diff --git a/DOCS/client-api-changes.rst b/DOCS/client-api-changes.rst
index 2a4838ead5abe..6b9e20158625a 100644
--- a/DOCS/client-api-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/client-api-changes.rst
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ API changes
 ::
 
  --- mpv 0.40.0 ---
+ 2.6    - add MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_D3D11 render API backend, along with
+          MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_INIT_PARAMS and MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_FBO,
+          and a new render_d3d11.h header.
  2.5    - Deprecate MPV_RENDER_PARAM_AMBIENT_LIGHT. no replacement.
  --- mpv 0.39.0 ---
  2.4    - mpv_render_param with the MPV_RENDER_PARAM_ICC_PROFILE argument no
diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes/libmpv-d3d11.txt b/DOCS/interface-changes/libmpv-d3d11.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e45d5f54babf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes/libmpv-d3d11.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add `MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_D3D11` render API with `MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_INIT_PARAMS` and `MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_FBO`, see `mpv/render_d3d11.h`
diff --git a/include/mpv/client.h b/include/mpv/client.h
index f72a0e0a46a01..f970b9ab5dc79 100644
--- a/include/mpv/client.h
+++ b/include/mpv/client.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * relational operators (<, >, <=, >=).
  */
 #define MPV_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor) (((major) << 16) | (minor) | 0UL)
-#define MPV_CLIENT_API_VERSION MPV_MAKE_VERSION(2, 5)
+#define MPV_CLIENT_API_VERSION MPV_MAKE_VERSION(2, 6)
 
 /**
  * The API user is allowed to "#define MPV_ENABLE_DEPRECATED 0" before
diff --git a/include/mpv/render.h b/include/mpv/render.h
index 99aadeb5d837d..cdbf6dd397ebc 100644
--- a/include/mpv/render.h
+++ b/include/mpv/render.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * Supported backends
  * ------------------
  *
+ * Direct3D 11: via MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_D3D11, see render_d3d11.h header.
  * OpenGL: via MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_OPENGL, see render_gl.h header.
  * Software: via MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_SW, see section "Software renderer"
  *
@@ -422,6 +423,17 @@ typedef enum mpv_render_param_type {
      * See MPV_RENDER_PARAM_SW_STRIDE for alignment requirements.
      */
     MPV_RENDER_PARAM_SW_POINTER = 20,
+    /**
+     * Required parameters for initializing the Direct3D 11 renderer. Valid
+     * for mpv_render_context_create().
+     * Type: mpv_d3d11_init_params*
+     */
+    MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_INIT_PARAMS = 21,
+    /**
+     * Describes a D3D11 render target. Valid for mpv_render_context_render().
+     * Type: mpv_d3d11_fbo*
+     */
+    MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_FBO = 22,
 } mpv_render_param_type;
 
