diff --git a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.cpp b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.cpp
index d26603a..7021b59 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.cpp
@@ -109,10 +109,33 @@
         return {};
     }
 
+    bool Adapter::AreTimestampQueriesSupported() const {
+        D3D12_COMMAND_QUEUE_DESC queueDesc = {};
+        queueDesc.Flags = D3D12_COMMAND_QUEUE_FLAG_NONE;
+        queueDesc.Type = D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE_DIRECT;
+        ComPtr<ID3D12CommandQueue> d3d12CommandQueue;
+        HRESULT hr = mD3d12Device->CreateCommandQueue(&queueDesc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&d3d12CommandQueue));
+        if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // GetTimestampFrequency returns an error HRESULT when there are bugs in Windows container
+        // and vGPU implementations.
+        uint64_t timeStampFrequency;
+        hr = d3d12CommandQueue->GetTimestampFrequency(&timeStampFrequency);
+        if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     void Adapter::InitializeSupportedExtensions() {
+        if (AreTimestampQueriesSupported()) {
+            mSupportedExtensions.EnableExtension(Extension::TimestampQuery);
+        }
         mSupportedExtensions.EnableExtension(Extension::TextureCompressionBC);
         mSupportedExtensions.EnableExtension(Extension::PipelineStatisticsQuery);
-        mSupportedExtensions.EnableExtension(Extension::TimestampQuery);
         mSupportedExtensions.EnableExtension(Extension::MultiPlanarFormats);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.h b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.h
index ea6975e..1e3654e 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.h
+++ b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/AdapterD3D12.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
         ResultOrError<DeviceBase*> CreateDeviceImpl(const DeviceDescriptor* descriptor) override;
         MaybeError ResetInternalDeviceForTestingImpl() override;
 
+        bool AreTimestampQueriesSupported() const;
+
         void InitializeSupportedExtensions();
         MaybeError InitializeDebugLayerFilters();
         void CleanUpDebugLayerFilters();
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp
index 9964e69..7512352 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp
@@ -73,14 +73,17 @@
             CheckHRESULT(mD3d12Device->CreateCommandQueue(&queueDesc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&mCommandQueue)),
                          "D3D12 create command queue"));
 
-        // Get GPU timestamp counter frequency (in ticks/second). This fails if the specified
-        // command queue doesn't support timestamps, D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE_DIRECT always support
-        // timestamps.
-        uint64_t frequency;
-        DAWN_TRY(CheckHRESULT(mCommandQueue->GetTimestampFrequency(&frequency),
-                              "D3D12 get timestamp frequency"));
-        // Calculate the period in nanoseconds by the frequency.
-        mTimestampPeriod = static_cast<float>(1e9) / frequency;
+        if (IsExtensionEnabled(Extension::TimestampQuery)) {
+            // Get GPU timestamp counter frequency (in ticks/second). This fails if the specified
+            // command queue doesn't support timestamps. D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE_DIRECT queues
+            // always support timestamps except where there are bugs in Windows container and vGPU
+            // implementations.
+            uint64_t frequency;
+            DAWN_TRY(CheckHRESULT(mCommandQueue->GetTimestampFrequency(&frequency),
+                                  "D3D12 get timestamp frequency"));
+            // Calculate the period in nanoseconds by the frequency.
+            mTimestampPeriod = static_cast<float>(1e9) / frequency;
+        }
 
         // If PIX is not attached, the QueryInterface fails. Hence, no need to check the return
         // value.