diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/Makefile.in b/dlls/d3dx9_36/Makefile.in
index c094071836d..f5fa278bc9f 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/Makefile.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SRCDIR    = @srcdir@
 VPATH     = @srcdir@
 MODULE    = d3dx9_36.dll
 IMPORTLIB = d3dx9
-IMPORTS   = d3d9 d3dx8 kernel32
+IMPORTS   = d3d9 d3dx8 gdi32 kernel32
 
 C_SRCS = \
 	d3dx9_36_main.c \
diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36_private.h b/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36_private.h
index 5d3d329f3e2..4d73e76c5f6 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36_private.h
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36_private.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ typedef struct ID3DXFontImpl
     /* ID3DXFont fields */
     IDirect3DDevice9 *device;
     D3DXFONT_DESCW desc;
+
+    HDC hdc;
 } ID3DXFontImpl;
 
 
diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/font.c b/dlls/d3dx9_36/font.c
index 1de063469ad..034ae933ad1 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/font.c
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/font.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI ID3DXFontImpl_Release(LPD3DXFONT iface)
     TRACE("(%p): ReleaseRef to %d\n", This, ref);
 
     if(ref==0) {
+        DeleteDC(This->hdc);
         IDirect3DDevice9_Release(This->device);
         HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This);
     }
@@ -113,8 +114,8 @@ static BOOL WINAPI ID3DXFontImpl_GetTextMetricsW(LPD3DXFONT iface, TEXTMETRICW *
 static HDC WINAPI ID3DXFontImpl_GetDC(LPD3DXFONT iface)
 {
     ID3DXFontImpl *This=(ID3DXFontImpl*)iface;
-    FIXME("(%p): stub\n", This);
-    return NULL;
+    TRACE("(%p)\n", This);
+    return This->hdc;
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI ID3DXFontImpl_GetGlyphData(LPD3DXFONT iface, UINT glyph, LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE9 *texture, RECT *blackbox, POINT *cellinc)
@@ -300,6 +301,12 @@ HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateFontIndirectW(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 device, CONST D3DXFONT_
     object->device=device;
     object->desc=*desc;
 
+    object->hdc = CreateCompatibleDC(NULL);
+    if( !object->hdc ) {
+        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, object);
+        return D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
     IDirect3DDevice9_AddRef(device);
     *font=(LPD3DXFONT)object;