diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmodes.h b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmodes.h
index 9f2e9dd34..276685039 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmodes.h
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmodes.h
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@
 typedef struct
 {
     UIScreen *uiscreen;
-    CGFloat scale;
 } SDL_DisplayData;
 
 typedef struct
 {
     UIScreenMode *uiscreenmode;
-    CGFloat scale;
 } SDL_DisplayModeData;
 
 extern SDL_bool UIKit_IsDisplayLandscape(UIScreen *uiscreen);
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmodes.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmodes.m
index 05e33d9c9..20a433d55 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmodes.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmodes.m
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 static int
 UIKit_AllocateDisplayModeData(SDL_DisplayMode * mode,
-    UIScreenMode * uiscreenmode, CGFloat scale)
+    UIScreenMode * uiscreenmode)
 {
     SDL_DisplayModeData *data = NULL;
 
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ UIKit_AllocateDisplayModeData(SDL_DisplayMode * mode,
 
         data->uiscreenmode = uiscreenmode;
         [data->uiscreenmode retain];
-
-        data->scale = scale;
     }
 
     mode->driverdata = data;
@@ -63,14 +61,14 @@ UIKit_FreeDisplayModeData(SDL_DisplayMode * mode)
 
 static int
 UIKit_AddSingleDisplayMode(SDL_VideoDisplay * display, int w, int h,
-    UIScreenMode * uiscreenmode, CGFloat scale)
+    UIScreenMode * uiscreenmode)
 {
     SDL_DisplayMode mode;
     SDL_zero(mode);
 
     mode.format = SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888;
     mode.refresh_rate = 0;
-    if (UIKit_AllocateDisplayModeData(&mode, uiscreenmode, scale) < 0) {
+    if (UIKit_AllocateDisplayModeData(&mode, uiscreenmode) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -85,16 +83,16 @@ UIKit_AddSingleDisplayMode(SDL_VideoDisplay * display, int w, int h,
 }
 
 static int
-UIKit_AddDisplayMode(SDL_VideoDisplay * display, int w, int h, CGFloat scale,
+UIKit_AddDisplayMode(SDL_VideoDisplay * display, int w, int h,
                      UIScreenMode * uiscreenmode, SDL_bool addRotation)
 {
-    if (UIKit_AddSingleDisplayMode(display, w, h, uiscreenmode, scale) < 0) {
+    if (UIKit_AddSingleDisplayMode(display, w, h, uiscreenmode) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
     if (addRotation) {
         /* Add the rotated version */
-        if (UIKit_AddSingleDisplayMode(display, h, w, uiscreenmode, scale) < 0) {
+        if (UIKit_AddSingleDisplayMode(display, h, w, uiscreenmode) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -114,24 +112,16 @@ UIKit_AddDisplay(UIScreen *uiscreen)
         size.height = height;
     }
 
-    /* When dealing with UIKit all coordinates are specified in terms of
-     * what Apple refers to as points. [UIScreen scale] indicates the
-     * relationship between points and pixels. Since SDL has no notion
-     * of points, we must compensate in all cases where dealing with such
-     * units.
-     */
-    CGFloat scale = [uiscreen scale];
-
     SDL_VideoDisplay display;
     SDL_DisplayMode mode;
     SDL_zero(mode);
     mode.format = SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888;
-    mode.w = (int)(size.width * scale);
-    mode.h = (int)(size.height * scale);
+    mode.w = (int) size.width;
+    mode.h = (int) size.height;
 
-    UIScreenMode * uiscreenmode = [uiscreen currentMode];
+    UIScreenMode *uiscreenmode = [uiscreen currentMode];
 
-    if (UIKit_AllocateDisplayModeData(&mode, uiscreenmode, scale) < 0) {
+    if (UIKit_AllocateDisplayModeData(&mode, uiscreenmode) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -148,7 +138,6 @@ UIKit_AddDisplay(UIScreen *uiscreen)
 
     [uiscreen retain];
     data->uiscreen = uiscreen;
-    data->scale = scale;
 
     display.driverdata = data;
     SDL_AddVideoDisplay(&display);
@@ -186,11 +175,14 @@ UIKit_GetDisplayModes(_THIS, SDL_VideoDisplay * display)
 
