diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index e8e3493c3..bd2c0e090 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 - Fix a regression in 0.14.5 that caused rendering of private use glyphs
   with and without spaces to be identical (:iss:`2117`)
 
+- Wayland: Fix incorrect scale used when first creating an OS window
+  (:iss:`2133`)
+
 
 0.14.6 [2019-09-25]
 ---------------------
diff --git a/glfw/wl_platform.h b/glfw/wl_platform.h
index 2d978c2b7..ee15384d5 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_platform.h
+++ b/glfw/wl_platform.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ typedef struct _GLFWwindowWayland
     // We need to track the monitors the window spans on to calculate the
     // optimal scaling factor.
     int                         scale;
+    bool                        initial_scale_notified;
     _GLFWmonitor**              monitors;
     int                         monitorsCount;
     int                         monitorsSize;
diff --git a/glfw/wl_window.c b/glfw/wl_window.c
index 05a09d1b6..c9e94e799 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_window.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_window.c
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ static bool checkScaleChange(_GLFWwindow* window)
         wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(window->wl.surface, scale);
         return true;
     }
+    if (window->wl.monitorsCount > 0 && !window->wl.initial_scale_notified) {
+        window->wl.initial_scale_notified = true;
+        return true;
+    }
     return false;
 }