in displayable range
+      if ( ( useRedContrastEnhancement && !mRedContrastEnhancement->isValueInDisplayableRange( red ) )
+           || ( useGreenContrastEnhancement && !mGreenContrastEnhancement->isValueInDisplayableRange( green ) )
+           || ( useBlueContrastEnhancement && !mBlueContrastEnhancement->isValueInDisplayableRange( blue ) ) )
+      {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      //stretch color values
+      if ( useRedContrastEnhancement )
+      {
+        red = mRedContrastEnhancement->enhanceContrast( red );
+      }
+      if ( useGreenContrastEnhancement )
+      {
+        green = mGreenContrastEnhancement->enhanceContrast( green );
+      }
+      if ( useBlueContrastEnhancement )
+      {
+        blue = mBlueContrastEnhancement->enhanceContrast( blue );
+      }
+
       mapToPixel.transformInPlace( x, y );
 
       pen.setColor( QColor( red, green, blue ) );
@@ -172,6 +213,35 @@ QgsPointCloudRenderer *QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::create( QDomElement &element, c
   r->setGreenAttribute( element.attribute( QStringLiteral( "green" ), QStringLiteral( "Green" ) ) );
   r->setBlueAttribute( element.attribute( QStringLiteral( "blue" ), QStringLiteral( "Blue" ) ) );
 
+
+  //contrast enhancements
+  QgsContrastEnhancement *redContrastEnhancement = nullptr;
+  QDomElement redContrastElem = element.firstChildElement( QStringLiteral( "redContrastEnhancement" ) );
+  if ( !redContrastElem.isNull() )
+  {
+    redContrastEnhancement = new QgsContrastEnhancement( Qgis::UnknownDataType );
+    redContrastEnhancement->readXml( redContrastElem );
+    r->setRedContrastEnhancement( redContrastEnhancement );
+  }
+
+  QgsContrastEnhancement *greenContrastEnhancement = nullptr;
+  QDomElement greenContrastElem = element.firstChildElement( QStringLiteral( "greenContrastEnhancement" ) );
+  if ( !greenContrastElem.isNull() )
+  {
+    greenContrastEnhancement = new QgsContrastEnhancement( Qgis::UnknownDataType );
+    greenContrastEnhancement->readXml( greenContrastElem );
+    r->setGreenContrastEnhancement( greenContrastEnhancement );
+  }
+
+  QgsContrastEnhancement *blueContrastEnhancement = nullptr;
+  QDomElement blueContrastElem = element.firstChildElement( QStringLiteral( "blueContrastEnhancement" ) );
+  if ( !blueContrastElem.isNull() )
+  {
+    blueContrastEnhancement = new QgsContrastEnhancement( Qgis::UnknownDataType );
+    blueContrastEnhancement->readXml( blueContrastElem );
+    r->setBlueContrastEnhancement( blueContrastEnhancement );
+  }
+
   return r.release();
 }
 
@@ -186,6 +256,26 @@ QDomElement QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::save( QDomDocument &doc, const QgsReadWrit
   rendererElem.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "green" ), mGreenAttribute );
   rendererElem.setAttribute( QStringLiteral( "blue" ), mBlueAttribute );
 
+  //contrast enhancement
+  if ( mRedContrastEnhancement )
+  {
+    QDomElement redContrastElem = doc.createElement( QStringLiteral( "redContrastEnhancement" ) );
+    mRedContrastEnhancement->writeXml( doc, redContrastElem );
+    rendererElem.appendChild( redContrastElem );
+  }
+  if ( mGreenContrastEnhancement )
+  {
+    QDomElement greenContrastElem = doc.createElement( QStringLiteral( "greenContrastEnhancement" ) );
+    mGreenContrastEnhancement->writeXml( doc, greenContrastElem );
+    rendererElem.appendChild( greenContrastElem );
+  }
+  if ( mBlueContrastEnhancement )
+  {
+    QDomElement blueContrastElem = doc.createElement( QStringLiteral( "blueContrastEnhancement" ) );
+    mBlueContrastEnhancement->writeXml( doc, blueContrastElem );
+    rendererElem.appendChild( blueContrastElem );
+  }
+
   return rendererElem;
 }
 
