diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12decoder.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12decoder.cpp
index 4eae1c4428..644e2ca074 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12decoder.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12decoder.cpp
@@ -722,7 +722,8 @@ gst_d3d12_decoder_configure (GstD3D12Decoder * decoder,
         D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_DENY_SHADER_RESOURCE;
     session->reference_only = true;
   } else {
-    resource_flags = D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_SIMULTANEOUS_ACCESS;
+    resource_flags = D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_SIMULTANEOUS_ACCESS |
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_RENDER_TARGET;
     session->reference_only = false;
   }
 
@@ -734,9 +735,12 @@ gst_d3d12_decoder_configure (GstD3D12Decoder * decoder,
   align.padding_right = session->aligned_width - info->width;
   align.padding_bottom = session->aligned_height - info->height;
 
+  D3D12_HEAP_FLAGS heap_flags = D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_CREATE_NOT_ZEROED;
+  if (!session->reference_only)
+    heap_flags |= D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_SHARED;
+
   auto params = gst_d3d12_allocation_params_new (decoder->device, info,
-      GST_D3D12_ALLOCATION_FLAG_DEFAULT, resource_flags,
-      D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_CREATE_NOT_ZEROED);
+      GST_D3D12_ALLOCATION_FLAG_DEFAULT, resource_flags, heap_flags);
   gst_d3d12_allocation_params_alignment (params, &align);
   if (!session->array_of_textures)
     gst_d3d12_allocation_params_set_array_size (params, session->dpb_size);
@@ -767,8 +771,9 @@ gst_d3d12_decoder_configure (GstD3D12Decoder * decoder,
 
     params = gst_d3d12_allocation_params_new (decoder->device, info,
         GST_D3D12_ALLOCATION_FLAG_DEFAULT,
-        D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_SIMULTANEOUS_ACCESS,
-        D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_CREATE_NOT_ZEROED);
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_SIMULTANEOUS_ACCESS |
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_ALLOW_RENDER_TARGET,
+        D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_CREATE_NOT_ZEROED | D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_SHARED);
     gst_d3d12_allocation_params_alignment (params, &align);
     gst_buffer_pool_config_set_d3d12_allocation_params (config, params);
     gst_d3d12_allocation_params_free (params);