diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4eff013a4..782a817e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     Bug #4459: NotCell dialogue condition doesn't support partial matches
     Bug #4461: "Open" spell from non-player caster isn't a crime
     Bug #4469: Abot Silt Striders – Model turn 90 degrees on horizontal
+    Bug #4471: Retrieve SDL window settings instead of using magic numbers
     Feature #3276: Editor: Search- Show number of (remaining) search results and indicate a search without any results
     Feature #4222: 360° screenshots
     Feature #4256: Implement ToggleBorders (TB) console command
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 72dfaa0e4..8c3c9494c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -381,20 +381,33 @@ void OMW::Engine::createWindow(Settings::Manager& settings)
     setWindowIcon();
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::GraphicsContext::Traits> traits = new osg::GraphicsContext::Traits;
+    int redSize;
+    int greenSize;
+    int blueSize;
+    int depthSize;
+    int stencilSize;
+    int doubleBuffer;
+    
+    SDL_GL_GetAttribute(SDL_GL_RED_SIZE, &redSize);
+    SDL_GL_GetAttribute(SDL_GL_GREEN_SIZE, &greenSize);
+    SDL_GL_GetAttribute(SDL_GL_BLUE_SIZE, &blueSize);
+    SDL_GL_GetAttribute(SDL_GL_DEPTH_SIZE, &depthSize);
+    SDL_GL_GetAttribute(SDL_GL_STENCIL_SIZE, &stencilSize);
+    SDL_GL_GetAttribute(SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, &doubleBuffer);
+    
     SDL_GetWindowPosition(mWindow, &traits->x, &traits->y);
     SDL_GetWindowSize(mWindow, &traits->width, &traits->height);
+    traits->red = redSize;
+    traits->green = greenSize;
+    traits->blue = blueSize;
+    traits->depth = depthSize;
+    traits->stencil = stencilSize;
+    traits->doubleBuffer = doubleBuffer;
     traits->windowName = SDL_GetWindowTitle(mWindow);
     traits->windowDecoration = !(SDL_GetWindowFlags(mWindow)&SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS);
     traits->screenNum = SDL_GetWindowDisplayIndex(mWindow);
-    // FIXME: Some way to get these settings back from the SDL window?
-    traits->red = 8;
-    traits->green = 8;
-    traits->blue = 8;
-    traits->alpha = 0; // set to 0 to stop ScreenCaptureHandler reading the alpha channel
-    traits->depth = 24;
-    traits->stencil = 8;
     traits->vsync = vsync;
-    traits->doubleBuffer = true;
+    traits->alpha = 0; // set to 0 to stop ScreenCaptureHandler reading the alpha channel
     traits->inheritedWindowData = new SDLUtil::GraphicsWindowSDL2::WindowData(mWindow);
 
     osg::ref_ptr<SDLUtil::GraphicsWindowSDL2> graphicsWindow = new SDLUtil::GraphicsWindowSDL2(traits);