diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxWindowsPlatform.cpp b/gfx/thebes/gfxWindowsPlatform.cpp
index a65900c770cd..0f43d8de3023 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxWindowsPlatform.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxWindowsPlatform.cpp
@@ -1368,7 +1368,8 @@ void gfxWindowsPlatform::InitializeD3D11Config() {
 
   nsCString message;
   nsCString failureId;
-  if (!gfxPlatform::IsGfxInfoStatusOkay(nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_DIRECT3D_11_LAYERS,
+  if (StaticPrefs::layers_d3d11_enable_blacklist_AtStartup() &&
+      !gfxPlatform::IsGfxInfoStatusOkay(nsIGfxInfo::FEATURE_DIRECT3D_11_LAYERS,
                                         &message, failureId)) {
     d3d11.Disable(FeatureStatus::Blacklisted, message.get(), failureId);
   }
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
index f1dc26ed0f12..ca534f9e2f68 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
@@ -3721,6 +3721,11 @@
   value: false
   mirror: once
 
+- name: layers.d3d11.enable-blacklist
+  type: bool
+  value: true
+  mirror: once
+
 - name: layers.deaa.enabled
   type: RelaxedAtomicBool
   value: false