diff --git a/gfx/thebes/DeviceManagerD3D11.cpp b/gfx/thebes/DeviceManagerD3D11.cpp
index 156773d8fe89..133abe8d17b1 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/DeviceManagerD3D11.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/DeviceManagerD3D11.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ DeviceManagerD3D11::Shutdown()
 DeviceManagerD3D11::DeviceManagerD3D11()
  : mDeviceLock("gfxWindowsPlatform.mDeviceLock"),
    mIsWARP(false),
-   mTextureSharingWorks(false)
+   mTextureSharingWorks(false),
+   mCompositorDeviceSupportsVideo(false)
 {
   // Set up the D3D11 feature levels we can ask for.
   if (IsWin8OrLater()) {
@@ -211,16 +212,20 @@ DeviceManagerD3D11::GetDXGIAdapter()
 }
 
 bool
-DeviceManagerD3D11::AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelper(
-  IDXGIAdapter1* aAdapter, RefPtr<ID3D11Device>& aOutDevice, HRESULT& aResOut)
+DeviceManagerD3D11::AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelperInner(
+  IDXGIAdapter1* aAdapter, bool aAttemptVideoSupport, RefPtr<ID3D11Device>& aOutDevice, HRESULT& aResOut)
 {
+  // Use D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_PREVENT_INTERNAL_THREADING_OPTIMIZATIONS
+  // to prevent bug 1092260. IE 11 also uses this flag.
+  UINT flags = D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_BGRA_SUPPORT | D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_PREVENT_INTERNAL_THREADING_OPTIMIZATIONS;
+  if (aAttemptVideoSupport) {
+    flags |= D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_VIDEO_SUPPORT;
+  }
+
   MOZ_SEH_TRY {
     aResOut =
       sD3D11CreateDeviceFn(
-        aAdapter, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr,
-        // Use D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_PREVENT_INTERNAL_THREADING_OPTIMIZATIONS
-        // to prevent bug 1092260. IE 11 also uses this flag.
-        D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_BGRA_SUPPORT | D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_PREVENT_INTERNAL_THREADING_OPTIMIZATIONS,
+        aAdapter, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr, flags,
         mFeatureLevels.Elements(), mFeatureLevels.Length(),
         D3D11_SDK_VERSION, getter_AddRefs(aOutDevice), nullptr, nullptr);
   } MOZ_SEH_EXCEPT (EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER) {
@@ -229,6 +234,41 @@ DeviceManagerD3D11::AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelper(
   return true;
 }
 
+bool
+DeviceManagerD3D11::AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelper(
+  FeatureState& aD3d11, IDXGIAdapter1* aAdapter, bool aAttemptVideoSupport, RefPtr<ID3D11Device>& aOutDevice)
+{
+  HRESULT hr;
+  RefPtr<ID3D11Device> device;
+  if (!AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelperInner(aAdapter, aAttemptVideoSupport, device, hr)) {
+    if (!aAttemptVideoSupport) {
+      gfxCriticalError() << "Crash during D3D11 device creation";
+      aD3d11.SetFailed(FeatureStatus::CrashedInHandler, "Crashed trying to acquire a D3D11 device",
+                       NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("FEATURE_FAILURE_D3D11_DEVICE1"));
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (FAILED(hr) || !device) {
+    if (!aAttemptVideoSupport) {
+      gfxCriticalError() << "D3D11 device creation failed: " << hexa(hr);
+      aD3d11.SetFailed(FeatureStatus::Failed, "Failed to acquire a D3D11 device",
+                       NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("FEATURE_FAILURE_D3D11_DEVICE2"));
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!D3D11Checks::DoesDeviceWork()) {
+    if (!aAttemptVideoSupport) {
+      aD3d11.SetFailed(FeatureStatus::Broken, "Direct3D11 device was determined to be broken",
+                       NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("FEATURE_FAILURE_D3D11_BROKEN"));
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  aOutDevice = device;
+  return true;
+}
+
 void
 DeviceManagerD3D11::AttemptD3D11DeviceCreation(FeatureState& d3d11)
 {
@@ -239,25 +279,15 @@ DeviceManagerD3D11::AttemptD3D11DeviceCreation(FeatureState& d3d11)
     return;
   }
 
