diff --git a/dgl/NanoVG.hpp b/dgl/NanoVG.hpp
index f3b1b1de..ad6d6708 100644
--- a/dgl/NanoVG.hpp
+++ b/dgl/NanoVG.hpp
@@ -794,7 +794,10 @@ public:
     */
     NanoWidget(Window& parent)
         : Widget(parent),
-          NanoVG() {}
+          NanoVG()
+    {
+        setNeedsScaling(true);
+    }
 
 protected:
    /**
diff --git a/dgl/Widget.hpp b/dgl/Widget.hpp
index 5d112aa1..74b4f809 100644
--- a/dgl/Widget.hpp
+++ b/dgl/Widget.hpp
@@ -297,16 +297,25 @@ protected:
     virtual void onResize(const ResizeEvent&);
 
    /**
-      Tell the parent window this widget this the full viewport.
+      Tell the parent window this widget needs the full viewport.
       When enabled, the local widget coordinates are ignored.
       @note: This is an internal function;
              You do not need it under normal circumstances.
     */
     void setNeedsFullViewport(bool yesNo) noexcept;
 
+   /**
+      Tell the parent window this widget needs scaling.
+      When enabled, the widget viewport is scaled to match width&height.
+      @note: This is an internal function;
+             You do not need it under normal circumstances.
+    */
+    void setNeedsScaling(bool yesNo) noexcept;
+
 private:
     Window& fParent;
     bool    fNeedsFullViewport;
+    bool    fNeedsScaling;
     bool    fVisible;
     Rectangle<int> fArea;
 
diff --git a/dgl/src/Widget.cpp b/dgl/src/Widget.cpp
index aee727b8..a494d1b3 100644
--- a/dgl/src/Widget.cpp
+++ b/dgl/src/Widget.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ START_NAMESPACE_DGL
 Widget::Widget(Window& parent)
     : fParent(parent),
       fNeedsFullViewport(false),
+      fNeedsScaling(false),
       fVisible(true)
 {
     fParent._addWidget(this);
@@ -230,6 +231,11 @@ void Widget::setNeedsFullViewport(bool yesNo) noexcept
     fNeedsFullViewport = yesNo;
 }
 
+void Widget::setNeedsScaling(bool yesNo) noexcept
+{
+    fNeedsScaling = yesNo;
+}
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 END_NAMESPACE_DGL
diff --git a/dgl/src/Window.cpp b/dgl/src/Window.cpp
index 3badce02..58b3495a 100644
--- a/dgl/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/dgl/src/Window.cpp
@@ -584,21 +584,28 @@ struct Window::PrivateData {
                     // display widget
                     widget->onDisplay();
                 }
+                else if (! widget->fNeedsScaling)
+                {
+                    // only set viewport pos
+                    glViewport(widget->getAbsoluteX(), fView->height - widget->getHeight() - widget->getAbsoluteY(), fView->width, fView->height);
+
+                    // display widget
+                    widget->onDisplay();
+                }
                 else
                 {
                     // limit viewport to widget bounds
-                    //glViewport(widget->getAbsoluteX(), fView->height - widget->getHeight() - widget->getAbsoluteY(), widget->getWidth(), widget->getHeight());
-                    glViewport(widget->getAbsoluteX(), fView->height - widget->getHeight() - widget->getAbsoluteY(), fView->width, fView->height);
+                    glViewport(widget->getAbsoluteX(), fView->height - widget->getHeight() - widget->getAbsoluteY(), widget->getWidth(), widget->getHeight());
 
                     // scale contents to match viewport size
-                    //glPushMatrix();
-                    //glScalef(float(fView->width)/float(widget->getWidth()), float(fView->height)/float(widget->getHeight()), 1.0f);
+                    glPushMatrix();
+                    glScalef(float(fView->width)/float(widget->getWidth()), float(fView->height)/float(widget->getHeight()), 1.0f);
 
                     // display widget
                     widget->onDisplay();
 
                     // done
-                    //glPopMatrix();
+                    glPopMatrix();
                 }
             }
         }