diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.cpp b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.cpp
index c1a9ffa9f..978d61a3f 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.cpp
@@ -25,19 +25,27 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
 
     // static
     HRESULT Heap::CreateHeap(const HEAP_DESC& descriptor,
-                             ResidencyManager* const residencyManager,
+                             ResidencyManager* const pResidencyManager,
                              CreateHeapFn&& createHeapFn,
-                             Heap** heapOut) {
+                             Heap** ppHeapOut) {
+        // Always use the memory segment specified.
         DXGI_MEMORY_SEGMENT_GROUP memorySegmentGroup = {};
-        if (residencyManager != nullptr) {
+        if (descriptor.MemorySegment == RESIDENCY_SEGMENT_LOCAL) {
+            memorySegmentGroup = DXGI_MEMORY_SEGMENT_GROUP_LOCAL;
+        } else if (descriptor.MemorySegment == RESIDENCY_SEGMENT_NON_LOCAL) {
+            memorySegmentGroup = DXGI_MEMORY_SEGMENT_GROUP_NON_LOCAL;
+        }
+
+        // Else, infer the memory segment using the heap type.
+        if (pResidencyManager != nullptr && descriptor.MemorySegment == RESIDENCY_SEGMENT_UNKNOWN) {
             memorySegmentGroup =
-                residencyManager->GetPreferredMemorySegmentGroup(descriptor.HeapType);
+                pResidencyManager->GetPreferredMemorySegmentGroup(descriptor.HeapType);
+        }
 
-            // Ensure enough free memory exists before allocating to avoid an out-of-memory error
-            // when over budget.
-            if (descriptor.AlwaysInBudget) {
-                ReturnIfFailed(residencyManager->Evict(descriptor.SizeInBytes, memorySegmentGroup));
-            }
+        // Ensure enough free memory exists before allocating to avoid an out-of-memory error
+        // when over budget.
+        if (pResidencyManager != nullptr && descriptor.AlwaysInBudget) {
+            ReturnIfFailed(pResidencyManager->Evict(descriptor.SizeInBytes, memorySegmentGroup));
         }
 
         ComPtr<ID3D12Pageable> pageable;
@@ -50,15 +58,15 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
                                             descriptor.SizeInBytes, descriptor.Alignment,
                                             descriptor.IsExternal));
 
-        if (residencyManager != nullptr) {
-            ReturnIfFailed(residencyManager->InsertHeap(heap.get()));
+        if (pResidencyManager != nullptr) {
+            ReturnIfFailed(pResidencyManager->InsertHeap(heap.get()));
         }
 
         ReturnIfFailed(heap->SetDebugName(descriptor.DebugName));
         GPGMM_TRACE_EVENT_OBJECT_SNAPSHOT(heap.get(), descriptor);
 
-        if (heapOut != nullptr) {
-            *heapOut = heap.release();
+        if (ppHeapOut != nullptr) {
+            *ppHeapOut = heap.release();
         }
 
         return S_OK;
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.h b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.h
index 78ed47452..a0b0799ba 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.h
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.h
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
     class ResidencyManager;
     class ResourceAllocator;
 
+    /** \enum RESIDENCY_SEGMENT
+    Specifies which type of segment the heap belongs to.
+
+    RESIDENCY_SEGMENT is equivelent to DXGI_MEMORY_SEGMENT_GROUP but also has
+    RESIDENCY_SEGMENT_UNKNOWN.
+    */
+    enum RESIDENCY_SEGMENT {
+        RESIDENCY_SEGMENT_UNKNOWN,
+        RESIDENCY_SEGMENT_LOCAL,
+        RESIDENCY_SEGMENT_NON_LOCAL,
+    };
+
     /** \struct HEAP_INFO
     Additional information about the heap.
     */
@@ -85,6 +97,12 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         */
         bool IsExternal;
 
+        /** \brief Specifies the memory segment to use for residency.
+
+        Allows any heap to specify a segment which does not have a attributed heap type.
+        */
+        RESIDENCY_SEGMENT MemorySegment;
+
         /** \brief Debug name associated with the heap.
          */
         std::string DebugName;
@@ -121,15 +139,15 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         implicit D3D12 heap OR 2) an explicit D3D12 heap used with placed resources.
 
