diff --git a/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-scaling-cycle b/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-scaling-cycle
index c88a87b3..9addd89c 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-scaling-cycle
+++ b/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-scaling-cycle
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ WIDTH=$(echo "$MONITOR_INFO" | jq -r '.width')
 HEIGHT=$(echo "$MONITOR_INFO" | jq -r '.height')
 REFRESH_RATE=$(echo "$MONITOR_INFO" | jq -r '.refreshRate')
 
-# Cycle through scales: 1 → 1.25 → 1.6 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 1 (or reverse with --reverse)
+# Cycle through monitor/GDK scale pairs: 1 → 1.25 → 1.6 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 1 (or reverse with --reverse)
 SCALES=(1 1.25 1.6 2 3 4)
+GDK_SCALES=(1 1.25 1.75 2 3 4)
 
 # Find the index of the scale closest to the current one (Hyprland may
 # snap fractional scales to nearby values, so we can't match exactly)
@@ -31,16 +32,22 @@ else
 fi
 
 NEW_SCALE=${SCALES[$NEW_IDX]}
+NEW_GDK_SCALE=${GDK_SCALES[$NEW_IDX]}
 
 hyprctl eval "hl.monitor({ output = \"$ACTIVE_MONITOR\", mode = \"${WIDTH}x${HEIGHT}@${REFRESH_RATE}\", position = \"auto\", scale = $NEW_SCALE })" >/dev/null
 
-# Persist to monitors.lua if the user has a single generic catch-all line,
-# so the scale survives reboots.
+# Persist to monitors.lua if the user still has Omarchy's generic catch-all
+# defaults, so the scale survives reboots.
 MONITOR_LUA="$HOME/.config/hypr/monitors.lua"
-if [[ -f $MONITOR_LUA ]] && grep -q '^hl\.monitor({ output = "", mode = "preferred", position = "auto", scale = ' "$MONITOR_LUA"; then
+if [[ -f $MONITOR_LUA ]] && grep -q '^local omarchy_monitor_scale = ' "$MONITOR_LUA"; then
+  sed -i -E \
+    -e "s|^local omarchy_monitor_scale = .*|local omarchy_monitor_scale = ${NEW_SCALE}|" \
+    -e "s|^local omarchy_gdk_scale = .*|local omarchy_gdk_scale = ${NEW_GDK_SCALE}|" \
+    "$MONITOR_LUA"
+elif [[ -f $MONITOR_LUA ]] && grep -Eq '^hl\.monitor\(\{ output = "", mode = "preferred", position = "auto", scale = ("auto"|[0-9.]+) \}\)' "$MONITOR_LUA"; then
   sed -i -E \
     -e "s|^(hl\.monitor\(\{ output = \"\", mode = \"preferred\", position = \"auto\", scale = )([^ ]+)( \}\))|\\1${NEW_SCALE}\\3|" \
-    -e 's|^hl\.env\("GDK_SCALE", ".*"\)|hl.env("GDK_SCALE", "'"$NEW_SCALE"'")|' \
+    -e 's|^hl\.env\("GDK_SCALE", ".*"\)|hl.env("GDK_SCALE", "'"$NEW_GDK_SCALE"'")|' \
     "$MONITOR_LUA"
 fi
 
diff --git a/config/hypr/monitors.lua b/config/hypr/monitors.lua
index b51a5820..dee9fd8e 100644
--- a/config/hypr/monitors.lua
+++ b/config/hypr/monitors.lua
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 -- See https://wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/Basics/Monitors/
 -- List current monitors and resolutions possible: hyprctl monitors all
 
+local omarchy_gdk_scale = 2
+local omarchy_monitor_scale = "auto"
+
 -- Optimized for retina-class 2x displays, like 13" 2.8K, 27" 5K, 32" 6K.
-hl.env("GDK_SCALE", "2")
-hl.monitor({ output = "", mode = "preferred", position = "auto", scale = "auto" })
+-- local omarchy_gdk_scale = 2
+-- local omarchy_monitor_scale = "auto"
 
--- Good compromise for 27" or 32" 4K monitors (but fractional!)
--- hl.env("GDK_SCALE", "1.75")
--- hl.monitor({ output = "", mode = "preferred", position = "auto", scale = 1.6 })
+-- Good compromise for 27" or 32" 4K monitors (but fractional!): monitor scale 1.6, GDK scale 1.75.
+-- local omarchy_gdk_scale = 1.75
+-- local omarchy_monitor_scale = 1.6
 
--- Straight 1x setup for low-resolution displays like 1080p or 1440p.
--- Or for ultrawide monitors like 34" 3440x1440 or 49" 5120x1440.
--- hl.env("GDK_SCALE", "1")
--- hl.monitor({ output = "", mode = "preferred", position = "auto", scale = 1 })
+-- Straight 1x setup for low-resolution displays like 1080p, 1440p, or ultrawides: both 1.
+-- local omarchy_gdk_scale = 1
+-- local omarchy_monitor_scale = 1
+
+hl.env("GDK_SCALE", tostring(omarchy_gdk_scale))
+hl.monitor({ output = "", mode = "preferred", position = "auto", scale = omarchy_monitor_scale })
 
 -- Portrait/rotated secondary monitor (transform: 1 = 90°, 3 = 270°)
 -- hl.monitor({ output = "DP-2", mode = "preferred", position = "auto", scale = 1, transform = 1 })