diff --git a/src/D3D12MemAlloc.cpp b/src/D3D12MemAlloc.cpp
index 7e8b2a4..cbe5d24 100644
--- a/src/D3D12MemAlloc.cpp
+++ b/src/D3D12MemAlloc.cpp
@@ -2456,6 +2456,15 @@
         const D3D12_RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_INFO* pAllocInfo,
         Allocation** ppAllocation);
 
+    HRESULT CreateAliasingResource(
+        Allocation* pAllocation,
+        UINT64 AllocationLocalOffset,
+        const D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC* pResourceDesc,
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES InitialResourceState,
+        const D3D12_CLEAR_VALUE *pOptimizedClearValue,
+        REFIID riidResource,
+        void** ppvResource);
+
     // Unregisters allocation from the collection of dedicated allocations.
     // Allocation object must be deleted externally afterwards.
     void FreeCommittedMemory(Allocation* allocation);
@@ -3742,6 +3751,12 @@
     REFIID riidResource,
     void** ppvResource)
 {
+    *ppAllocation = NULL;
+    if(ppvResource)
+    {
+        *ppvResource = NULL;
+    }
+
     if(pAllocDesc->HeapType != D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_DEFAULT &&
         pAllocDesc->HeapType != D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_UPLOAD &&
         pAllocDesc->HeapType != D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_READBACK)
@@ -3751,11 +3766,6 @@
 
     ALLOCATION_DESC finalAllocDesc = *pAllocDesc;
 
-    if(ppvResource)
-    {
-        *ppvResource = NULL;
-    }
-
     D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC resourceDesc2 = *pResourceDesc;
     D3D12_RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_INFO resAllocInfo = GetResourceAllocationInfo(resourceDesc2);
     resAllocInfo.Alignment = D3D12MA_MAX<UINT64>(resAllocInfo.Alignment, D3D12MA_DEBUG_ALIGNMENT);
@@ -3857,6 +3867,8 @@
     const D3D12_RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_INFO* pAllocInfo,
     Allocation** ppAllocation)
 {
+    *ppAllocation = NULL;
+
     if(pAllocDesc->HeapType != D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_DEFAULT &&
         pAllocDesc->HeapType != D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_UPLOAD &&
         pAllocDesc->HeapType != D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_READBACK)
@@ -3908,6 +3920,44 @@
     }
 }
 
+HRESULT AllocatorPimpl::CreateAliasingResource(
+    Allocation* pAllocation,
+    UINT64 AllocationLocalOffset,
+    const D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC* pResourceDesc,
+    D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES InitialResourceState,
+    const D3D12_CLEAR_VALUE *pOptimizedClearValue,
+    REFIID riidResource,
+    void** ppvResource)
+{
+    *ppvResource = NULL;
+
+    D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC resourceDesc2 = *pResourceDesc;
+    D3D12_RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_INFO resAllocInfo = GetResourceAllocationInfo(resourceDesc2);
+    resAllocInfo.Alignment = D3D12MA_MAX<UINT64>(resAllocInfo.Alignment, D3D12MA_DEBUG_ALIGNMENT);
+    D3D12MA_ASSERT(IsPow2(resAllocInfo.Alignment));
+    D3D12MA_ASSERT(resAllocInfo.SizeInBytes > 0);
+
+    ID3D12Heap* const existingHeap = pAllocation->GetHeap();
+    const UINT64 existingOffset = pAllocation->GetOffset();
+    const UINT64 existingSize = pAllocation->GetSize();
+    const UINT64 newOffset = existingOffset + AllocationLocalOffset;
+
+    if(AllocationLocalOffset + resAllocInfo.SizeInBytes > existingSize ||
+        newOffset % resAllocInfo.Alignment != 0)
+    {
+        return E_INVALIDARG;
+    }
+
+    return m_Device->CreatePlacedResource(
+        existingHeap,
+        newOffset,
+        &resourceDesc2,
+        InitialResourceState,
+        pOptimizedClearValue,
+        riidResource,
+        ppvResource);
+}
+
 bool AllocatorPimpl::PrefersCommittedAllocation(const D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC& resourceDesc)
 {
     // Intentional. It may change in the future.
@@ -4879,6 +4929,24 @@
     return m_Pimpl->AllocateMemory(pAllocDesc, pAllocInfo, ppAllocation);
 }
 
