diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36.spec b/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36.spec
index fbcce68c242..e4d49e8a52e 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36.spec
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 @ stub D3DXCreateEffectFromResourceExA
 @ stub D3DXCreateEffectFromResourceExW
 @ stub D3DXCreateEffectFromResourceW
-@ stub D3DXCreateEffectPool
+@ stdcall D3DXCreateEffectPool(ptr)
 @ stdcall D3DXCreateFontA(ptr long long long long long long long long long str ptr)
 @ stdcall D3DXCreateFontIndirectA(ptr ptr ptr)
 @ stdcall D3DXCreateFontIndirectW(ptr ptr ptr)
diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/effect.c b/dlls/d3dx9_36/effect.c
index 59993232f93..6c544d26780 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/effect.c
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/effect.c
@@ -889,3 +889,84 @@ HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateEffect(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 device,
 
     return D3D_OK;
 }
+
+static const struct ID3DXEffectPoolVtbl ID3DXEffectPool_Vtbl;
+
+typedef struct ID3DXEffectPoolImpl {
+    const ID3DXEffectPoolVtbl *lpVtbl;
+    LONG ref;
+} ID3DXEffectPoolImpl;
+
+/*** IUnknown methods ***/
+static HRESULT WINAPI ID3DXEffectPoolImpl_QueryInterface(ID3DXEffectPool* iface, REFIID riid, void** object)
+{
+    ID3DXEffectPoolImpl *This = (ID3DXEffectPoolImpl *)iface;
+
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%s, %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), object);
+
+    if (IsEqualGUID(riid, &IID_IUnknown) ||
+        IsEqualGUID(riid, &IID_ID3DXEffectPool))
+    {
+        This->lpVtbl->AddRef(iface);
+        *object = This;
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    WARN("Interface %s not found\n", debugstr_guid(riid));
+
+    return E_NOINTERFACE;
+}
+
+static ULONG WINAPI ID3DXEffectPoolImpl_AddRef(ID3DXEffectPool* iface)
+{
+    ID3DXEffectPoolImpl *This = (ID3DXEffectPoolImpl *)iface;
+
+    TRACE("(%p)->(): AddRef from %u\n", This, This->ref);
+
+    return InterlockedIncrement(&This->ref);
+}
+
+static ULONG WINAPI ID3DXEffectPoolImpl_Release(ID3DXEffectPool* iface)
+{
+    ID3DXEffectPoolImpl *This = (ID3DXEffectPoolImpl *)iface;
+    ULONG ref = InterlockedDecrement(&This->ref);
+
+    TRACE("(%p)->(): Release from %u\n", This, ref + 1);
+
+    if (!ref)
+        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This);
+
+    return ref;
+}
+
+static const struct ID3DXEffectPoolVtbl ID3DXEffectPool_Vtbl =
+{
+    /*** IUnknown methods ***/
+    ID3DXEffectPoolImpl_QueryInterface,
+    ID3DXEffectPoolImpl_AddRef,
+    ID3DXEffectPoolImpl_Release
+};
+
+HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateEffectPool(LPD3DXEFFECTPOOL* pool)
+{
+    ID3DXEffectPoolImpl* object;
+
+    TRACE("(%p)\n", pool);
+
+    if (!pool)
+        return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
+
+    object = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(ID3DXEffectImpl));
+    if (!object)
+    {
+        ERR("Out of memory\n");
+        return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
+    }
+
+    object->lpVtbl = &ID3DXEffectPool_Vtbl;
+    object->ref = 1;
+
+    *pool = (LPD3DXEFFECTPOOL)object;
+
+    return S_OK;
+}
diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/tests/effect.c b/dlls/d3dx9_36/tests/effect.c
index 40a2f181cc5..8b23536a2e3 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/tests/effect.c
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/tests/effect.c
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ static void test_create_effect(IDirect3DDevice9* device)
     effect->lpVtbl->Release(effect);
 }
 
+static void test_create_effect_pool(void)
+{
+    HRESULT hr;
+    ID3DXEffectPool* pool;
+
+    hr = D3DXCreateEffectPool(NULL);
+    ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "Got result %x, expected %x (D3D_INVALIDCALL)\n", hr, D3DERR_INVALIDCALL);
+
+    hr = D3DXCreateEffectPool(&pool);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "Got result %x, expected 0 (S_OK)\n", hr);
+
+    pool->lpVtbl->Release(pool);
+}
+
 START_TEST(effect)
 {
     HWND wnd;
@@ -79,6 +93,7 @@ START_TEST(effect)
     }
 
     test_create_effect(device);
+    test_create_effect_pool();
 
     IDirect3DDevice9_Release(device);
     IDirect3D9_Release(d3d);
diff --git a/include/d3dx9effect.h b/include/d3dx9effect.h
index b372c259515..eb8a9a88e87 100644
--- a/include/d3dx9effect.h
+++ b/include/d3dx9effect.h
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ DECLARE_INTERFACE_(ID3DXEffect, ID3DXBaseEffect)
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateEffectPool(LPD3DXEFFECTPOOL* pool);
+
 HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateEffect(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 device,
                                 LPCVOID srcdata,
                                 UINT srcdatalen,