diff --git a/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
index 18c0d98a07d..446c877600c 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
@@ -3229,6 +3229,7 @@ pref("gfx.direct2d.disabled", false);
 pref("gfx.direct2d.force-enabled", false);
 
 pref("layers.prefer-opengl", false);
+pref("layers.use-d3d10", false);
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/widget/src/windows/nsWindow.cpp b/widget/src/windows/nsWindow.cpp
index 32e21a3713f..938b452c3f2 100644
--- a/widget/src/windows/nsWindow.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/windows/nsWindow.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@
 #ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_D3D9_LAYER
 #include "LayerManagerD3D9.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_D3D10_LAYER
+#include "LayerManagerD3D10.h"
+#endif
 #include "LayerManagerOGL.h"
 #endif
 #include "BasicLayers.h"
@@ -3185,6 +3188,7 @@ nsWindow::GetLayerManager()
     PRBool accelerateByDefault = PR_TRUE;
     PRBool disableAcceleration = PR_FALSE;
     PRBool preferOpenGL = PR_FALSE;
+    PRBool useD3D10 = PR_FALSE;
     if (prefs) {
       prefs->GetBoolPref("layers.accelerate-all",
                          &accelerateByDefault);
@@ -3192,6 +3196,8 @@ nsWindow::GetLayerManager()
                          &disableAcceleration);
       prefs->GetBoolPref("layers.prefer-opengl",
                          &preferOpenGL);
+      prefs->GetBoolPref("layers.use-d3d10",
+                         &useD3D10);
     }
 
     const char *acceleratedEnv = PR_GetEnv("MOZ_ACCELERATED");
@@ -3215,8 +3221,17 @@ nsWindow::GetLayerManager()
       mUseAcceleratedRendering = PR_TRUE;
 
     if (mUseAcceleratedRendering) {
+#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_D3D10_LAYER
+      if (useD3D10) {
+        nsRefPtr<mozilla::layers::LayerManagerD3D10> layerManager =
+          new mozilla::layers::LayerManagerD3D10(this);
+        if (layerManager->Initialize()) {
+          mLayerManager = layerManager;
+        }
+      }
+#endif
 #ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_D3D9_LAYER
-      if (!preferOpenGL) {
+      if (!preferOpenGL && !mLayerManager) {
         nsRefPtr<mozilla::layers::LayerManagerD3D9> layerManager =
           new mozilla::layers::LayerManagerD3D9(this);
         if (layerManager->Initialize()) {
diff --git a/widget/src/windows/nsWindowGfx.cpp b/widget/src/windows/nsWindowGfx.cpp
index 016b44133eb..1417f12d9fa 100644
--- a/widget/src/windows/nsWindowGfx.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/windows/nsWindowGfx.cpp
@@ -759,6 +759,11 @@ DDRAW_FAILED:
           }
         }
         break;
+#endif
+#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_D3D10_LAYER
+      case LayerManager::LAYERS_D3D10:
+        result = DispatchWindowEvent(&event, eventStatus);
+        break;
 #endif
       default:
         NS_ERROR("Unknown layers backend used!");