diff --git a/include/wx/display.h b/include/wx/display.h
index d6f501cd7e..a5e8271e9b 100644
--- a/include/wx/display.h
+++ b/include/wx/display.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public:
         return wxSize(GetStdPPIValue(), GetStdPPIValue());
     }
 
+    // get the scaling used by this display
+    double GetScaleFactor() const;
+
     // name may be empty
     wxString GetName() const;
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/display.h b/interface/wx/display.h
index b71cbb0d72..e9a51cc4c0 100644
--- a/interface/wx/display.h
+++ b/interface/wx/display.h
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ public:
      */
     wxSize GetPPI() const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns scaling factor used by this display.
+
+        The scaling factor is the ratio between GetPPI() and GetStdPPI()
+        (it is implicitly assumed that this ratio is the same for both
+        horizontal and vertical components).
+
+        @see wxWindow::GetContentScaleFactor(), wxWindow::GetDPIScaleFactor()
+
+        @since 3.1.5
+     */
+    double GetScaleFactor() const;
+
     /**
         Returns default display resolution for the current platform in pixels
         per inch.
diff --git a/src/common/dpycmn.cpp b/src/common/dpycmn.cpp
index 4f0d537ef1..c968f9c960 100644
--- a/src/common/dpycmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dpycmn.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,25 @@ wxSize wxDisplay::GetPPI() const
     return m_impl->GetPPI();
 }
 
+double wxDisplay::GetScaleFactor() const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), 0, wxT("invalid wxDisplay object") );
+
+#ifdef wxHAVE_DPI_INDEPENDENT_PIXELS
+    // Use wxDisplayImpl::GetScaleFactor() directly, it should be implemented
+    // correctly for the platforms doing pixel scaling and using it simpler and
+    // more efficient than using GetPPI().
+    return m_impl->GetScaleFactor();
+#else
+    // Under the other platforms, we just compute the DPI ratio ourselves.
+    //
+    // We use just the vertical component of the DPI because it's the one
+    // that counts most and, in practice, it's equal to the horizontal one
+    // anyhow.
+    return m_impl->GetPPI().y / (double)GetStdPPIValue();
+#endif
+}
+
 int wxDisplay::GetDepth() const
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), 0, wxT("invalid wxDisplay object") );