diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_residency.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_residency.cpp
index be110ba5307..024fc76afcd 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_residency.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_residency.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "d3d12_batch.h"
 #include "d3d12_bufmgr.h"
 #include "d3d12_residency.h"
+#include "d3d12_resource.h"
 #include "d3d12_screen.h"
 
 #include "util/os_time.h"
@@ -260,3 +261,28 @@ d3d12_deinit_residency(struct d3d12_screen *screen)
       screen->residency_fence = nullptr;
    }
 }
+
+void
+d3d12_promote_to_permanent_residency(struct d3d12_screen *screen, struct d3d12_resource* resource)
+{
+   mtx_lock(&screen->submit_mutex);
+   uint64_t offset;
+   struct d3d12_bo *base_bo = d3d12_bo_get_base(resource->bo, &offset);
+
+   /* Promote non-permanent resident resources to permanent residency*/
+   if(base_bo->residency_status != d3d12_permanently_resident) {
+
+      /* Mark as permanently resident*/
+      base_bo->residency_status = d3d12_permanently_resident;
+
+      /* If it wasn't made resident before, make it*/
+      bool was_made_resident = (base_bo->residency_status == d3d12_resident);
+      if(!was_made_resident) {
+         list_addtail(&base_bo->residency_list_entry, &screen->residency_list);
+         ID3D12Pageable *pageable = base_bo->res;
+         HRESULT hr = screen->dev->MakeResident(1, &pageable);
+         assert(SUCCEEDED(hr));
+      }
+   }
+   mtx_unlock(&screen->submit_mutex);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_residency.h b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_residency.h
index 2413aaedaca..5a4872df25a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_residency.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_residency.h
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ d3d12_init_residency(struct d3d12_screen *screen);
 
 void
 d3d12_deinit_residency(struct d3d12_screen *screen);
+
+void
+d3d12_promote_to_permanent_residency(struct d3d12_screen *screen, struct d3d12_resource* resource);