diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f42d9b8..0c917ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ install-common:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/nautilus-python/extensions
 	install -m 0644 qubes-rpc/*_nautilus.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/nautilus-python/extensions
 
+	install -D -m 0644 misc/dconf-profile-user $(DESTDIR)/etc/dconf/profile/user
+	install -D -m 0644 misc/dconf-db-local-dpi $(DESTDIR)/etc/dconf/db/local.d/dpi
+
 	install -D -m 0755 misc/qubes-desktop-run $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/qubes-desktop-run
 
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(PYTHON_SITEARCH)/qubes/
diff --git a/debian/qubes-core-agent.postinst b/debian/qubes-core-agent.postinst
index f43b452..3da02e7 100755
--- a/debian/qubes-core-agent.postinst
+++ b/debian/qubes-core-agent.postinst
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ case "${1}" in
 
         glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas || true
 
+        dconf update || true
 
         # Update Qubes App Menus
         /usr/lib/qubes/qubes-trigger-sync-appmenus.sh || true
diff --git a/misc/dconf-db-local-dpi b/misc/dconf-db-local-dpi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1994ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/dconf-db-local-dpi
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[org/gnome/desktop/interface]
+scaling-factor=uint32 1
diff --git a/misc/dconf-profile-user b/misc/dconf-profile-user
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aca0641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/dconf-profile-user
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+user-db:user
+system-db:local
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
index eb790da..da7bd6d 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-vm.spec
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ if test -f /etc/yum.conf && ! grep -q '/etc/yum\.conf\.d/qubes-proxy\.conf' /etc
   echo 'include=file:///etc/yum.conf.d/qubes-proxy.conf' >> /etc/yum.conf
 fi
 
+dconf update &> /dev/null || :
+
 # And actually setup the proxy usage in package managers
 /usr/lib/qubes/update-proxy-configs
 
@@ -477,6 +479,8 @@ rm -f %{name}-%{version}
 %if %{fedora} < 22
 /etc/yum/post-actions/qubes-trigger-sync-appmenus.action
 %endif
+%config(noreplace) /etc/dconf/profile/user
+%config(noreplace) /etc/dconf/db/local.d/dpi
 /usr/lib/systemd/system/user@.service.d/90-session-stop-timeout.conf
 /usr/sbin/qubes-serial-login
 /usr/bin/qvm-copy-to-vm