diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index df4e7c4e28..375d0ea464 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@
  * @property {number|undefined} displayDpi The display resolution. Default is `96`.
  * @property {number|undefined} metersPerUnit The meters-per-unit value. Default is `1`.
  * @property {ol.Extent|undefined} extent Extent.
+ * @property {boolean|undefined} hidpi Use the `ol.Map#devicePixelRatio` value when
+ *     requesting the image from the remote server. Default is `true`.
  * @property {boolean|undefined} useOverlay If `true`, will use
  *     `GETDYNAMICMAPOVERLAYIMAGE`.
  * @property {ol.proj.ProjectionLike} projection Projection.
@@ -560,6 +562,8 @@
  * @property {null|string|undefined} crossOrigin crossOrigin setting for image
  *     requests.
  * @property {ol.Extent|undefined} extent Extent.
+ * @property {boolean|undefined} hidpi Use the `ol.Map#devicePixelRatio` value when
+ *     requesting the image from the remote server. Default is `true`.
  * @property {Object.<string,*>} params WMS request parameters. At least a
  *     `LAYERS` param is required. `STYLES` is `` by default. `VERSION` is
  *     `1.3.0` by default. `WIDTH`, `HEIGHT`, `BBOX` and `CRS` (`SRS` for WMS
diff --git a/src/ol/source/imagewmssource.js b/src/ol/source/imagewmssource.js
index 752351fb2a..a52a8b698f 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/imagewmssource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/imagewmssource.js
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ ol.source.ImageWMS = function(options) {
     imageUrlFunction: imageUrlFunction
   });
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  this.hidpi_ = goog.isDef(options.hidpi) ? options.hidpi : true;
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {ol.Image}
@@ -48,8 +54,7 @@ ol.source.ImageWMS = function(options) {
    * @private
    * @type {number}
    */
-  this.ratio_ = goog.isDef(options.ratio) ?
-      options.ratio : 1.5;
+  this.ratio_ = goog.isDef(options.ratio) ? options.ratio : 1.5;
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.source.ImageWMS, ol.source.Image);
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ ol.source.ImageWMS.prototype.getParams = function() {
 ol.source.ImageWMS.prototype.getImage =
     function(extent, resolution, pixelRatio, projection) {
   resolution = this.findNearestResolution(resolution);
+  pixelRatio = this.hidpi_ ? pixelRatio : 1;
 
   var image = this.image_;
   if (!goog.isNull(image) &&
diff --git a/src/ol/source/mapguidesource.js b/src/ol/source/mapguidesource.js
index 2e9ba8aa44..cd831e629d 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/mapguidesource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/mapguidesource.js
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ ol.source.MapGuide = function(options) {
     imageUrlFunction: imageUrlFunction
   });
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  this.hidpi_ = goog.isDef(options.hidpi) ? options.hidpi : true;
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {number}
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.source.MapGuide, ol.source.Image);
 ol.source.MapGuide.prototype.getImage =
     function(extent, resolution, pixelRatio, projection) {
   resolution = this.findNearestResolution(resolution);
+  pixelRatio = this.hidpi_ ? pixelRatio : 1;
 
   var image = this.image_;
   if (!goog.isNull(image) &&