diff --git a/src/plasma/framesvg.cpp b/src/plasma/framesvg.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/framesvg.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/framesvg.cpp
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@
     }
 
     frame->cachedBackground = QPixmap(size);
+    frame->cachedBackground.setDevicePixelRatio(q->devicePixelRatio());
     frame->cachedBackground.fill(Qt::transparent);
     QPainter p(&frame->cachedBackground);
     p.setCompositionMode(QPainter::CompositionMode_Source);
@@ -745,6 +746,7 @@
         if (frame->tileCenter) {
             QSize centerTileSize = q->elementSize(centerElementId);
             QPixmap center(centerTileSize);
+            center.setDevicePixelRatio(q->devicePixelRatio());
             center.fill(Qt::transparent);
 
             QPainter centerPainter(&center);
@@ -781,6 +783,7 @@
             q->paint(&p, FrameSvgHelpers::sectionRect(borders, contentRect, frame->frameSize * q->devicePixelRatio()), side);
         } else {
             QPixmap px(size);
+            px.setDevicePixelRatio(q->devicePixelRatio());
             px.fill(Qt::transparent);
 
             QPainter sidePainter(&px);