diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp b/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
index d1c3c795c..eb6d9e679 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_device.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ namespace dxvk {
     if (FAILED(hr))
       return hr;
 
-    if (desc.MiscFlags & D3D11_RESOURCE_MISC_TILED)
+    if ((desc.MiscFlags & D3D11_RESOURCE_MISC_TILED)
+     && (m_deviceFeatures.GetTiledResourcesTier() < D3D11_TILED_RESOURCES_TIER_3))
       return E_INVALIDARG;
 
     if (!ppTexture3D)
diff --git a/src/d3d11/d3d11_features.cpp b/src/d3d11/d3d11_features.cpp
index 099435340..a3fe2cce0 100644
--- a/src/d3d11/d3d11_features.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d11/d3d11_features.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@ namespace dxvk {
      || m_properties.core.properties.sparseProperties.residencyAlignedMipSize)
       return D3D11_TILED_RESOURCES_TIER_1;
 
-    return D3D11_TILED_RESOURCES_TIER_2;
+    if (!m_features.core.features.sparseResidencyImage3D
+     || !m_properties.core.properties.sparseProperties.residencyStandard3DBlockShape)
+      return D3D11_TILED_RESOURCES_TIER_2;
+
+    return D3D11_TILED_RESOURCES_TIER_3;
   }