diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 7bf6b576777..9c7e6ca8744 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -1730,6 +1730,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DDeviceImpl_CreateSwapChain(IWineD3DDevice *iface,
             object->presentParms.MultiSampleQuality, TRUE /* Lockable */, &object->frontBuffer);
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
         IWineD3DSurface_SetContainer(object->frontBuffer, (IWineD3DBase *)object);
+        ((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)object->frontBuffer)->Flags |= SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN;
         if(surface_type == SURFACE_OPENGL) {
             IWineD3DSurface_ModifyLocation(object->frontBuffer, SFLAG_INDRAWABLE, TRUE);
         }
@@ -1812,6 +1813,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DDeviceImpl_CreateSwapChain(IWineD3DDevice *iface,
                     object->presentParms.MultiSampleQuality, TRUE /* Lockable */, &object->backBuffer[i]);
             if(SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
                 IWineD3DSurface_SetContainer(object->backBuffer[i], (IWineD3DBase *)object);
+                ((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)object->backBuffer[i])->Flags |= SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN;
             } else {
                 ERR("Cannot create new back buffer\n");
                 goto error;
@@ -6618,11 +6620,15 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DDeviceImpl_SetFrontBackBuffers(IWineD3DDevice *ifa
         TRACE("Changing the front buffer from %p to %p\n", Swapchain->frontBuffer, Front);
 
         if(Swapchain->frontBuffer)
+        {
             IWineD3DSurface_SetContainer(Swapchain->frontBuffer, NULL);
+            ((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)Swapchain->frontBuffer)->Flags &= ~SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN;
+        }
         Swapchain->frontBuffer = Front;
 
         if(Swapchain->frontBuffer) {
             IWineD3DSurface_SetContainer(Swapchain->frontBuffer, (IWineD3DBase *) Swapchain);
+            ((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)Swapchain->frontBuffer)->Flags |= SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN;
         }
     }
 
@@ -6660,11 +6666,15 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DDeviceImpl_SetFrontBackBuffers(IWineD3DDevice *ifa
         LEAVE_GL();
 
         if(Swapchain->backBuffer[0])
+        {
             IWineD3DSurface_SetContainer(Swapchain->backBuffer[0], NULL);
+            ((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)Swapchain->backBuffer[0])->Flags &= ~SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN;
+        }
         Swapchain->backBuffer[0] = Back;
 
         if(Swapchain->backBuffer[0]) {
             IWineD3DSurface_SetContainer(Swapchain->backBuffer[0], (IWineD3DBase *) Swapchain);
+            ((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)Swapchain->backBuffer[0])->Flags |= SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN;
         } else {
             HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, Swapchain->backBuffer);
             Swapchain->backBuffer = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
index ecca666273a..b0c6511b6f0 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,6 @@ static void surface_prepare_system_memory(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This) {
 static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_LockRect(IWineD3DSurface *iface, WINED3DLOCKED_RECT* pLockedRect, CONST RECT* pRect, DWORD Flags) {
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This = (IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)iface;
     IWineD3DDeviceImpl  *myDevice = This->resource.wineD3DDevice;
-    IWineD3DSwapChain *swapchain = NULL;
 
     TRACE("(%p) : rect@%p flags(%08x), output lockedRect@%p, memory@%p\n", This, pRect, Flags, pLockedRect, This->resource.allocatedMemory);
 
@@ -1157,8 +1156,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_LockRect(IWineD3DSurface *iface, WINED
      * Use the render target readback if the surface is on a swapchain(=onscreen render target) or the current primary target
      * Offscreen targets which are not active at the moment or are higher targets(FBOs) can be locked with the texture path
      */
-    IWineD3DSurface_GetContainer(iface, &IID_IWineD3DSwapChain, (void **)&swapchain);
-    if(swapchain || iface == myDevice->render_targets[0]) {
+    if ((This->Flags & SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN) || iface == myDevice->render_targets[0])
+    {
         const RECT *pass_rect = pRect;
 
         /* IWineD3DSurface_LoadLocation does not check if the rectangle specifies the full surfaces
@@ -1194,8 +1193,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_LockRect(IWineD3DSurface *iface, WINED
             case RTL_DISABLE:
                 break;
         }
-        if(swapchain) IWineD3DSwapChain_Release(swapchain);
-
     } else if(iface == myDevice->stencilBufferTarget) {
         /** the depth stencil in openGL has a format of GL_FLOAT
          * which should be good for WINED3DFMT_D16_LOCKABLE
@@ -1376,7 +1373,6 @@ static void flush_to_framebuffer_drawpixels(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This, GLenum fm
 static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_UnlockRect(IWineD3DSurface *iface) {
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This = (IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *)iface;
     IWineD3DDeviceImpl  *myDevice = This->resource.wineD3DDevice;
-    IWineD3DSwapChainImpl *swapchain = NULL;
     BOOL fullsurface;
 
     if (!(This->Flags & SFLAG_LOCKED)) {
@@ -1403,10 +1399,8 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_UnlockRect(IWineD3DSurface *iface) {
         goto unlock_end;
     }
 
