diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_buffer.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_buffer.cpp
index a801ce11c0f..14dc1a6156d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/d3d12/d3d12_video_buffer.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,20 @@ d3d12_video_buffer_create_impl(struct pipe_context *pipe,
    templ.target     = PIPE_TEXTURE_2D;
    templ.bind       = pD3D12VideoBuffer->base.bind;
    templ.format     = pD3D12VideoBuffer->base.buffer_format;
-   // YUV 4:2:0 formats in D3D12 need to at least be multiple of 2 dimensions
-   // However, we allocate with a higher alignment to maximize HW compatibility
-   templ.width0     = align(pD3D12VideoBuffer->base.width, 2);
-   templ.height0    = align(pD3D12VideoBuffer->base.height, 16);
+   if (handle)
+   {
+      // YUV 4:2:0 formats in D3D12 always require multiple of 2 dimensions
+      // We must respect the input dimensions of the imported resource handle (e.g no extra aligning)
+      templ.width0     = align(pD3D12VideoBuffer->base.width, 2);
+      templ.height0    = align(pD3D12VideoBuffer->base.height, 2);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      // When creating (e.g not importing) resources we allocate
+      // with a higher alignment to maximize HW compatibility
+      templ.width0     = align(pD3D12VideoBuffer->base.width, 2);
+      templ.height0    = align(pD3D12VideoBuffer->base.height, 16);
+   }
    templ.depth0     = 1;
    templ.array_size = 1;
    templ.flags      = 0;