diff --git a/dlls/d3d8/device.c b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
index 2c9329fd019..0baa5ace8ca 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d8/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d8/device.c
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IDirect3DDevice8Impl_GetDepthStencilSurface(LPDIRECT3DDE
     hr=IWineD3DDevice_GetDepthStencilSurface(This->WineD3DDevice,&pZStencilSurface);
     if(hr == D3D_OK && pZStencilSurface != NULL){
         IWineD3DResource_GetParent((IWineD3DResource *)pZStencilSurface,(IUnknown**)ppZStencilSurface);
+        IWineD3DResource_Release((IWineD3DResource *)pZStencilSurface);
     }else{
         FIXME("Call to IWineD3DDevice_GetDepthStencilSurface failed\n");
         *ppZStencilSurface = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/device.c b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
index 34a2e1c34c5..9b31289e33c 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/device.c
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IDirect3DDevice9Impl_GetDepthStencilSurface(LPDIRECT3DDE
     hr=IWineD3DDevice_GetDepthStencilSurface(This->WineD3DDevice,&pZStencilSurface);
     if(hr == D3D_OK && pZStencilSurface != NULL){
         IWineD3DResource_GetParent((IWineD3DResource *)pZStencilSurface,(IUnknown**)ppZStencilSurface);
+        IWineD3DResource_Release((IWineD3DResource *)pZStencilSurface);
     }else{
         FIXME("Call to IWineD3DDevice_GetRenderTarget failed\n");
         *ppZStencilSurface = NULL;
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 26e24c6bbd4..4ae70a5c76e 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -6990,6 +6990,10 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IWineD3DDeviceImpl_GetDepthStencilSurface(IWineD3DDevice
     *ppZStencilSurface = This->depthStencilBuffer;
     TRACE("(%p) : zStencilSurface  returning %p\n", This,  *ppZStencilSurface);
 
+    if(*ppZStencilSurface != NULL) {
+        /* Note inc ref on returned surface */
+        IWineD3DSurface_AddRef(*ppZStencilSurface);
+    }
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }