diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device_wrap.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device_wrap.cpp
index 0fa3d25d2..7051489b1 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device_wrap.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_device_wrap.cpp
@@ -969,6 +969,9 @@ bool WrappedID3D12Device::Serialise_CreateCommittedResource(
       }
     }
 
+    // always allow SRVs on replay so we can inspect resources
+    desc.Flags &= ~D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_DENY_SHADER_RESOURCE;
+
     if(desc.Dimension == D3D12_RESOURCE_DIMENSION_BUFFER)
     {
       GPUAddressRange range;
@@ -1171,6 +1174,9 @@ bool WrappedID3D12Device::Serialise_CreatePlacedResource(
       m_GPUAddresses.AddTo(range);
     }
 
+    // always allow SRVs on replay so we can inspect resources
+    desc.Flags &= ~D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_DENY_SHADER_RESOURCE;
+
     ID3D12Resource *ret = NULL;
     HRESULT hr = m_pDevice->CreatePlacedResource(Unwrap(pHeap), Offset, &desc, state,
                                                  pOptimizedClearValue, guid, (void **)&ret);