diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36_private.h b/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36_private.h
index 4460f67d358..a2b0698e488 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36_private.h
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/d3dx9_36_private.h
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #define COBJMACROS
+#include "winbase.h"
 #include "wingdi.h"
+#include "winuser.h"
 #include "d3dx9.h"
 
 /* for internal use */
diff --git a/dlls/d3dx9_36/surface.c b/dlls/d3dx9_36/surface.c
index 968e3efdd9a..1614e448681 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dx9_36/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/d3dx9_36/surface.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "wine/debug.h"
+#include "wine/unicode.h"
 #include "d3dx9_36_private.h"
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(d3dx);
@@ -34,36 +35,127 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(d3dx);
  *   info     [O] pointer to the destination structure
  *
  * RETURNS
- *   Success: D3D_OK
- *   Failure: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL
+ *   Success: D3D_OK, if info is not NULL and data and datasize make up a valid image file or
+ *                    if info is NULL and data and datasize are not NULL
+ *   Failure: D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA, if data is no valid image file and datasize and info are not NULL
+ *            D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, if data is NULL or
+ *                                if datasize is 0
+ *
+ * NOTES
+ *   datasize may be bigger than the actual file size
  *
  */
 HRESULT WINAPI D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileInMemory(LPCVOID data, UINT datasize, D3DXIMAGE_INFO *info)
 {
     FIXME("stub\n");
+
+    if(data && datasize && !info) return D3D_OK;
+    if( !data || !datasize ) return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
+
     return E_NOTIMPL;
 }
 
+/************************************************************
+ * D3DXGetImageInfoFromFile
+ *
+ * RETURNS
+ *   Success: D3D_OK, if we successfully load a valid image file or
+ *                    if we successfully load a file which is no valid image and info is NULL
+ *   Failure: D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA, if we fail to load file or
+ *                                 if file is not a valid image file and info is not NULL
+ *            D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, if file is NULL
+ *
+ */
 HRESULT WINAPI D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileA(LPCSTR file, D3DXIMAGE_INFO *info)
 {
-    FIXME("stub\n");
-    return E_NOTIMPL;
+    LPWSTR widename;
+    HRESULT hr;
+    int strlength;
+    TRACE("(void): relay\n");
+
+    if( !file ) return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
+
+    strlength = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, file, -1, NULL, 0);
+    widename = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, strlength * sizeof(WCHAR));
+    MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, file, -1, widename, strlength);
+
+    hr = D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileW(widename, info);
+    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, widename);
+
+    return hr;
 }
 
 HRESULT WINAPI D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileW(LPCWSTR file, D3DXIMAGE_INFO *info)
 {
-    FIXME("stub\n");
-    return E_NOTIMPL;
+    HRESULT hr;
+    DWORD size;
+    LPVOID buffer;
+    TRACE("(void): relay\n");
+
+    if( !file ) return D3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
+
+    hr = map_view_of_file(file, &buffer, &size);
+    if(FAILED(hr)) return D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA;
+
+    hr = D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileInMemory(buffer, size, info);
+    UnmapViewOfFile(buffer);
+
+    return hr;
 }
 
+/************************************************************
+ * D3DXGetImageInfoFromResource
+ *
+ * RETURNS
+ *   Success: D3D_OK, if resource is a valid image file
+ *   Failure: D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA, if resource is no valid image file or NULL or
+ *                                 if we fail to load resource
+ *
+ */
 HRESULT WINAPI D3DXGetImageInfoFromResourceA(HMODULE module, LPCSTR resource, D3DXIMAGE_INFO *info)
 {
-    FIXME("stub\n");
-    return E_NOTIMPL;
+    HRSRC resinfo;
+    TRACE("(void)\n");
+
+    resinfo = FindResourceA(module, resource, (LPCSTR)RT_RCDATA);
+    if(resinfo) {
+        LPVOID buffer;
+        HRESULT hr;
+        DWORD size;
+
+        hr = load_resource_into_memory(module, resinfo, &buffer, &size);
+        if(FAILED(hr)) return D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA;
+        return D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileInMemory(buffer, size, info);
+    }
+
+    resinfo = FindResourceA(module, resource, (LPCSTR)RT_BITMAP);
+    if(resinfo) {
+        FIXME("Implement loading bitmaps from resource type RT_BITMAP\n");
+        return E_NOTIMPL;
+    }
+    return D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA;
 }
 
 HRESULT WINAPI D3DXGetImageInfoFromResourceW(HMODULE module, LPCWSTR resource, D3DXIMAGE_INFO *info)
 {
-    FIXME("stub\n");
-    return E_NOTIMPL;
+    HRSRC resinfo;
+    TRACE("(void)\n");
+
+    resinfo = FindResourceW(module, resource, (LPCWSTR)RT_RCDATA);
+    if(resinfo) {
+        LPVOID buffer;
+        HRESULT hr;
+        DWORD size;
+
+        hr = load_resource_into_memory(module, resinfo, &buffer, &size);
+        if(FAILED(hr)) return D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA;
+        return D3DXGetImageInfoFromFileInMemory(buffer, size, info);
+    }
+
+    resinfo = FindResourceW(module, resource, (LPCWSTR)RT_BITMAP);
+    if(resinfo) {
+        FIXME("Implement loading bitmaps from resource type RT_BITMAP\n");
+        return E_NOTIMPL;
+    }
+    return D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA;
 }