diff --git a/dlls/d3d8/device.c b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
index 0baa5ace8ca..429b918e74a 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d8/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IDirect3DDevice8Impl_GetRenderTarget(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE8 i
 
     if (hr == D3D_OK && pRenderTarget != NULL) {
         IWineD3DResource_GetParent((IWineD3DResource *)pRenderTarget,(IUnknown**)ppRenderTarget);
+        IWineD3DResource_Release((IWineD3DResource *)pRenderTarget);
     } else {
         FIXME("Call to IWineD3DDevice_GetRenderTarget failed\n");
         *ppRenderTarget = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/device.c b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
index 9b31289e33c..8ed7b8d3045 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IDirect3DDevice9Impl_GetRenderTarget(LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 i
 
     if (hr == D3D_OK && pRenderTarget != NULL) {
         IWineD3DResource_GetParent((IWineD3DResource *)pRenderTarget,(IUnknown**)ppRenderTarget);
+        IWineD3DResource_Release((IWineD3DResource *)pRenderTarget);
     } else {
         FIXME("Call to IWineD3DDevice_GetRenderTarget failed\n");
         *ppRenderTarget = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 4ae70a5c76e..f1287bf801c 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -6898,7 +6898,9 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IWineD3DDeviceImpl_GetRenderTarget(IWineD3DDevice* iface
 
     *ppRenderTarget = This->renderTarget;
     TRACE("(%p) : RenderTarget %d Index returning %p\n", This, RenderTargetIndex, *ppRenderTarget);
-
+    /* Note inc ref on returned surface */
+    if(*ppRenderTarget != NULL)
+        IWineD3DSurface_AddRef(*ppRenderTarget);
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }