diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/CommonPipelineState.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/CommonPipelineState.cpp
index edc0c2e81..023a1e05c 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/CommonPipelineState.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/CommonPipelineState.cpp
@@ -1012,6 +1012,11 @@ QMap<BindpointMap, QVector<BoundResource>> CommonPipelineState::GetReadOnlyResou
           BindpointMap key(space, reg);
           BoundResource val;
 
+          // consider this register to not exist - it's in a gap defined by sparse root signature
+          // elements
+          if(bind.RootElement == ~0U)
+            continue;
+
           val.Id = bind.Resource;
           val.HighestMip = (int)bind.HighestMip;
           val.FirstSlice = (int)bind.FirstArraySlice;
@@ -1142,6 +1147,11 @@ QMap<BindpointMap, QVector<BoundResource>> CommonPipelineState::GetReadWriteReso
           BindpointMap key(space, reg);
           BoundResource val;
 
+          // consider this register to not exist - it's in a gap defined by sparse root signature
+          // elements
+          if(bind.RootElement == ~0U)
+            continue;
+
           val.Id = bind.Resource;
           val.HighestMip = (int)bind.HighestMip;
           val.FirstSlice = (int)bind.FirstArraySlice;
diff --git a/renderdocui/Code/CommonPipelineState.cs b/renderdocui/Code/CommonPipelineState.cs
index 6b3f5818b..82a1d51da 100644
--- a/renderdocui/Code/CommonPipelineState.cs
+++ b/renderdocui/Code/CommonPipelineState.cs
@@ -1129,6 +1129,10 @@ namespace renderdocui.Code
                             var key = new BindpointMap(space, reg);
                             var val = new BoundResource();
 
+                            // consider this register to not exist - it's in a gap defined by sparse root signature elements
+                            if (bind.RootElement == uint.MaxValue)
+                                continue;
+
                             val = new BoundResource();
                             val.Id = bind.Resource;
                             val.HighestMip = (int)bind.HighestMip;
@@ -1278,6 +1282,10 @@ namespace renderdocui.Code
                             var key = new BindpointMap(space, reg);
                             var val = new BoundResource();
 
+                            // consider this register to not exist - it's in a gap defined by sparse root signature elements
+                            if (bind.RootElement == uint.MaxValue)
+                                continue;
+
                             val = new BoundResource();
                             val.Id = bind.Resource;
                             val.HighestMip = (int)bind.HighestMip;