diff --git a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_texture.cpp b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_texture.cpp
index 5056be283..1d7c59be7 100644
--- a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_texture.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_texture.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 */
 #include "dx11_texture.h"
 #include "dx11context.h"
+#include <VersionHelpers.h>
 
 void DX11Texture::UploadToGPU(int width, int height, u8* temp_tex_buffer, bool mipmapped, bool mipmapsIncluded)
 {
@@ -108,6 +109,15 @@ void DX11Texture::UploadToGPU(int width, int height, u8* temp_tex_buffer, bool m
 		theDX11Context.getDeviceContext()->GenerateMips(textureView);
 }
 
+bool DX11Texture::Force32BitTexture(TextureType type) const
+{
+	if (IsWindows8OrGreater())
+		return false;
+	// DXGI_FORMAT_B5G5R5A1_UNORM, DXGI_FORMAT_B4G4R4A4_UNORM and DXGI_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM
+	// are not supported on Windows 7
+	return type == TextureType::_565 || type == TextureType::_5551 || type == TextureType::_4444;
+}
+
 bool DX11Texture::Delete()
 {
 	if (!BaseTextureCacheData::Delete())
diff --git a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_texture.h b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_texture.h
index c109c641d..689583ba2 100644
--- a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_texture.h
+++ b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_texture.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 			bool mipmapsIncluded = false) override;
 	bool Delete() override;
 	void loadCustomTexture();
+	bool Force32BitTexture(TextureType type) const override;
 };
 
 class DX11TextureCache final : public BaseTextureCache<DX11Texture>