-    IWineD3DSurface_GetContainer(iface, &IID_IWineD3DSwapChain, (void **)&swapchain);
-    if(swapchain || (myDevice->render_targets && iface == myDevice->render_targets[0])) {
-        if(swapchain) IWineD3DSwapChain_Release((IWineD3DSwapChain *) swapchain);
-
+    if ((This->Flags & SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN) || (myDevice->render_targets && iface == myDevice->render_targets[0]))
+    {
         if(wined3d_settings.rendertargetlock_mode == RTL_DISABLE) {
             static BOOL warned = FALSE;
             if(!warned) {
@@ -4220,12 +4214,9 @@ static void WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_ModifyLocation(IWineD3DSurface *iface, DW
           persistent ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
 
     if (wined3d_settings.offscreen_rendering_mode == ORM_FBO) {
-        IWineD3DSwapChain *swapchain = NULL;
-
-        if (SUCCEEDED(IWineD3DSurface_GetContainer(iface, &IID_IWineD3DSwapChain, (void **)&swapchain))) {
+        if (This->Flags & SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN)
+        {
             TRACE("Surface %p is an onscreen surface\n", iface);
-
-            IWineD3DSwapChain_Release(swapchain);
         } else {
             /* With ORM_FBO, SFLAG_INTEXTURE and SFLAG_INDRAWABLE are the same for offscreen targets. */
             if (flag & (SFLAG_INTEXTURE | SFLAG_INDRAWABLE)) flag |= (SFLAG_INTEXTURE | SFLAG_INDRAWABLE);
@@ -4478,7 +4469,6 @@ static inline void surface_blt_to_drawable(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This, const RECT
 static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_LoadLocation(IWineD3DSurface *iface, DWORD flag, const RECT *rect) {
     IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This = (IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *) iface;
     IWineD3DDeviceImpl *device = This->resource.wineD3DDevice;
-    IWineD3DSwapChain *swapchain = NULL;
     GLenum format, internal, type;
     CONVERT_TYPES convert;
     int bpp;
@@ -4487,10 +4477,9 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_LoadLocation(IWineD3DSurface *iface, D
     BOOL drawable_read_ok = TRUE;
 
     if (wined3d_settings.offscreen_rendering_mode == ORM_FBO) {
-        if (SUCCEEDED(IWineD3DSurface_GetContainer(iface, &IID_IWineD3DSwapChain, (void **)&swapchain))) {
+        if (This->Flags & SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN)
+        {
             TRACE("Surface %p is an onscreen surface\n", iface);
-
-            IWineD3DSwapChain_Release(swapchain);
         } else {
             /* With ORM_FBO, SFLAG_INTEXTURE and SFLAG_INDRAWABLE are the same for offscreen targets.
              * Prefer SFLAG_INTEXTURE. */
@@ -4691,7 +4680,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_LoadLocation(IWineD3DSurface *iface, D
         This->Flags |= flag;
     }
 
-    if (wined3d_settings.offscreen_rendering_mode == ORM_FBO && !swapchain
+    if (wined3d_settings.offscreen_rendering_mode == ORM_FBO && !(This->Flags & SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN)
             && (This->Flags & (SFLAG_INTEXTURE | SFLAG_INDRAWABLE))) {
         /* With ORM_FBO, SFLAG_INTEXTURE and SFLAG_INDRAWABLE are the same for offscreen targets. */
         This->Flags |= (SFLAG_INTEXTURE | SFLAG_INDRAWABLE);
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
index 87947ee35c4..d53f2d5f1bb 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
@@ -1643,6 +1643,7 @@ void flip_surface(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *front, IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *back);
 #define SFLAG_DS_ONSCREEN   0x00200000 /* Is a depth stencil, last modified onscreen */
 #define SFLAG_DS_OFFSCREEN  0x00400000 /* Is a depth stencil, last modified offscreen */
 #define SFLAG_INOVERLAYDRAW 0x00800000 /* Overlay drawing is in progress. Recursion prevention */
+#define SFLAG_SWAPCHAIN     0x01000000 /* The surface is part of a swapchain */
 
 /* In some conditions the surface memory must not be freed:
  * SFLAG_OVERSIZE: Not all data can be kept in GL