diff --git a/video/decode/vd.c b/video/decode/vd.c
index 9545226fb9..ad2af3a2cd 100644
--- a/video/decode/vd.c
+++ b/video/decode/vd.c
@@ -120,30 +120,16 @@ int mpcodecs_reconfig_vo(sh_video_t *sh, const struct mp_image_params *params)
     else if (sh->stream_aspect != 0.0)
         sh->aspect = sh->stream_aspect;
 
-    int d_w = p.w;
-    int d_h = p.h;
-
-    if (sh->aspect > 0.01) {
-        int new_w = d_h * sh->aspect;
-        int new_h = d_h;
-        // we don't like horizontal downscale
-        if (new_w < d_w) {
-            new_w = d_w;
-            new_h = d_w / sh->aspect;
-        }
-        if (abs(d_w - new_w) >= 4 || abs(d_h - new_h) >= 4) {
-            d_w = new_w;
-            d_h = new_h;
-            mp_tmsg(MSGT_CPLAYER, MSGL_V, "Aspect ratio is %.2f:1 - "
-                    "scaling to correct movie aspect.\n", sh->aspect);
-        }
-
+    vf_set_dar(&p.d_w, &p.d_h, p.w, p.h, sh->aspect);
+    if (abs(p.d_w - p.w) >= 4 || abs(p.d_h - p.h) >= 4) {
+        mp_tmsg(MSGT_CPLAYER, MSGL_V, "Aspect ratio is %.2f:1 - "
+                "scaling to correct movie aspect.\n", sh->aspect);
         mp_msg(MSGT_IDENTIFY, MSGL_INFO, "ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=%1.4f\n", sh->aspect);
+    } else {
+        p.d_w = p.w;
+        p.d_h = p.h;
     }
 
-    p.d_w = d_w;
-    p.d_h = d_h;
-
     // Apply user overrides
     if (opts->requested_colorspace != MP_CSP_AUTO)
         p.colorspace = opts->requested_colorspace;
@@ -158,9 +144,8 @@ int mpcodecs_reconfig_vo(sh_video_t *sh, const struct mp_image_params *params)
     vocfg_flags = (flip ? VOFLAG_FLIPPING : 0);
 
     // Time to config libvo!
-    mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER, MSGL_V,
-           "VO Config (%dx%d->%dx%d,flags=%d,0x%X)\n", sh->disp_w,
-           sh->disp_h, d_w, d_h, vocfg_flags, p.imgfmt);
+    mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER, MSGL_V, "VO Config (%dx%d->%dx%d,flags=%d,0x%X)\n",
+           p.w, p.h, p.d_w, p.d_h, vocfg_flags, p.imgfmt);
 
     if (vf_reconfig_wrapper(vf, &p, vocfg_flags) < 0) {
         mp_tmsg(MSGT_CPLAYER, MSGL_WARN, "FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.\n");
diff --git a/video/filter/vf.c b/video/filter/vf.c
index 216f3c42f4..1e27c043b5 100644
--- a/video/filter/vf.c
+++ b/video/filter/vf.c
@@ -587,6 +587,21 @@ void vf_rescale_dsize(int *d_width, int *d_height, int old_w, int old_h,
     *d_height = *d_height * new_h / old_h;
 }
 
+// Set *d_width/*d_height to display aspect ratio with the givem source size
+void vf_set_dar(int *d_w, int *d_h, int w, int h, double dar)
+{
+    *d_w = w;
+    *d_h = h;
+    if (dar > 0.01) {
+        *d_w = h * dar;
+        // we don't like horizontal downscale
+        if (*d_w < w) {
+            *d_w = w;
+            *d_h = w / dar;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void vf_detc_init_pts_buf(struct vf_detc_pts_buf *p)
 {
     p->inpts_prev = MP_NOPTS_VALUE;
diff --git a/video/filter/vf.h b/video/filter/vf.h
index ea1246da17..f61bb8be80 100644
--- a/video/filter/vf.h
+++ b/video/filter/vf.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ void vf_print_filter_chain(int msglevel, struct vf_instance *vf);
 
 void vf_rescale_dsize(int *d_width, int *d_height, int old_w, int old_h,
                       int new_w, int new_h);
+void vf_set_dar(int *d_width, int *d_height, int w, int h, double dar);
 
 static inline int norm_qscale(int qscale, int type)
 {