     SDL_bool isLandscape = UIKit_IsDisplayLandscape(data->uiscreen);
     SDL_bool addRotation = (data->uiscreen == [UIScreen mainScreen]);
+    CGFloat scale = data->uiscreen.scale;
 
     for (UIScreenMode *uimode in [data->uiscreen availableModes]) {
+        /* The size of a UIScreenMode is in pixels, but we deal exclusively in
+         * points (except in SDL_GL_GetDrawableSize.) */
         CGSize size = [uimode size];
-        int w = (int)size.width;
-        int h = (int)size.height;
+        int w = (int)(size.width / scale);
+        int h = (int)(size.height / scale);
 
         /* Make sure the width/height are oriented correctly */
         if (isLandscape != (w > h)) {
@@ -200,17 +192,7 @@ UIKit_GetDisplayModes(_THIS, SDL_VideoDisplay * display)
         }
 
         /* Add the native screen resolution. */
-        UIKit_AddDisplayMode(display, w, h, data->scale, uimode, addRotation);
-
-        if (data->scale != 1.0f) {
-            /* Add the native screen resolution divided by its scale.
-             * This is so devices capable of e.g. 640x960 also advertise 320x480.
-             */
-            UIKit_AddDisplayMode(display,
-                (int)(size.width / data->scale),
-                (int)(size.height / data->scale),
-                1.0f, uimode, addRotation);
-        }
+        UIKit_AddDisplayMode(display, w, h, uimode, addRotation);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopengles.h b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopengles.h
index 947678cae..f16918935 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopengles.h
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopengles.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 extern int UIKit_GL_MakeCurrent(_THIS, SDL_Window * window,
                                 SDL_GLContext context);
+extern void UIKit_GL_GetDrawableSize(_THIS, SDL_Window * window,
+                                     int * w, int * h);
 extern void UIKit_GL_SwapWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window * window);
 extern SDL_GLContext UIKit_GL_CreateContext(_THIS, SDL_Window * window);
 extern void UIKit_GL_DeleteContext(_THIS, SDL_GLContext context);
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopengles.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopengles.m
index 42303e3cb..7313df6aa 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopengles.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopengles.m
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ UIKit_GL_GetProcAddress(_THIS, const char *proc)
 /*
     note that SDL_GL_Delete context makes it current without passing the window
 */
-int UIKit_GL_MakeCurrent(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_GLContext context)
+int
+UIKit_GL_MakeCurrent(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_GLContext context)
 {
     if (context) {
         SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *)window->driverdata;
@@ -62,6 +63,19 @@ int UIKit_GL_MakeCurrent(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_GLContext context)
     return 0;
 }
 
+void UIKit_GL_GetDrawableSize(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h)
+{
+    SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *)window->driverdata;
+
+    if (w) {
+        *w = data->view.backingWidth;
+    }
+    if (h) {
+        *h = data->view.backingHeight;
+    }
+}
+
+
 int
 UIKit_GL_LoadLibrary(_THIS, const char *path)
 {
@@ -96,15 +110,22 @@ void UIKit_GL_SwapWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
      */
 }
 
-SDL_GLContext UIKit_GL_CreateContext(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
+SDL_GLContext
+UIKit_GL_CreateContext(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
 {
     SDL_uikitopenglview *view;
     SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->driverdata;
-    SDL_VideoDisplay *display = SDL_GetDisplayForWindow(window);
-    SDL_DisplayData *displaydata = display->driverdata;
-    SDL_DisplayModeData *displaymodedata = display->current_mode.driverdata;
     UIWindow *uiwindow = data->uiwindow;
     EAGLSharegroup *share_group = nil;
+    CGFloat scale = 1.0;
+
+    if (window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI) {
+        /* Set the scale to the natural scale factor of the screen - the backing
+           dimensions of the OpenGL view will match the pixel dimensions of the
+           screen rather than the dimensions in points.
+         */
+        scale = [uiwindow screen].scale;
+    }
 
     if (_this->gl_config.share_with_current_context) {
         SDL_uikitopenglview *view = (SDL_uikitopenglview *) SDL_GL_GetCurrentContext();
@@ -114,12 +135,12 @@ SDL_GLContext UIKit_GL_CreateContext(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
     /* construct our view, passing in SDL's OpenGL configuration data */
     CGRect frame;
     if (window->flags & (SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN|SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS)) {
-        frame = [displaydata->uiscreen bounds];
+        frame = [[uiwindow screen] bounds];
     } else {
-        frame = [displaydata->uiscreen applicationFrame];
+        frame = [[uiwindow screen] applicationFrame];
     }
     view = [[SDL_uikitopenglview alloc] initWithFrame: frame
-                                    scale: displaymodedata->scale
+                                    scale: scale
                                     retainBacking: _this->gl_config.retained_backing
                                     rBits: _this->gl_config.red_size
                                     gBits: _this->gl_config.green_size
@@ -152,7 +173,7 @@ SDL_GLContext UIKit_GL_CreateContext(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
     }
 