@@ -245,3 +335,33 @@ void QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::setBlueAttribute( const QString &blueAttribute )
 {
   mBlueAttribute = blueAttribute;
 }
+
+const QgsContrastEnhancement *QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::redContrastEnhancement() const
+{
+  return mRedContrastEnhancement.get();
+}
+
+void QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::setRedContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement )
+{
+  mRedContrastEnhancement.reset( enhancement );
+}
+
+const QgsContrastEnhancement *QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::greenContrastEnhancement() const
+{
+  return mGreenContrastEnhancement.get();
+}
+
+void QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::setGreenContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement )
+{
+  mGreenContrastEnhancement.reset( enhancement );
+}
+
+const QgsContrastEnhancement *QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::blueContrastEnhancement() const
+{
+  return mBlueContrastEnhancement.get();
+}
+
+void QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer::setBlueContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement )
+{
+  mBlueContrastEnhancement.reset( enhancement );
+}
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.h b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.h
index 9f04e0d60059..107da7476f37 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.h
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "qgis_core.h"
 #include "qgis_sip.h"
 
+class QgsContrastEnhancement;
+
 /**
  * \ingroup core
  * An RGB renderer for 2d visualisation of point clouds using embedded red, green and blue attributes.
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer : public QgsPointCloudRenderer
      * Constructor for QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer.
      */
     QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer();
+
     QString type() const override;
     QgsPointCloudRenderer *clone() const override;
     void renderBlock( const QgsPointCloudBlock *block, QgsPointCloudRenderContext &context ) override;
@@ -109,7 +112,68 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer : public QgsPointCloudRenderer
      */
     void setBlueAttribute( const QString &attribute );
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the red channel.
+     *
+     * \see setRedContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see greenContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see blueContrastEnhancement()
+     */
+    const QgsContrastEnhancement *redContrastEnhancement() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the contrast \a enchancement to use for the red channel.
+     *
+     * Ownership of \a enhancement is transferred.
+     *
+     * \see redContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setGreenContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setBlueContrastEnhancement()
+     */
+    void setRedContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement SIP_TRANSFER );
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the green channel.
+     *
+     * \see setGreenContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see redContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see blueContrastEnhancement()
+     */
+    const QgsContrastEnhancement *greenContrastEnhancement() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the contrast \a enchancement to use for the green channel.
+     *
+     * Ownership of \a enhancement is transferred.
+     *
+     * \see greenContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setRedContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setBlueContrastEnhancement()
+     */
+    void setGreenContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement SIP_TRANSFER );
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the blue channel.
+     *
+     * \see setBlueContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see redContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see greenContrastEnhancement()
+     */
+    const QgsContrastEnhancement *blueContrastEnhancement() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the contrast \a enchancement to use for the blue channel.
+     *
+     * Ownership of \a enhancement is transferred.
+     *
+     * \see blueContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setRedContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setGreenContrastEnhancement()
+     */
+    void setBlueContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *enhancement SIP_TRANSFER );
+
   private:
+
     int mPenWidth = 1;
     int mPainterPenWidth = 1;
 
@@ -117,6 +181,10 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer : public QgsPointCloudRenderer
     QString mGreenAttribute = QStringLiteral( "Green" );
     QString mBlueAttribute = QStringLiteral( "Blue" );
 
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsContrastEnhancement > mRedContrastEnhancement;
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsContrastEnhancement > mGreenContrastEnhancement;
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsContrastEnhancement > mBlueContrastEnhancement;
+
 };
 
 #endif // QGSPOINTCLOUDRGBRENDERER_H
diff --git a/src/core/raster/qgscontrastenhancement.h b/src/core/raster/qgscontrastenhancement.h
index 463b4a019c71..3fd040a8c32e 100644
--- a/src/core/raster/qgscontrastenhancement.h
+++ b/src/core/raster/qgscontrastenhancement.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class QString;
 
 /**
  * \ingroup core
- * Manipulates raster pixel values so that they enhanceContrast or clip into a
+ * Manipulates raster or point cloud pixel values so that they enhanceContrast or clip into a
  * specified numerical range according to the specified
  * ContrastEnhancementAlgorithm.
  */
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsContrastEnhancement
     //! \brief This enumerator describes the types of contrast enhancement algorithms that can be used.
     enum ContrastEnhancementAlgorithm
     {
-      NoEnhancement,                  //this should be the default color scaling algorithm
-      StretchToMinimumMaximum,        //linear histogram enhanceContrast
+      NoEnhancement, //!< Default color scaling algorithm, no scaling is applied
+      StretchToMinimumMaximum, //!< Linear histogram
       StretchAndClipToMinimumMaximum,
       ClipToMinimumMaximum,
       UserDefinedEnhancement
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsContrastEnhancement
     const QgsContrastEnhancement &operator=( const QgsContrastEnhancement & ) = delete;
 
     /**
-     * Helper function that returns the maximum possible value for a GDAL data type.
+     * Helper function that returns the maximum possible value for a data type.
      */
     static double maximumValuePossible( Qgis::DataType dataType )
     {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsContrastEnhancement
     }
 
