diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdeParseTreeListener.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdeParseTreeListener.java
index 57c542e44..7acd77db2 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdeParseTreeListener.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdeParseTreeListener.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public class PdeParseTreeListener extends ProcessingBaseListener {
 
   private static final String VERSION_STR = "3.0.0";
   private static final String SIZE_METHOD_NAME = "size";
+  private static final String PIXEL_DENSITY_METHOD_NAME = "pixelDensity";
   private static final String FULLSCREEN_METHOD_NAME = "fullScreen";
 
   private String sketchName;
@@ -73,8 +74,10 @@ public class PdeParseTreeListener extends ProcessingBaseListener {
   private String sketchWidth;
   private String sketchHeight;
   private String sketchRenderer;
+  private String pixelDensity;
 
   private boolean sizeRequiresRewrite = false;
+  private boolean pixelDensityRequiresRewrite = false;
   private boolean sizeIsFullscreen = false;
   private RewriteResult headerResult;
   private RewriteResult footerResult;
@@ -308,6 +311,10 @@ public class PdeParseTreeListener extends ProcessingBaseListener {
     if (SIZE_METHOD_NAME.equals(methodName) || FULLSCREEN_METHOD_NAME.equals(methodName)) {
       handleSizeCall(ctx);
     }
+
+    if (PIXEL_DENSITY_METHOD_NAME.equals(methodName)) {
+      handlePixelDensityCall(ctx);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -653,6 +660,35 @@ public class PdeParseTreeListener extends ProcessingBaseListener {
     }
   }
 
+  protected void handlePixelDensityCall(ParserRuleContext ctx) {
+    ParserRuleContext testCtx = ctx.getParent()
+        .getParent()
+        .getParent()
+        .getParent();
+
+    boolean isInGlobal =
+        testCtx instanceof ProcessingParser.StaticProcessingSketchContext;
+
+    boolean isInSetup;
+    if (!isInGlobal) {
+      ParserRuleContext methodDeclaration = testCtx.getParent()
+          .getParent();
+
+      isInSetup = isMethodSetup(methodDeclaration);
+    } else {
+      isInSetup = false;
+    }
+
+    ParseTree argsContext = ctx.getChild(2);
+
+    if (isInGlobal || isInSetup) {
+      pixelDensity = argsContext.getChild(0).getText();
+      delete(ctx.start, ctx.stop);
+      insertAfter(ctx.stop, "/* pixelDensity commented out by preprocessor */");
+      pixelDensityRequiresRewrite = true;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Determine if a method declaration is for setup.
    *
@@ -979,35 +1015,43 @@ public class PdeParseTreeListener extends ProcessingBaseListener {
   protected void writeExtraFieldsAndMethods(PrintWriterWithEditGen classBodyWriter,
         RewriteResultBuilder resultBuilder) {
 
-    if (!sizeRequiresRewrite) {
+    if (!sizeRequiresRewrite && !pixelDensityRequiresRewrite) {
       return;
     }
 
     String settingsOuterTemplate = indent1 + "public void settings() { %s }";
 
-    String settingsInner;
-    if (sizeIsFullscreen) {
-      String fullscreenInner = sketchRenderer == null ? "" : sketchRenderer;
-      settingsInner = String.format("fullScreen(%s);", fullscreenInner);
-    } else {
+    StringBuilder settingsInner = new StringBuilder();
 
-      if (sketchWidth.isEmpty() || sketchHeight.isEmpty()) {
-        return;
+    if (sizeRequiresRewrite) {
+      if (sizeIsFullscreen) {
+        String fullscreenInner = sketchRenderer == null ? "" : sketchRenderer;
+        settingsInner.append(String.format("fullScreen(%s);", fullscreenInner));
+      } else {
+
+        if (sketchWidth.isEmpty() || sketchHeight.isEmpty()) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        StringJoiner argJoiner = new StringJoiner(",");
+        argJoiner.add(sketchWidth);
+        argJoiner.add(sketchHeight);
+
+        if (sketchRenderer != null) {
+          argJoiner.add(sketchRenderer);
+        }
+
+        settingsInner.append(String.format("size(%s);", argJoiner.toString()));
       }
+    }
 
