diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 3f6314d68..f366ff1b9 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -8060,8 +8060,11 @@ meta_window_refresh_resize_popup (MetaWindow *window)
 
   if (window->display->grab_resize_popup == NULL)
     {
-      if (window->size_hints.width_inc > 1 ||
-          window->size_hints.height_inc > 1)
+      gint scale = gdk_window_get_scale_factor (gdk_get_default_root_window ());
+      /* Display the resize popup only for windows that report an
+       * increment hint that's larger than the scale factor. */
+      if (window->size_hints.width_inc > scale ||
+          window->size_hints.height_inc > scale)
         window->display->grab_resize_popup =
           meta_ui_resize_popup_new (window->display->xdisplay,
                                     window->screen->number);
diff --git a/src/ui/resizepopup.c b/src/ui/resizepopup.c
index c60fcd65d..0464636d7 100644
--- a/src/ui/resizepopup.c
+++ b/src/ui/resizepopup.c
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ update_size_window (MetaResizePopup *popup)
   char *str;
   int x, y;
   int width, height;
+  int scale;
 
   g_return_if_fail (popup->size_window != NULL);
 
+  scale = gtk_widget_get_scale_factor (GTK_WIDGET (popup->size_window));
   /* Translators: This represents the size of a window.  The first number is
    * the width of the window and the second is the height.
    */
@@ -125,6 +127,12 @@ update_size_window (MetaResizePopup *popup)
   x = popup->rect.x + (popup->rect.width - width) / 2;
   y = popup->rect.y + (popup->rect.height - height) / 2;
 
+  if (scale)
+    {
+      x = x / scale;
+      y = y / scale;
+    }
+
   if (gtk_widget_get_realized (popup->size_window))
     {
       /* using move_resize to avoid jumpiness */