diff --git a/libs/ui/canvas/kis_canvas2.cpp b/libs/ui/canvas/kis_canvas2.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/canvas/kis_canvas2.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/canvas/kis_canvas2.cpp
@@ -730,11 +730,15 @@
     KisImageSP image = this->image();
 
     const qreal effectiveZoom = m_d->coordinatesConverter->effectiveZoom();
+    const qreal devicePixelRatio = m_d->canvasWidget->widget()->devicePixelRatioF();
 
     KisConfig cfg;
     const int maxLod = cfg.numMipmapLevels();
 
-    int lod = KisLodTransform::scaleToLod(effectiveZoom, maxLod);
+    // The desired LoD level should consider the devicePixelRatio scale factor
+    // because the canvas is actually rendered in the device pixel space, not
+    // the logical pixel space by Qt's internal HiDPI scaling.
+    int lod = KisLodTransform::scaleToLod(effectiveZoom * devicePixelRatio, maxLod);
     image->setDesiredLevelOfDetail(lod);
 }