 /**
@@ -464,6 +476,8 @@ typedef struct mpv_render_param {
 /**
  * Predefined values for MPV_RENDER_PARAM_API_TYPE.
  */
+// See render_d3d11.h
+#define MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_D3D11 "d3d11"
 // See render_gl.h
 #define MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_OPENGL "opengl"
 // See section "Software renderer"
diff --git a/include/mpv/render_d3d11.h b/include/mpv/render_d3d11.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8c2c62ed572e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mpv/render_d3d11.h
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2024 the mpv developers
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPV_CLIENT_API_RENDER_D3D11_H_
+#define MPV_CLIENT_API_RENDER_D3D11_H_
+
+#include "render.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Direct3D 11 backend
+ * -------------------
+ *
+ * This header contains definitions for using Direct3D 11 with the render.h
+ * API.
+ *
+ * API use
+ * -------
+ *
+ * The mpv_render_* API is used. That API supports multiple backends, and this
+ * section documents specifics for the Direct3D 11 backend.
+ *
+ * Use mpv_render_context_create() with MPV_RENDER_PARAM_API_TYPE set to
+ * MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_D3D11, and MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_INIT_PARAMS provided.
+ *
+ * Call mpv_render_context_render() with MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_FBO to render
+ * the video frame to a D3D11 texture. The API user is responsible for creating
+ * and presenting the texture (for example, via a DXGI swap chain).
+ *
+ * Threading
+ * ---------
+ *
+ * Unlike OpenGL, Direct3D 11 does not use a per-thread implicit context. Any
+ * thread may call the mpv_render_* functions with this backend, subject to the
+ * general restrictions described in render.h.
+ *
+ * The ID3D11Device passed in mpv_d3d11_init_params must be usable from the
+ * thread that calls the mpv_render_* functions. An ID3D11Device created with
+ * D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_SINGLETHREADED is therefore not supported.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * For initializing the mpv D3D11 state via MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_INIT_PARAMS.
+ */
+typedef struct mpv_d3d11_init_params {
+    /**
+     * The ID3D11Device to use for rendering. libmpv will add a reference to
+     * the device, so it is safe to release the caller's reference after
+     * mpv_render_context_create() returns.
+     *
+     * The device must remain valid until mpv_render_context_free() is called.
+     *
+     * Type: ID3D11Device*
+     */
+    void *device;
+} mpv_d3d11_init_params;
+
+/**
+ * For MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_FBO.
+ */
+typedef struct mpv_d3d11_fbo {
+    /**
+     * The D3D11 texture to render into. This must be a 2D texture
+     * (ID3D11Texture2D) created on the same ID3D11Device that was passed to
+     * mpv_render_context_create() via mpv_d3d11_init_params.
+     *
+     * The texture must have been created with at least the
+     * D3D11_BIND_RENDER_TARGET bind flag and D3D11_USAGE_DEFAULT usage. It
+     * must not be multisampled, a texture array, or mipmapped.
+     *
+     * The texture is owned by the caller. libmpv does not take a reference,
+     * so the caller must ensure the texture remains valid for the duration of
+     * the mpv_render_context_render() call.
+     *
+     * Type: ID3D11Texture2D*
+     */
+    void *tex;
+    /**
+     * Dimensions of the render target in pixels. Must always be set, and must
+     * match the actual size of the texture.
+     */
+    int w, h;
+} mpv_d3d11_fbo;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a40e4f1aec520..6fe4a6f533c4b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1039,7 +1039,8 @@ d3d11 = get_option('d3d11').require(
 features += {'d3d11': d3d11.allowed()}
 if features['d3d11']
     sources += files('video/out/d3d11/context.c',
-                     'video/out/d3d11/ra_d3d11.c')
+                     'video/out/d3d11/ra_d3d11.c',
+                     'video/out/d3d11/libmpv_d3d11.c')
 endif
 
 wayland = {
@@ -1816,7 +1817,8 @@ if get_option('libmpv')
                  description: 'mpv media player client library')
 
     headers = ['include/mpv/client.h', 'include/mpv/render.h',
-               'include/mpv/render_gl.h', 'include/mpv/stream_cb.h']
+               'include/mpv/render_d3d11.h', 'include/mpv/render_gl.h',
+               'include/mpv/stream_cb.h']
     install_headers(headers, subdir: 'mpv')
 
