diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
index c21dec1c2a3..726ce7babe1 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/ddraw.c
@@ -2492,6 +2492,7 @@ IDirectDrawImpl_CreateSurface(IDirectDraw7 *iface,
         extra_surfaces = DDSD->dwBackBufferCount;
         desc2.ddsCaps.dwCaps &= ~DDSCAPS_FRONTBUFFER; /* It's not a front buffer */
         desc2.ddsCaps.dwCaps |= DDSCAPS_BACKBUFFER;
+        desc2.dwBackBufferCount = 0;
     }
 
     hr = DD_OK;
diff --git a/dlls/ddraw/tests/dsurface.c b/dlls/ddraw/tests/dsurface.c
index 8e0857e182c..c0e84befbf4 100644
--- a/dlls/ddraw/tests/dsurface.c
+++ b/dlls/ddraw/tests/dsurface.c
@@ -1154,9 +1154,9 @@ static void AttachmentTest7(void)
     HRESULT hr;
     IDirectDraw7 *dd7;
     IDirectDrawSurface7 *surface1, *surface2, *surface3, *surface4;
-    DDSURFACEDESC2 ddsd;
+    DDSURFACEDESC2 ddsd, ddsd2;
     UINT num;
-    DDSCAPS2 caps = {DDSCAPS_TEXTURE, 0, 0, 0};
+    DDSCAPS2 caps = {DDSCAPS_TEXTURE, 0, 0, 0}, caps2 = {DDSCAPS_BACKBUFFER,0,0,0};
     HWND window = CreateWindow( "static", "ddraw_test", WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, 100, 100, 160, 160, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL );
 
     hr = IDirectDraw_QueryInterface(lpDD, &IID_IDirectDraw7, (void **) &dd7);
@@ -1253,6 +1253,14 @@ static void AttachmentTest7(void)
     hr = IDirectDraw7_CreateSurface(dd7, &ddsd, &surface1, NULL);
     ok(hr==DD_OK,"CreateSurface returned: %x\n",hr);
 
+    /* backbuffer surfaces must not have dwBackBufferCount set */
+    ddsd2.dwSize = sizeof(ddsd2);
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface7_GetAttachedSurface(surface1, &caps2, &surface2);
+    ok(hr==DD_OK,"GetAttachedSurface returned: %x\n", hr);
+    hr = IDirectDrawSurface7_GetSurfaceDesc(surface2, &ddsd2);
+    ok(hr==DD_OK,"GetSurfaceDesc returned: %x\n", hr);
+    ok(ddsd2.dwBackBufferCount==0,"backbuffer surface has dwBackBufferCount==%u\n", ddsd2.dwBackBufferCount);
+
     num = 0;
     IDirectDrawSurface7_EnumAttachedSurfaces(surface1, &num, SurfaceCounter);
     ok(num == 1, "Primary surface has %d surfaces attached, expected 1\n", num);