diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
index fc3caec..ff9ff0c 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 
 #include "directxtexp.h"
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus_winrt
+#include <shcore.h>
+#pragma comment(lib,"shcore.lib")
+#endif
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // WIC Pixel Format nearest conversion table
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -918,7 +923,12 @@ HRESULT SaveToWICMemory( const Image& image, DWORD flags, REFGUID containerForma
     blob.Release();
 
     ScopedObject<IStream> stream;
+#ifdef __cplusplus_winrt
+    auto randomAccessStream = ref new Windows::Storage::Streams::InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
+    HRESULT hr = CreateStreamOverRandomAccessStream( randomAccessStream, __uuidof(IStream), reinterpret_cast<void **>( &stream ) );
+#else
     HRESULT hr = CreateStreamOnHGlobal( 0, TRUE, &stream );
+#endif
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;
 
@@ -965,7 +975,12 @@ HRESULT SaveToWICMemory( const Image* images, size_t nimages, DWORD flags, REFGU
     blob.Release();
 
     ScopedObject<IStream> stream;
+#ifdef __cplusplus_winrt
+    auto randomAccessStream = ref new Windows::Storage::Streams::InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
+    HRESULT hr = CreateStreamOverRandomAccessStream( randomAccessStream, __uuidof(IStream), reinterpret_cast<void **>( &stream ) );
+#else
     HRESULT hr = CreateStreamOnHGlobal( 0, TRUE, &stream );
+#endif
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;