diff --git a/dlls/gdi/mfdrv/init.c b/dlls/gdi/mfdrv/init.c
index 2a6ed93eaa5..feee4fee6e7 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi/mfdrv/init.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi/mfdrv/init.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static const DC_FUNCTIONS MFDRV_Funcs =
     NULL,                            /* pGetDCOrgEx */
     NULL,                            /* pGetDIBColorTable */
     NULL,                            /* pGetDIBits */
-    NULL,                            /* pGetDeviceCaps */
+    MFDRV_GetDeviceCaps,             /* pGetDeviceCaps */
     NULL,                            /* pGetDeviceGammaRamp */
     NULL,                            /* pGetNearestColor */
     NULL,                            /* pGetPixel */
@@ -552,3 +552,20 @@ INT MFDRV_ExtEscape( PHYSDEV dev, INT nEscape, INT cbInput, LPCVOID in_data,
     }
     return 0;
 }
+
+/******************************************************************
+ *         MFDRV_GetDeviceCaps
+ *
+ *A very simple implementation that returns DT_METAFILE
+ */
+INT MFDRV_GetDeviceCaps(PHYSDEV dev, INT cap)
+{
+    switch(cap)
+    {
+    case TECHNOLOGY:
+         return DT_METAFILE;
+    default:
+         TRACE(" unsupported capability %d, will return 0\n", cap );
+         return 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dlls/gdi/mfdrv/metafiledrv.h b/dlls/gdi/mfdrv/metafiledrv.h
index ea25a0db44e..696604fc482 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi/mfdrv/metafiledrv.h
+++ b/dlls/gdi/mfdrv/metafiledrv.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ extern BOOL MFDRV_FillPath( PHYSDEV dev );
 extern BOOL MFDRV_FillRgn( PHYSDEV dev, HRGN hrgn, HBRUSH hbrush );
 extern BOOL MFDRV_FlattenPath( PHYSDEV dev );
 extern BOOL MFDRV_FrameRgn( PHYSDEV dev, HRGN hrgn, HBRUSH hbrush, INT x, INT y );
+extern INT MFDRV_GetDeviceCaps( PHYSDEV dev , INT cap );
 extern INT MFDRV_IntersectClipRect( PHYSDEV dev, INT left, INT top, INT right, INT
                                     bottom );
 extern BOOL MFDRV_InvertRgn( PHYSDEV dev, HRGN hrgn );