     /* Make this window the current mouse focus for touch input */
-    if (displaydata->uiscreen == [UIScreen mainScreen]) {
+    if ([uiwindow screen] == [UIScreen mainScreen]) {
         SDL_SetMouseFocus(window);
         SDL_SetKeyboardFocus(window);
     }
@@ -160,7 +181,8 @@ SDL_GLContext UIKit_GL_CreateContext(_THIS, SDL_Window * window)
     return view;
 }
 
-void UIKit_GL_DeleteContext(_THIS, SDL_GLContext context)
+void
+UIKit_GL_DeleteContext(_THIS, SDL_GLContext context)
 {
     /* the delegate has retained the view, this will release him */
     SDL_uikitopenglview *view = (SDL_uikitopenglview *)context;
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopenglview.h b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopenglview.h
index eed2e5b70..3eb9b4f44 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopenglview.h
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopenglview.h
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) EAGLContext *context;
 
+/* The width and height of the drawable in pixels (as opposed to points.) */
+@property (nonatomic, readonly) int backingWidth;
+@property (nonatomic, readonly) int backingHeight;
+
 - (void)swapBuffers;
 - (void)setCurrentContext;
 
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopenglview.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopenglview.m
index 144100bf7..91f690563 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopenglview.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitopenglview.m
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 
 @synthesize context;
 
+@synthesize backingWidth = backingWidth;
+@synthesize backingHeight = backingHeight;
+
 + (Class)layerClass
 {
     return [CAEAGLLayer class];
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@
 
         eaglLayer.opaque = YES;
         eaglLayer.drawableProperties = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-                                        [NSNumber numberWithBool: retained], kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking, colorFormat, kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat, nil];
+                                        [NSNumber numberWithBool: retained], kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking,
+                                        colorFormat, kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat,
+                                        nil];
 
         context = [[EAGLContext alloc] initWithAPI:api sharegroup:shareGroup];
         if (!context || ![EAGLContext setCurrentContext:context]) {
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
index 4893bc163..e4266ea2e 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ UIKit_CreateDevice(int devindex)
 #endif
 
     /* OpenGL (ES) functions */
-    device->GL_MakeCurrent        = UIKit_GL_MakeCurrent;
-    device->GL_SwapWindow        = UIKit_GL_SwapWindow;
+    device->GL_MakeCurrent      = UIKit_GL_MakeCurrent;
+    device->GL_GetDrawableSize  = UIKit_GL_GetDrawableSize;
+    device->GL_SwapWindow       = UIKit_GL_SwapWindow;
     device->GL_CreateContext    = UIKit_GL_CreateContext;
     device->GL_DeleteContext    = UIKit_GL_DeleteContext;
     device->GL_GetProcAddress   = UIKit_GL_GetProcAddress;
-    device->GL_LoadLibrary        = UIKit_GL_LoadLibrary;
+    device->GL_LoadLibrary      = UIKit_GL_LoadLibrary;
     device->free = UIKit_DeleteDevice;
 
     device->gl_config.accelerated = 1;
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitview.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitview.m
index a7fa3d511..7312307f5 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitview.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitview.m
@@ -65,19 +65,12 @@ void _uikit_keyboard_init();
 {
     CGPoint point = [touch locationInView: self];
 
-    /* Get the display scale and apply that to the input coordinates */
-    SDL_Window *window = viewcontroller.window;
-    SDL_VideoDisplay *display = SDL_GetDisplayForWindow(window);
-    SDL_DisplayModeData *displaymodedata = (SDL_DisplayModeData *) display->current_mode.driverdata;
-
     if (normalize) {
         CGRect bounds = [self bounds];
         point.x /= bounds.size.width;
         point.y /= bounds.size.height;
-    } else {
-        point.x *= displaymodedata->scale;
-        point.y *= displaymodedata->scale;
     }
+
     return point;
 }
 
@@ -360,7 +353,6 @@ void _uikit_keyboard_update() {
     int height = view.keyboardHeight;
     int offsetx = 0;
     int offsety = 0;
-    float scale = [UIScreen mainScreen].scale;
     if (height) {
         int sw,sh;
         SDL_GetWindowSize(window,&sw,&sh);
@@ -382,9 +374,6 @@ void _uikit_keyboard_update() {
         offsety = -offsety;
     }
 
