diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/directx.c b/dlls/d3d9/directx.c
index cdce669d979..98f4a99c494 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/directx.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/directx.c
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI d3d9_CheckDeviceFormat(IDirect3D9Ex *iface, UINT adapter,
     TRACE("iface %p, adapter %u, device_type %#x, adapter_format %#x, usage %#x, resource_type %#x, format %#x.\n",
             iface, adapter, device_type, adapter_format, usage, resource_type, format);
 
+    if (!adapter_format)
+    {
+        WARN("Invalid adapter format.\n");
+        return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
+    }
+
     usage = usage & (WINED3DUSAGE_MASK | WINED3DUSAGE_QUERY_MASK);
     switch (resource_type)
     {
diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/tests/device.c b/dlls/d3d9/tests/device.c
index dc900f19232..0eba7662bfd 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/tests/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/tests/device.c
@@ -11638,6 +11638,7 @@ static void test_check_device_format(void)
 
     D3DFORMAT adapter_format, format;
     BOOL render_target_supported;
+    D3DDEVTYPE device_type;
     unsigned int i, j;
     IDirect3D9 *d3d;
     HRESULT hr;
@@ -11660,6 +11661,22 @@ static void test_check_device_format(void)
         ok(FAILED(hr), "Got unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);
     }
 
+    for (device_type = D3DDEVTYPE_HAL; device_type <  D3DDEVTYPE_NULLREF; ++device_type)
+    {
+        hr = IDirect3D9_CheckDeviceFormat(d3d, 0, device_type, D3DFMT_UNKNOWN,
+                0, D3DRTYPE_SURFACE, D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8);
+        ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "Got unexpected hr %#x, device type %#x.\n", hr, device_type);
+        hr = IDirect3D9_CheckDeviceFormat(d3d, 0, device_type, D3DFMT_UNKNOWN,
+                0, D3DRTYPE_TEXTURE, D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8);
+        ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "Got unexpected hr %#x, device type %#x.\n", hr, device_type);
+        hr = IDirect3D9_CheckDeviceFormat(d3d, 0, device_type, D3DFMT_UNKNOWN,
+                0, D3DRTYPE_SURFACE, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8);
+        ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "Got unexpected hr %#x, device type %#x.\n", hr, device_type);
+        hr = IDirect3D9_CheckDeviceFormat(d3d, 0, device_type, D3DFMT_UNKNOWN,
+                0, D3DRTYPE_TEXTURE, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8);
+        ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "Got unexpected hr %#x, device type %#x.\n", hr, device_type);
+    }
+
     hr = IDirect3D9_CheckDeviceFormat(d3d, D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8,
             0, D3DRTYPE_VERTEXBUFFER, D3DFMT_VERTEXDATA);
     todo_wine ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "Got unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);