diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/font.c b/dlls/dwrite/font.c
index f579e19929a..2a2f39fffbe 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/font.c
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/font.c
@@ -1511,8 +1511,11 @@ static BOOL WINAPI dwritefont3_Equals(IDWriteFont3 *iface, IDWriteFont *font)
 static HRESULT WINAPI dwritefont3_GetFontFaceReference(IDWriteFont3 *iface, IDWriteFontFaceReference **reference)
 {
     struct dwrite_font *This = impl_from_IDWriteFont3(iface);
-    FIXME("(%p)->(%p): stub\n", This, reference);
-    return E_NOTIMPL;
+
+    TRACE("(%p)->(%p)\n", This, reference);
+
+    return IDWriteFactory3_CreateFontFaceReference_(This->data->factory, This->data->file, This->data->face_index,
+        This->data->simulations, reference);
 }
 
 static BOOL WINAPI dwritefont3_HasCharacter(IDWriteFont3 *iface, UINT32 ch)
diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/tests/font.c b/dlls/dwrite/tests/font.c
index ae6cbcfe469..bad347de242 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/tests/font.c
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/tests/font.c
@@ -5830,6 +5830,8 @@ static void test_CreateFontFaceReference(void)
     IDWriteFontFile *file, *file1;
     IDWriteFactory3 *factory3;
     IDWriteFactory *factory;
+    IDWriteFont3 *font3;
+    IDWriteFont *font;
     UINT32 index;
     WCHAR *path;
     HRESULT hr;
@@ -5921,6 +5923,23 @@ todo_wine
     IDWriteFontFile_Release(file);
     IDWriteFontFile_Release(file1);
 
+    /* references returned from IDWriteFont3 */
+    font = get_tahoma_instance((IDWriteFactory*)factory3, DWRITE_FONT_STYLE_NORMAL);
+    hr = IDWriteFont_QueryInterface(font, &IID_IDWriteFont3, (void**)&font3);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "got 0x%08x\n", hr);
+    IDWriteFont_Release(font);
+
+    hr = IDWriteFont3_GetFontFaceReference(font3, &ref);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "got 0x%08x\n", hr);
+
+    hr = IDWriteFont3_GetFontFaceReference(font3, &ref1);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "got 0x%08x\n", hr);
+    ok(ref != ref1, "got %p, %p\n", ref1, ref);
+
+    IDWriteFontFaceReference_Release(ref);
+    IDWriteFontFaceReference_Release(ref1);
+    IDWriteFont3_Release(font3);
+
     IDWriteFactory3_Release(factory3);
     DELETE_FONTFILE(path);
 }