diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/objects.c b/dlls/gdi32/objects.c
index e614a9d6a52..84ed2377954 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/objects.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/objects.c
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ HRGN WINAPI ExtCreateRegion( const XFORM *xform, DWORD count, const RGNDATA *dat
     return NtGdiExtCreateRegion( xform, count, data );
 }
 
+/***********************************************************************
+ *           CreatePolyPolygonRgn    (GDI32.@)
+ */
+HRGN WINAPI CreatePolyPolygonRgn( const POINT *points, const INT *counts, INT count, INT mode )
+{
+    ULONG ret = NtGdiPolyPolyDraw( ULongToHandle(mode), points, (const UINT *)counts,
+                                   count, NtGdiPolyPolygonRgn );
+    return ULongToHandle( ret );
+}
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           CreateRectRgnIndirect    (GDI32.@)
  *
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/painting.c b/dlls/gdi32/painting.c
index f9fa18c4de0..803b9797736 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/painting.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/painting.c
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ ULONG WINAPI NtGdiPolyPolyDraw( HDC hdc, const POINT *points, const UINT *counts
     ULONG ret;
     DC *dc;
 
+    if (function == NtGdiPolyPolygonRgn)
+        return HandleToULong( create_polypolygon_region( points, (const INT *)counts, count,
+                                                         HandleToULong(hdc), NULL ));
+
     if (!(dc = get_dc_ptr( hdc ))) return FALSE;
     update_dc( dc );
 
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/region.c b/dlls/gdi32/region.c
index 502ce108a8f..4df48209de5 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/region.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/region.c
@@ -2692,12 +2692,3 @@ HRGN create_polypolygon_region( const POINT *Pts, const INT *Count, INT nbpolygo
     HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, pETEs );
     return hrgn;
 }
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- *           CreatePolyPolygonRgn    (GDI32.@)
- */
-HRGN WINAPI CreatePolyPolygonRgn( const POINT *pts, const INT *count, INT nbpolygons, INT mode )
-{
-    return create_polypolygon_region( pts, count, nbpolygons, mode, NULL );
-}