diff --git a/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessWindowExtensions.cs b/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessWindowExtensions.cs
index 79c0d331cd..78b89d6cb1 100644
--- a/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessWindowExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessWindowExtensions.cs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ public static class HeadlessWindowExtensions
     /// <returns>Bitmap with last rendered frame. Null, if nothing was rendered.</returns>
     public static WriteableBitmap? CaptureRenderedFrame(this TopLevel topLevel)
     {
-        Dispatcher.UIThread.RunJobs();
-        AvaloniaHeadlessPlatform.ForceRenderTimerTick();
-        return topLevel.GetLastRenderedFrame();
+        WriteableBitmap? bitmap = null;
+        topLevel.RunJobsOnImpl(w => bitmap = w.GetLastRenderedFrame());
+        return bitmap;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ public static class HeadlessWindowExtensions
         DragDropEffects effects, RawInputModifiers modifiers = RawInputModifiers.None) =>
         RunJobsOnImpl(topLevel, w => w.DragDrop(point, type, data, effects, modifiers));
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Changes the render scaling (DPI) of the headless window/toplevel.
+    /// This simulates a DPI change, triggering scaling changed notifications and a layout pass.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="topLevel">The target headless top level.</param>
+    /// <param name="scaling">The new render scaling factor. Must be greater than zero.</param>
+    public static void SetRenderScaling(this TopLevel topLevel, double scaling) =>
+        RunJobsOnImpl(topLevel, w => w.SetRenderScaling(scaling));
+
     private static void RunJobsOnImpl(this TopLevel topLevel, Action<IHeadlessWindow> action)
     {
         RunJobsAndRender();
diff --git a/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessWindowImpl.cs b/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessWindowImpl.cs
index 275dc7f48a..999a20644f 100644
--- a/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessWindowImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessWindowImpl.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Headless
 
         public Size ClientSize { get; set; }
         public Size? FrameSize => null;
-        public double RenderScaling { get; } = 1;
+        public double RenderScaling { get; private set; } = 1;
         public double DesktopScaling => RenderScaling;
         public IPlatformRenderSurface[] Surfaces { get; }
         public Action<RawInputEventArgs>? Input { get; set; }
@@ -358,6 +358,20 @@ namespace Avalonia.Headless
             Input?.Invoke(new RawDragEvent(device, type, InputRoot!, point, data, effects, modifiers));
         }
 
+        void IHeadlessWindow.SetRenderScaling(double scaling)
+        {
+            if (scaling <= 0)
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(scaling), "Scaling must be greater than zero.");
+
+            if (RenderScaling == scaling)
+                return;
+
+            var oldScaledSize = ClientSize;
+            RenderScaling = scaling;
+            ScalingChanged?.Invoke(scaling);
+            Resize(oldScaledSize, WindowResizeReason.DpiChange);
+        }
+
         void IWindowImpl.Move(PixelPoint point)
         {
             Position = point;
diff --git a/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/IHeadlessWindow.cs b/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/IHeadlessWindow.cs
index 30c2390f64..44ac0a5ace 100644
--- a/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/IHeadlessWindow.cs
+++ b/src/Headless/Avalonia.Headless/IHeadlessWindow.cs
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Headless
         void MouseUp(Point point, MouseButton button, RawInputModifiers modifiers = RawInputModifiers.None);
         void MouseWheel(Point point, Vector delta, RawInputModifiers modifiers = RawInputModifiers.None);
         void DragDrop(Point point, RawDragEventType type, IDataTransfer data, DragDropEffects effects, RawInputModifiers modifiers = RawInputModifiers.None);
+        void SetRenderScaling(double scaling);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Headless.UnitTests/RenderingTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Headless.UnitTests/RenderingTests.cs
index 1541b74fd9..24db2d2285 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Headless.UnitTests/RenderingTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Headless.UnitTests/RenderingTests.cs
@@ -169,4 +169,66 @@ public class RenderingTests
         AssertHelper.Equal(100, snapshot.Size.Width);
         AssertHelper.Equal(100, snapshot.Size.Height);
     }
+
+#if NUNIT
+    [AvaloniaTest]
+#elif XUNIT
+    [AvaloniaFact]
+#endif
+    public void Should_Change_Render_Scaling()
+    {
+        var window = new Window
+        {
+            Content = new Border
+            {
+                Background = Brushes.Red
+            },
+            Width = 100,
+            Height = 100,
+        };
+
+        window.Show();
+
+        var frameBefore = window.CaptureRenderedFrame();
+        AssertHelper.NotNull(frameBefore);
+
+        var sizeBefore = frameBefore!.PixelSize;
+
+        window.SetRenderScaling(2.0);
+
+        AssertHelper.Equal(2.0, window.RenderScaling);
+
+        var frameAfter = window.CaptureRenderedFrame();
+        AssertHelper.NotNull(frameAfter);
+
+        var sizeAfter = frameAfter!.PixelSize;
+
+        AssertHelper.Equal(sizeBefore.Width * 2, sizeAfter.Width);
+        AssertHelper.Equal(sizeBefore.Height * 2, sizeAfter.Height);
+    }
+
+#if NUNIT
+    [AvaloniaTest]
+#elif XUNIT
+    [AvaloniaFact]
+#endif
+    public void Should_Keep_Client_Size_After_Scaling_Change()
+    {
+        var window = new Window
+        {
+            Width = 200,
+            Height = 150
+        };
+
+        window.Show();
+        window.CaptureRenderedFrame();
+
+        var clientSizeBefore = window.ClientSize;
+
+        window.SetRenderScaling(2.0);
+        window.CaptureRenderedFrame();
+
+        AssertHelper.Equal(clientSizeBefore.Width, window.ClientSize.Width);
+        AssertHelper.Equal(clientSizeBefore.Height, window.ClientSize.Height);
+    }
 }