diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
index 8dcea6d89..4fa941681 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/settingswindow.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/math/common_factor_rt.hpp>
 
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
 
@@ -51,6 +52,24 @@ namespace
         x = boost::lexical_cast<int> (split[0]);
         y = boost::lexical_cast<int> (split[1]);
     }
+
+    bool sortResolutions (std::pair<int, int> left, std::pair<int, int> right)
+    {
+        if (left.first == right.first)
+            return left.second > right.second;
+        return left.first > right.first;
+    }
+
+    std::string getAspect (int x, int y)
+    {
+        int gcd = boost::math::gcd (x, y);
+        int xaspect = x / gcd;
+        int yaspect = y / gcd;
+        // special case: 8 : 5 is usually referred to as 16:10
+        if (xaspect == 8 && yaspect == 5)
+            return "16 : 10";
+        return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(xaspect) + " : " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(yaspect);
+    }
 }
 
 namespace MWGui
@@ -111,13 +130,22 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         // fill resolution list
         Ogre::RenderSystem* rs = Ogre::Root::getSingleton().getRenderSystem();
-        const Ogre::StringVector& videoModes = rs->getConfigOptions()["Video Mode"].possibleValues;
+        Ogre::StringVector videoModes = rs->getConfigOptions()["Video Mode"].possibleValues;
+        std::vector < std::pair<int, int> > resolutions;
         for (Ogre::StringVector::const_iterator it=videoModes.begin();
             it!=videoModes.end(); ++it)
         {
+
             int resX, resY;
             parseResolution (resX, resY, *it);
-            std::string str = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(resX) + " x " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(resY);
+            resolutions.push_back(std::make_pair(resX, resY));
+        }
+        std::sort(resolutions.begin(), resolutions.end(), sortResolutions);
+        for (std::vector < std::pair<int, int> >::const_iterator it=resolutions.begin();
+             it!=resolutions.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            std::string str = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(it->first) + " x " + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(it->second)
+                    + " (" + getAspect(it->first,it->second) + ")";
 
             if (mResolutionList->findItemIndexWith(str) == MyGUI::ITEM_NONE)
                 mResolutionList->addItem(str);
@@ -185,7 +213,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         dialog->eventOkClicked.clear();
         dialog->eventOkClicked += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onResolutionAccept);
         dialog->eventCancelClicked.clear();
-        dialog->eventCancelClicked += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SettingsWindow::onResolutionAccept);
     }
 
     void SettingsWindow::onResolutionAccept()