diff --git a/dlls/d3d8/device.c b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
index 364798f79b3..12d02538351 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d8/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
@@ -3399,6 +3399,14 @@ HRESULT device_init(struct d3d8_device *device, struct d3d8 *parent, struct wine
     struct wined3d_swapchain *wined3d_swapchain;
     HRESULT hr;
 
+    static const enum wined3d_feature_level feature_levels[] =
+    {
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_8,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_7,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_6,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_5,
+    };
+
     device->IDirect3DDevice8_iface.lpVtbl = &d3d8_device_vtbl;
     device->device_parent.ops = &d3d8_wined3d_device_parent_ops;
     device->ref = 1;
@@ -3413,9 +3421,9 @@ HRESULT device_init(struct d3d8_device *device, struct d3d8 *parent, struct wine
     if (!(flags & D3DCREATE_FPU_PRESERVE)) setup_fpu();
 
     wined3d_mutex_lock();
-    hr = wined3d_device_create(wined3d, adapter, device_type, focus_window, flags, 4,
-            &device->device_parent, &device->wined3d_device);
-    if (FAILED(hr))
+    if (FAILED(hr = wined3d_device_create(wined3d, adapter, device_type,
+            focus_window, flags, 4, feature_levels, ARRAY_SIZE(feature_levels),
+            &device->device_parent, &device->wined3d_device)))
     {
         WARN("Failed to create wined3d device, hr %#x.\n", hr);
         wined3d_mutex_unlock();
diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/device.c b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
index a8dc7097c48..a31360886b6 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
@@ -4230,6 +4230,17 @@ HRESULT device_init(struct d3d9_device *device, struct d3d9 *parent, struct wine
     unsigned i, count = 1;
     HRESULT hr;
 
+    static const enum wined3d_feature_level feature_levels[] =
+    {
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_SM3,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_SM2,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_1,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_8,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_7,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_6,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_5,
+    };
+
     if (mode)
         FIXME("Ignoring display mode.\n");
 
@@ -4240,7 +4251,8 @@ HRESULT device_init(struct d3d9_device *device, struct d3d9 *parent, struct wine
     if (!(flags & D3DCREATE_FPU_PRESERVE)) setup_fpu();
 
     wined3d_mutex_lock();
-    if (FAILED(hr = wined3d_device_create(wined3d, adapter, device_type, focus_window, flags, 4,
+    if (FAILED(hr = wined3d_device_create(wined3d, adapter, device_type,
+            focus_window, flags, 4, feature_levels, ARRAY_SIZE(feature_levels),
             &device->device_parent, &device->wined3d_device)))
     {
         WARN("Failed to create wined3d device, hr %#x.\n", hr);
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
index c83d0ca1568..56a74cb3285 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
@@ -4986,6 +4986,13 @@ HRESULT ddraw_init(struct ddraw *ddraw, DWORD flags, enum wined3d_device_type de
     struct wined3d_caps caps;
     HRESULT hr;
 
+    static const enum wined3d_feature_level feature_levels[] =
+    {
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_7,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_6,
+        WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_5,
+    };
+
     ddraw->IDirectDraw7_iface.lpVtbl = &ddraw7_vtbl;
     ddraw->IDirectDraw_iface.lpVtbl = &ddraw1_vtbl;
     ddraw->IDirectDraw2_iface.lpVtbl = &ddraw2_vtbl;
@@ -5023,7 +5030,8 @@ HRESULT ddraw_init(struct ddraw *ddraw, DWORD flags, enum wined3d_device_type de
     }
 
     if (FAILED(hr = wined3d_device_create(ddraw->wined3d, WINED3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, device_type,
-            NULL, 0, DDRAW_STRIDE_ALIGNMENT, &ddraw->device_parent, &ddraw->wined3d_device)))
+            NULL, 0, DDRAW_STRIDE_ALIGNMENT, feature_levels, ARRAY_SIZE(feature_levels),
+            &ddraw->device_parent, &ddraw->wined3d_device)))
     {
         WARN("Failed to create a wined3d device, hr %#x.\n", hr);
         wined3d_decref(ddraw->wined3d);
diff --git a/dlls/dxgi/device.c b/dlls/dxgi/device.c
index 67cadd5a3f8..deb07ca0d82 100644
--- a/dlls/dxgi/device.c
+++ b/dlls/dxgi/device.c
@@ -464,9 +464,10 @@ HRESULT dxgi_device_init(struct dxgi_device *device, struct dxgi_device_layer *l
         return E_FAIL;
     }
 
