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 4e2db8db62..f6f772813a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.cpp
@@ -491,6 +491,30 @@ gst_d3d11_ensure_element_data_for_adapter_luid (GstElement * element,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_d3d11_context_new:
+ * @device: (transfer none): a #GstD3D11Device
+ *
+ * Creates a new #GstContext object with @device
+ *
+ * Returns: a #GstContext object
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22
+ */
+
+GstContext *
+gst_d3d11_context_new (GstD3D11Device * device)
+{
+  GstContext *context;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_D3D11_DEVICE (device), nullptr);
+
+  context = gst_context_new (GST_D3D11_DEVICE_HANDLE_CONTEXT_TYPE, TRUE);
+  context_set_d3d11_device (context, device);
+
+  return context;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_d3d11_luid_to_int64:
  * @luid: A pointer to LUID struct
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.h
index 8c59c1f484..8a33747fc5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ gboolean        gst_d3d11_ensure_element_data_for_adapter_luid (GstElement * ele
                                                                 gint64 adapter_luid,
                                                                 GstD3D11Device ** device);
 
+GST_D3D11_API
+GstContext *    gst_d3d11_context_new               (GstD3D11Device * device);
+
 GST_D3D11_API
 gint64          gst_d3d11_luid_to_int64             (const LUID * luid);