diff --git a/src/pdf/PDFRenderer.cpp b/src/pdf/PDFRenderer.cpp
index 9376c6ab..14d520f5 100644
--- a/src/pdf/PDFRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/PDFRenderer.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
  */
 
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QDesktopWidget>
 
 #include "PDFRenderer.h"
 
 #include "XPDFRenderer.h"
 
 #include "core/memcheck.h"
+#include "core/UBApplication.h"
 
 QMap< QUuid, QPointer<PDFRenderer> > PDFRenderer::sRenderers;
 
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ PDFRenderer* PDFRenderer::rendererForUuid(const QUuid &uuid, const QString &file
 
         sRenderers.insert(newRenderer->fileUuid(), newRenderer);
 
+        QDesktopWidget* desktop = UBApplication::desktop();
+        int dpiCommon = (desktop->physicalDpiX() + desktop->physicalDpiY()) / 2;
+        newRenderer->setDPI(dpiCommon);
+
         return newRenderer;
     }
 }