diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
index 500db3de63c..986dcd606f1 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/qtquickapplication/main.cpp
@@ -2,18 +2,20 @@
 %{JS: QtSupport.qtIncludes([], ["QtGui/QGuiApplication", "QtQml/QQmlApplicationEngine"])}
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-@if %{SetQPAPhysicalSize}
-    qputenv("QT_QPA_EGLFS_PHYSICAL_WIDTH", QByteArray("213"));
-    qputenv("QT_QPA_EGLFS_PHYSICAL_HEIGHT", QByteArray("120"));
-
-@endif
 @if %{UseVirtualKeyboard}
     qputenv("QT_IM_MODULE", QByteArray("qtvirtualkeyboard"));
 
 @endif
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+@if %{SetQPAPhysicalSize}
+    if (qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("QTGLESSTREAM_DISPLAY")) {
+        qputenv("QT_QPA_EGLFS_PHYSICAL_WIDTH", QByteArray("213"));
+        qputenv("QT_QPA_EGLFS_PHYSICAL_HEIGHT", QByteArray("120"));
+
+        QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
+    }
+@else
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
-#endif
+@endif
 
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);