diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ApplicationCompositor.h b/interface/src/ui/ApplicationCompositor.h
index db8f42881e..d8761bb9b5 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ApplicationCompositor.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ApplicationCompositor.h
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ const float MAGNIFY_WIDTH = 220.0f;
 const float MAGNIFY_HEIGHT = 100.0f;
 const float MAGNIFY_MULT = 2.0f;
 
-const int VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_X = 3840;
-const int VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_Y = 1536;
-const float DEFAULT_HMD_UI_HORZ_ANGULAR_SIZE = 180.0f;
+const int VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_X = 3960; // ~10% more pixel density than old version, 72dx240d FOV
+const int VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_Y = 1188; // ~10% more pixel density than old version, 72dx240d FOV
+const float DEFAULT_HMD_UI_HORZ_ANGULAR_SIZE = 240.0f;
 const float DEFAULT_HMD_UI_VERT_ANGULAR_SIZE = DEFAULT_HMD_UI_HORZ_ANGULAR_SIZE * (float)VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_Y / (float)VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_X;
 
 // Handles the drawing of the overlays to the screen
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h
index 9ec40e02a8..227f377e1b 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ public:
     glm::mat4 getCullingProjection(const glm::mat4& baseProjection) const override final { return _cullingProjection; }
     glm::uvec2 getRecommendedUiSize() const override final { 
         // FIXME - would be good to have these values sync with ApplicationCompositor in a better way.
-        const int VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_X = 3840;
-        const int VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_Y = 1536;
+        const int VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_X = 3960; // ~10% more pixel density than old version, 72dx240d FOV
+        const int VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_Y = 1188; // ~10% more pixel density than old version, 72dx240d FOV
         auto result = uvec2(VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_X, VIRTUAL_SCREEN_SIZE_Y);
         return result;
     }