diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/FenceD3D12.cpp b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/FenceD3D12.cpp
index 611628a88..5ef0da1cb 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/FenceD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/FenceD3D12.cpp
@@ -95,4 +95,9 @@ namespace gpgmm { namespace d3d12 {
     uint64_t Fence::GetCurrentFence() const {
         return mCurrentFence;
     }
+
+    ID3D12Fence* Fence::GetFence() const {
+        return mFence.Get();
+    }
+
 }}  // namespace gpgmm::d3d12
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/FenceD3D12.h b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/FenceD3D12.h
index 139f0fb6c..94ccdda11 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/FenceD3D12.h
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/FenceD3D12.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ namespace gpgmm { namespace d3d12 {
         uint64_t GetLastSignaledFence() const;
         uint64_t GetCurrentFence() const;
 
+        ID3D12Fence* GetFence() const;
+
       private:
         Fence(ComPtr<ID3D12Fence> fence, uint64_t initialValue);
 
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResidencyManagerD3D12.cpp b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResidencyManagerD3D12.cpp
index 3b49ce318..67501f9af 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResidencyManagerD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResidencyManagerD3D12.cpp
@@ -448,6 +448,16 @@ namespace gpgmm { namespace d3d12 {
 
         ReturnIfFailed(Evict(sizeToMakeResident, memorySegmentGroup, nullptr));
 
+        // Decrease the overhead from using MakeResident, a synchronous call, by calling the
+        // asynchronous MakeResident, called EnqueueMakeResident, instead first. Should
+        // EnqueueMakeResident fail, fall-back to using synchronous MakeResident since we may be
+        // able to continue after calling Evict again.
+        if (mDevice3 != nullptr) {
+            ReturnIfSucceeded(mDevice3->EnqueueMakeResident(
+                D3D12_RESIDENCY_FLAG_NONE, numberOfObjectsToMakeResident, allocations,
+                mFence->GetFence(), mFence->GetLastSignaledFence() + 1));
+        }
+
         // A MakeResident call can fail if there's not enough available memory. This
         // could occur when there's significant fragmentation or if the allocation size
         // estimates are incorrect. We may be able to continue execution by evicting some
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResidencyManagerD3D12.h b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResidencyManagerD3D12.h
index 18231699b..7d84c4b1f 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResidencyManagerD3D12.h
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResidencyManagerD3D12.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ namespace gpgmm { namespace d3d12 {
 
         ComPtr<ID3D12Device> mDevice;
         ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter3> mAdapter;
+        ComPtr<ID3D12Device3> mDevice3;
 
         std::unique_ptr<Fence> mFence;