diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11colorconvert.c b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11colorconvert.c
index b60386cdd7..c12e97a683 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11colorconvert.c
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11colorconvert.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ create_shader_input_resource (GstD3D11ColorConvert * self,
 
       hr = ID3D11Device_CreateTexture2D (device_handle,
           &texture_desc, NULL, &tex[i]);
-      if (FAILED (hr)) {
+      if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
         GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to create texture (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
         goto error;
       }
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ create_shader_input_resource (GstD3D11ColorConvert * self,
 
     hr = ID3D11Device_CreateTexture2D (device_handle,
         &texture_desc, NULL, &tex[0]);
-    if (FAILED (hr)) {
+    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
       GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to create texture (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
       goto error;
     }
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ create_shader_input_resource (GstD3D11ColorConvert * self,
     hr = ID3D11Device_CreateShaderResourceView (device_handle,
         (ID3D11Resource *) tex[i], &view_desc, &view[i]);
 
-    if (FAILED (hr)) {
+    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
       GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self,
           "Failed to create resource view (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
       goto error;
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ create_shader_output_resource (GstD3D11ColorConvert * self,
 
       hr = ID3D11Device_CreateTexture2D (device_handle,
           &texture_desc, NULL, &tex[i]);
-      if (FAILED (hr)) {
+      if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
         GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to create texture (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
         goto error;
       }
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ create_shader_output_resource (GstD3D11ColorConvert * self,
 
     hr = ID3D11Device_CreateTexture2D (device_handle,
         &texture_desc, NULL, &tex[0]);
-    if (FAILED (hr)) {
+    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
       GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to create texture (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
       goto error;
     }
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ create_shader_output_resource (GstD3D11ColorConvert * self,
     view_desc.Format = format->resource_format[i];
     hr = ID3D11Device_CreateRenderTargetView (device_handle,
         (ID3D11Resource *) tex[i], &view_desc, &view[i]);
-    if (FAILED (hr)) {
+    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
       GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self,
           "Failed to create %dth render target view (0x%x)", i, (guint) hr);
       goto error;
diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11colorconverter.c b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11colorconverter.c
index d0a2934e56..4f211c0b5c 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11colorconverter.c
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11colorconverter.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ gst_d3d11_color_convert_setup_shader (GstD3D11Device * device,
   sampler_desc.MaxLOD = D3D11_FLOAT32_MAX;
 
   hr = ID3D11Device_CreateSamplerState (device_handle, &sampler_desc, &sampler);
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR ("Couldn't create sampler state, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     data->ret = FALSE;
     goto clear;
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ gst_d3d11_color_convert_setup_shader (GstD3D11Device * device,
     hr = ID3D11Device_CreateBuffer (device_handle, &const_buffer_desc, NULL,
         &const_buffer);
 
-    if (FAILED (hr)) {
+    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
       GST_ERROR ("Couldn't create constant buffer, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
       data->ret = FALSE;
       goto clear;
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ gst_d3d11_color_convert_setup_shader (GstD3D11Device * device,
     hr = ID3D11DeviceContext_Map (context_handle,
         (ID3D11Resource *) const_buffer, 0, D3D11_MAP_WRITE_DISCARD, 0, &map);
 
-    if (FAILED (hr)) {
+    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
       GST_ERROR ("Couldn't map constant buffer, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
       data->ret = FALSE;
       goto clear;
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ gst_d3d11_color_convert_setup_shader (GstD3D11Device * device,
   hr = ID3D11Device_CreateBuffer (device_handle, &buffer_desc, NULL,
       &vertex_buffer);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR ("Couldn't create vertex buffer, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     data->ret = FALSE;
     goto clear;
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ gst_d3d11_color_convert_setup_shader (GstD3D11Device * device,
   hr = ID3D11Device_CreateBuffer (device_handle, &buffer_desc, NULL,
       &index_buffer);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR ("Couldn't create index buffer, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     data->ret = FALSE;
     goto clear;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ gst_d3d11_color_convert_setup_shader (GstD3D11Device * device,
   hr = ID3D11DeviceContext_Map (context_handle,
       (ID3D11Resource *) vertex_buffer, 0, D3D11_MAP_WRITE_DISCARD, 0, &map);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR ("Couldn't map vertex buffer, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     data->ret = FALSE;
     goto clear;
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ gst_d3d11_color_convert_setup_shader (GstD3D11Device * device,
   hr = ID3D11DeviceContext_Map (context_handle,
       (ID3D11Resource *) index_buffer, 0, D3D11_MAP_WRITE_DISCARD, 0, &map);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR ("Couldn't map index buffer, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     ID3D11DeviceContext_Unmap (context_handle,
         (ID3D11Resource *) vertex_buffer, 0);
diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11device.c b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11device.c
index de6c9f0955..cd2d8dab8b 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11device.c
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11device.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "gstd3d11device.h"
+#include "gstd3d11utils.h"
 #include "gmodule.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_D3D11SDKLAYER_H
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_get_message (GstD3D11Device * self)
   for (i = 0; i < num_msg; i++) {
     hr = ID3D11InfoQueue_GetMessage (priv->info_queue, i, NULL, &msg_len);
 