-      StringJoiner argJoiner = new StringJoiner(",");
-      argJoiner.add(sketchWidth);
-      argJoiner.add(sketchHeight);
-
-      if (sketchRenderer != null) {
-        argJoiner.add(sketchRenderer);
-      }
-
-      settingsInner = String.format("size(%s);", argJoiner.toString());
+    if (pixelDensityRequiresRewrite) {
+      settingsInner.append("\n");
+      settingsInner.append(String.format("pixelDensity(%s);", pixelDensity));
     }
 
 
-    String newCode = String.format(settingsOuterTemplate, settingsInner);
+    String newCode = String.format(settingsOuterTemplate, settingsInner.toString());
 
     classBodyWriter.addEmptyLine();
     classBodyWriter.addCodeLine(newCode);
diff --git a/java/test/processing/mode/java/ParserTests.java b/java/test/processing/mode/java/ParserTests.java
index 8fac2bcd6..377957603 100644
--- a/java/test/processing/mode/java/ParserTests.java
+++ b/java/test/processing/mode/java/ParserTests.java
@@ -378,6 +378,16 @@ public class ParserTests {
     expectGood("packageTest", true, Optional.of("test.subtest"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testStaticPixelDensity() {
+    expectGood("staticpixeldensity");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testParamPixelDensity() {
+    expectGood("parampixeldensity");
+  }
+
   private static boolean compile(String id, String program) {
     // Create compilable AST to get syntax problems
     CompilationUnit compilableCU = JdtCompilerUtil.makeAST(
diff --git a/java/test/resources/parampixeldensity.expected b/java/test/resources/parampixeldensity.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..616b000ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/test/resources/parampixeldensity.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import processing.core.*;
+import processing.data.*;
+import processing.event.*;
+import processing.opengl.*;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class parampixeldensity extends PApplet {
+
+  public void setup() {
+    /* size commented out by preprocessor */;
+    // Pulling the display's density dynamically
+    /* pixelDensity commented out by preprocessor */;
+    noStroke();
+  }
+
+  public void draw() {
+    background(0);
+    ellipse(30, 48, 36, 36);
+    ellipse(70, 48, 36, 36);
+  }
+
+  public void settings() {
+    size(100,100);
+    pixelDensity(displayDensity());
+  }
+
+  static public void main(String[] passedArgs) {
+      String[] appletArgs = new String[] { "parampixeldensity" };
+      if (passedArgs != null) {
+          PApplet.main(concat(appletArgs, passedArgs));
+      } else {
+          PApplet.main(appletArgs);
+      }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/java/test/resources/parampixeldensity.pde b/java/test/resources/parampixeldensity.pde
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff0f8376c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/test/resources/parampixeldensity.pde
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+void setup() {
+  size(100, 100);
+  // Pulling the display's density dynamically
+  pixelDensity(displayDensity());
+  noStroke();
+}
+
+void draw() {
+  background(0);
+  ellipse(30, 48, 36, 36);
+  ellipse(70, 48, 36, 36);
+}
diff --git a/java/test/resources/staticpixeldensity.expected b/java/test/resources/staticpixeldensity.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58267bf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/test/resources/staticpixeldensity.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import processing.core.*;
+import processing.data.*;
+import processing.event.*;
+import processing.opengl.*;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class staticpixeldensity extends PApplet {
+
+    public void setup() {
+/* size commented out by preprocessor */;
+/* pixelDensity commented out by preprocessor */;
+noStroke();
+background(0);
+ellipse(30, 48, 36, 36);
+ellipse(70, 48, 36, 36);
+
+        noLoop();
+    }
+
+    public void settings() {
+      size(100,100);
+      pixelDensity(2);
+    }
+
+    static public void main(String[] passedArgs) {
+        String[] appletArgs = new String[] { "staticpixeldensity" };
+        if (passedArgs != null) {
+            PApplet.main(concat(appletArgs, passedArgs));
+        } else {
+            PApplet.main(appletArgs);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/test/resources/staticpixeldensity.pde b/java/test/resources/staticpixeldensity.pde
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e2e09899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/test/resources/staticpixeldensity.pde
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+size(100, 100);
+pixelDensity(2);
+noStroke();
+background(0);
+ellipse(30, 48, 36, 36);
+ellipse(70, 48, 36, 36);