diff --git a/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.cpp b/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.cpp
index d212c5f6ef..2f99fb380c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.cpp
@@ -521,6 +521,17 @@ QPixmap BitmapFactoryInst::disabled(const QPixmap& p) const
     return QApplication::style()->generatedIconPixmap(QIcon::Disabled, p, &opt);
 }
 
+QPixmap BitmapFactoryInst::empty(QSize size) const
+{
+    qreal dpr = getMaximumDPR();
+
+    QPixmap res(size * dpr);
+    res.fill(Qt::transparent);
+    res.setDevicePixelRatio(dpr);
+
+    return res;
+}
+
 void BitmapFactoryInst::convert(const QImage& p, SoSFImage& img) const
 {
     SbVec2s size;
diff --git a/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.h b/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.h
index 22c79251ae..4c1ecd1b68 100644
--- a/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.h
+++ b/src/Gui/BitmapFactory.h
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ public:
      * of all opaque pixels to a higher value.
      */
     QPixmap disabled(const QPixmap& p) const;
+
+    /** Creates an empty pixmap, takes care of DPI and clearing out the image.
+     */
+    QPixmap empty(QSize size) const;
+
     /** Converts a QImage into a SoSFImage to use it inside a SoImage node.
      */
     void convert(const QImage& img, SoSFImage& out) const;
diff --git a/src/Gui/InputHintWidget.cpp b/src/Gui/InputHintWidget.cpp
index 09b33e6622..2d77cd0631 100644
--- a/src/Gui/InputHintWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/InputHintWidget.cpp
@@ -136,15 +136,12 @@ QPixmap Gui::InputHintWidget::generateKeyIcon(const InputHint::UserInput key, co
     const QFontMetrics fm(font);
     const QString text = inputRepresentation(key);
     const QRect textBoundingRect = fm.tightBoundingRect(text);
-    const qreal dpr = BitmapFactoryInst::getMaximumDPR();
 
     const int symbolWidth = std::max(textBoundingRect.width() + padding * 2, iconSymbolHeight);
 
     const QRect keyRect(margin, margin, symbolWidth, iconSymbolHeight);
 
-    QPixmap pixmap((symbolWidth + margin * 2) * dpr, height * dpr);
-    pixmap.fill(Qt::transparent);
-    pixmap.setDevicePixelRatio(dpr);
+    QPixmap pixmap = BitmapFactory().empty({ symbolWidth + margin * 2, height });
 
     QPainter painter(&pixmap);
     painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);