A method of decoding encoded video data, the method comprising: receiving an encoded video bitstream that includes a depth block of the encoded video data; parsing a first syntax element from the encoded video bitstream, wherein the first syntax element comprises a one-bit flag, the flag having a first value that indicates that a depth intra prediction mode selected for the depth block from a plurality of depth intra prediction modes is one of a Planar intra prediction mode, DC intra prediction mode, or directional intra prediction mode, and a second value that indicates that the depth intra prediction mode selected for the depth block is one of a plurality of depth modeling modes or a region boundary chain coding mode; parsing a second syntax element from the encoded video bitstream, wherein the second syntax element comprises a one-bit flag, the flag having a first value that indicates that a simplified depth coding, SDC, mode is used to reconstruct the depth block, the SDC mode comprising decoding one DC residual value from the bitstream, wherein the DC residual value represents residual values of a plurality of samples of the depth block, and a second value that means that SDC mode is not used to reconstruct the depth block; decoding a portion of the encoded video bitstream to determine that the first syntax element is set to the first value of the first syntax element and that the second syntax element is set to the first value of the second syntax element; and reconstructing the depth block according to i) the SDC mode and ii) one of the planar intra prediction mode, the DC intra prediction mode, or the directional intra prediction mode. receiving an encoded video bitstream that includes a depth block of the encoded video data; parsing a first syntax element from the encoded video bitstream, wherein the first syntax element comprises a one-bit flag, the flag having a first value that indicates that a depth intra prediction mode selected for the depth block from a plurality of depth intra prediction modes is one of a Planar intra prediction mode, DC intra prediction mode, or directional intra prediction mode, and a second value that indicates that the depth intra prediction mode selected for the depth block is one of a plurality of depth modeling modes or a region boundary chain coding mode; parsing a second syntax element from the encoded video bitstream, wherein the second syntax element comprises a one-bit flag, the flag having a first value that indicates that a simplified depth coding, SDC, mode is used to reconstruct the depth block, the SDC mode comprising decoding one DC residual value from the bitstream, wherein the DC residual value represents residual values of a plurality of samples of the depth block, and a second value that means that SDC mode is not used to reconstruct the depth block; decoding a portion of the encoded video bitstream to determine that the first syntax element is set to the first value of the first syntax element and that the second syntax element is set to the first value of the second syntax element; and reconstructing the depth block according to i) the SDC mode and ii) one of the planar intra prediction mode, the DC intra prediction mode, or the directional intra prediction mode.