diff --git a/ktorrent/main.cpp b/ktorrent/main.cpp
--- a/ktorrent/main.cpp
+++ b/ktorrent/main.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 
     bt::SetClientInfo(QStringLiteral("KTorrent"), kt::MAJOR, kt::MINOR, kt::RELEASE, kt::VERSION_TYPE, QStringLiteral("KT"));
 
+    QGuiApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
     KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain("ktorrent");
 
     QApplication app(argc, argv);