diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/volume.c b/dlls/d3d9/volume.c
index d16b2ee4275..4e53b2ad91d 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/volume.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/volume.c
@@ -92,18 +92,38 @@ HRESULT WINAPI IDirect3DVolume9Impl_FreePrivateData(LPDIRECT3DVOLUME9 iface, REF
 
 HRESULT WINAPI IDirect3DVolume9Impl_GetContainer(LPDIRECT3DVOLUME9 iface, REFIID riid, void** ppContainer) {
     IDirect3DVolume9Impl *This = (IDirect3DVolume9Impl *)iface;
+    IWineD3DBase *wineD3DContainer = NULL;
+    IUnknown *wineD3DContainerParent = NULL;
     HRESULT res;
-    IUnknown *IWineContainer = NULL;
 
-    TRACE("(%p) Relay\n", This);
-    res = IWineD3DVolume_GetContainer(This->wineD3DVolume, riid, (void **)&IWineContainer);
+    TRACE("(This %p, riid %s, ppContainer %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppContainer);
 
-    /* If this works, the only valid container is a child of resource (volumetexture) */
-    if (res == D3D_OK && NULL != ppContainer) {
-        IWineD3DResource_GetParent((IWineD3DResource *)IWineContainer, (IUnknown **)ppContainer);
-        IWineD3DResource_Release((IWineD3DResource *)IWineContainer);
+    if (!ppContainer) {
+        ERR("Called without a valid ppContainer.\n");
     }
 
+    /* Get the WineD3D container. */
+    res = IWineD3DVolume_GetContainer(This->wineD3DVolume, &IID_IWineD3DBase, (void **)&wineD3DContainer);
+    if (res != D3D_OK) return res;
+
+    if (!wineD3DContainer) {
+        ERR("IWineD3DSurface_GetContainer should never return NULL\n");
+    }
+
+    /* Get the parent */
+    IWineD3DBase_GetParent(wineD3DContainer, &wineD3DContainerParent);
+    IUnknown_Release(wineD3DContainer);
+
+    if (!wineD3DContainerParent) {
+        ERR("IWineD3DBase_GetParent should never return NULL\n");
+    }
+
+    /* Now, query the interface of the parent for the riid */
+    res = IUnknown_QueryInterface(wineD3DContainerParent, riid, ppContainer);
+    IUnknown_Release(wineD3DContainerParent);
+
+    TRACE("Returning ppContainer %p, *ppContainer %p\n", ppContainer, *ppContainer);
+
     return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/volume.c b/dlls/wined3d/volume.c
index df9ca858078..3108662dd8d 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/volume.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/volume.c
@@ -105,10 +105,20 @@ D3DRESOURCETYPE WINAPI IWineD3DVolumeImpl_GetType(IWineD3DVolume *iface) {
    ******************************************* */
 HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DVolumeImpl_GetContainer(IWineD3DVolume *iface, REFIID riid, void** ppContainer) {
     IWineD3DVolumeImpl *This = (IWineD3DVolumeImpl *)iface;
-    TRACE("(%p) : returning %p\n", This, This->container);
-    *ppContainer = This->container;
-    IUnknown_AddRef(This->container);
-    return D3D_OK;
+
+    TRACE("(This %p, riid %s, ppContainer %p)\n", This, debugstr_guid(riid), ppContainer);
+
+    if (!ppContainer) {
+        ERR("Called without a valid ppContainer.\n");
+    }
+
+    /* Although surfaces can be standalone, volumes can't */
+    if (!This->container) {
+        ERR("Volume without an container. Should not happen.\n");
+    }
+
+    TRACE("Relaying to QueryInterface\n");
+    return IUnknown_QueryInterface(This->container, riid, ppContainer);
 }
 
 HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DVolumeImpl_GetDesc(IWineD3DVolume *iface, WINED3DVOLUME_DESC* pDesc) {