diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/splash/Splash.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/splash/Splash.qml
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/splash/Splash.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/splash/Splash.qml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Window 2.2
 
 Rectangle {
     id: root
@@ -86,7 +87,9 @@
             }
             Text {
                 color: "#eff0f1"
-                renderType: Text.NativeRendering
+                // Work around Qt bug where NativeRendering breaks for non-integer scale factors
+                // https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-67007
+                renderType: Screen.devicePixelRatio % 1 !== 0 ? Text.QtRendering : Text.NativeRendering
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                 text: i18ndc("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "This is the first text the user sees while starting in the splash screen, should be translated as something short, is a form that can be seen on a product. Plasma is the project name so shouldn't be translated.", "Plasma made by KDE")
             }