diff --git a/src/util/com/com_guid.cpp b/src/util/com/com_guid.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b81f756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/com/com_guid.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include "com_guid.h"
+
+std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& os, REFIID guid) {
+  os.width(8);
+  os << std::hex << guid.Data1 << '-';
+
+  os.width(4);
+  os << std::hex << guid.Data2 << '-';
+
+  os.width(4);
+  os << std::hex << guid.Data3 << '-';
+
+  os.width(2);
+  os << std::hex
+     << static_cast<short>(guid.Data4[0])
+     << static_cast<short>(guid.Data4[1])
+     << '-'
+     << static_cast<short>(guid.Data4[2])
+     << static_cast<short>(guid.Data4[3])
+     << static_cast<short>(guid.Data4[4])
+     << static_cast<short>(guid.Data4[5])
+     << static_cast<short>(guid.Data4[6])
+     << static_cast<short>(guid.Data4[7]);
+  return os;
+}
diff --git a/src/util/com/com_guid.h b/src/util/com/com_guid.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f34d8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/com/com_guid.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <ostream>
+
+#include "com_include.h"
+
+std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& os, REFIID guid);
diff --git a/src/util/com/com_include.h b/src/util/com/com_include.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f18a98b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/com/com_include.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// GCC complains about the COM interfaces
+// not having virtual destructors
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnon-virtual-dtor"
+
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
diff --git a/src/util/com/com_object.h b/src/util/com/com_object.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b6b7d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/com/com_object.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <atomic>
+
+#include "com_include.h"
+
+#define COM_QUERY_IFACE(riid, ppvObject, Iface) \
+  if (riid == __uuidof(Iface)) {                \
+    this->AddRef();                             \
+    *ppvObject = static_cast<Iface*>(this);     \
+    return S_OK;                                \
+  }
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  template<typename... Base>
+  class ComObject : public Base... {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    virtual ~ComObject() { }
+    
+    ULONG AddRef() final {
+      return ++m_refCount;
+    }
+    
+    ULONG Release() final {
+      ULONG refCount = --m_refCount;
+      if (refCount == 0)
+        delete this;
+      return refCount;
+    }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    std::atomic<ULONG> m_refCount = { 0ul };
+    
+  };
+  
+}
diff --git a/src/util/com/com_pointer.h b/src/util/com/com_pointer.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fb8242a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/com/com_pointer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "com_include.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief COM pointer
+   * 
+   * Implements automatic reference
+   * counting for COM objects.
+   */
+  template<typename T>
+  class Com {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    Com() { }
+    Com(std::nullptr_t) { }
+    Com(T* object)
+    : m_ptr(object) {
+      this->incRef();
+    }
+    
+    Com(const Com& other)
+    : m_ptr(other.m_ptr) {
+      this->incRef();
+    }
+    
+    Com(Com&& other)
+    : m_ptr(other.m_ptr) {
+      other.m_ptr = nullptr;
+    }
+    
+    Com& operator = (const Com& other) {
+      other.incRef();
+      this->decRef();
+      m_ptr = other.m_ptr;
+      return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Com& operator = (Com&& other) {
+      this->decRef();
+      this->m_ptr = other.m_ptr;
+      other.m_ptr = nullptr;
+      return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Com& operator = (std::nullptr_t) {
+      this->decRef();
+      m_ptr = nullptr;
+      return *this;
+    }
+    
+    ~Com() {
+      this->decRef();
+    }
+    
+    T* operator -> () const {
+      return m_ptr;
+    }
+    
+    T**       operator & ()       { return &m_ptr; }
+    T* const* operator & () const { return &m_ptr; }
+    
+    bool operator == (std::nullptr_t) const { return m_ptr == nullptr; }
+    bool operator != (std::nullptr_t) const { return m_ptr != nullptr; }
+    
+    T* ref() const {
+      this->incRef();
+      return m_ptr;
+    }
+    
+    T* ptr() const {
+      return m_ptr;
+    }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    T* m_ptr = nullptr;
+    
+    void incRef() const {
+      if (m_ptr != nullptr)
+        m_ptr->AddRef();
+    }
+    
+    void decRef() const {
+      if (m_ptr != nullptr)
+        m_ptr->Release();
+    }
+    
+  };
+  
+  template<typename T>
+  T* ref(T* object) {
+    if (object != nullptr)
+      object->AddRef();
+    return object;
+  }
+  
+}
diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index 58cf74a3..05e0cd7d 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 util_src = files([
+  'com/com_guid.cpp',
+  
   'log/log.cpp',
   'log/log_debug.cpp',
 ])