diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs
index 27acb91f68..bc09cc199d 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub(crate) struct WindowsPlatform {
     drop_target_helper: IDropTargetHelper,
     validation_number: usize,
     main_thread_id_win32: u32,
+    disable_direct_composition: bool,
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct WindowsPlatformState {
@@ -93,9 +94,12 @@ impl WindowsPlatform {
             main_thread_id_win32,
             validation_number,
         ));
+        let disable_direct_composition = std::env::var(DISABLE_DIRECT_COMPOSITION)
+            .is_ok_and(|value| value == "true" || value == "1");
         let background_executor = BackgroundExecutor::new(dispatcher.clone());
         let foreground_executor = ForegroundExecutor::new(dispatcher);
-        let directx_devices = DirectXDevices::new().context("Unable to init directx devices.")?;
+        let directx_devices = DirectXDevices::new(disable_direct_composition)
+            .context("Unable to init directx devices.")?;
         let bitmap_factory = ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe {
             CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_WICImagingFactory, None, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER)
                 .context("Error creating bitmap factory.")?
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ impl WindowsPlatform {
             background_executor,
             foreground_executor,
             text_system,
+            disable_direct_composition,
             windows_version,
             bitmap_factory,
             drop_target_helper,
@@ -185,6 +190,7 @@ impl WindowsPlatform {
             validation_number: self.validation_number,
             main_receiver: self.main_receiver.clone(),
             main_thread_id_win32: self.main_thread_id_win32,
+            disable_direct_composition: self.disable_direct_composition,
         }
     }
 
@@ -716,6 +722,7 @@ pub(crate) struct WindowCreationInfo {
     pub(crate) validation_number: usize,
     pub(crate) main_receiver: flume::Receiver<Runnable>,
     pub(crate) main_thread_id_win32: u32,
+    pub(crate) disable_direct_composition: bool,
 }
 
 fn open_target(target: &str) {
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/window.rs
index 1141e93565..68b667569b 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/window.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ impl WindowsWindow {
             validation_number,
             main_receiver,
             main_thread_id_win32,
+            disable_direct_composition,
         } = creation_info;
         let classname = register_wnd_class(icon);
         let hide_title_bar = params
@@ -375,8 +376,6 @@ impl WindowsWindow {
                 .map(|title| title.as_ref())
                 .unwrap_or(""),
         );
-        let disable_direct_composition = std::env::var(DISABLE_DIRECT_COMPOSITION)
-            .is_ok_and(|value| value == "true" || value == "1");
 
         let (mut dwexstyle, dwstyle) = if params.kind == WindowKind::PopUp {
             (WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, WINDOW_STYLE(0x0))