diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_format.h b/src/d3d9/d3d9_format.h
index 617c2adc8..43d26553c 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_format.h
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_format.h
@@ -255,4 +255,16 @@ namespace dxvk {
         || format == D3D9Format::DXT5;
   }
 
+  // D3D9 documentation says: IDirect3DSurface9::GetDC is valid on the following formats only:
+  // D3DFMT_R5G6B5, D3DFMT_X1R5G5B5, D3DFMT_R8G8B8, and D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8. However,
+  // the equivalent formats of D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5 and D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8 are also supported.
+  inline bool IsSurfaceGetDCCompatibleFormat(D3D9Format format) {
+    return format == D3D9Format::R5G6B5
+        || format == D3D9Format::X1R5G5B5
+        || format == D3D9Format::A1R5G5B5
+        || format == D3D9Format::R8G8B8
+        || format == D3D9Format::X8R8G8B8
+        || format == D3D9Format::A8R8G8B8;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_surface.cpp b/src/d3d9/d3d9_surface.cpp
index dde921e5b..2290bfcf6 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_surface.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_surface.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
   }
 
   HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE D3D9Surface::QueryInterface(REFIID riid, void** ppvObject) {
-    if (ppvObject == nullptr)
+    if (unlikely(ppvObject == nullptr))
       return E_POINTER;
 
     *ppvObject = nullptr;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
   }
 
   HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE D3D9Surface::GetDesc(D3DSURFACE_DESC *pDesc) {
-    if (pDesc == nullptr)
+    if (unlikely(pDesc == nullptr))
       return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
 
     auto& desc = *(m_texture->Desc());
@@ -190,11 +190,14 @@ namespace dxvk {
   }
 
   HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE D3D9Surface::GetDC(HDC *phDC) {
-    if (phDC == nullptr)
+    if (unlikely(phDC == nullptr))
       return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
 
     const D3D9_COMMON_TEXTURE_DESC& desc = *m_texture->Desc();
 
+    if (unlikely(!IsSurfaceGetDCCompatibleFormat(desc.Format)))
+      return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
+
     D3DLOCKED_RECT lockedRect;
     HRESULT hr = LockRect(&lockedRect, nullptr, 0);
     if (FAILED(hr))
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
   }
 
   HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE D3D9Surface::ReleaseDC(HDC hDC) {
-    if (m_dcDesc.hDC == nullptr || m_dcDesc.hDC != hDC)
+    if (unlikely(m_dcDesc.hDC == nullptr || m_dcDesc.hDC != hDC))
       return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
 
     D3DKMTDestroyDCFromMemory(&m_dcDesc);