diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/builder/tt2/StartATF1502Fitter.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/builder/tt2/StartATF1502Fitter.java
index 542566870..fd529f97b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/builder/tt2/StartATF1502Fitter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/builder/tt2/StartATF1502Fitter.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import static de.neemann.digital.gui.Settings.isLinux;
+
 /**
  * Starts a fitter to create a JEDEC file.
  * Created by hneemann on 10.03.17.
@@ -62,11 +64,6 @@ public class StartATF1502Fitter implements ExpressionToFileExporter.PostProcess
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean isLinux() {
-        String name = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
-        return name.contains("linux");
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return Lang.get("msg_startExternalFitter");
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
index 44056f256..c7fcaae1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
@@ -361,4 +361,20 @@ public final class Keys {
             = new Key<>("inverterConfig", new InverterConfig());
 
 
+    /**
+     * the screen resolution
+     */
+    public static final Key<Integer> SETTINGS_SCREEN_RESOLUTION =
+            new Key.KeyInteger("screenResolution", getDefaultScreenResolution())
+                    .setComboBoxValues(new Integer[]{95, 120, 150, 180, 200, 250, 300})
+                    .setMin(95)
+                    .setMax(400);
+
+    private static int getDefaultScreenResolution() {
+        try {
+            return Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenResolution();
+        } catch (HeadlessException e) {
+            return 95;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/Main.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/Main.java
index 095552228..f06e77f27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/Main.java
@@ -560,7 +560,8 @@ public final class Main extends JFrame implements ClosingWindowListener.ConfirmS
                 if (modified != null) {
                     FormatToExpression.setDefaultFormat(modified.get(Keys.SETTINGS_EXPRESSION_FORMAT));
                     if (!Settings.getInstance().getAttributes().equalsKey(Keys.SETTINGS_LANGUAGE, modified)
-                            || !Settings.getInstance().getAttributes().equalsKey(Keys.SETTINGS_IEEE_SHAPES, modified)) {
+                            || !Settings.getInstance().getAttributes().equalsKey(Keys.SETTINGS_IEEE_SHAPES, modified)
+                            || !Settings.getInstance().getAttributes().equalsKey(Keys.SETTINGS_SCREEN_RESOLUTION, modified)) {
                         Lang.setLanguage(modified.get(Keys.SETTINGS_LANGUAGE));
                         JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Main.this, Lang.get("msg_restartNeeded"));
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/Settings.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/Settings.java
index 887ffa669..f38ebacd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/gui/Settings.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public final class Settings implements AttributeListener {
         INT_LIST.add(Keys.SETTINGS_EXPRESSION_FORMAT);
         INT_LIST.add(Keys.SETTINGS_DEFAULT_TREESELECT);
         INT_LIST.add(Keys.SETTINGS_ATF1502_FITTER);
+        if (isLinux())
+            INT_LIST.add(Keys.SETTINGS_SCREEN_RESOLUTION);
     }
 
     private static final class SettingsHolder {
@@ -99,5 +101,14 @@ public final class Settings implements AttributeListener {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return true if running on a windows system
+     */
+    public static boolean isLinux() {
+        String name = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
+        return name.contains("linux");
+    }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/gui/Screen.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/gui/Screen.java
index 66c30e5a6..7442b825f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/gui/Screen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/gui/Screen.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ package de.neemann.gui;
  * Linux    : getScreenResolution() = 95
  */
 
+import de.neemann.digital.core.element.Keys;
+import de.neemann.digital.gui.Settings;
+
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
@@ -36,25 +39,22 @@ public final class Screen {
         Font font = new JLabel().getFont();
         float scaling = 1;
         int size = 12;
-        try {
-            int s = Math.round(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenResolution() * 12 / 96f);
-            if (s > 12) {
-                scaling = s / 12f;
-                size = s;
-                font = font.deriveFont((float) s);
-                for (Object key : javax.swing.UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getDefaults().keySet()) {
-                    if (key.toString().endsWith(".font"))
-                        javax.swing.UIManager.put(key, font);
-                    if (key.toString().endsWith(".icon") || key.toString().endsWith("Icon")) {
-                        Icon icon = UIManager.getIcon(key);
-                        if (icon != null)
-                            javax.swing.UIManager.put(key, new ScaleIcon(icon, scaling));
-                    }
+        int screenResolution = Settings.getInstance().get(Keys.SETTINGS_SCREEN_RESOLUTION);
+        int s = Math.round(screenResolution * 12 / 96f);
+        if (s > 12) {
+            scaling = s / 12f;
+            size = s;
+            font = font.deriveFont((float) s);
+            for (Object key : javax.swing.UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getDefaults().keySet()) {
+                if (key.toString().endsWith(".font"))
+                    javax.swing.UIManager.put(key, font);
+                if (key.toString().endsWith(".icon") || key.toString().endsWith("Icon")) {
+                    Icon icon = UIManager.getIcon(key);
+                    if (icon != null)
+                        javax.swing.UIManager.put(key, new ScaleIcon(icon, scaling));
                 }
-                UIManager.put("ScrollBar.width", size * 17 / 12);
             }
-        } catch (HeadlessException e) {
-            // run with defaults if headless
+            UIManager.put("ScrollBar.width", size * 17 / 12);
         }
         this.scaling = scaling;
         this.size = size;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/lang/lang_de.xml b/src/main/resources/lang/lang_de.xml
index 17301ad59..18bf35efe 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/lang/lang_de.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/lang/lang_de.xml
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@ Sind evtl. die Namen der Variablen nicht eindeutig?</string>
     <string name="key_defTreeSelect_tt">Wenn gesetzt, wird die Baumansicht beim Start automatisch aktiviert.</string>
     <string name="key_inverterConfig">inverse Eingänge</string>
     <string name="key_inverterConfig_tt">Es können die Eingänge ausgewählt werden, welche invertiert werden sollen.</string>
+    <string name="key_screenResolution">Bildschirmauflösung [DPI]</string>
+    <string name="key_screenResolution_tt">Es kommt vor, dass das OS eine falsche Bildschirmauflösung liefert.
+        In diesem Fall kann hier ein eigener Wert gesetzt werden.</string>
 
     <string name="mod_insertWire">Leitung eingefügt.</string>
     <string name="mod_insertCopied">Aus Zwischenablage eingefügt.</string>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/lang/lang_en.xml b/src/main/resources/lang/lang_en.xml
index 17bd8700e..a80d38ef1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/lang/lang_en.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/lang/lang_en.xml
@@ -651,6 +651,9 @@ The names of the variables may not be unique.</string>
     <string name="key_defTreeSelect_tt">If set, the component tree view is enabled at startup.</string>
     <string name="key_inverterConfig">inverted Inputs</string>
     <string name="key_inverterConfig_tt">You can select the inputs that are to be inverted.</string>
+    <string name="key_screenResolution">Screen Resolution [DPI]</string>
+    <string name="key_screenResolution_tt">Sometimes the OS reports a wrong screen resolution.
+        In this case, a different value can be set here.</string>
 
     <string name="mod_insertWire">Inserted wire.</string>
     <string name="mod_insertCopied">Insert from clipboard.</string>