diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Platform/SDL2/Sdl2NativeWindow.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Platform/SDL2/Sdl2NativeWindow.cs
index 0a55e127..204d482f 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Platform/SDL2/Sdl2NativeWindow.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Platform/SDL2/Sdl2NativeWindow.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ namespace OpenTK.Platform.SDL2
                 flags |= WindowFlags.OPENGL;
                 flags |= WindowFlags.RESIZABLE;
                 flags |= WindowFlags.HIDDEN;
-                flags |= WindowFlags.ALLOW_HIGHDPI;
+                if (Toolkit.Options.EnableHighResolution)
+                {
+                    flags |= WindowFlags.ALLOW_HIGHDPI;
+                }
 
                 if ((flags & WindowFlags.FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP) != 0 ||
                     (flags & WindowFlags.FULLSCREEN) != 0)
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Platform/Windows/WinFactory.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Platform/Windows/WinFactory.cs
index 74f27038..b0fc8224 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Platform/Windows/WinFactory.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Platform/Windows/WinFactory.cs
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@ namespace OpenTK.Platform.Windows
 
             if (System.Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 6)
             {
-                // Enable high-dpi support
-                // Only available on Windows Vista and higher
-                bool result = Functions.SetProcessDPIAware();
-                Debug.Print("SetProcessDPIAware() returned {0}", result);
+                if (Toolkit.Options.EnableHighResolution)
+                {
+                    // Enable high-dpi support
+                    // Only available on Windows Vista and higher
+                    bool result = Functions.SetProcessDPIAware();
+                    Debug.Print("SetProcessDPIAware() returned {0}", result);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Toolkit.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Toolkit.cs
index 5c1c476c..88665b09 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Toolkit.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Toolkit.cs
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ namespace OpenTK
                 {
                     initialized = true;
                     Configuration.Init(options);
+                    Options = options;
 
                     // The actual initialization takes place in the
                     // platform-specific factory constructors.
@@ -145,6 +146,12 @@ namespace OpenTK
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region Internal Members
+
+        internal static ToolkitOptions Options { get; private set; }
+
+        #endregion
+
         #region IDisposable Members
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/ToolkitOptions.cs b/Source/OpenTK/ToolkitOptions.cs
index 957f4758..0cb7b6e7 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/ToolkitOptions.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/ToolkitOptions.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace OpenTK
         static ToolkitOptions()
         {
             Default = new ToolkitOptions();
+            Default.EnableHighResolution = false;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -76,6 +77,16 @@ namespace OpenTK
         /// </summary>
         public PlatformBackend Backend { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether high
+        /// resolution modes are supported on high-DPI
+        /// ("Retina") displays. Enabled by default.
+        /// Set to false for applications that are not
+        /// DPI-aware (e.g. WinForms.)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <seealso cref="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee308410(v=vs.85).aspx"/>
+        public bool EnableHighResolution { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a <c>ToolkitOptions</c> instance with
         /// default values.