diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device-private.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device-private.h
index 832702390a..19f3b173bb 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device-private.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device-private.h
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ GST_D3D11_API
 HRESULT gst_d3d11_device_get_rasterizer_msaa (GstD3D11Device * device,
                                               ID3D11RasterizerState ** rasterizer);
 
-/* Used internally by gstd3d11utils.cpp */
-void gst_d3d11_device_mark_removed         (GstD3D11Device * device, HRESULT reason);
+GST_D3D11_API
+void    gst_d3d11_device_check_device_removed (GstD3D11Device * device);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.cpp
index ab8faff0bd..cbed7b3ad0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.cpp
@@ -96,24 +96,31 @@ enum
   PROP_DESCRIPTION,
   PROP_CREATE_FLAGS,
   PROP_ADAPTER_LUID,
+  PROP_DEVICE_REMOVED_REASON,
 };
 
+static GParamSpec *pspec_removed_reason = nullptr;
+
 #define DEFAULT_ADAPTER 0
 #define DEFAULT_CREATE_FLAGS 0
 
-enum
-{
-  /* signals */
-  SIGNAL_DEVICE_REMOVED,
-  LAST_SIGNAL
-};
-
-static guint gst_d3d11_device_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0, };
-
-
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 struct _GstD3D11DevicePrivate
 {
+  _GstD3D11DevicePrivate ()
+  {
+    device_removed_event =
+        CreateEventEx (nullptr, nullptr, 0, EVENT_ALL_ACCESS);
+    cancallable =
+        CreateEventEx (nullptr, nullptr, 0, EVENT_ALL_ACCESS);
+  }
+
+  ~_GstD3D11DevicePrivate ()
+  {
+    CloseHandle (device_removed_event);
+    CloseHandle (cancallable);
+  }
+
   guint adapter = 0;
   guint device_id = 0;
   guint vendor_id = 0;
@@ -123,6 +130,7 @@ struct _GstD3D11DevicePrivate
   gint64 adapter_luid = 0;
 
   ID3D11Device *device = nullptr;
+  ID3D11Device4 *device4 = nullptr;
   ID3D11Device5 *device5 = nullptr;
   ID3D11DeviceContext *device_context = nullptr;
   ID3D11DeviceContext4 *device_context4 = nullptr;
@@ -157,7 +165,11 @@ struct _GstD3D11DevicePrivate
   IDXGIInfoQueue *dxgi_info_queue = nullptr;
 #endif
 
-  gboolean device_removed = FALSE;
+  DWORD device_removed_cookie = 0;
+  GThread *device_removed_monitor_thread = nullptr;
+  HANDLE device_removed_event;
+  HANDLE cancallable;
+  std::atomic<HRESULT> removed_reason = { S_OK };
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
@@ -430,18 +442,18 @@ gst_d3d11_device_class_init (GstD3D11DeviceClass * klass)
           G_MININT64, G_MAXINT64, 0, readable_flags));
 
   /**
-   * GstD3D11Device::device-removed:
-   * @device: the #d3d11device
+   * GstD3D11Device:device-removed-reason:
    *
-   * Emitted when the D3D11Device gets suspended by the DirectX (error
-   * DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED or DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_RESET have been returned
-   * after one of the DirectX operations).
+   * Device removed reason HRESULT code
    *
    * Since: 1.26
    */
-  gst_d3d11_device_signals[SIGNAL_DEVICE_REMOVED] =
-      g_signal_new ("device-removed", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
-      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_INT);
+  pspec_removed_reason =
+      g_param_spec_int ("device-removed-reason", "Device Removed Reason",
+      "HRESULT code returned from ID3D11Device::GetDeviceRemovedReason",
+      G_MININT32, G_MAXINT32, 0, readable_flags);
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DEVICE_REMOVED_REASON,
+      pspec_removed_reason);
 
   gst_d3d11_memory_init_once ();
 }
@@ -700,6 +712,9 @@ gst_d3d11_device_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_ADAPTER_LUID:
       g_value_set_int64 (value, priv->adapter_luid);
       break;
+    case PROP_DEVICE_REMOVED_REASON:
+      g_value_set_int (value, priv->removed_reason);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -741,7 +756,14 @@ gst_d3d11_device_dispose (GObject * object)
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (self, "dispose");
 
