diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/dx.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/dx.cpp
index 24bc8a4..899a298 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/dx.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/dx.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,18 @@ void dx_initialize() {
 	// Standard pipelines.
 	//
 
+	// skybox
+	{
+		Vk_Pipeline_Def def;
+		def.shader_type = Vk_Shader_Type::single_texture;
+		def.state_bits = 0;
+		def.face_culling = CT_FRONT_SIDED;
+		def.polygon_offset = false;
+		def.clipping_plane = false;
+		def.mirror = false;
+		dx.skybox_pipeline_state = create_pipeline(def);
+	}
+
 	// Q3 stencil shadows
 	{
 		{
@@ -448,6 +460,7 @@ void dx_initialize() {
 }
 
 void dx_shutdown() {
+	dx.skybox_pipeline_state->Release();
 	dx.shadow_finish_pipeline_state->Release();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_sky.c b/src/engine/renderer/tr_sky.c
index 4356e92..d51a9e1 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_sky.c
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_sky.c
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ static void DrawSkyBox( shader_t *shader )
 					 sky_maxs_subd );
 
 		// VULKAN: draw skybox side
-		if (vk.active) {
+		// DX12
+		if (vk.active || dx.active) {
 			GL_Bind(shader->sky.outerbox[sky_texorder[i]]);
 
 			tess.numVertexes = 0;
@@ -494,8 +495,14 @@ static void DrawSkyBox( shader_t *shader )
 
 			Com_Memset( tess.svars.colors, tr.identityLightByte, tess.numVertexes * 4 );
 
-			vk_bind_geometry();
-			vk_shade_geometry(vk.skybox_pipeline, false, r_showsky->integer ? Vk_Depth_Range::force_zero : Vk_Depth_Range::force_one);
+			if (vk.active) {
+				vk_bind_geometry();
+				vk_shade_geometry(vk.skybox_pipeline, false, r_showsky->integer ? Vk_Depth_Range::force_zero : Vk_Depth_Range::force_one);
+			}
+			if (dx.active) {
+				dx_bind_geometry();
+				dx_shade_geometry(dx.skybox_pipeline_state, false, r_showsky->integer ? Vk_Depth_Range::force_zero : Vk_Depth_Range::force_one);
+			}
 		}
 	}