-    offsetx /= scale;
-    offsety /= scale;
-
     view.frame = CGRectMake(offsetx,offsety,view.frame.size.width,view.frame.size.height);
 }
 
@@ -412,7 +401,6 @@ void _uikit_keyboard_init() {
                         if (ui_orient == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight || ui_orient == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft) {
                             height = keyboardSize.width;
                         }
-                        height *= [UIScreen mainScreen].scale;
                         _uikit_keyboard_set_height(height);
                     }
      ];
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.h b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.h
index e8d595d9b..cc14d4c40 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.h
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     SDL_Window *window;
 }
 
-@property (readwrite) SDL_Window *window;
+@property (nonatomic, readwrite) SDL_Window *window;
 
 - (id)initWithSDLWindow:(SDL_Window *)_window;
 - (void)loadView;
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.m
index 447b80b80..3bedcc4ec 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitviewcontroller.m
@@ -56,15 +56,11 @@
 
 - (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews
 {
-    if (self->window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE) {
-        SDL_WindowData *data = self->window->driverdata;
-        SDL_VideoDisplay *display = SDL_GetDisplayForWindow(self->window);
-        SDL_DisplayModeData *displaymodedata = (SDL_DisplayModeData *) display->current_mode.driverdata;
+    if (window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE) {
+        SDL_WindowData *data = window->driverdata;
         const CGSize size = data->view.bounds.size;
-        int w, h;
-
-        w = (int)(size.width * displaymodedata->scale);
-        h = (int)(size.height * displaymodedata->scale);
+        int w = (int) size.width;
+        int h = (int) size.height;
 
         SDL_SendWindowEvent(self->window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESIZED, w, h);
     }
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitwindow.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitwindow.m
index 2b1567778..8c348353c 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitwindow.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitwindow.m
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 static int SetupWindowData(_THIS, SDL_Window *window, UIWindow *uiwindow, SDL_bool created)
 {
     SDL_VideoDisplay *display = SDL_GetDisplayForWindow(window);
-    SDL_DisplayModeData *displaymodedata = (SDL_DisplayModeData *) display->current_mode.driverdata;
     SDL_DisplayData *displaydata = (SDL_DisplayData *) display->driverdata;
     SDL_WindowData *data;
 
@@ -72,9 +71,9 @@ static int SetupWindowData(_THIS, SDL_Window *window, UIWindow *uiwindow, SDL_bo
             bounds = [displaydata->uiscreen applicationFrame];
         }
 
-        /* Get frame dimensions in pixels */
-        int width = (int)(bounds.size.width * displaymodedata->scale);
-        int height = (int)(bounds.size.height * displaymodedata->scale);
+        /* Get frame dimensions */
+        int width = (int) bounds.size.width;
+        int height = (int) bounds.size.height;
 
         /* Make sure the width/height are oriented correctly */
         if (UIKit_IsDisplayLandscape(displaydata->uiscreen) != (width > height)) {
@@ -191,8 +190,7 @@ UIKit_CreateWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window *window)
 
     /* ignore the size user requested, and make a fullscreen window */
     /* !!! FIXME: can we have a smaller view? */
-    UIWindow *uiwindow = [UIWindow alloc];
-    uiwindow = [uiwindow initWithFrame:[data->uiscreen bounds]];
+    UIWindow *uiwindow = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[data->uiscreen bounds]];
 
     /* put the window on an external display if appropriate. This implicitly
      * does [uiwindow setframe:[uiscreen bounds]], so don't do it on the
@@ -243,7 +241,6 @@ void
 UIKit_SetWindowFullscreen(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_VideoDisplay * display, SDL_bool fullscreen)
 {
     SDL_DisplayData *displaydata = (SDL_DisplayData *) display->driverdata;
-    SDL_DisplayModeData *displaymodedata = (SDL_DisplayModeData *) display->current_mode.driverdata;
     UIWindow *uiwindow = ((SDL_WindowData *) window->driverdata)->uiwindow;
 
     if (fullscreen) {
@@ -259,9 +256,9 @@ UIKit_SetWindowFullscreen(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_VideoDisplay * display
         bounds = [displaydata->uiscreen applicationFrame];
     }
 
-    /* Get frame dimensions in pixels */
-    int width = (int)(bounds.size.width * displaymodedata->scale);
-    int height = (int)(bounds.size.height * displaymodedata->scale);
+    /* Get frame dimensions */
+    int width = (int) bounds.size.width;
+    int height = (int) bounds.size.height;
 
     /* We can pick either width or height here and we'll rotate the
        screen to match, so we pick the closest to what we wanted.