diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
index 79af620661..b78cff3b25 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableWebEntityItem.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #include "EntityTreeRenderer.h"
 
-const float DPI = 30.47f;
 const float METERS_TO_INCHES = 39.3701f;
 static uint32_t _currentWebCount { 0 };
 // Don't allow more than 100 concurrent web views
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ bool RenderableWebEntityItem::buildWebSurface(EntityTreeRenderer* renderer) {
             QTouchEvent::TouchPoint point;
             point.setId(event.getID());
             point.setState(Qt::TouchPointReleased);
-            glm::vec2 windowPos = event.getPos2D() * (METERS_TO_INCHES * DPI);
+            glm::vec2 windowPos = event.getPos2D() * (METERS_TO_INCHES * _dpi);
             QPointF windowPoint(windowPos.x, windowPos.y);
             point.setPos(windowPoint);
             QList<QTouchEvent::TouchPoint> touchPoints;
@@ -125,7 +124,8 @@ void RenderableWebEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
 
     _lastRenderTime = usecTimestampNow();
     glm::vec2 dims = glm::vec2(getDimensions());
-    dims *= METERS_TO_INCHES * DPI;
+
+    dims *= METERS_TO_INCHES * _dpi;
     // The offscreen surface is idempotent for resizes (bails early
     // if it's a no-op), so it's safe to just call resize every frame 
     // without worrying about excessive overhead.
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void RenderableWebEntityItem::handlePointerEvent(const PointerEvent& event) {
         return;
     }
 
-    glm::vec2 windowPos = event.getPos2D() * (METERS_TO_INCHES * DPI);
+    glm::vec2 windowPos = event.getPos2D() * (METERS_TO_INCHES * _dpi);
     QPointF windowPoint(windowPos.x, windowPos.y);
 
     if (event.getType() == PointerEvent::Move) {
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/WebEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/WebEntityItem.cpp
index b31e47608f..c97eedc56a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/WebEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/WebEntityItem.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <glm/gtx/transform.hpp>
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
 
 #include <ByteCountCoding.h>
 #include <GeometryUtil.h>
@@ -20,8 +21,26 @@
 #include "EntityTree.h"
 #include "EntityTreeElement.h"
 
+const float DEFAULT_DPI = 30.47f;
+
 const QString WebEntityItem::DEFAULT_SOURCE_URL("http://www.google.com");
 
+static float parseDPIFromUserData(QString str) {
+    QJsonParseError error;
+    auto doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(str.toUtf8(), &error);
+    if (error.error != QJsonParseError::NoError) {
+        return DEFAULT_DPI;
+    }
+    QJsonObject obj = doc.object();
+
+    QJsonValue dpiValue = obj.value("dpi");
+    if (!dpiValue.isDouble()) {
+        return DEFAULT_DPI;
+    }
+    double dpi = dpiValue.toDouble();
+    return (float)dpi;
+}
+
 EntityItemPointer WebEntityItem::factory(const EntityItemID& entityID, const EntityItemProperties& properties) {
     EntityItemPointer entity { new WebEntityItem(entityID) };
     entity->setProperties(properties);
@@ -30,6 +49,7 @@ EntityItemPointer WebEntityItem::factory(const EntityItemID& entityID, const Ent
 
 WebEntityItem::WebEntityItem(const EntityItemID& entityItemID) : EntityItem(entityItemID) {
     _type = EntityTypes::Web;
+    _dpi = DEFAULT_DPI;
 }
 
 const float WEB_ENTITY_ITEM_FIXED_DEPTH = 0.01f;
@@ -62,6 +82,9 @@ bool WebEntityItem::setProperties(const EntityItemProperties& properties) {
         setLastEdited(properties._lastEdited);
     }
 
+    // AJT: TODO MAKE THIS A REAL PROPERTY
+    _dpi = parseDPIFromUserData(getUserData());
+
     return somethingChanged;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/WebEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/WebEntityItem.h
index 7c4e9f801a..2179f34e36 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/WebEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/WebEntityItem.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     QString _sourceUrl;
+    float _dpi;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_WebEntityItem_h
diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/WebBuddy.js b/scripts/system/libraries/WebBuddy.js
index d584bcc564..33b6c74c93 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/WebBuddy.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/WebBuddy.js
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ WebBuddy = function (url) {
         gravity: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0},
         shapeType: "box",
         userData: JSON.stringify({
-            "grabbableKey": {"grabbable": true}
+            "grabbableKey": {"grabbable": true},
+            "dpi": 75
         }),
         parentID: MyAvatar.sessionUUID,
         parentJointIndex: NEGATIVE_ONE