diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index d795e25f3f9..9f6d63b5ea4 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -716,7 +716,13 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI IWineD3DDeviceImpl_CreateSurface(IWineD3DDevice *iface, U
     /* Look at the implementation and set the correct Vtable */
     switch(Impl) {
         case SURFACE_OPENGL:
-            /* Nothing to do, it's set already */
+            /* Check if a 3D adapter is available when creating gl surfaces */
+            if(!This->adapter) {
+                ERR("OpenGL surfaces are not available without opengl\n");
+                HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, object->resource.allocatedMemory);
+                HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, object);
+                return WINED3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE;
+            }
             break;
 
         case SURFACE_GDI:
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
index 86eb0cc8874..1dfb16d43f4 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
@@ -2418,8 +2418,10 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI IWineD3DImpl_CreateDevice(IWineD3D *iface, UINT Adapter,
     HDC hDC;
     int i;
 
-    /* Validate the adapter number */
-    if (Adapter >= IWineD3D_GetAdapterCount(iface)) {
+    /* Validate the adapter number. If no adapters are available(no GL), ignore the adapter
+     * number and create a device without a 3D adapter for 2D only operation.
+     */
+    if (IWineD3D_GetAdapterCount(iface) && Adapter >= IWineD3D_GetAdapterCount(iface)) {
         return WINED3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
     }
 
@@ -2435,7 +2437,7 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI IWineD3DImpl_CreateDevice(IWineD3D *iface, UINT Adapter,
     object->lpVtbl  = &IWineD3DDevice_Vtbl;
     object->ref     = 1;
     object->wineD3D = iface;
-    object->adapter = &Adapters[Adapter];
+    object->adapter = numAdapters ? &Adapters[Adapter] : NULL;
     IWineD3D_AddRef(object->wineD3D);
     object->parent  = parent;
 
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_main.c b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_main.c
index d232a2b85a2..d1cf28aa454 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_main.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_main.c
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ IWineD3D* WINAPI WineDirect3DCreate(UINT SDKVersion, UINT dxVersion, IUnknown *p
     IWineD3DImpl* object;
 
     if (!InitAdapters()) {
-        ERR("Failed to initialize direct3d adapters\n");
-        return NULL;
+        WARN("Failed to initialize direct3d adapters, Direct3D will not be available\n");
+        if(dxVersion > 7) {
+            ERR("Direct3D%d is not available without opengl\n", dxVersion);
+            return NULL;
+        }
     }
 
     object = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(IWineD3DImpl));