diff --git a/dlls/d3d8/device.c b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
index 99164e0dcf0..2b4b6ddeff2 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d8/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
@@ -1311,6 +1311,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IDirect3DDevice8Impl_GetIndices(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE8 iface, I
     rc = IWineD3DDevice_GetIndices(This->WineD3DDevice, &retIndexData, &tmp);
     if (D3D_OK == rc && NULL != retIndexData) {
         IWineD3DVertexBuffer_GetParent(retIndexData, (IUnknown **)ppIndexData);
+        IWineD3DVertexBuffer_Release(retIndexData);
     } else {
         if(rc != D3D_OK)  FIXME("Call to GetIndices failed\n");
         *ppIndexData = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/device.c b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
index 81439817d5d..d0a456a6679 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
@@ -833,6 +833,7 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IDirect3DDevice9Impl_GetIndices(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 iface,
     rc = IWineD3DDevice_GetIndices(This->WineD3DDevice, &retIndexData, &tmp);
     if (rc == D3D_OK && NULL != retIndexData) {
         IWineD3DVertexBuffer_GetParent(retIndexData, (IUnknown **)ppIndexData);
+        IWineD3DVertexBuffer_Release(retIndexData);
     }else{
         if(rc != D3D_OK)  FIXME("Call to GetIndices failed\n");
         *ppIndexData = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 597fcac92b5..375d57ee329 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -3244,7 +3244,9 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DDeviceImpl_GetIndices(IWineD3DDevice *iface, IWine
 
     *ppIndexData = This->stateBlock->pIndexData;
 
+    /* up ref count on ppindexdata */
     if (*ppIndexData) {
+        IWineD3DIndexBuffer_AddRef(*ppIndexData);
         *pBaseVertexIndex = This->stateBlock->baseVertexIndex;
         TRACE("(%p) index data set to %p + %u\n", This, ppIndexData, This->stateBlock->baseVertexIndex);
     }else{