diff --git a/cc/trees/layer_tree_impl.cc b/cc/trees/layer_tree_impl.cc
index a3df43c5f2586..753d171ab5bda 100644
--- a/cc/trees/layer_tree_impl.cc
+++ b/cc/trees/layer_tree_impl.cc
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ void LayerTreeImpl::SetDeviceScaleFactor(float device_scale_factor) {
     return;
   device_scale_factor_ = device_scale_factor;
 
+  set_needs_update_draw_properties();
   if (IsActiveTree())
     layer_tree_host_impl_->SetFullRootLayerDamage();
 }
diff --git a/cc/trees/layer_tree_impl_unittest.cc b/cc/trees/layer_tree_impl_unittest.cc
index 5298ed9c41035..393266e9d7f3b 100644
--- a/cc/trees/layer_tree_impl_unittest.cc
+++ b/cc/trees/layer_tree_impl_unittest.cc
@@ -2370,5 +2370,13 @@ TEST_F(LayerTreeImplTest, NumLayersSmallTree) {
   EXPECT_EQ(4u, host_impl().active_tree()->NumLayers());
 }
 
+TEST_F(LayerTreeImplTest, DeviceScaleFactorNeedsDrawPropertiesUpdate) {
+  host_impl().active_tree()->SetDeviceScaleFactor(1.f);
+  host_impl().active_tree()->UpdateDrawProperties(false);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(host_impl().active_tree()->needs_update_draw_properties());
+  host_impl().active_tree()->SetDeviceScaleFactor(2.f);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(host_impl().active_tree()->needs_update_draw_properties());
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace cc