diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
index 4a6c3fd56..f1eb22d8e 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef XWL_HAS_GLAMOR
     xwl_screen->glamor = 1;
 #endif
-    xwl_screen->global_output_scale = 1;
+    xwl_screen->global_output_scale = 2;
 
     for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
         if (strcmp(argv[i], "-rootless") == 0) {
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.c
index ed3903853..a72816af0 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ xwl_resize_window(WindowPtr window,
     xwl_window = xwl_window_from_window(window);
 
     screen->ResizeWindow = xwl_screen->ResizeWindow;
-    (*screen->ResizeWindow) (window, x, y, width, height, sib);
+    (*screen->ResizeWindow) (window, x, y, width * xwl_screen->global_output_scale, height * xwl_screen->global_output_scale, sib);
     xwl_screen->ResizeWindow = screen->ResizeWindow;
     screen->ResizeWindow = xwl_resize_window;