     # Allow projects to build with libmpv by cloning into ./subprojects/mpv
diff --git a/video/out/d3d11/libmpv_d3d11.c b/video/out/d3d11/libmpv_d3d11.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a5a25bab67ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/video/out/d3d11/libmpv_d3d11.c
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of mpv.
+ *
+ * mpv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * mpv is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with mpv.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "common/msg.h"
+#include "mpv/render_d3d11.h"
+#include "osdep/windows_utils.h"
+#include "ra_d3d11.h"
+#include "video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.h"
+#include "video/out/gpu/ra.h"
+
+struct priv {
+    ID3D11Device *device;
+    struct ra_tex *wrapped_tex;
+    ID3D11Texture2D *wrapped_d3d_tex;
+};
+
+static int init(struct libmpv_gpu_context *ctx, mpv_render_param *params)
+{
+    struct priv *p = ctx->priv = talloc_zero(NULL, struct priv);
+
+    mpv_d3d11_init_params *init_params =
+        get_mpv_render_param(params, MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_INIT_PARAMS, NULL);
+    if (!init_params || !init_params->device)
+        return MPV_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+
+    p->device = init_params->device;
+    ID3D11Device_AddRef(p->device);
+
+    struct ra_ctx *ra_ctx = talloc_zero(p, struct ra_ctx);
+    ra_ctx->log = ctx->log;
+    ra_ctx->global = ctx->global;
+
+    if (!spirv_compiler_init(ra_ctx))
+        return MPV_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+    ra_ctx->ra = ra_d3d11_create(p->device, ctx->log, ra_ctx->spirv);
+    if (!ra_ctx->ra)
+        return MPV_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+    ctx->ra_ctx = ra_ctx;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int wrap_fbo(struct libmpv_gpu_context *ctx, mpv_render_param *params,
+                    struct ra_tex **out)
+{
+    struct priv *p = ctx->priv;
+
+    mpv_d3d11_fbo *fbo =
+        get_mpv_render_param(params, MPV_RENDER_PARAM_D3D11_FBO, NULL);
+    if (!fbo || !fbo->tex)
+        return MPV_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+
+    // Cache the ra_tex across frames when the same D3D11 texture is reused.
+    // This is common for swap chain back buffers, which are recycled.
+    if (p->wrapped_d3d_tex != fbo->tex) {
+        ra_tex_free(ctx->ra_ctx->ra, &p->wrapped_tex);
+        p->wrapped_d3d_tex = fbo->tex;
+        p->wrapped_tex = ra_d3d11_wrap_tex(ctx->ra_ctx->ra,
+                                           (ID3D11Resource *)fbo->tex);
+        if (!p->wrapped_tex) {
+            p->wrapped_d3d_tex = NULL;
+            return MPV_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *out = p->wrapped_tex;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void done_frame(struct libmpv_gpu_context *ctx, bool ds)
+{
+    ra_d3d11_flush(ctx->ra_ctx->ra);
+}
+
+static void destroy(struct libmpv_gpu_context *ctx)
+{
+    struct priv *p = ctx->priv;
+
+    if (ctx->ra_ctx && ctx->ra_ctx->ra) {
+        ra_tex_free(ctx->ra_ctx->ra, &p->wrapped_tex);
+        // ra_d3d11 frees its own struct from inside its destroy callback.
+        ctx->ra_ctx->ra->fns->destroy(ctx->ra_ctx->ra);
+        ctx->ra_ctx->ra = NULL;
+    }
+    SAFE_RELEASE(p->device);
+}
+
+const struct libmpv_gpu_context_fns libmpv_gpu_context_d3d11 = {
+    .api_name   = MPV_RENDER_API_TYPE_D3D11,
+    .init       = init,
+    .wrap_fbo   = wrap_fbo,
+    .done_frame = done_frame,
+    .destroy    = destroy,
+};
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.c b/video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.c
index 1b13c79632e5a..abeef947b68a3 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.c
+++ b/video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.c
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include "video/out/libmpv.h"
 
 static const struct libmpv_gpu_context_fns *context_backends[] = {
+#if HAVE_D3D11
+    &libmpv_gpu_context_d3d11,
+#endif
 #if HAVE_GL
     &libmpv_gpu_context_gl,
 #endif
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.h b/video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.h
index 497dcc3f694c8..fad1a00c0a6d9 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.h
+++ b/video/out/gpu/libmpv_gpu.h
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ struct libmpv_gpu_context_fns {
 };
 
 extern const struct libmpv_gpu_context_fns libmpv_gpu_context_gl;
+extern const struct libmpv_gpu_context_fns libmpv_gpu_context_d3d11;