diff --git a/Frameworks/CoreGraphics/D2DWrapper.h b/Frameworks/CoreGraphics/D2DWrapper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11caaf6fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Frameworks/CoreGraphics/D2DWrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//******************************************************************************
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This code is licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+//******************************************************************************
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <COMIncludes.h>
+#import <wrl/client.h>
+#import <D2d1.h>
+#include <COMIncludes_End.h>
+
+Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<ID2D1Factory> _GetD2DFactoryInstance();
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diff --git a/Frameworks/CoreGraphics/D2DWrapper.mm b/Frameworks/CoreGraphics/D2DWrapper.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..952d55fb31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Frameworks/CoreGraphics/D2DWrapper.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//******************************************************************************
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This code is licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+//******************************************************************************
+
+#import "D2DWrapper.h"
+#import <Starboard.h>
+
+using namespace Microsoft::WRL;
+
+// Helper for creating a D2DFactory
+ComPtr<ID2D1Factory> _CreateD2DFactoryInstance() {
+    ComPtr<ID2D1Factory> d2dFactory;
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(D2D1CreateFactory(D2D1_FACTORY_TYPE_SINGLE_THREADED, __uuidof(ID2D1Factory), &d2dFactory));
+    return d2dFactory;
+}
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diff --git a/build/CoreGraphics/lib/CoreGraphicsLib.vcxproj b/build/CoreGraphics/lib/CoreGraphicsLib.vcxproj
index 00db0c0b24..2e773c0ff2 100644
--- a/build/CoreGraphics/lib/CoreGraphicsLib.vcxproj
+++ b/build/CoreGraphics/lib/CoreGraphicsLib.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM">
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
     <ClangCompile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\Frameworks\CoreGraphics\CGPDFStream.mm" />
     <ClangCompile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\Frameworks\CoreGraphics\CGPDFString.mm" />
     <ClangCompile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\Frameworks\CoreGraphics\CGShading.mm" />
+    <ClangCompile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\Frameworks\CoreGraphics\D2DWrapper.mm" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\Frameworks\CoreGraphics\D2DWrapper.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{6293444C-1461-4CC7-9634-44AB90B8BBC3}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -115,4 +119,4 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(StarboardBasePath)\msvc\sdk-build.targets" />
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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