         @param descriptor A reference to HEAP_DESC structure that describes the heap.
-        @param residencyManager A pointer to the ResidencyManager used to manage this heap.
+        @param pResidencyManager A pointer to the ResidencyManager used to manage this heap.
         @param createHeapFn  A callback function which creates a ID3D12Pageable derived type.
-        @param[out] heapOut Pointer to a memory block that recieves a pointer to the
+        @param[out] ppHeapOut Pointer to a memory block that recieves a pointer to the
         heap.
         */
         static HRESULT CreateHeap(const HEAP_DESC& descriptor,
-                                  ResidencyManager* const residencyManager,
+                                  ResidencyManager* const pResidencyManager,
                                   CreateHeapFn&& createHeapFn,
-                                  Heap** heapOut);
+                                  Heap** ppHeapOut);
 
         // TODO: Make private.
         Heap(ComPtr<ID3D12Pageable> pageable,
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/JSONSerializerD3D12.cpp b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/JSONSerializerD3D12.cpp
index dc2952e12..a135eb3fd 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/JSONSerializerD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/JSONSerializerD3D12.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         dict.AddItem("HeapType", desc.HeapType);
         dict.AddItem("AlwaysInBudget", desc.AlwaysInBudget);
         dict.AddItem("IsExternal", desc.IsExternal);
+        dict.AddItem("MemorySegment", desc.MemorySegment);
         dict.AddItem("DebugName", desc.DebugName);
         return dict;
     }
diff --git a/src/tests/end2end/D3D12ResidencyManagerTests.cpp b/src/tests/end2end/D3D12ResidencyManagerTests.cpp
index 1837e6e90..c44eba6d8 100644
--- a/src/tests/end2end/D3D12ResidencyManagerTests.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/end2end/D3D12ResidencyManagerTests.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,39 @@ class D3D12ResidencyManagerTests : public D3D12TestBase, public ::testing::Test
     }
 };
 
+TEST_F(D3D12ResidencyManagerTests, CreateResourceHeap) {
+    ComPtr<ResidencyManager> residencyManager;
+    ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(ResidencyManager::CreateResidencyManager(
+        CreateBasicResidencyDesc(kDefaultBudget), &residencyManager));
+
+    constexpr uint64_t kHeapSize = GPGMM_MB_TO_BYTES(10);
+
+    auto createResourceHeapFn = [&](ID3D12Pageable** ppPageableOut) -> HRESULT {
+        D3D12_HEAP_PROPERTIES heapProperties = {};
+        heapProperties.Type = D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+
+        D3D12_HEAP_DESC heapDesc = {};
+        heapDesc.Properties = heapProperties;
+        heapDesc.SizeInBytes = kHeapSize;
+
+        ComPtr<ID3D12Heap> heap;
+        if (FAILED(mDevice->CreateHeap(&heapDesc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&heap)))) {
+            return E_FAIL;
+        }
+        *ppPageableOut = heap.Detach();
+        return S_OK;
+    };
+
+    HEAP_DESC resourceHeapDesc = {};
+    resourceHeapDesc.SizeInBytes = kHeapSize;
+    resourceHeapDesc.DebugName = "Resource heap";
+    resourceHeapDesc.AlwaysInBudget = true;
+    resourceHeapDesc.HeapType = D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+
+    ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(
+        Heap::CreateHeap(resourceHeapDesc, residencyManager.Get(), createResourceHeapFn, nullptr));
+}
+
 TEST_F(D3D12ResidencyManagerTests, CreateResidencySet) {
     ComPtr<ResourceAllocator> resourceAllocator;
     ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(ResourceAllocator::CreateAllocator(CreateBasicAllocatorDesc(),