diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 8243ea79..6dd3e825 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -481,10 +481,10 @@ pause_fps_max (FPS in pause menu) int 20
 viewing_range (Viewing range) int 100 20 4000
 
 #    Width component of the initial window size.
-screen_w (Screen width) int 800
+screen_w (Screen width) int 1024
 
 #    Height component of the initial window size.
-screen_h (Screen height) int 600
+screen_h (Screen height) int 576
 
 #    Save window size automatically when modified.
 autosave_screensize (Autosave Screen Size) bool true
diff --git a/minetest.conf.example b/minetest.conf.example
index e09532be..d6a57d68 100644
--- a/minetest.conf.example
+++ b/minetest.conf.example
@@ -550,11 +550,11 @@
 
 #    Width component of the initial window size.
 #    type: int
-# screen_w = 800
+# screen_w = 1024
 
 #    Height component of the initial window size.
 #    type: int
-# screen_h = 600
+# screen_h = 576
 
 #    Save window size automatically when modified.
 #    type: bool
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 45920330..54043cf7 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("fps_max", "60");
 	settings->setDefault("pause_fps_max", "20");
 	settings->setDefault("viewing_range", "100");
-	settings->setDefault("screen_w", "800");
-	settings->setDefault("screen_h", "600");
+	settings->setDefault("screen_w", "1024");
+	settings->setDefault("screen_h", "576");
 	settings->setDefault("autosave_screensize", "true");
 	settings->setDefault("fullscreen", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("fullscreen_bpp", "24");