+HRESULT Allocator::CreateAliasingResource(
+    Allocation* pAllocation,
+    UINT64 AllocationLocalOffset,
+    const D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC* pResourceDesc,
+    D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES InitialResourceState,
+    const D3D12_CLEAR_VALUE *pOptimizedClearValue,
+    REFIID riidResource,
+    void** ppvResource)
+{
+    if(!pAllocation || !pResourceDesc || riidResource == IID_NULL || !ppvResource)
+    {
+        D3D12MA_ASSERT(0 && "Invalid arguments passed to Allocator::CreateAliasingResource.");
+        return E_INVALIDARG;
+    }
+    D3D12MA_DEBUG_GLOBAL_MUTEX_LOCK
+    return m_Pimpl->CreateAliasingResource(pAllocation, AllocationLocalOffset, pResourceDesc, InitialResourceState, pOptimizedClearValue, riidResource, ppvResource);
+}
+
 void Allocator::SetCurrentFrameIndex(UINT frameIndex)
 {
     D3D12MA_DEBUG_GLOBAL_MUTEX_LOCK
diff --git a/src/D3D12MemAlloc.h b/src/D3D12MemAlloc.h
index c440e3f..9bdcd5d 100644
--- a/src/D3D12MemAlloc.h
+++ b/src/D3D12MemAlloc.h
@@ -833,6 +833,37 @@
         const D3D12_RESOURCE_ALLOCATION_INFO* pAllocInfo,
         Allocation** ppAllocation);
 
+    /** \brief Creates a new resource in place of an existing allocation. This is useful for memory aliasing.
+
+    \param pAllocation Existing allocation indicating the memory where the new resource should be created.
+        It can be created using D3D12MA::Allocator::CreateResource and already have a resource bound to it,
+        or can be a raw memory allocated with D3D12MA::Allocator::AllocateMemory.
+        It must not be created as committed so that `ID3D12Heap` is available and not implicit.
+    \param AllocationLocalOffset Additional offset in bytes to be applied when allocating the resource.
+        Local from the start of `pAllocation`, not the beginning of the whole `ID3D12Heap`!
+        If the new resource should start from the beginning of the `pAllocation` it should be 0.
+    \param pResourceDesc Description of the new resource to be created.
+    \param InitialResourceState
+    \param pOptimizedClearValue
+    \param riidResource
+    \param[out] ppvResource Returns pointer to the new resource.
+        The resource is not bound with `pAllocation`.
+        This pointer must not be null - you must get the resource pointer and `Release` it when no longer needed.
+
+    Memory requirements of the new resource are checked for validation.
+    If its size exceeds the end of `pAllocation` or required alignment is not fulfilled
+    considering `pAllocation->GetOffset() + AllocationLocalOffset`, the function
+    returns `E_INVALIDARG`.
+    */
+    HRESULT CreateAliasingResource(
+        Allocation* pAllocation,
+        UINT64 AllocationLocalOffset,
+        const D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC* pResourceDesc,
+        D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES InitialResourceState,
+        const D3D12_CLEAR_VALUE *pOptimizedClearValue,
+        REFIID riidResource,
+        void** ppvResource);
+
     /** \brief Sets the index of the current frame.
 
     This function is used to set the frame index in the allocator when a new game frame begins.
@@ -858,6 +889,7 @@
 
     /// Builds and returns statistics as a string in JSON format.
     /** @param[out] ppStatsString Must be freed using Allocator::FreeStatsString.
+    @param DetailedMap `TRUE` to include full list of allocations (can make the string quite long), `FALSE` to only return statistics.
     */
     void BuildStatsString(WCHAR** ppStatsString, BOOL DetailedMap);
 
diff --git a/src/Tests.cpp b/src/Tests.cpp
index 2c1bfb3..954caed 100644
--- a/src/Tests.cpp
+++ b/src/Tests.cpp
@@ -449,9 +449,9 @@
     CHECK_BOOL(allocPtr != NULL && allocPtr->GetHeap() != NULL);
 
     ID3D12Resource* resPtr = NULL;
-    CHECK_HR( ctx.device->CreatePlacedResource(
-        alloc->GetHeap(),
-        alloc->GetOffset(),
+    CHECK_HR( ctx.allocator->CreateAliasingResource(
+        alloc.get(),
+        0, // AllocationLocalOffset
         &resourceDesc1,
         D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COMMON,
         NULL, // pOptimizedClearValue
@@ -459,9 +459,9 @@
     CComPtr<ID3D12Resource> res1(resPtr);
     CHECK_BOOL(resPtr != NULL);
 
-    CHECK_HR( ctx.device->CreatePlacedResource(
-        alloc->GetHeap(),
-        alloc->GetOffset(),
+    CHECK_HR( ctx.allocator->CreateAliasingResource(
+        alloc.get(),
+        0, // AllocationLocalOffset
         &resourceDesc2,
         D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COMMON,
         NULL, // pOptimizedClearValue