diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
index 401ce0b0b754..dd614e516de5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ def showEvent(self, event):
         window = self.window().windowHandle()
         current_version = tuple(int(x) for x in QtCore.qVersion().split('.', 2)[:2])
         if current_version >= (6, 6):
+            self._update_pixel_ratio()
             window.installEventFilter(self)
         else:
             window.screenChanged.connect(self._update_screen)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt.py
index 6e147fd14380..db33986e9542 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt.py
@@ -175,45 +175,30 @@ def set_device_pixel_ratio(ratio):
             assert qt_canvas.device_pixel_ratio == ratio
 
         qt_canvas.manager.show()
+        qt_canvas.draw()
+        qt_canvas.flush_events()
         size = qt_canvas.size()
-        set_device_pixel_ratio(3)
-
-        # The DPI and the renderer width/height change
-        assert fig.dpi == 360
-        assert qt_canvas.renderer.width == 1800
-        assert qt_canvas.renderer.height == 720
-
-        # The actual widget size and figure logical size don't change.
-        assert size.width() == 600
-        assert size.height() == 240
-        assert qt_canvas.get_width_height() == (600, 240)
-        assert (fig.get_size_inches() == (5, 2)).all()
-
-        set_device_pixel_ratio(2)
-
-        # The DPI and the renderer width/height change
-        assert fig.dpi == 240
-        assert qt_canvas.renderer.width == 1200
-        assert qt_canvas.renderer.height == 480
-
-        # The actual widget size and figure logical size don't change.
-        assert size.width() == 600
-        assert size.height() == 240
-        assert qt_canvas.get_width_height() == (600, 240)
-        assert (fig.get_size_inches() == (5, 2)).all()
-
-        set_device_pixel_ratio(1.5)
-
-        # The DPI and the renderer width/height change
-        assert fig.dpi == 180
-        assert qt_canvas.renderer.width == 900
-        assert qt_canvas.renderer.height == 360
-
-        # The actual widget size and figure logical size don't change.
-        assert size.width() == 600
-        assert size.height() == 240
-        assert qt_canvas.get_width_height() == (600, 240)
-        assert (fig.get_size_inches() == (5, 2)).all()
+
+        options = [
+            (None, 360, 1800, 720),  # Use ratio at startup time.
+            (3, 360, 1800, 720),  # Change to same ratio.
+            (2, 240, 1200, 480),  # Change to different ratio.
+            (1.5, 180, 900, 360),  # Fractional ratio.
+        ]
+        for ratio, dpi, width, height in options:
+            if ratio is not None:
+                set_device_pixel_ratio(ratio)
+
+            # The DPI and the renderer width/height change
+            assert fig.dpi == dpi
+            assert qt_canvas.renderer.width == width
+            assert qt_canvas.renderer.height == height
+
+            # The actual widget size and figure logical size don't change.
+            assert size.width() == 600
+            assert size.height() == 240
+            assert qt_canvas.get_width_height() == (600, 240)
+            assert (fig.get_size_inches() == (5, 2)).all()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.backend('QtAgg', skip_on_importerror=True)