diff --git a/widget/image.go b/widget/image.go
index 77062651..54ab62f2 100644
--- a/widget/image.go
+++ b/widget/image.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package widget
 import (
 	"image"
 
+	"gioui.org/f32"
 	"gioui.org/layout"
 	"gioui.org/op"
 	"gioui.org/op/clip"
@@ -22,10 +23,12 @@ type Image struct {
 	Scale float32
 }
 
+const defaultScale = float32(160.0 / 72.0)
+
 func (im Image) Layout(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 	scale := im.Scale
 	if scale == 0 {
-		scale = 160.0 / 72.0
+		scale = defaultScale
 	}
 	size := im.Src.Size()
 	wf, hf := float32(size.X), float32(size.Y)
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ func (im Image) Layout(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 	cs := gtx.Constraints
 	d := cs.Constrain(image.Pt(w, h))
 	stack := op.Save(gtx.Ops)
+	pixelScale := scale * gtx.Metric.PxPerDp
+	op.Affine(f32.Affine2D{}.Scale(f32.Point{}, f32.Pt(pixelScale, pixelScale))).Add(gtx.Ops)
 	clip.Rect(image.Rectangle{Max: d}).Add(gtx.Ops)
 	im.Src.Add(gtx.Ops)
 	paint.PaintOp{}.Add(gtx.Ops)
diff --git a/widget/image_test.go b/widget/image_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edc183ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widget/image_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR MIT
+
+package widget
+
+import (
+	"image"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gioui.org/layout"
+	"gioui.org/op"
+	"gioui.org/op/paint"
+)
+
+func TestImageScale(t *testing.T) {
+	var ops op.Ops
+	gtx := layout.Context{
+		Ops: &ops,
+		Constraints: layout.Constraints{
+			Max: image.Pt(50, 50),
+		},
+	}
+	imgSize := image.Pt(10, 10)
+	img := image.NewNRGBA(image.Rectangle{Max: imgSize})
+	imgOp := paint.NewImageOp(img)
+
+	// Ensure the default scales correctly.
+	dims := Image{Src: imgOp}.Layout(gtx)
+	expectedSize := imgSize
+	expectedSize.X = int(float32(expectedSize.X) * defaultScale)
+	expectedSize.Y = int(float32(expectedSize.Y) * defaultScale)
+	if dims.Size != expectedSize {
+		t.Fatalf("non-scaled image is wrong size, expected %v, got %v", expectedSize, dims.Size)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure scaling the image via the Scale field works.
+	currentScale := float32(0.5)
+	dims = Image{Src: imgOp, Scale: float32(currentScale)}.Layout(gtx)
+	expectedSize = imgSize
+	expectedSize.X = int(float32(expectedSize.X) * currentScale)
+	expectedSize.Y = int(float32(expectedSize.Y) * currentScale)
+	if dims.Size != expectedSize {
+		t.Fatalf(".5 scale image is wrong size, expected %v, got %v", expectedSize, dims.Size)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the image responds to changes in DPI.
+	currentScale = float32(1)
+	gtx.Metric.PxPerDp = 2
+	dims = Image{Src: imgOp, Scale: float32(currentScale)}.Layout(gtx)
+	expectedSize = imgSize
+	expectedSize.X = int(float32(expectedSize.X) * currentScale * gtx.Metric.PxPerDp)
+	expectedSize.Y = int(float32(expectedSize.Y) * currentScale * gtx.Metric.PxPerDp)
+	if dims.Size != expectedSize {
+		t.Fatalf("HiDPI non-scaled image is wrong size, expected %v, got %v", expectedSize, dims.Size)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure scaling the image responds to changes in DPI.
+	currentScale = float32(.5)
+	gtx.Metric.PxPerDp = 2
+	dims = Image{Src: imgOp, Scale: float32(currentScale)}.Layout(gtx)
+	expectedSize = imgSize
+	expectedSize.X = int(float32(expectedSize.X) * currentScale * gtx.Metric.PxPerDp)
+	expectedSize.Y = int(float32(expectedSize.Y) * currentScale * gtx.Metric.PxPerDp)
+	if dims.Size != expectedSize {
+		t.Fatalf("HiDPI .5 scale image is wrong size, expected %v, got %v", expectedSize, dims.Size)
+	}
+}