diff --git a/include/dawn/native/D3D11Backend.h b/include/dawn/native/D3D11Backend.h
index c2a03d946a..b090071799 100644
--- a/include/dawn/native/D3D11Backend.h
+++ b/include/dawn/native/D3D11Backend.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_DAWN_NATIVE_D3D11BACKEND_H_
 #define INCLUDE_DAWN_NATIVE_D3D11BACKEND_H_
 
-#include <dxgi1_4.h>
+#include <d3d11_1.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <wrl/client.h>
 
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ struct DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT AdapterDiscoveryOptions : public d3d::AdapterDiscovery
     explicit AdapterDiscoveryOptions(Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter> adapter);
 };
 
+DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<ID3D11Device> GetD3D11Device(WGPUDevice device);
+
 }  // namespace dawn::native::d3d11
 
 #endif  // INCLUDE_DAWN_NATIVE_D3D11BACKEND_H_
diff --git a/src/dawn/native/d3d11/D3D11Backend.cpp b/src/dawn/native/d3d11/D3D11Backend.cpp
index e166e6a2f2..f4d4c0811e 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/d3d11/D3D11Backend.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn/native/d3d11/D3D11Backend.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "dawn/native/d3d/d3d_platform.h"
+#include "dawn/native/d3d11/DeviceD3D11.h"
+#include "dawn/native/d3d11/Forward.h"
 
 namespace dawn::native::d3d11 {
 
@@ -28,4 +30,8 @@ AdapterDiscoveryOptions::AdapterDiscoveryOptions() : AdapterDiscoveryOptions(nul
 AdapterDiscoveryOptions::AdapterDiscoveryOptions(ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter> adapter)
     : d3d::AdapterDiscoveryOptions(WGPUBackendType_D3D11, std::move(adapter)) {}
 
+Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<ID3D11Device> GetD3D11Device(WGPUDevice device) {
+    return ToBackend(FromAPI(device))->GetD3D11Device();
+}
+
 }  // namespace dawn::native::d3d11