-  HRESULT hr;
   RefPtr<ID3D11Device> device;
-  if (!AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelper(adapter, device, hr)) {
-    gfxCriticalError() << "Crash during D3D11 device creation";
-    d3d11.SetFailed(FeatureStatus::CrashedInHandler, "Crashed trying to acquire a D3D11 device",
-                    NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("FEATURE_FAILURE_D3D11_DEVICE1"));
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (FAILED(hr) || !device) {
-    gfxCriticalError() << "D3D11 device creation failed: " << hexa(hr);
-    d3d11.SetFailed(FeatureStatus::Failed, "Failed to acquire a D3D11 device",
-                    NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("FEATURE_FAILURE_D3D11_DEVICE2"));
-    return;
-  }
-  if (!D3D11Checks::DoesDeviceWork()) {
-    d3d11.SetFailed(FeatureStatus::Broken, "Direct3D11 device was determined to be broken",
-                    NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("FEATURE_FAILURE_D3D11_BROKEN"));
-    return;
+  if (!AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelper(d3d11, adapter, true, device)) {
+    // Try again without video support and record that it failed.
+    mCompositorDeviceSupportsVideo = false;
+    if (!AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelper(d3d11, adapter, false, device)) {
+      return;
+    }
+  } else {
+    mCompositorDeviceSupportsVideo = true;
   }
 
   {
@@ -424,7 +454,7 @@ DeviceManagerD3D11::CreateD3D11DecoderDeviceHelper(
     aResOut =
       sD3D11CreateDeviceFn(
         aAdapter, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr,
-        D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_VIDEO_SUPPORT,
+        D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_PREVENT_INTERNAL_THREADING_OPTIMIZATIONS | D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_VIDEO_SUPPORT,
         mFeatureLevels.Elements(), mFeatureLevels.Length(),
         D3D11_SDK_VERSION, getter_AddRefs(aDevice), nullptr, nullptr);
 
@@ -437,6 +467,21 @@ DeviceManagerD3D11::CreateD3D11DecoderDeviceHelper(
 RefPtr<ID3D11Device>
 DeviceManagerD3D11::CreateDecoderDevice()
 {
+  if (mCompositorDevice && mCompositorDeviceSupportsVideo && !mDecoderDevice) {
+    mDecoderDevice = mCompositorDevice;
+
+    RefPtr<ID3D10Multithread> multi;
+    mDecoderDevice->QueryInterface(__uuidof(ID3D10Multithread), getter_AddRefs(multi));
+    if (multi) {
+      multi->SetMultithreadProtected(TRUE);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (mDecoderDevice) {
+    RefPtr<ID3D11Device> dev = mDecoderDevice;
+    return dev.forget();
+  }
+
    if (!sD3D11CreateDeviceFn) {
     // We should just be on Windows Vista or XP in this case.
     return nullptr;
@@ -461,6 +506,8 @@ DeviceManagerD3D11::CreateDecoderDevice()
   device->QueryInterface(__uuidof(ID3D10Multithread), getter_AddRefs(multi));
 
   multi->SetMultithreadProtected(TRUE);
+
+  mDecoderDevice = device;
   return device;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/thebes/DeviceManagerD3D11.h b/gfx/thebes/DeviceManagerD3D11.h
index d069377c9ecd..d20c415f221d 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/DeviceManagerD3D11.h
+++ b/gfx/thebes/DeviceManagerD3D11.h
@@ -68,10 +68,16 @@ private:
   void DisableD3D11AfterCrash();
 
   void AttemptD3D11DeviceCreation(mozilla::gfx::FeatureState& d3d11);
-  bool AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelper(
+  bool AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelperInner(
       IDXGIAdapter1* aAdapter,
+      bool aAttemptVideoSupport,
       RefPtr<ID3D11Device>& aOutDevice,
       HRESULT& aResOut);
+  bool AttemptD3D11DeviceCreationHelper(
+      mozilla::gfx::FeatureState& aD3d11,
+      IDXGIAdapter1* aAdapter,
+      bool aAttemptVideoSupport,
+      RefPtr<ID3D11Device>& aOutDevice);
 
   void AttemptWARPDeviceCreation();
   bool AttemptWARPDeviceCreationHelper(
@@ -98,8 +104,10 @@ private:
   RefPtr<IDXGIAdapter1> mAdapter;
   RefPtr<ID3D11Device> mCompositorDevice;
   RefPtr<ID3D11Device> mContentDevice;
+  RefPtr<ID3D11Device> mDecoderDevice;
   mozilla::Atomic<bool> mIsWARP;
   mozilla::Atomic<bool> mTextureSharingWorks;
+  bool mCompositorDeviceSupportsVideo;
 };
 
 } // namespace gfx