+  if (priv->device4 && priv->device_removed_monitor_thread) {
+    priv->device4->UnregisterDeviceRemoved (priv->device_removed_cookie);
+    SetEvent (priv->cancallable);
+    g_clear_pointer (&priv->device_removed_monitor_thread, g_thread_join);
+  }
+
   AcquireSRWLockExclusive (&_device_creation_rwlock);
+
   priv->ps_cache.clear ();
   priv->vs_cache.clear ();
   priv->sampler_cache.clear ();
@@ -749,6 +771,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_dispose (GObject * object)
   GST_D3D11_CLEAR_COM (priv->rs);
   GST_D3D11_CLEAR_COM (priv->rs_msaa);
   GST_D3D11_CLEAR_COM (priv->device5);
+  GST_D3D11_CLEAR_COM (priv->device4);
   GST_D3D11_CLEAR_COM (priv->device_context4);
   GST_D3D11_CLEAR_COM (priv->video_device);
   GST_D3D11_CLEAR_COM (priv->video_context);
@@ -977,12 +1000,47 @@ gst_d3d11_device_setup_debug_layer (GstD3D11Device * self)
 #endif
 }
 
+void
+gst_d3d11_device_check_device_removed (GstD3D11Device * self)
+{
+  auto priv = self->priv;
+  auto removed_reason = priv->device->GetDeviceRemovedReason ();
+
+  if (removed_reason == S_OK)
+    return;
+
+  HRESULT expected = S_OK;
+  if (std::atomic_compare_exchange_strong (&priv->removed_reason,
+          &expected, removed_reason)) {
+    auto error_text = g_win32_error_message ((guint) priv->removed_reason);
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "DeviceRemovedReason: 0x%x, %s",
+        (guint) priv->removed_reason, GST_STR_NULL (error_text));
+    g_free (error_text);
+
+    g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), pspec_removed_reason);
+  }
+}
+
+static gpointer
+gst_d3d11_device_removed_monitor_thread (GstD3D11Device * self)
+{
+  auto priv = self->priv;
+  HANDLE waitables[] = { priv->device_removed_event, priv->cancallable };
+
+  auto ret = WaitForMultipleObjects (2, waitables, FALSE, INFINITE);
+  if (ret == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
+    gst_d3d11_device_check_device_removed (self);
+
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 static GstD3D11Device *
 gst_d3d11_device_new_internal (const GstD3D11DeviceConstructData * data)
 {
   ComPtr < IDXGIAdapter1 > adapter;
   ComPtr < IDXGIFactory1 > factory;
   ComPtr < ID3D11Device > device;
+  ComPtr < ID3D11Device4 > device4;
   ComPtr < ID3D11Device5 > device5;
   ComPtr < ID3D11DeviceContext > device_context;
   ComPtr < ID3D11DeviceContext4 > device_context4;
@@ -1115,6 +1173,18 @@ gst_d3d11_device_new_internal (const GstD3D11DeviceConstructData * data)
 
   priv = self->priv;
 
