diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.cpp
index c086d57ad..1f71da961 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.cpp
@@ -77,5 +77,27 @@ namespace dxvk {
   DxvkSparsePageTable* DxvkBuffer::getSparsePageTable() {
     return m_storage->getSparsePageTable();
   }
+
+
+  Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> DxvkBuffer::relocateStorage(
+          DxvkAllocationModes         mode) {
+    // The resource may become non-relocatable even after we allocate new
+    // backing storage, but if it already is then don't waste memory.
+    if (!canRelocate())
+      return nullptr;
+
+    DxvkAllocationInfo allocationInfo = { };
+    allocationInfo.resourceCookie = cookie();
+    allocationInfo.properties = m_properties;
+    allocationInfo.mode = mode;
+
+    VkBufferCreateInfo info = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO };
+    info.flags = m_info.flags;
+    info.usage = m_info.usage;
+    info.size = m_info.size;
+    m_sharingMode.fill(info);
+
+    return m_allocator->createBufferResource(info, allocationInfo, nullptr);
+  }
   
 }
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.h
index 3d7ffd479..8cd0bc5fe 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.h
@@ -397,6 +397,15 @@ namespace dxvk {
      */
     DxvkSparsePageTable* getSparsePageTable();
 
+    /**
+     * \brief Allocates new backing storage with constraints
+     *
+     * \param [in] mode Allocation mode flags
+     * \returns Operation status and allocation
+     */
+    Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> relocateStorage(
+            DxvkAllocationModes         mode);
+
   private:
 
     Rc<vk::DeviceFn>            m_vkd;
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
index a8db1d9fe..567781094 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
     DxvkImageUsageInfo usage = usageInfo;
     usage.flags |= createFlags;
 
-    auto storage = image->allocateStorageWithUsage(usage);
+    auto storage = image->allocateStorageWithUsage(usage, 0u);
 
     DxvkRelocateImageInfo relocateInfo;
     relocateInfo.image = image;
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.cpp
index 800fcf72a..9476fcc4b 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ namespace dxvk {
   }
 
 
+  Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> DxvkImage::relocateStorage(
+          DxvkAllocationModes         mode) {
+    if (!canRelocate())
+      return nullptr;
+
+    return allocateStorageWithUsage(DxvkImageUsageInfo(), mode);
+  }
+
+
   Rc<DxvkImageView> DxvkImage::createView(
     const DxvkImageViewKey& info) {
     std::unique_lock lock(m_viewMutex);
@@ -120,11 +129,13 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
 
   Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> DxvkImage::allocateStorage() {
-    return allocateStorageWithUsage(DxvkImageUsageInfo());
+    return allocateStorageWithUsage(DxvkImageUsageInfo(), 0u);
   }
 
 
-  Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> DxvkImage::allocateStorageWithUsage(const DxvkImageUsageInfo& usageInfo) {
+  Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> DxvkImage::allocateStorageWithUsage(
+    const DxvkImageUsageInfo&         usageInfo,
+          DxvkAllocationModes         mode) {
     const DxvkFormatInfo* formatInfo = lookupFormatInfo(m_info.format);
     small_vector<VkFormat, 4> localViewFormats;
 
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.h
index f28ac4ee2..784416db2 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.h
@@ -515,6 +515,15 @@ namespace dxvk {
      */
     DxvkSparsePageTable* getSparsePageTable();
 
+    /**
+     * \brief Allocates new backing storage with constraints
+     *
+     * \param [in] mode Allocation mode flags
+     * \returns Operation status and allocation
+     */
+    Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> relocateStorage(
+            DxvkAllocationModes         mode);
+
     /**
      * \brief Creates image resource
      *
@@ -529,10 +538,12 @@ namespace dxvk {
      * Creates new backing storage with additional usage flags
      * enabled. Useful to expand on usage flags after creation.
      * \param [in] usage Usage flags to add
+     * \param [in] mode Allocation constraints
      * \returns New underlying image resource
      */
     Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> allocateStorageWithUsage(
-      const DxvkImageUsageInfo&       usage);
+      const DxvkImageUsageInfo&         usage,
+            DxvkAllocationModes         mode);
 
     /**
      * \brief Assigns backing storage to the image
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_sparse.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_sparse.h
index 04bef8e9a..ee026a7b5 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_sparse.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_sparse.h
@@ -522,6 +522,21 @@ namespace dxvk {
      */
     virtual DxvkSparsePageTable* getSparsePageTable() = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * \brief Allocates new backing storage with constraints
+     *
+     * \param [in] mode Allocation mode flags to control behaviour.
+     *    When relocating the resource to a preferred memory type,
+     *    \c NoFallback should be set, when defragmenting device
+     *    memory then \c NoAllocation should also be set.
+     * \returns \c true in the first field if the operation is
+     *    considered successful, i.e. if an new backing allocation
+     *    was successfully created or is unnecessary. The second
+     *    field will contain the new allocation itself.
+     */
+    virtual Rc<DxvkResourceAllocation> relocateStorage(
+            DxvkAllocationModes         mode) = 0;
+
   private:
 
     std::atomic<uint64_t> m_useCount = { 0u };