diff --git a/include/gpgmm_d3d12.h b/include/gpgmm_d3d12.h
index 4a0f7e61..01de6471 100644
--- a/include/gpgmm_d3d12.h
+++ b/include/gpgmm_d3d12.h
@@ -1136,10 +1136,10 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
 
         /** \brief Forces use of the resource allocator or E_FAIL.
 
-        The flag disables the fall-back behavior of reverting to the D3D12 runtime/driver provided
-        allocator (CreateCommittedResource) when resource allocation fails.
+        The flag disables the fall-back behavior of using
+        RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FLAG_ALWAYS_COMMITTED as a last resort.
 
-        Mostly used for debug and testing when certain allocation methods unexpectedly fail.
+        Mostly used for debug and testing when certain allocations unexpectedly fail.
         */
         RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FLAG_NEVER_FALLBACK = 0x40,
 
@@ -1160,6 +1160,14 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         is normally not tracked.
         */
         RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FLAG_ALWAYS_WARN_ON_ALIGNMENT_MISMATCH = 0x100,
+
+        /** \brief Disable re-use of resource heap.
+
+        A committed resource is allocated through D3D12 instead of GPGMM. This could be favorable
+        for large static resources. Otherwise, this is mostly used for debugging and testing
+        purposes.
+        */
+        RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FLAG_ALWAYS_COMMITTED = 0x200,
     };
 
     DEFINE_ENUM_FLAG_OPERATORS(RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FLAGS)
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.cpp b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.cpp
index 0ef3b0d6..d6b865d0 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,36 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         return DebugObject::SetDebugName(Name);
     }
 
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE ResourceAllocation::QueryInterface(REFIID riid, void** ppvObject) {
+        ResidencyHeap* residencyHeap = static_cast<ResidencyHeap*>(GetMemory());
+
+        // Only committed resources can be exported. Committed resources are created
+        // without explicit heaps.
+        ComPtr<ID3D12Heap> heap;
+        if (SUCCEEDED(residencyHeap->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&heap)))) {
+            ErrorLog(ErrorCode::kBadOperation, this)
+                << "QueryInterface is not supported for this resource allocation.";
+            return E_INVALIDARG;
+        }
+
+        // Exported resource cannot remain managed for residency.
+        if (SUCCEEDED(residencyHeap->GetResidencyManager(nullptr))) {
+            ErrorLog(ErrorCode::kBadOperation, this) << "QueryInterface does not supported resource "
+                                                        "allocations under residency management.";
+            return E_INVALIDARG;
+        }
+
+        return mResource->QueryInterface(riid, ppvObject);
+    }
+
+    ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE ResourceAllocation::AddRef() {
+        return Unknown::AddRef();
+    }
+
+    ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE ResourceAllocation::Release() {
+        return Unknown::Release();
+    }
+
     HRESULT ResourceAllocation::GetResourceAllocator(
         IResourceAllocator** ppResourceAllocatorOut) const {
         ComPtr<IResourceAllocator> resourceAllocator(mResourceAllocator);
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h
index d20a2c11..f4549865 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h
@@ -60,12 +60,15 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         IResidencyHeap* GetMemory() const override;
         HRESULT GetResourceAllocator(IResourceAllocator** ppResourceAllocatorOut) const override;
 
-        DEFINE_UNKNOWN_OVERRIDES()
-
         // IDebugObject interface
         LPCWSTR GetDebugName() const override;
         HRESULT SetDebugName(LPCWSTR Name) override;
 
+        // IUnknown interface
+        HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE QueryInterface(REFIID riid, void** ppvObject) override;
+        ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE AddRef() override;
+        ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE Release() override;
+
       private:
         friend ResourceAllocator;
 
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocatorD3D12.cpp b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocatorD3D12.cpp
index c6b76bc2..39e9db4c 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocatorD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocatorD3D12.cpp
@@ -1177,14 +1177,15 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
 
         // Resource is always committed when heaps flags are incompatible with the resource heap
         // type or if specified by the flag.
-        bool isAlwaysCommitted = mIsAlwaysCommitted;
+        bool isAlwaysCommitted = mIsAlwaysCommitted || (allocationDescriptor.Flags &
+                                                        RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FLAG_ALWAYS_COMMITTED);
 
         // Check memory requirements.
         D3D12_HEAP_FLAGS heapFlags =
             GetHeapFlags(resourceHeapType, IsCreateHeapNotResidentEnabled());
         if (!HasAllFlags(heapFlags, allocationDescriptor.ExtraRequiredHeapFlags)) {
             WarnLog(MessageId::kPerformanceWarning, this)
-                << "RESOURCE_ALLOCATOR_FLAG_ALWAYS_COMMITTED was not requested but enabled anyway "
+                << "RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FLAG_ALWAYS_COMMITTED was not requested but enabled anyway "
                    "because "
                    "the required heap flags were incompatible with resource heap type ("
                 << std::to_string(allocationDescriptor.ExtraRequiredHeapFlags) << " vs "
diff --git a/src/tests/end2end/D3D12ResourceAllocatorTests.cpp b/src/tests/end2end/D3D12ResourceAllocatorTests.cpp
index bfc5f4e6..2acf6e88 100644
--- a/src/tests/end2end/D3D12ResourceAllocatorTests.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/end2end/D3D12ResourceAllocatorTests.cpp
@@ -909,6 +909,28 @@ TEST_F(D3D12ResourceAllocatorTests, CreateBufferImported) {
     ASSERT_EQ(internalAllocation->GetResource(), internalAllocationAgain->GetResource());
 }
 
+TEST_F(D3D12ResourceAllocatorTests, CreateBufferExported) {
+    ComPtr<IResourceAllocator> resourceAllocator;
+    ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(CreateResourceAllocator(CreateBasicAllocatorDesc(), mDevice.Get(),
+                                             mAdapter.Get(), &resourceAllocator, nullptr));
+    ASSERT_NE(resourceAllocator, nullptr);
+
+    RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_DESC externalAllocationDesc = {};
+    externalAllocationDesc.Flags |= RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_FLAG_ALWAYS_COMMITTED;
+
+    ComPtr<IResourceAllocation> internalAllocation;
+    ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(resourceAllocator->CreateResource(
+        externalAllocationDesc, CreateBasicBufferDesc(kBufferOf4MBAllocationSize), {}, nullptr,
+        &internalAllocation));
+
+    ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> externalResource;
+    ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(internalAllocation.As(&externalResource));
+
+    internalAllocation = nullptr;
+    EXPECT_NE(externalResource, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_REFCOUNT_EQ(externalResource.Get(), 1);
+}
+
 TEST_F(D3D12ResourceAllocatorTests, CreateBufferInvalid) {
     ComPtr<IResourceAllocator> resourceAllocator;
     ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(CreateResourceAllocator(CreateBasicAllocatorDesc(), mDevice.Get(),