diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index e8dc20a76e..aed70f7988 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ static const enum video_driver_enum VIDEO_DEFAULT_DRIVER = VIDEO_GL;
 #else
 static const enum video_driver_enum VIDEO_DEFAULT_DRIVER = VIDEO_METAL;
 #endif
+#elif defined(__WINRT__) || defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) && WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_PHONE_APP
+/* Lets default to D3D11 in UWP, even when its compiled with ANGLE, since ANGLE is just calling D3D anyway.*/
+static const enum video_driver_enum VIDEO_DEFAULT_DRIVER = VIDEO_D3D11;
 #elif defined(HAVE_OPENGL1) && defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER <= 1600)
 /* On Windows XP and earlier, use gl1 by default
  * (regular opengl has compatibility issues with