diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 8e23cb3a8..208673c0d 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -459,7 +459,8 @@ load_general(void)
     force_43 = !!config_get_int(cat, "force_43", 0);
     scale = config_get_int(cat, "scale", 1);
     if (scale > 3)
-	scale = 3;
+        scale = 3;
+    dpi_scale = config_get_int(cat, "dpi_scale", 1);
 
     enable_overscan = !!config_get_int(cat, "enable_overscan", 0);
     vid_cga_contrast = !!config_get_int(cat, "vid_cga_contrast", 0);
@@ -1605,6 +1606,11 @@ save_general(void)
       else
 	config_set_int(cat, "scale", scale);
 
+    if (dpi_scale == 1)
+	config_delete_var(cat, "dpi_scale");
+      else
+	config_set_int(cat, "dpi_scale", dpi_scale);
+
     if (enable_overscan == 0)
 	config_delete_var(cat, "enable_overscan");
       else
diff --git a/src/include/86box/86box.h b/src/include/86box/86box.h
index d4ca61b88..595bfa0e5 100644
--- a/src/include/86box/86box.h
+++ b/src/include/86box/86box.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ extern int	window_w, window_h,		/* (C) window size and */
 		invert_display,			/* (C) invert the display */
 		suppress_overscan;		/* (C) suppress overscans */
 extern int	scale;				/* (C) screen scale factor */
+extern int  dpi_scale;      /* (C) DPI scaling of the emulated screen */
 extern int	vid_api;			/* (C) video renderer */
 extern int	vid_cga_contrast,		/* (C) video */
 		video_fullscreen,		/* (C) video */
diff --git a/src/pc.c b/src/pc.c
index 488085301..db15ee617 100644
--- a/src/pc.c
+++ b/src/pc.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ int	window_w, window_h,			/* (C) window size and */
 	invert_display = 0,			/* (C) invert the display */
 	suppress_overscan = 0;			/* (C) suppress overscans */
 int	scale = 0;				/* (C) screen scale factor */
+int dpi_scale = 0;             /* (C) DPI scaling of the emulated screen */
 int	vid_api = 0;				/* (C) video renderer */
 int	vid_cga_contrast = 0,			/* (C) video */
 	video_fullscreen = 0,			/* (C) video */