diff --git a/java/libraries/svg/src/processing/svg/PGraphicsSVG.java b/java/libraries/svg/src/processing/svg/PGraphicsSVG.java
index 857f5d93a..bd1db7eb0 100644
--- a/java/libraries/svg/src/processing/svg/PGraphicsSVG.java
+++ b/java/libraries/svg/src/processing/svg/PGraphicsSVG.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public void beginDraw() {
 
     // Create an instance of the SVG Generator.
     g2 = new SVGGraphics2D(document);
-    ((SVGGraphics2D) g2).setSVGCanvasSize(new Dimension(width, height));
+    ((SVGGraphics2D) g2).setSVGCanvasSize(new Dimension(width * pixelDensity, height * pixelDensity));
 
     //set the extension handler to allow linear and radial gradients to be exported as svg
     GradientExtensionHandler gradH = new GradientExtensionHandler();