-    if (FAILED (hr) || msg_len == 0) {
+    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr) || msg_len == 0) {
       return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
     }
 
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_constructed (GObject * object)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DXGI_1_5_H
   hr = CreateDXGIFactory1 (&IID_IDXGIFactory5, (void **) &factory);
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_INFO_OBJECT (self, "IDXGIFactory5 was unavailable");
     factory = NULL;
   }
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_constructed (GObject * object)
     hr = CreateDXGIFactory1 (&IID_IDXGIFactory1, (void **) &factory);
   }
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "cannot create dxgi factory, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     goto error;
   }
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_constructed (GObject * object)
       D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &priv->device, &selected_level, &priv->device_context);
   priv->feature_level = selected_level;
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     /* Retry if the system could not recognize D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1 */
     hr = D3D11CreateDevice ((IDXGIAdapter *) adapter, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
         NULL, d3d11_flags, &feature_levels[1],
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_constructed (GObject * object)
     priv->feature_level = selected_level;
   }
 
-  if (SUCCEEDED (hr)) {
+  if (gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "Selected feature level 0x%x", selected_level);
   } else {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "cannot create d3d11 device, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_create_swap_chain_internal (GstD3D11Device * device,
   hr = IDXGIFactory1_CreateSwapChain (priv->factory, (IUnknown *) priv->device,
       (DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC *) data->desc, &data->swap_chain);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (device, "Cannot create SwapChain Object: 0x%x",
         (guint) hr);
     data->swap_chain = NULL;
@@ -788,7 +789,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_create_texture_internal (GstD3D11Device * device,
 
   hr = ID3D11Device_CreateTexture2D (priv->device, data->desc,
       data->inital_data, &data->texture);
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     const D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC *desc = data->desc;
 
     GST_ERROR ("Failed to create texture (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11memory.c b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11memory.c
index 32f743627f..e6efadb3b8 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11memory.c
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11memory.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ map_cpu_access_data (GstD3D11Device * device, D3D11MapData * map_data)
   hr = ID3D11DeviceContext_Map (device_context,
       staging, 0, map_data->map_type, 0, &dmem->map);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (GST_MEMORY_CAST (dmem)->allocator,
         "Failed to map staging texture (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
     map_data->ret = FALSE;
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ calculate_mem_size (GstD3D11Device * device, CalSizeData * data)
   hr = ID3D11DeviceContext_Map (device_context,
       data->texture, 0, data->map_mode, 0, &map);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (device, "Failed to map texture (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
     data->ret = FALSE;
   }
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ create_shader_resource_views (GstD3D11Device * device, GstD3D11Memory * mem)
           (ID3D11Resource *) mem->texture, &resource_desc,
           &mem->shader_resource_view[i]);
 
-      if (FAILED (hr)) {
+      if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
         GST_ERROR_OBJECT (device,
             "Failed to create %dth resource view (0x%x)", i, (guint) hr);
         goto error;
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ create_render_target_views (GstD3D11Device * device, GstD3D11Memory * mem)
       hr = ID3D11Device_CreateRenderTargetView (device_handle,
           (ID3D11Resource *) mem->texture, &render_desc,
           &mem->render_target_view[i]);
-      if (FAILED (hr)) {
+      if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
         GST_ERROR_OBJECT (device,
             "Failed to create %dth render target view (0x%x)", i, (guint) hr);
         goto error;
diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11shader.c b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11shader.c
index 0247b0883e..7d13cf9a2f 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11shader.c
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11shader.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "gstd3d11shader.h"
 #include "gstd3d11device.h"
+#include "gstd3d11utils.h"
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_d3d11_shader_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_d3d11_shader_debug
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ compile_shader (GstD3D11Device * device, const gchar * shader_source,
   hr = D3DCompile (shader_source, strlen (shader_source), NULL, NULL, NULL,
       "main", shader_target, 0, 0, &ret, &error);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     const gchar *err = NULL;
 