-    hr = wined3d_device_create(dxgi_factory->wined3d, dxgi_adapter->ordinal, WINED3D_DEVICE_TYPE_HAL,
-            NULL, 0, 4, wined3d_device_parent, &device->wined3d_device);
-    if (FAILED(hr))
+    if (FAILED(hr = wined3d_device_create(dxgi_factory->wined3d,
+            dxgi_adapter->ordinal, WINED3D_DEVICE_TYPE_HAL, NULL, 0, 4,
+            (const enum wined3d_feature_level *)feature_levels, level_count,
+            wined3d_device_parent, &device->wined3d_device)))
     {
         WARN("Failed to create a wined3d device, returning %#x.\n", hr);
         IUnknown_Release(device->child_layer);
diff --git a/dlls/dxgi/dxgi_private.h b/dlls/dxgi/dxgi_private.h
index f74514f0d32..3a59196e1ab 100644
--- a/dlls/dxgi/dxgi_private.h
+++ b/dlls/dxgi/dxgi_private.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ DXGI_USAGE dxgi_usage_from_wined3d_usage(DWORD wined3d_usage) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 DWORD wined3d_usage_from_dxgi_usage(DXGI_USAGE usage) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 unsigned int dxgi_swapchain_flags_from_wined3d(unsigned int wined3d_flags) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 unsigned int wined3d_swapchain_flags_from_dxgi(unsigned int flags) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+
 HRESULT dxgi_get_private_data(struct wined3d_private_store *store,
         REFGUID guid, UINT *data_size, void *data) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT dxgi_set_private_data(struct wined3d_private_store *store,
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 3fc3ae557dc..38c37d4c536 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -5158,16 +5158,43 @@ static int wined3d_sampler_compare(const void *key, const struct wine_rb_entry *
     return memcmp(&sampler->desc, key, sizeof(sampler->desc));
 }
 
+static BOOL wined3d_select_feature_level(const struct wined3d_adapter *adapter,
+        const enum wined3d_feature_level *levels, unsigned int level_count,
+        enum wined3d_feature_level *selected_level)
+{
+    const struct wined3d_d3d_info *d3d_info = &adapter->d3d_info;
+    unsigned int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < level_count; ++i)
+    {
+        if (levels[i] && d3d_info->feature_level >= levels[i])
+        {
+            *selected_level = levels[i];
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    FIXME_(winediag)("None of the requested D3D feature levels is supported on this GPU "
+            "with the current shader backend.\n");
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 HRESULT device_init(struct wined3d_device *device, struct wined3d *wined3d,
         UINT adapter_idx, enum wined3d_device_type device_type, HWND focus_window, DWORD flags,
-        BYTE surface_alignment, struct wined3d_device_parent *device_parent)
+        BYTE surface_alignment, const enum wined3d_feature_level *levels, unsigned int level_count,
+        struct wined3d_device_parent *device_parent)
 {
     struct wined3d_adapter *adapter = &wined3d->adapters[adapter_idx];
-    const struct fragment_pipeline *fragment_pipeline;
     const struct wined3d_vertex_pipe_ops *vertex_pipeline;
+    const struct fragment_pipeline *fragment_pipeline;
     unsigned int i;
     HRESULT hr;
 
+    if (!wined3d_select_feature_level(adapter, levels, level_count, &device->feature_level))
+        return E_FAIL;
+
+    TRACE("Device feature level %s.\n", wined3d_debug_feature_level(device->feature_level));
+
     device->ref = 1;
     device->wined3d = wined3d;
     wined3d_incref(device->wined3d);
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
index a8986b06b82..925a5bc9eb8 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
@@ -2416,16 +2416,18 @@ HRESULT CDECL wined3d_get_device_caps(const struct wined3d *wined3d, UINT adapte
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }
 
-HRESULT CDECL wined3d_device_create(struct wined3d *wined3d, UINT adapter_idx, enum wined3d_device_type device_type,
-        HWND focus_window, DWORD flags, BYTE surface_alignment, struct wined3d_device_parent *device_parent,
-        struct wined3d_device **device)
+HRESULT CDECL wined3d_device_create(struct wined3d *wined3d, unsigned int adapter_idx,
+        enum wined3d_device_type device_type, HWND focus_window, DWORD flags, BYTE surface_alignment,
+        const enum wined3d_feature_level *feature_levels, unsigned int feature_level_count,
+        struct wined3d_device_parent *device_parent, struct wined3d_device **device)
 {
     struct wined3d_device *object;
     HRESULT hr;
 
-    TRACE("wined3d %p, adapter_idx %u, device_type %#x, focus_window %p, "
-            "flags %#x, surface_alignment %u, device_parent %p, device %p.\n",
-            wined3d, adapter_idx, device_type, focus_window, flags, surface_alignment, device_parent, device);
+    TRACE("wined3d %p, adapter_idx %u, device_type %#x, focus_window %p, flags %#x, "
+            "surface_alignment %u, feature_levels %p, feature_level_count %u, device_parent %p, device %p.\n",
+            wined3d, adapter_idx, device_type, focus_window, flags, surface_alignment,
+            feature_levels, feature_level_count, device_parent, device);
 
     if (adapter_idx >= wined3d->adapter_count)
         return WINED3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
@@ -2433,9 +2435,9 @@ HRESULT CDECL wined3d_device_create(struct wined3d *wined3d, UINT adapter_idx, e
     if (!(object = heap_alloc_zero(sizeof(*object))))
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
 
