diff --git a/src/multimediaquick/qsgvideonode_p.cpp b/src/multimediaquick/qsgvideonode_p.cpp
index bbde32788..528719f53 100644
--- a/src/multimediaquick/qsgvideonode_p.cpp
+++ b/src/multimediaquick/qsgvideonode_p.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ public:
     bool m_texturesDirty = false;
     QVideoFrame m_currentFrame;
 
-    enum { NVideoFrameSlots = 4 };
-    QVideoFrame m_videoFrameSlots[NVideoFrameSlots];
     QScopedPointer<QSGVideoTexture> m_textures[3];
     std::unique_ptr<QVideoFrameTextures> m_videoFrameTextures;
 };
@@ -118,10 +116,6 @@ void QSGVideoMaterial::updateTextures(QRhi *rhi, QRhiResourceUpdateBatch *resour
     if (!m_texturesDirty)
         return;
 
-    // keep the video frames alive until we know that they are not needed anymore
-    Q_ASSERT(NVideoFrameSlots >= rhi->resourceLimit(QRhi::FramesInFlight));
-    m_videoFrameSlots[rhi->currentFrameSlot()] = m_currentFrame;
-
     // update and upload all textures
     m_videoFrameTextures = QVideoTextureHelper::createTextures(m_currentFrame, rhi, resourceUpdates, std::move(m_videoFrameTextures));
     for (int plane = 0; plane < 3; ++plane)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/windows/evr/evrd3dpresentengine.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/windows/evr/evrd3dpresentengine.cpp
index 6dc8a3a57..9e7024028 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/windows/evr/evrd3dpresentengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/windows/evr/evrd3dpresentengine.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ private:
 class QVideoFrameD3D11Textures: public QVideoFrameTextures
 {
 public:
-    QVideoFrameD3D11Textures(std::unique_ptr<QRhiTexture> &&tex, ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> &&d3d11tex)
-       : m_tex(std::move(tex))
+    QVideoFrameD3D11Textures(std::unique_ptr<QRhiTexture> &&tex, ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> &&d3d11tex, const ComPtr<IMFSample>& sample)
+       : m_sample{sample}
+       , m_tex(std::move(tex))
        , m_d3d11tex(std::move(d3d11tex))
     {}
 
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ public:
     };
 
 private:
+    ComPtr<IMFSample> m_sample;
     std::unique_ptr<QRhiTexture> m_tex;
     ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> m_d3d11tex;
 };
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ public:
 
             std::unique_ptr<QRhiTexture> tex(rhi->newTexture(format, QSize{int(desc.Width), int(desc.Height)}, 1, {}));
             tex->createFrom({quint64(d3d11tex.Get()), 0});
-            return std::make_unique<QVideoFrameD3D11Textures>(std::move(tex), std::move(d3d11tex));
+            return std::make_unique<QVideoFrameD3D11Textures>(std::move(tex), std::move(d3d11tex), m_sample);
 
         } else {
             qCDebug(qLcEvrD3DPresentEngine) << "Failed to obtain D3D11Texture2D from D3D9Texture2D handle";