diff --git a/spirv_hlsl.cpp b/spirv_hlsl.cpp
index 5c885bd8..23ad2bf1 100644
--- a/spirv_hlsl.cpp
+++ b/spirv_hlsl.cpp
@@ -3494,9 +3494,9 @@ void CompilerHLSL::emit_texture_op(const Instruction &i, bool sparse)
 	else
 	{
 		auto &imgformat = get<SPIRType>(imgtype.image.type);
-		if (imgformat.basetype != SPIRType::Float)
+		if (hlsl_options.shader_model < 67 && imgformat.basetype != SPIRType::Float)
 		{
-			SPIRV_CROSS_THROW("Sampling non-float textures is not supported in HLSL.");
+			SPIRV_CROSS_THROW("Sampling non-float textures is not supported in HLSL SM < 6.7.");
 		}
 
 		if (hlsl_options.shader_model >= 40)