diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68b8a16c..80824961 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 - Crash due to assertion failure on 32-bit architectures
 - Segmentation fault on shutdown with Wayland
+- Incorrect estimated DPR with Wayland
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/alacritty/src/display/mod.rs b/alacritty/src/display/mod.rs
index 2a55402e..9c37bd0e 100644
--- a/alacritty/src/display/mod.rs
+++ b/alacritty/src/display/mod.rs
@@ -188,9 +188,18 @@ pub struct Display {
 
 impl Display {
     pub fn new<E>(config: &Config, event_loop: &EventLoop<E>) -> Result<Display, Error> {
-        // Guess DPR based on first monitor.
-        let estimated_dpr =
-            event_loop.available_monitors().next().map(|m| m.scale_factor()).unwrap_or(1.);
+        #[cfg(any(not(feature = "x11"), target_os = "macos", windows))]
+        let is_x11 = false;
+        #[cfg(all(feature = "x11", not(any(target_os = "macos", windows))))]
+        let is_x11 = event_loop.is_x11();
+
+        // Guess DPR based on first monitor. On Wayland the initial frame always renders at a DPR
+        // of 1.
+        let estimated_dpr = if cfg!(any(target_os = "macos", windows)) || is_x11 {
+            event_loop.available_monitors().next().map(|m| m.scale_factor()).unwrap_or(1.)
+        } else {
+            1.
+        };
 
         // Guess the target window dimensions.
         let metrics = GlyphCache::static_metrics(config.ui_config.font.clone(), estimated_dpr)?;
@@ -278,11 +287,6 @@ impl Display {
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
         window.set_has_shadow(config.ui_config.background_opacity() >= 1.0);
 
-        #[cfg(all(feature = "x11", not(any(target_os = "macos", windows))))]
-        let is_x11 = event_loop.is_x11();
-        #[cfg(not(any(feature = "x11", target_os = "macos", windows)))]
-        let is_x11 = false;
-
         // On Wayland we can safely ignore this call, since the window isn't visible until you
         // actually draw something into it and commit those changes.
         #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", windows)))]