diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/NoosaScript.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/NoosaScript.java
index c2340213a..09a2622a8 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/NoosaScript.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/noosa/NoosaScript.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.watabou.glwrap.Attribute;
 import com.watabou.glwrap.Quad;
 import com.watabou.glwrap.Uniform;
 import com.watabou.glwrap.Vertexbuffer;
+import com.watabou.utils.DeviceCompat;
 
 import java.nio.Buffer;
 import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
@@ -166,8 +167,8 @@ public class NoosaScript extends Script {
 				//This fixes pixel scaling issues on some hidpi displays (mainly on macOS)
 				// because for some reason all other openGL operations work on virtual pixels
 				// but glScissor operations work on real pixels
-				float xScale = (Gdx.graphics.getBackBufferWidth() / (float)Game.width );
-				float yScale = ((Gdx.graphics.getBackBufferHeight()-Game.bottomInset) / (float)Game.height );
+				float xScale = DeviceCompat.getRealPixelScaleX();
+				float yScale = DeviceCompat.getRealPixelScaleY();
 
 				Gdx.gl20.glScissor(
 						Math.round(camera.x * xScale),
diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/DeviceCompat.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/DeviceCompat.java
index b8c88647c..ecc8a0bb6 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/DeviceCompat.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/DeviceCompat.java
@@ -67,4 +67,15 @@ public class DeviceCompat {
 		return result;
 	}
 
+	//some devices (macOS mainly) report virtual pixels to Shattered, but sometimes we want real pixel precision
+	//this returns the number of real pixels per virtual pixel in the X dimension...
+	public static float getRealPixelScaleX(){
+		return (Gdx.graphics.getBackBufferWidth() / (float)Game.width );
+	}
+
+	//...and in the Y dimension
+	public static float getRealPixelScaleY(){
+		return ((Gdx.graphics.getBackBufferHeight()-Game.bottomInset) / (float)Game.height );
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/PixelScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/PixelScene.java
index 2f7b06e78..46b6cfdb3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/PixelScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/PixelScene.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 package com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.scenes;
 
-import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Input;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.Assets;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.Badges;
@@ -325,7 +324,7 @@ public class PixelScene extends Scene {
 	public static RenderedTextBlock renderTextBlock(String text, int size ){
 		//some systems (macOS mainly) require this back buffer check to ensure
 		// that we're working with real pixels, not logical ones
-		float scale = Game.width / (float)Gdx.graphics.getBackBufferWidth();
+		float scale = DeviceCompat.getRealPixelScaleX();
 		RenderedTextBlock result = new RenderedTextBlock( text, size*Math.round(defaultZoom*scale));
 		result.zoom(1/(float)Math.round(defaultZoom*scale));
 		return result;