diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
index d8f11a079..0f42fd860 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
@@ -1964,6 +1964,14 @@ rdcarray<DescriptorAccess> D3D12Replay::GetDescriptorAccess(uint32_t eventId)
         continue;
       }
 
+      // otherwise the access may be to a rootsig element that's not bound if the current event is
+      // not a valid draw or dispatch
+      if(rootIndex >= rootSig.sigelems.size())
+      {
+        access.descriptorStore = ResourceId();
+        continue;
+      }
+
       const D3D12RenderState::SignatureElement &rootEl = rootSig.sigelems[rootIndex];
 
       // this indicates a root parameter
@@ -1982,6 +1990,10 @@ rdcarray<DescriptorAccess> D3D12Replay::GetDescriptorAccess(uint32_t eventId)
         access.byteOffset += (uint32_t)rootEl.offset;
       }
     }
+
+    // remove any invalid / unbound root element accesses
+    ret.removeIf(
+        [](const DescriptorAccess &access) { return access.descriptorStore == ResourceId(); });
   }
 
   return ret;