diff --git a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_sdl2.c b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_sdl2.c
index 4d907893af..103b7fe8b7 100644
--- a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_sdl2.c
+++ b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_sdl2.c
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ static void gfx_sdl_reset_dimension_and_pos(void) {
 }
 
 static void gfx_sdl_init(const char *window_title) {
+    #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,24,0)
+        /* fix DPI scaling issues on Windows */
+        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_DPI_AWARENESS, "permonitorv2");
+    #endif
+
     SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
 
     SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DEPTH_SIZE, 24);