diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12bufferpool.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12bufferpool.cpp
index c8875d95f2..2d9635d8f2 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12bufferpool.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12bufferpool.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ gst_d3d12_buffer_pool_set_config (GstBufferPool * pool, GstStructure * config)
 
     auto alloc = (GstD3D12Allocator *)
         gst_d3d12_pool_allocator_new (self->device,
-        &heap_props, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &desc[0],
+        &heap_props, params->heap_flags, &desc[0],
         D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COMMON, nullptr);
     auto num_planes = D3D12GetFormatPlaneCount (device,
         params->d3d12_format.dxgi_format);
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ gst_d3d12_buffer_pool_set_config (GstBufferPool * pool, GstStructure * config)
 
       auto alloc = (GstD3D12Allocator *)
           gst_d3d12_pool_allocator_new (self->device,
-          &heap_props, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &desc[i],
+          &heap_props, params->heap_flags, &desc[i],
           D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COMMON, nullptr);
 
       UINT64 mem_size;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12decoder.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12decoder.cpp
index c3ae03eb03..c00ba10886 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12decoder.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12decoder.cpp
@@ -717,6 +717,8 @@ gst_d3d12_decoder_configure (GstD3D12Decoder * decoder,
   auto params = gst_d3d12_allocation_params_new (decoder->device, info,
       GST_D3D12_ALLOCATION_FLAG_DEFAULT, resource_flags);
   gst_d3d12_allocation_params_alignment (params, &align);
+  gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_heap_flags (params,
+      D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_CREATE_NOT_ZEROED);
   if (!session->array_of_textures)
     gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_array_size (params, session->dpb_size);
 
@@ -748,6 +750,8 @@ gst_d3d12_decoder_configure (GstD3D12Decoder * decoder,
         GST_D3D12_ALLOCATION_FLAG_DEFAULT,
         D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_SIMULTANEOUS_ACCESS);
     gst_d3d12_allocation_params_alignment (params, &align);
+    gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_heap_flags (params,
+        D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_CREATE_NOT_ZEROED);
     gst_buffer_pool_config_set_d3d12_allocation_params (config, params);
     gst_d3d12_allocation_params_free (params);
     gst_buffer_pool_config_set_params (config, caps, info->size, 0, 0);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory-private.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory-private.h
index f3fd764d29..417a97547f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory-private.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory-private.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct _GstD3D12AllocationParams
   GstVideoInfo aligned_info;
   GstD3D12Format d3d12_format;
   GstD3D12AllocationFlags flags;
+  D3D12_HEAP_FLAGS heap_flags;
   D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAGS resource_flags;
   guint array_size;
 };
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.cpp
index 03f226783b..972cd31fcd 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ gst_d3d12_allocation_params_new (GstD3D12Device * device,
   ret->d3d12_format = d3d12_format;
   ret->array_size = 1;
   ret->flags = flags;
+  ret->heap_flags = D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE;
   ret->resource_flags = resource_flags;
 
   return ret;
@@ -172,6 +173,17 @@ gst_d3d12_allocation_params_unset_resource_flags (GstD3D12AllocationParams *
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+gboolean
+gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_heap_flags (GstD3D12AllocationParams *
+    params, D3D12_HEAP_FLAGS heap_flags)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (params, FALSE);
+
+  params->heap_flags |= heap_flags;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 gboolean
 gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_array_size (GstD3D12AllocationParams * params,
     guint size)
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.h
index 7cbe746b1b..ced3e7b1e1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12memory.h
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ gboolean                   gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_resource_flags (GstD3
 gboolean                   gst_d3d12_allocation_params_unset_resource_flags (GstD3D12AllocationParams * params,
                                                                              D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAGS resource_flags);
 
+gboolean                   gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_heap_flags (GstD3D12AllocationParams * params,
+                                                                       D3D12_HEAP_FLAGS heap_flags);
+
 gboolean                   gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_array_size (GstD3D12AllocationParams * params,
                                                                        guint size);