     if (error)
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ create_pixel_shader (GstD3D11Device * device, CreatePSData * data)
       (gpointer) ID3D10Blob_GetBufferPointer (ps_blob),
       ID3D10Blob_GetBufferSize (ps_blob), NULL, &data->shader);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR ("could not create pixel shader, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     data->ret = FALSE;
   }
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ create_vertex_shader (GstD3D11Device * device, CreateVSData * data)
       (gpointer) ID3D10Blob_GetBufferPointer (vs_blob),
       ID3D10Blob_GetBufferSize (vs_blob), NULL, &vshader);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR ("could not create vertex shader, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     ID3D10Blob_Release (vs_blob);
     data->ret = FALSE;
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ create_vertex_shader (GstD3D11Device * device, CreateVSData * data)
       data->desc_len, (gpointer) ID3D10Blob_GetBufferPointer (vs_blob),
       ID3D10Blob_GetBufferSize (vs_blob), &in_layout);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR ("could not create input layout shader, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     ID3D10Blob_Release (vs_blob);
     ID3D11VertexShader_Release (vshader);
diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11upload.c b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11upload.c
index f3d7bf2239..9c02901bbc 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11upload.c
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11upload.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ upload_transform_dynamic (GstD3D11Device * device, UploadTransformData * data)
     hr = ID3D11DeviceContext_Map (device_context,
         (ID3D11Resource *) dmem->texture, 0, D3D11_MAP_WRITE_DISCARD, 0, &map);
 
-    if (FAILED (hr)) {
+    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
       GST_ERROR_OBJECT (filter,
           "Failed to map staging texture (0x%x)", (guint) hr);
       data->ret = GST_FLOW_ERROR;
diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.h b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.h
index 247bad1d7f..be9d064c60 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.h
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11utils.h
@@ -58,6 +58,65 @@ gboolean        gst_query_is_d3d11_usage            (GstQuery * query);
 GstCaps *       gst_d3d11_caps_fixate_format        (GstCaps * caps,
                                                      GstCaps * othercaps);
 
+static void
+gst_d3d11_format_error (gint error_code, gchar ** str)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail(str);
+
+  FormatMessage (FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM,
+    NULL, error_code,
+    MAKELANGID (LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
+    (LPTSTR)str, 0, NULL);
+};
+
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
+static inline gboolean
+_gst_d3d11_debug(HRESULT result, GstDebugCategory * category,
+    const gchar * file, const gchar * function, gint line)
+{
+  if (FAILED(result)) {
+    gchar *error_text = NULL;
+
+    gst_d3d11_format_error(result,&error_text);
+    gst_debug_log (category, GST_LEVEL_WARNING, file, function, line,
+        NULL, "D3D11 call failed: 0x%x, %s", (guint)result, error_text);
+    LocalFree(error_text);
+
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_d3d11_result:
+ * @result: D3D11 API return code #HRESULT
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if D3D11 API call result is SUCCESS
+ */
+#define gst_d3d11_result(result) \
+    _gst_d3d11_debug(result, GST_CAT_DEFAULT, __FILE__, GST_FUNCTION, __LINE__)
+#else
+
+static inline gboolean
+_gst_d3d11_debug(HRESULT result, GstDebugCategory * category,
+    const gchar * file, const gchar * function, gint line)
+{
+  return SUCCESS(result);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_d3d11_result:
+ * @result: D3D11 API return code #HRESULT
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if D3D11 API call result is SUCCESS
+ */
+#define gst_d3d11_result(result) \
+  _gst_d3d11_debug(result, NULL, __FILE__, GST_FUNCTION, __LINE__)
+#endif
+
+
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_D3D11_UTILS_H__ */
diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11window.c b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11window.c
index e0b424a698..59eb1da970 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11window.c
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11window.c
@@ -600,14 +600,14 @@ gst_d3d11_window_on_resize (GstD3D11Device * device, GstD3D11Window * window)
 
   hr = IDXGISwapChain_ResizeBuffers (window->swap_chain,
       0, width, height, DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, 0);
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (window, "Couldn't resize buffers, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     return;
   }
 
   hr = IDXGISwapChain_GetBuffer (window->swap_chain,
       0, &IID_ID3D11Texture2D, (void **) &window->backbuffer);
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (window,
         "Cannot get backbuffer from swapchain, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
     return;
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ gst_d3d11_window_on_resize (GstD3D11Device * device, GstD3D11Window * window)
 
   hr = ID3D11Device_CreateRenderTargetView (d3d11_dev,
       (ID3D11Resource *) window->backbuffer, NULL, &window->rtv);
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (window, "Cannot create render target view, hr: 0x%x",
         (guint) hr);
     return;
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ gst_d3d11_window_prepare (GstD3D11Window * window, guint width, guint height,
         hr = IDXGISwapChain4_SetHDRMetaData ((IDXGISwapChain4 *)
             window->swap_chain, DXGI_HDR_METADATA_TYPE_HDR10,
             sizeof (DXGI_HDR_METADATA_HDR10), &metadata);
-        if (FAILED (hr)) {
+        if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
           GST_WARNING_OBJECT (window, "Couldn't set HDR metadata, hr 0x%x",
               (guint) hr);
         }
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ _present_on_device_thread (GstD3D11Device * device, FramePresentData * data)
 
   hr = IDXGISwapChain_Present (self->swap_chain, 0, DXGI_PRESENT_DO_NOT_WAIT);
 
-  if (FAILED (hr)) {
+  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr)) {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self, "Direct3D cannot present texture, hr: 0x%x",
         (guint) hr);
   }