diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index 67f8e546c11..efabf1c86af 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ PyImaging_DisplayModeWin32(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Windows screen grabber */
 
+typedef HANDLE(__stdcall* Func_SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext)(HANDLE);
+
 PyObject*
 PyImaging_GrabScreenWin32(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
 {
@@ -329,6 +331,9 @@ PyImaging_GrabScreenWin32(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
     HDC screen, screen_copy;
     DWORD rop;
     PyObject* buffer;
+    HANDLE dpiAwareness;
+    HMODULE user32;
+    Func_SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext_function;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|ii", &includeLayeredWindows, &all_screens))
         return NULL;
@@ -339,6 +344,17 @@ PyImaging_GrabScreenWin32(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
     screen = CreateDC("DISPLAY", NULL, NULL, NULL);
     screen_copy = CreateCompatibleDC(screen);
 
+    // added in Windows 10 (1607)
+    // loaded dynamically to avoid link errors
+    user32 = LoadLibraryA("User32.dll");
+    SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext_function =
+            (Func_SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext)
+            GetProcAddress(user32, "SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext");
+    if (SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext_function != NULL) {
+        // DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE = ((DPI_CONTEXT_HANDLE)-3)
+        dpiAwareness = SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext_function((HANDLE) -3);
+    }
+
     if (all_screens) {
         x = GetSystemMetrics(SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN);
         y = GetSystemMetrics(SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN);
@@ -349,6 +365,12 @@ PyImaging_GrabScreenWin32(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
         height = GetDeviceCaps(screen, VERTRES);
     }
 
+    if (SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext_function != NULL) {
+        SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext_function(dpiAwareness);
+    }
+
+    FreeLibrary(user32);
+
     bitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap(screen, width, height);
     if (!bitmap)
         goto error;