     /**
-     * Helper function that returns the minimum possible value for a GDAL data type.
+     * Helper function that returns the minimum possible value for a data type.
      */
     static double minimumValuePossible( Qgis::DataType dataType )
     {
diff --git a/src/core/raster/qgsmultibandcolorrenderer.h b/src/core/raster/qgsmultibandcolorrenderer.h
index 132aa2a591fd..5bcf184cfb15 100644
--- a/src/core/raster/qgsmultibandcolorrenderer.h
+++ b/src/core/raster/qgsmultibandcolorrenderer.h
@@ -55,16 +55,64 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMultiBandColorRenderer: public QgsRasterRenderer
     int blueBand() const { return mBlueBand; }
     void setBlueBand( int band ) { mBlueBand = band; }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the red channel.
+     *
+     * \see setRedContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see greenContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see blueContrastEnhancement()
+     */
     const QgsContrastEnhancement *redContrastEnhancement() const { return mRedContrastEnhancement; }
-    //! Takes ownership
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the contrast enchancement to use for the red channel.
+     *
+     * Ownership of the enhancement is transferred.
+     *
+     * \see redContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setGreenContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setBlueContrastEnhancement()
+     */
     void setRedContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *ce SIP_TRANSFER );
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the green channel.
+     *
+     * \see setGreenContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see redContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see blueContrastEnhancement()
+     */
     const QgsContrastEnhancement *greenContrastEnhancement() const { return mGreenContrastEnhancement; }
-    //! Takes ownership
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the contrast enchancement to use for the green channel.
+     *
+     * Ownership of the enhancement is transferred.
+     *
+     * \see greenContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setRedContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setBlueContrastEnhancement()
+     */
     void setGreenContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *ce SIP_TRANSFER );
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the contrast enchancement to use for the blue channel.
+     *
+     * \see setBlueContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see redContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see greenContrastEnhancement()
+     */
     const QgsContrastEnhancement *blueContrastEnhancement() const { return mBlueContrastEnhancement; }
-    //! Takes ownership
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the contrast enchancement to use for the blue channel.
+     *
+     * Ownership of the enhancement is transferred.
+     *
+     * \see blueContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setRedContrastEnhancement()
+     * \see setGreenContrastEnhancement()
+     */
     void setBlueContrastEnhancement( QgsContrastEnhancement *ce SIP_TRANSFER );
 
     void writeXml( QDomDocument &doc, QDomElement &parentElem ) const override;
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.py
index 7e6c9516963f..270e30bc871f 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgspointcloudrgbrenderer.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     QgsVector3D,
     QgsMultiRenderChecker,
     QgsMapSettings,
-    QgsRectangle
+    QgsRectangle,
+    QgsContrastEnhancement
 )
 
 from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QDir, QSize
@@ -64,10 +65,37 @@ def testBasic(self):
         renderer.setRedAttribute('r')
         self.assertEqual(renderer.redAttribute(), 'r')
 
+        redce = QgsContrastEnhancement()
+        redce.setMinimumValue(100)
+        redce.setMaximumValue(120)
+        redce.setContrastEnhancementAlgorithm(QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchAndClipToMinimumMaximum)
+        renderer.setRedContrastEnhancement(redce)
+
+        greence = QgsContrastEnhancement()
+        greence.setMinimumValue(130)
+        greence.setMaximumValue(150)
+        greence.setContrastEnhancementAlgorithm(QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchToMinimumMaximum)
+        renderer.setGreenContrastEnhancement(greence)
+
+        bluece = QgsContrastEnhancement()
+        bluece.setMinimumValue(170)
+        bluece.setMaximumValue(190)
+        bluece.setContrastEnhancementAlgorithm(QgsContrastEnhancement.ClipToMinimumMaximum)
+        renderer.setBlueContrastEnhancement(bluece)
+
         rr = renderer.clone()
         self.assertEqual(rr.blueAttribute(), 'b')
         self.assertEqual(rr.greenAttribute(), 'g')
         self.assertEqual(rr.redAttribute(), 'r')
+        self.assertEqual(rr.redContrastEnhancement().minimumValue(), 100)
+        self.assertEqual(rr.redContrastEnhancement().maximumValue(), 120)
+        self.assertEqual(rr.redContrastEnhancement().contrastEnhancementAlgorithm(), QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchAndClipToMinimumMaximum)
+        self.assertEqual(rr.greenContrastEnhancement().minimumValue(), 130)
+        self.assertEqual(rr.greenContrastEnhancement().maximumValue(), 150)
+        self.assertEqual(rr.greenContrastEnhancement().contrastEnhancementAlgorithm(), QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchToMinimumMaximum)
+        self.assertEqual(rr.blueContrastEnhancement().minimumValue(), 170)
+        self.assertEqual(rr.blueContrastEnhancement().maximumValue(), 190)
+        self.assertEqual(rr.blueContrastEnhancement().contrastEnhancementAlgorithm(), QgsContrastEnhancement.ClipToMinimumMaximum)
 