+  hr = device.As (&device4);
+  if (SUCCEEDED (hr)) {
+    hr = device4->RegisterDeviceRemovedEvent (priv->device_removed_event,
+        &priv->device_removed_cookie);
+    if (SUCCEEDED (hr)) {
+      priv->device4 = device4.Detach ();
+      priv->device_removed_monitor_thread =
+          g_thread_new ("d3d11-removed-monitor",
+          (GThreadFunc) gst_d3d11_device_removed_monitor_thread, self);
+    }
+  }
+
   hr = device.As (&device5);
   if (SUCCEEDED (hr))
     hr = device_context.As (&device_context4);
@@ -1430,18 +1500,6 @@ gst_d3d11_device_get_format (GstD3D11Device * device, GstVideoFormat format,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-void
-gst_d3d11_device_mark_removed (GstD3D11Device * device, HRESULT reason)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_D3D11_DEVICE (device));
-
-  if (!device->priv->device_removed) {
-    g_signal_emit (device, gst_d3d11_device_signals[SIGNAL_DEVICE_REMOVED], 0,
-        reason);
-    device->priv->device_removed = TRUE;
-  }
-}
-
 GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT_TYPE (GstD3D11Fence, gst_d3d11_fence);
 
 struct _GstD3D11FencePrivate
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.cpp
index 03cf89693d..e9239c1fdd 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.cpp
@@ -551,26 +551,6 @@ gst_d3d11_luid_to_int64 (const LUID * luid)
   return val.QuadPart;
 }
 
-#ifndef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
-static void
-gst_d3d11_log_gpu_remove_reason (HRESULT hr, GstD3D11Device * device,
-    GstDebugCategory * cat, const gchar * file, const gchar * function,
-    gint line)
-{
-  gchar *error_text = g_win32_error_message ((guint) hr);
-
-  gst_debug_log (cat, GST_LEVEL_ERROR, file, function, line,
-      NULL, "DeviceRemovedReason: 0x%x, %s", (guint) hr,
-      GST_STR_NULL (error_text));
-  if (hr != DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED)
-    g_critical ("D3D11Device have been removed. Reason (0x%x): %s",
-        (guint) hr, GST_STR_NULL (error_text));
-  g_free (error_text);
-
-  gst_d3d11_device_log_live_objects (device, file, function, line);
-}
-#endif
-
 /**
  * _gst_d3d11_result:
  * @result: HRESULT D3D11 API return code
@@ -591,11 +571,14 @@ _gst_d3d11_result (HRESULT hr, GstD3D11Device * device, GstDebugCategory * cat,
     const gchar * file, const gchar * function, gint line)
 {
 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
-  gboolean ret = TRUE;
-
+#if (HAVE_D3D11SDKLAYERS_H || HAVE_DXGIDEBUG_H)
+  if (device) {
+    gst_d3d11_device_d3d11_debug (device, file, function, line);
+    gst_d3d11_device_dxgi_debug (device, file, function, line);
+  }
+#endif
   if (FAILED (hr)) {
     gchar *error_text = NULL;
-
     error_text = g_win32_error_message ((guint) hr);
     /* g_win32_error_message() doesn't cover all HERESULT return code,
      * so it could be empty string, or null if there was an error
@@ -604,29 +587,16 @@ _gst_d3d11_result (HRESULT hr, GstD3D11Device * device, GstDebugCategory * cat,
         NULL, "D3D11 call failed: 0x%x, %s", (guint) hr,
         GST_STR_NULL (error_text));
     g_free (error_text);
-
-    if (device) {
-      ID3D11Device *device_handle = gst_d3d11_device_get_device_handle (device);
-      hr = device_handle->GetDeviceRemovedReason ();
-      if (hr != S_OK) {
-        gst_d3d11_log_gpu_remove_reason (hr, device, cat, file, function, line);
-        gst_d3d11_device_mark_removed (device, hr);
-      }
-    }
-
-    ret = FALSE;
-  }
-#if (HAVE_D3D11SDKLAYERS_H || HAVE_DXGIDEBUG_H)
-  if (device) {
-    gst_d3d11_device_d3d11_debug (device, file, function, line);
-    gst_d3d11_device_dxgi_debug (device, file, function, line);
   }
 #endif
 
-  return ret;
-#else
-  return SUCCEEDED (hr);
-#endif
+  if (SUCCEEDED (hr))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if (device)
+    gst_d3d11_device_check_device_removed (device);
+
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 /**