diff --git a/bin/omarchy-first-run b/bin/omarchy-first-run
index 023d1a65..97b41f80 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-first-run
+++ b/bin/omarchy-first-run
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if [[ -f $FIRST_RUN_MODE ]]; then
   bash "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/first-run/firewall.sh"
   bash "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/first-run/dns-resolver.sh"
   bash "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/first-run/gnome-theme.sh"
+  bash "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/first-run/gdk-scale.sh"
   bash "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/first-run/swayosd.sh"
   bash "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/first-run/gtk-primary-paste.sh"
   bash "$OMARCHY_PATH/install/first-run/elephant.sh"
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-scale b/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-scale
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1d9d5aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-scale
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:summary=Print the monitor scale of the internal monitor or first other monitor
+
+hyprctl monitors -j | jq -r '([.[] | select(.name | contains("eDP"))][0] // .[0]).scale // empty | tonumber | if . == floor then floor else . end'
diff --git a/install/first-run/gdk-scale.sh b/install/first-run/gdk-scale.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cc23577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/first-run/gdk-scale.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Set the default GDK_SCALE from what the monitor is currently reporting
+
+sed -i -E "s|^([[:space:]]*env[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*GDK_SCALE,).*|\\1$(omarchy-hyprland-monitor-scale)|" ~/.config/hypr/monitors.conf