diff --git a/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasDevice.cpp b/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasDevice.cpp
index 7e9f13be1..25d7d0599 100644
--- a/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasDevice.cpp
+++ b/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasDevice.cpp
@@ -1330,6 +1330,7 @@ namespace ABI { namespace Microsoft { namespace Graphics { namespace Canvas
         swapChainDesc.Scaling = DXGI_SCALING_STRETCH;
         swapChainDesc.SwapEffect = DXGI_SWAP_EFFECT_FLIP_SEQUENTIAL;
         swapChainDesc.AlphaMode = ToDxgiAlphaMode(alphaMode);
+        swapChainDesc.Flags = DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_FLAG_ALLOW_TEARING;
 
         ComPtr<IDXGISwapChain1> swapChain;
         ThrowIfCreateSurfaceFailed(
diff --git a/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.abi.idl b/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.abi.idl
index 6cff6f94e..e6604b0fc 100644
--- a/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.abi.idl
+++ b/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.abi.idl
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Graphics.Canvas
         [overload("Present")]
         HRESULT PresentWithSyncInterval([in] INT32 syncInterval);
 
+        [overload("Present")]
+        HRESULT PresentWithSyncIntervalAndPresentFlags([in] INT32 syncInterval, [in] INT32 presentFlags);
+
         [overload("ResizeBuffers")]
         HRESULT ResizeBuffersWithSize(
             [in] Windows.Foundation.Size newSize);
diff --git a/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.cpp b/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.cpp
index 68003e993..c8bdc85e3 100644
--- a/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.cpp
+++ b/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.cpp
@@ -448,10 +448,15 @@ namespace ABI { namespace Microsoft { namespace Graphics { namespace Canvas
 
     IFACEMETHODIMP CanvasSwapChain::Present() 
     {
-        return PresentWithSyncInterval(1);
+        return PresentWithSyncIntervalAndPresentFlags(1, 0);
     }
 
     IFACEMETHODIMP CanvasSwapChain::PresentWithSyncInterval(int32_t syncInterval)
+    {
+        return PresentWithSyncIntervalAndPresentFlags(syncInterval, 0);
+    }
+
+    IFACEMETHODIMP CanvasSwapChain::PresentWithSyncIntervalAndPresentFlags(int32_t syncInterval, int32_t presentFlags)
     {
         return ExceptionBoundary(
             [&]
@@ -460,7 +465,7 @@ namespace ABI { namespace Microsoft { namespace Graphics { namespace Canvas
                 auto& resource = GetResource();
 
                 DXGI_PRESENT_PARAMETERS presentParameters = { 0 };
-                ThrowIfFailed(resource->Present1(syncInterval, 0, &presentParameters));
+                ThrowIfFailed(resource->Present1(syncInterval, presentFlags, &presentParameters));
             });
     }
 
@@ -556,7 +561,7 @@ namespace ABI { namespace Microsoft { namespace Graphics { namespace Canvas
             widthInPixels,
             heightInPixels,
             static_cast<DXGI_FORMAT>(newFormat), 
-            0));
+            DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_FLAG_ALLOW_TEARING));
 
         if (!m_isTransformMatrixSupported)
         {
diff --git a/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.h b/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.h
index b7bb82f4d..b392570aa 100644
--- a/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.h
+++ b/winrt/lib/drawing/CanvasSwapChain.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ namespace ABI { namespace Microsoft { namespace Graphics { namespace Canvas
 
         IFACEMETHOD(Present)() override;
         IFACEMETHOD(PresentWithSyncInterval)(int32_t syncInterval) override;
+        IFACEMETHOD(PresentWithSyncIntervalAndPresentFlags)(int32_t syncInterval, int32_t presentFlags) override;
 
         IFACEMETHOD(ResizeBuffersWithSize)(
             Size newSize) override;