-    hr = device_init(object, wined3d, adapter_idx, device_type,
-            focus_window, flags, surface_alignment, device_parent);
-    if (FAILED(hr))
+    if (FAILED(hr = device_init(object, wined3d, adapter_idx,
+            device_type, focus_window, flags, surface_alignment,
+            feature_levels, feature_level_count, device_parent)))
     {
         WARN("Failed to initialize device, hr %#x.\n", hr);
         heap_free(object);
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/utils.c b/dlls/wined3d/utils.c
index 055d546ccba..05579db5b2b 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/utils.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/utils.c
@@ -6311,6 +6311,28 @@ const char *wined3d_debug_location(DWORD location)
     return wine_dbg_sprintf("%s%s%s", prefix, buffer.str, suffix);
 }
 
+const char *wined3d_debug_feature_level(enum wined3d_feature_level level)
+{
+    switch (level)
+    {
+#define LEVEL_TO_STR(level) case level: return #level
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_5);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_6);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_7);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_8);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_1);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_SM2);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_SM3);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_1);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11);
+        LEVEL_TO_STR(WINED3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1);
+#undef LEVEL_TO_STR
+        default:
+            return wine_dbg_sprintf("%#x", level);
+    }
+}
+
 /* Print a floating point value with the %.8e format specifier, always using
  * '.' as decimal separator. */
 void wined3d_ftoa(float value, char *s)
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d.spec b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d.spec
index 93cecf0d3bb..a401e04dcf3 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d.spec
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 @ cdecl wined3d_device_copy_resource(ptr ptr ptr)
 @ cdecl wined3d_device_copy_sub_resource_region(ptr ptr long long long long ptr long ptr long)
 @ cdecl wined3d_device_copy_uav_counter(ptr ptr long ptr)
-@ cdecl wined3d_device_create(ptr long long ptr long long ptr ptr)
+@ cdecl wined3d_device_create(ptr long long ptr long long ptr long ptr ptr)
 @ cdecl wined3d_device_decref(ptr)
 @ cdecl wined3d_device_dispatch_compute(ptr long long long)
 @ cdecl wined3d_device_dispatch_compute_indirect(ptr ptr long)
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
index 4c5d73f677e..40a27ffcf26 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
@@ -2982,6 +2982,8 @@ struct wined3d_device
 
     WORD padding2 : 16;
 
+    enum wined3d_feature_level feature_level;
+
     struct wined3d_state state;
     struct wined3d_state *update_state;
     struct wined3d_stateblock *recording;
@@ -3037,7 +3039,8 @@ BOOL device_context_add(struct wined3d_device *device, struct wined3d_context *c
 void device_context_remove(struct wined3d_device *device, struct wined3d_context *context) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT device_init(struct wined3d_device *device, struct wined3d *wined3d,
         UINT adapter_idx, enum wined3d_device_type device_type, HWND focus_window, DWORD flags,
-        BYTE surface_alignment, struct wined3d_device_parent *device_parent) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+        BYTE surface_alignment, const enum wined3d_feature_level *levels, unsigned int level_count,
+        struct wined3d_device_parent *device_parent) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 LRESULT device_process_message(struct wined3d_device *device, HWND window, BOOL unicode,
         UINT message, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam, WNDPROC proc) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void device_resource_add(struct wined3d_device *device, struct wined3d_resource *resource) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
@@ -3914,6 +3917,7 @@ const char *debug_ivec4(const struct wined3d_ivec4 *v) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 const char *debug_uvec4(const struct wined3d_uvec4 *v) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 const char *debug_shader_type(enum wined3d_shader_type shader_type) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 const char *debug_vec4(const struct wined3d_vec4 *v) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+const char *wined3d_debug_feature_level(enum wined3d_feature_level level) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void dump_color_fixup_desc(struct color_fixup_desc fixup) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 BOOL is_invalid_op(const struct wined3d_state *state, int stage,
diff --git a/include/wine/wined3d.h b/include/wine/wined3d.h
index 17b0fd4c456..6b81b3ab1df 100644
--- a/include/wine/wined3d.h
+++ b/include/wine/wined3d.h
@@ -2248,8 +2248,9 @@ HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_device_copy_sub_resource_region(struct wined3d_device *d
         unsigned int src_sub_resource_idx, const struct wined3d_box *src_box, unsigned int flags);
 void __cdecl wined3d_device_copy_uav_counter(struct wined3d_device *device,
         struct wined3d_buffer *dst_buffer, unsigned int offset, struct wined3d_unordered_access_view *uav);
-HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_device_create(struct wined3d *wined3d, UINT adapter_idx,
+HRESULT __cdecl wined3d_device_create(struct wined3d *wined3d, unsigned int adapter_idx,
         enum wined3d_device_type device_type, HWND focus_window, DWORD behaviour_flags, BYTE surface_alignment,
+        const enum wined3d_feature_level *feature_levels, unsigned int feature_level_count,
         struct wined3d_device_parent *device_parent, struct wined3d_device **device);
 ULONG __cdecl wined3d_device_decref(struct wined3d_device *device);
 void __cdecl wined3d_device_dispatch_compute(struct wined3d_device *device,