diff --git a/src/gpu/SDL_gpu.c b/src/gpu/SDL_gpu.c
index 01e1eb5e9cfa7..f186848b0c51a 100644
--- a/src/gpu/SDL_gpu.c
+++ b/src/gpu/SDL_gpu.c
@@ -1287,11 +1287,8 @@ SDL_GPUTexture *SDL_CreateGPUTexture(
             failed = true;
         }
         if (createinfo->sample_count > SDL_GPU_SAMPLECOUNT_1 &&
-            (createinfo->usage & (SDL_GPU_TEXTUREUSAGE_SAMPLER |
-                                  SDL_GPU_TEXTUREUSAGE_GRAPHICS_STORAGE_READ |
-                                  SDL_GPU_TEXTUREUSAGE_COMPUTE_STORAGE_READ |
-                                  SDL_GPU_TEXTUREUSAGE_COMPUTE_STORAGE_WRITE))) {
-            SDL_assert_release(!"For multisample textures: usage cannot contain SAMPLER or STORAGE flags");
+            (createinfo->usage & SDL_GPU_TEXTUREUSAGE_COMPUTE_STORAGE_WRITE)) {
+            SDL_assert_release(!"For multisample textures: usage cannot contain COMPUTE_STORAGE_WRITE flag");
             failed = true;
         }
         if (IsDepthFormat(createinfo->format) && (createinfo->usage & ~(SDL_GPU_TEXTUREUSAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_TARGET | SDL_GPU_TEXTUREUSAGE_SAMPLER))) {
diff --git a/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c b/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
index e7fefa3e815c7..eef73a17955a8 100644
--- a/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
+++ b/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
@@ -3585,6 +3585,9 @@ static D3D12Texture *D3D12_INTERNAL_CreateTexture(
             srvDesc.Texture3D.MipLevels = createinfo->num_levels;
             srvDesc.Texture3D.MostDetailedMip = 0;
             srvDesc.Texture3D.ResourceMinLODClamp = 0; // default behavior
+        } else if (createinfo->sample_count > SDL_GPU_SAMPLECOUNT_1) {
+            srvDesc.ViewDimension = D3D12_SRV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2DMS;
+            srvDesc.Texture2DMS.UnusedField_NothingToDefine = 0;
         } else {
             srvDesc.ViewDimension = D3D12_SRV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2D;
             srvDesc.Texture2D.MipLevels = createinfo->num_levels;