diff --git a/dlls/d3d10/effect.c b/dlls/d3d10/effect.c
index fb6c1ed58ad..96fd994fe77 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d10/effect.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d10/effect.c
@@ -8772,17 +8772,15 @@ static HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE d3d10_effect_depth_stencil_variable_GetDepthSte
 
     TRACE("iface %p, index %u, depth_stencil_state %p.\n", iface, index, depth_stencil_state);
 
-    if (v->type->element_count)
-        v = impl_from_ID3D10EffectVariable(iface->lpVtbl->GetElement(iface, index));
-    else if (index)
-        return E_FAIL;
-
-    if (v->type->basetype != D3D10_SVT_DEPTHSTENCIL)
+    if (!iface->lpVtbl->IsValid(iface))
     {
-        WARN("Variable is not a depth stencil state.\n");
+        WARN("Invalid variable.\n");
         return E_FAIL;
     }
 
+    if (!(v = d3d10_get_state_variable(v, index, &v->effect->ds_states)))
+        return E_FAIL;
+
     if ((*depth_stencil_state = v->u.state.object.depth_stencil))
         ID3D10DepthStencilState_AddRef(*depth_stencil_state);
 
diff --git a/dlls/d3d10/tests/effect.c b/dlls/d3d10/tests/effect.c
index 32a154bf276..5c2e7766767 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d10/tests/effect.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d10/tests/effect.c
@@ -4559,8 +4559,18 @@ static void test_effect_state_groups(void)
             ds_desc.BackFace.StencilPassOp);
     ok(ds_desc.BackFace.StencilFunc == D3D10_COMPARISON_GREATER_EQUAL, "Got unexpected BackFaceStencilFunc %#x.\n",
             ds_desc.BackFace.StencilFunc);
+    hr = d->lpVtbl->GetDepthStencilState(d, 0, &ds_state);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "Unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);
+    ID3D10DepthStencilState_GetDesc(ds_state, &ds_desc);
+    ok(ds_desc.DepthEnable, "Got unexpected DepthEnable %#x.\n", ds_desc.DepthEnable);
+    ID3D10DepthStencilState_Release(ds_state);
     d->lpVtbl->GetBackingStore(d, 1, &ds_desc);
     ok(!ds_desc.DepthEnable, "Got unexpected DepthEnable %#x.\n", ds_desc.DepthEnable);
+    hr = d->lpVtbl->GetDepthStencilState(d, 1, &ds_state);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "Unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);
+    ID3D10DepthStencilState_GetDesc(ds_state, &ds_desc);
+    ok(!ds_desc.DepthEnable, "Got unexpected DepthEnable %#x.\n", ds_desc.DepthEnable);
+    ID3D10DepthStencilState_Release(ds_state);
 
     v = effect->lpVtbl->GetVariableByName(effect, "rast_state");
     r = v->lpVtbl->AsRasterizer(v);