diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index 15c6335a..d42978f7 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ export class Terminal extends EventEmitter implements ITerminal, IInputHandlingT
       case 'lineHeight':
         // When the font changes the size of the cells may change which requires a renderer clear
         this.renderer.clear();
-        this.renderer.onResize(this.cols, this.rows);
+        this.renderer.onResize(this.cols, this.rows, false);
         this.refresh(0, this.rows - 1);
         // this.charMeasure.measure(this.options);
       case 'scrollback':
@@ -620,14 +620,11 @@ export class Terminal extends EventEmitter implements ITerminal, IInputHandlingT
     this.charMeasure.on('charsizechanged', () => this.viewport.syncScrollArea());
     this.renderer = new Renderer(this);
     this.on('cursormove', () => this.renderer.onCursorMove());
-    this.on('resize', () => this.renderer.onResize(this.cols, this.rows));
+    this.on('resize', () => this.renderer.onResize(this.cols, this.rows, false));
     this.on('blur', () => this.renderer.onBlur());
     this.on('focus', () => this.renderer.onFocus());
-    this.charMeasure.on('charsizechanged', () => {
-      this.renderer.onCharSizeChanged(this.charMeasure.width, this.charMeasure.height);
-      // Force a refresh for the char size change
-      this.renderer.queueRefresh(0, this.rows - 1);
-    });
+    window.addEventListener('resize', () => this.renderer.onWindowResize(window.devicePixelRatio));
+    this.charMeasure.on('charsizechanged', () => this.renderer.onResize(this.cols, this.rows, true));
 
     this.selectionManager = new SelectionManager(this, this.buffer, this.charMeasure);
     this.element.addEventListener('mousedown', (e: MouseEvent) => this.selectionManager.onMouseDown(e));
diff --git a/src/renderer/Interfaces.ts b/src/renderer/Interfaces.ts
index 04e24e19..e6b09843 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/Interfaces.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { ITerminal, ITerminalOptions, ITheme } from '../Interfaces';
 
 export interface IRenderer {
   setTheme(theme: ITheme): IColorSet;
-  onResize(cols: number, rows: number): void;
-  onCharSizeChanged(charWidth: number, charHeight: number): void;
+  onWindowResize(devicePixelRatio: number): void;
+  onResize(cols: number, rows: number, didCharSizeChange: boolean): void;
+  onCharSizeChanged(): void;
   onBlur(): void;
   onFocus(): void;
   onSelectionChanged(start: [number, number], end: [number, number]): void;
diff --git a/src/renderer/Renderer.ts b/src/renderer/Renderer.ts
index a6d679a2..c032bc8f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Renderer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/Renderer.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class Renderer implements IRenderer {
   private _refreshAnimationFrame = null;
 
   private _renderLayers: IRenderLayer[];
+  private _devicePixelRatio: number;
 
   private _colorManager: ColorManager;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,16 @@ export class Renderer implements IRenderer {
       new ForegroundRenderLayer(this._terminal.element, 2, this._colorManager.colors),
       new CursorRenderLayer(this._terminal.element, 3, this._colorManager.colors)
     ];
+    this._devicePixelRatio = window.devicePixelRatio;
+  }
+
+  public onWindowResize(devicePixelRatio: number): void {
+    // If the device pixel ratio changed, the char atlas needs to be regenerated
+    // and the terminal needs to refreshed
+    if (this._devicePixelRatio !== devicePixelRatio) {
+      this._devicePixelRatio = devicePixelRatio;
+      this.onResize(this._terminal.cols, this._terminal.rows, true);
+    }
   }
 
   public setTheme(theme: ITheme): IColorSet {
@@ -45,19 +56,20 @@ export class Renderer implements IRenderer {
     return this._colorManager.colors;
   }
 
-  public onResize(cols: number, rows: number): void {
+  public onResize(cols: number, rows: number, didCharSizeChange: boolean): void {
     if (!this._terminal.charMeasure.width || !this._terminal.charMeasure.height) {
       return;
     }
-    const width = this._terminal.charMeasure.width * this._terminal.cols;
-    const height = Math.floor(this._terminal.charMeasure.height * this._terminal.options.lineHeight) * this._terminal.rows;
-    this._renderLayers.forEach(l => l.resize(this._terminal, width, height, false));
+    const width = this._terminal.charMeasure.width * cols;
+    const height = Math.floor(this._terminal.charMeasure.height * this._terminal.options.lineHeight) * rows;
+    // Resize all render layers
+    this._renderLayers.forEach(l => l.resize(this._terminal, width, height, didCharSizeChange));
+    // Force a refresh
+    this._terminal.refresh(0, this._terminal.rows - 1);
   }
 
-  public onCharSizeChanged(charWidth: number, charHeight: number): void {
-    const width = charWidth * this._terminal.cols;
-    const height = Math.floor(charHeight * this._terminal.options.lineHeight) * this._terminal.rows;
-    this._renderLayers.forEach(l => l.resize(this._terminal, width, height, true));
+  public onCharSizeChanged(): void {
+    this.onResize(this._terminal.cols, this._terminal.rows, true);
   }
 
   public onBlur(): void {
diff --git a/src/utils/TestUtils.test.ts b/src/utils/TestUtils.test.ts
index ed0a19fb..652c3aa3 100644
--- a/src/utils/TestUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/TestUtils.test.ts
@@ -214,13 +214,14 @@ export class MockBuffer implements IBuffer {
 
 export class MockRenderer implements IRenderer {
   setTheme(theme: ITheme): IColorSet { return <IColorSet>{}; }
-  onResize(cols: number, rows: number): void {}
-  onCharSizeChanged(charWidth: number, charHeight: number): void {}
+  onResize(cols: number, rows: number, didCharSizeChange: boolean): void {}
+  onCharSizeChanged(): void {}
   onBlur(): void {}
   onFocus(): void {}
   onSelectionChanged(start: [number, number], end: [number, number]): void {}
   onCursorMove(): void {}
   onOptionsChanged(): void {}
+  onWindowResize(devicePixelRatio: number): void {}
   clear(): void {}
   queueRefresh(start: number, end: number): void {}
 }