diff --git a/mac/app.info.plist.in b/mac/app.info.plist.in
index 659f5c1c76f..79f1e7d2ee9 100644
--- a/mac/app.info.plist.in
+++ b/mac/app.info.plist.in
@@ -304,5 +304,14 @@
 		<string>zh_CN</string>
 		<string>zh_TW</string>
 	</array>
+	<key>LSEnvironment</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR</key>
+		<string>1</string>
+	</dict>
+	<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
+	<string>NSApplication</string>
+	<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
+	<string>True</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index 34b6b39a4ab..8f3132ac15f 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -783,6 +783,9 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
   QgsApplication myApp( argc, argv, myUseGuiFlag, configpath );
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+  // Set hidpi icons; use SVG icons, as PNGs will be relatively too small
+  QCoreApplication::setAttribute( Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps );
+
   // Set 1024x1024 icon for dock, app switcher, etc., rendering
   myApp.setWindowIcon( QIcon( QgsApplication::iconsPath() + QStringLiteral( "qgis-icon-macos.png" ) ) );
 #else