diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
 
 int main( int argc, char **argv )
 {
+    /**
+     * enable high dpi support
+     */
+    QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps, true);
+
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain("kpat");