diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 1460dee7b..f8f4c64ab 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ add_component_dir (loadinglistener
     )
 
 add_component_dir (myguiplatform
-    myguirendermanager myguidatamanager myguiplatform myguitexture myguiloglistener additivelayer
+    myguirendermanager myguidatamanager myguiplatform myguitexture myguiloglistener additivelayer scalinglayer
     )
 
 add_component_dir (widgets
diff --git a/components/myguiplatform/scalinglayer.cpp b/components/myguiplatform/scalinglayer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f7cac69b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/myguiplatform/scalinglayer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#include "scalinglayer.hpp"
+
+#include <MyGUI_RenderManager.h>
+
+namespace osgMyGUI
+{
+
+    /// @brief the ProxyRenderTarget allows to adjust the pixel scale and offset for a "source" render target.
+    class ProxyRenderTarget : public MyGUI::IRenderTarget
+    {
+    public:
+        /// @param target The target to render to.
+        /// @param viewSize The size of the underlying layer node to render.
+        /// @param hoffset The horizontal rendering offset, specified as an offset from the left screen edge in range 0-1.
+        /// @param voffset The vertical rendering offset, specified as an offset from the top screen edge in range 0-1.
+        ProxyRenderTarget(MyGUI::IRenderTarget* target, MyGUI::IntSize viewSize, float hoffset, float voffset)
+            : mTarget(target)
+            , mViewSize(viewSize)
+            , mHOffset(hoffset)
+            , mVOffset(voffset)
+        {
+        }
+
+        virtual void begin()
+        {
+            mTarget->begin();
+        }
+
+        virtual void end()
+        {
+            mTarget->end();
+        }
+
+        virtual void doRender(MyGUI::IVertexBuffer* _buffer, MyGUI::ITexture* _texture, size_t _count)
+        {
+            mTarget->doRender(_buffer, _texture, _count);
+        }
+
+        virtual const MyGUI::RenderTargetInfo& getInfo()
+        {
+            mInfo = mTarget->getInfo();
+            mInfo.hOffset = mHOffset;
+            mInfo.vOffset = mVOffset;
+            mInfo.pixScaleX = 1.f / mViewSize.width;
+            mInfo.pixScaleY = 1.f / mViewSize.height;
+            return mInfo;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        MyGUI::IRenderTarget* mTarget;
+        MyGUI::IntSize mViewSize;
+        float mHOffset, mVOffset;
+        MyGUI::RenderTargetInfo mInfo;
+    };
+
+    MyGUI::ILayerItem *ScalingLayer::getLayerItemByPoint(int _left, int _top) const
+    {
+        screenToLayerCoords(_left, _top);
+
+        return OverlappedLayer::getLayerItemByPoint(_left, _top);
+    }
+
+    void ScalingLayer::screenToLayerCoords(int& _left, int& _top) const
+    {
+        float scale = getScaleFactor();
+        if (scale <= 0.f)
+            return;
+
+        MyGUI::IntSize globalViewSize = MyGUI::RenderManager::getInstance().getViewSize();
+
+        _left -= globalViewSize.width/2;
+        _top -= globalViewSize.height/2;
+
+        _left /= scale;
+        _top /= scale;
+
+        _left += mViewSize.width/2;
+        _top += mViewSize.height/2;
+    }
+
+    float ScalingLayer::getScaleFactor() const
+    {
+        MyGUI::IntSize viewSize = MyGUI::RenderManager::getInstance().getViewSize();
+        float w = viewSize.width;
+        float h = viewSize.height;
+
+        float heightScale = (h / mViewSize.height);
+        float widthScale = (w / mViewSize.width);
+        return std::min(widthScale, heightScale);
+    }
+
+    MyGUI::IntPoint ScalingLayer::getPosition(int _left, int _top) const
+    {
+        screenToLayerCoords(_left, _top);
+        return MyGUI::IntPoint(_left, _top);
+    }
+
+    void ScalingLayer::renderToTarget(MyGUI::IRenderTarget *_target, bool _update)
+    {
+        MyGUI::IntSize globalViewSize = MyGUI::RenderManager::getInstance().getViewSize();
+        MyGUI::IntSize viewSize = globalViewSize;
+        viewSize.width /= getScaleFactor();
+        viewSize.height /= getScaleFactor();
+
+        float hoffset = (globalViewSize.width - mViewSize.width*getScaleFactor())/2.f / static_cast<float>(globalViewSize.width);
+        float voffset = (globalViewSize.height - mViewSize.height*getScaleFactor())/2.f / static_cast<float>(globalViewSize.height);
+
+        ProxyRenderTarget proxy(_target, viewSize, hoffset, voffset);
+
+        MyGUI::OverlappedLayer::renderToTarget(&proxy, _update);
+    }
+
+    void ScalingLayer::resizeView(const MyGUI::IntSize &_viewSize)
+    {
+        // do nothing
+    }
+
+    void ScalingLayer::deserialization(MyGUI::xml::ElementPtr _node, MyGUI::Version _version)
+    {
+        MyGUI::OverlappedLayer::deserialization(_node, _version);
+
+        MyGUI::xml::ElementEnumerator info = _node->getElementEnumerator();
+        while (info.next())
+        {
+            if (info->getName() == "Property")
+            {
+                const std::string& key = info->findAttribute("key");
+                const std::string& value = info->findAttribute("value");
+
+                if (key == "Size")
+                {
+                    mViewSize = MyGUI::IntSize::parse(value);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/components/myguiplatform/scalinglayer.hpp b/components/myguiplatform/scalinglayer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ee1489f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/myguiplatform/scalinglayer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_MYGUIPLATFORM_SCALINGLAYER
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_MYGUIPLATFORM_SCALINGLAYER
+
+#include <MyGUI_OverlappedLayer.h>
+
+namespace osgMyGUI
+{
+
+    ///@brief A Layer that lays out and renders widgets in screen-relative coordinates. The "Size" property determines the size of the virtual screen,
+    /// which is then upscaled to the real screen size during rendering. The aspect ratio is kept intact, adding blanks to the sides when necessary.
+    class ScalingLayer : public MyGUI::OverlappedLayer
+    {
+    public:
+        MYGUI_RTTI_DERIVED(ScalingLayer)
+
+        virtual void deserialization(MyGUI::xml::ElementPtr _node, MyGUI::Version _version);
+
+        virtual MyGUI::ILayerItem* getLayerItemByPoint(int _left, int _top) const;
+        virtual MyGUI::IntPoint getPosition(int _left, int _top) const;
+        virtual void renderToTarget(MyGUI::IRenderTarget* _target, bool _update);
+
+        virtual void resizeView(const MyGUI::IntSize& _viewSize);
+
+    private:
+        void screenToLayerCoords(int& _left, int& _top) const;
+        float getScaleFactor() const;
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif