diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/d3d11va.cpp b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/d3d11va.cpp
index c4b849cd..60de1b54 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/d3d11va.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/d3d11va.cpp
@@ -233,11 +233,13 @@ bool D3D11VARenderer::initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
     swapChainDesc.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
     swapChainDesc.SampleDesc.Quality = 0;
     swapChainDesc.BufferUsage = DXGI_USAGE_RENDER_TARGET_OUTPUT;
-    swapChainDesc.BufferCount = 2;
     swapChainDesc.Scaling = DXGI_SCALING_STRETCH;
     swapChainDesc.AlphaMode = DXGI_ALPHA_MODE_UNSPECIFIED;
     swapChainDesc.Flags = 0;
 
+    // 1 front buffer + 1 back buffer + 1 extra for DWM to hold on to for Flip modes
+    swapChainDesc.BufferCount = 3;
+
     DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_FULLSCREEN_DESC fullScreenDesc = {};
 
     if (m_Windowed) {