diff --git a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 99cd9336..76ed7ecd 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -742,6 +742,25 @@ bool MainWindow::serverArgs(QStringList& args, QString& app)
 #endif
 	args << "-c" << configFilename << "--address" << address();
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+	// pass in physical resolution and primary screen center
+	// TODO: get this information in the core binary even when
+	// high DPI is used
+	int height = QApplication::desktop()->height();
+	int width = QApplication::desktop()->width();
+
+	QRect rec = QApplication::desktop()->screenGeometry();
+	int heightCenter = rec.height() / 2;
+	int widthCenter = rec.width() / 2;
+
+	appendLogDebug(tr("screen resolution: %1 %2 primary screen center: %3 %4")
+				   .arg(width).arg(height).arg(widthCenter).arg(heightCenter));
+
+	args << "--res-w" << QString::number(width);
+	args << "--res-h" << QString::number(height);
+	args << "--prm-wc" << QString::number(widthCenter);
+	args << "--prm-hc" << QString::number(heightCenter);
+ #endif
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/ArgParser.cpp b/src/lib/synergy/ArgParser.cpp
index 92185b26..3580ab5a 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/ArgParser.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/ArgParser.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 #include "synergy/ClientArgs.h"
 #include "synergy/ToolArgs.h"
 #include "synergy/ArgsBase.h"
+#include "synergy/DpiHelper.h"
 #include "base/Log.h"
+#include "base/String.h"
 
 ArgsBase* ArgParser::m_argsBase = NULL;
 
@@ -56,6 +58,18 @@ ArgParser::parseServerArgs(ServerArgs& args, int argc, const char* const* argv)
 			// save configuration file path
 			args.m_configFile = argv[++i];
 		}
+		else if (isArg(i, argc, argv, "", "--res-w", 1)) {
+			DpiHelper::s_resolutionWidth = synergy::string::stringToSizeType(argv[++i]);
+		}
+		else if (isArg(i, argc, argv, "", "--res-h", 1)) {
+			DpiHelper::s_resolutionHeight = synergy::string::stringToSizeType(argv[++i]);
+		}
+		else if (isArg(i, argc, argv, "", "--prm-wc", 1)) {
+			DpiHelper::s_primaryWidthCenter = synergy::string::stringToSizeType(argv[++i]);
+		}
+		else if (isArg(i, argc, argv, "", "--prm-hc", 1)) {
+			DpiHelper::s_primaryHeightCenter = synergy::string::stringToSizeType(argv[++i]);
+		}
 		else {
 			LOG((CLOG_PRINT "%s: unrecognized option `%s'" BYE, args.m_pname, argv[i], args.m_pname));
 			return false;