diff --git a/src/layers.c b/src/layers.c
index 744282b3..9583b7f7 100644
--- a/src/layers.c
+++ b/src/layers.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <wayland-server.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_fractional_scale_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include "common/macros.h"
@@ -552,6 +553,9 @@ handle_new_layer_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 
 	struct output *output = layer_surface->output->data;
 
+	wlr_fractional_scale_v1_notify_scale(layer_surface->surface,
+		output->wlr_output->scale);
+
 	struct wlr_scene_tree *selected_layer =
 		output->layer_tree[layer_surface->current.layer];