         doc = QDomDocument("testdoc")
         elem = renderer.save(doc, QgsReadWriteContext())
@@ -76,6 +104,15 @@ def testBasic(self):
         self.assertEqual(r2.blueAttribute(), 'b')
         self.assertEqual(r2.greenAttribute(), 'g')
         self.assertEqual(r2.redAttribute(), 'r')
+        self.assertEqual(r2.redContrastEnhancement().minimumValue(), 100)
+        self.assertEqual(r2.redContrastEnhancement().maximumValue(), 120)
+        self.assertEqual(r2.redContrastEnhancement().contrastEnhancementAlgorithm(), QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchAndClipToMinimumMaximum)
+        self.assertEqual(r2.greenContrastEnhancement().minimumValue(), 130)
+        self.assertEqual(r2.greenContrastEnhancement().maximumValue(), 150)
+        self.assertEqual(r2.greenContrastEnhancement().contrastEnhancementAlgorithm(), QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchToMinimumMaximum)
+        self.assertEqual(r2.blueContrastEnhancement().minimumValue(), 170)
+        self.assertEqual(r2.blueContrastEnhancement().maximumValue(), 190)
+        self.assertEqual(r2.blueContrastEnhancement().contrastEnhancementAlgorithm(), QgsContrastEnhancement.ClipToMinimumMaximum)
 
     def testUsedAttributes(self):
         renderer = QgsPointCloudRgbRenderer()
@@ -110,6 +147,46 @@ def testRender(self):
         TestQgsPointCloudRgbRenderer.report += renderchecker.report()
         self.assertTrue(result)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf('ept' not in QgsProviderRegistry.instance().providerList(), 'EPT provider not available')
+    def testRenderWithContrast(self):
+        layer = QgsPointCloudLayer(unitTestDataPath() + '/point_clouds/ept/rgb/ept.json', 'test', 'ept')
+        self.assertTrue(layer.isValid())
+
+        layer.renderer().setPenWidth(2)
+
+        redce = QgsContrastEnhancement()
+        redce.setMinimumValue(100)
+        redce.setMaximumValue(120)
+        redce.setContrastEnhancementAlgorithm(QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchToMinimumMaximum)
+        layer.renderer().setRedContrastEnhancement(redce)
+
+        greence = QgsContrastEnhancement()
+        greence.setMinimumValue(130)
+        greence.setMaximumValue(150)
+        greence.setContrastEnhancementAlgorithm(QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchToMinimumMaximum)
+        layer.renderer().setGreenContrastEnhancement(greence)
+
+        bluece = QgsContrastEnhancement()
+        bluece.setMinimumValue(170)
+        bluece.setMaximumValue(190)
+        bluece.setContrastEnhancementAlgorithm(QgsContrastEnhancement.StretchToMinimumMaximum)
+        layer.renderer().setBlueContrastEnhancement(bluece)
+
+        mapsettings = QgsMapSettings()
+        mapsettings.setOutputSize(QSize(400, 400))
+        mapsettings.setOutputDpi(96)
+        mapsettings.setDestinationCrs(layer.crs())
+        mapsettings.setExtent(QgsRectangle(497753.5, 7050887.5, 497754.6, 7050888.6))
+        mapsettings.setLayers([layer])
+
+        renderchecker = QgsMultiRenderChecker()
+        renderchecker.setMapSettings(mapsettings)
+        renderchecker.setControlPathPrefix('pointcloudrenderer')
+        renderchecker.setControlName('expected_rgb_contrast')
+        result = renderchecker.runTest('expected_rgb_contrast')
+        TestQgsPointCloudRgbRenderer.report += renderchecker.report()
+        self.assertTrue(result)
+
     @unittest.skipIf('ept' not in QgsProviderRegistry.instance().providerList(), 'EPT provider not available')
     def testRenderOpacity(self):
         layer = QgsPointCloudLayer(unitTestDataPath() + '/point_clouds/ept/rgb/ept.json', 'test', 'ept')
diff --git a/tests/testdata/control_images/pointcloudrenderer/expected_rgb_contrast/expected_rgb_contrast.png b/tests/testdata/control_images/pointcloudrenderer/expected_rgb_contrast/expected_rgb_contrast.png
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