diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 5d24d45e2b..346fc4319f 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ Changes in behaviour not resulting in compilation errors
   made is behaviour there incompatible with the other platforms. Please call
   wxWebRequest::EnablePersistentStorage() explicitly if you need it.
 
+- In wxMSW, behaviour of wxBitmap::Create(size, dc) overload has changed to
+  not scale the size by the content scale factor of the DC any longer, as the
+  size here is expressed in physical pixels and not in DIPs.
+
 
 Changes in behaviour which may result in build errors
 -----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/msw/bitmap.cpp b/src/msw/bitmap.cpp
index 66f455acc6..5e8164071b 100644
--- a/src/msw/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/bitmap.cpp
@@ -751,12 +751,10 @@ bool wxBitmap::Create(int width, int height, const wxDC& dc)
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( dc.IsOk(), false, wxT("invalid HDC in wxBitmap::Create()") );
 
-    const double scale = dc.GetContentScaleFactor();
-
-    if ( !DoCreate(wxRound(width*scale), wxRound(height*scale), -1, dc.GetHDC()) )
+    if ( !DoCreate(width, height, -1, dc.GetHDC()) )
         return false;
 
-    GetBitmapData()->m_scaleFactor = scale;
+    GetBitmapData()->m_scaleFactor = dc.GetContentScaleFactor();
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/tests/graphics/bitmap.cpp b/tests/graphics/bitmap.cpp
index 7f9e901d5d..5dd92cb530 100644
--- a/tests/graphics/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/tests/graphics/bitmap.cpp
@@ -1839,7 +1839,11 @@ TEST_CASE("Bitmap::ScaleFactor", "[bitmap][dc][scale]")
     // A bitmap "compatible" with this DC should also use the same scale factor.
     wxBitmap bmp2(4, 4, dc);
     CHECK( bmp2.GetScaleFactor() == 2 );
+#ifdef wxHAS_DPI_INDEPENDENT_PIXELS
     CHECK( bmp2.GetSize() == wxSize(8, 8) );
+#else
+    CHECK( bmp2.GetSize() == wxSize(4, 4) );
+#endif
 
     // A compatible bitmap created from wxImage and this DC should also inherit
     // the same scale factor, but its size should be still the same as that of