diff --git a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/video_provider.h b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/video_provider.h
index de9599d57..7b6570af4 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/video_provider.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/video_provider.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
 	virtual int GetFrameCount() const=0;			///< Get total number of frames
 	virtual int GetWidth() const=0;					///< Returns the video width in pixels
 	virtual int GetHeight() const=0;				///< Returns the video height in pixels
+	virtual double GetDAR() const=0;				///< Returns the video display aspect ratio
 	virtual agi::vfr::Framerate GetFPS() const=0;	///< Get frame rate
 	virtual std::vector<int> GetKeyFrames() const=0;///< Returns list of keyframes
 
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
index 51d3cfd5e..8d6e8897c 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ void VideoContext::SetVideo(const wxString &filename) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Set aspect ratio
+		double dar = videoProvider->GetDAR();
+		if (dar > 0)
+			SetAspectRatio(4, dar);
+
 		// Set filename
 		config::mru->Add("Video", STD_STR(filename));
 		StandardPaths::SetPathValue("?video", wxFileName(filename).GetPath());
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.h b/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.h
index 8353435dc..08dfd465e 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
 	agi::vfr::Framerate GetFPS() const { return fps; };
 	int GetWidth() const { return vi.width; };
 	int GetHeight() const { return vi.height; };
+	double GetDAR() const { return 0; }
 	std::vector<int> GetKeyFrames() const { return KeyFrames; };
 	wxString GetWarning() const { return warning; }
 	wxString GetDecoderName() const { return decoderName; }
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.h b/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.h
index 387a495fe..d05a8805b 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public:
 	int GetFrameCount() const             { return master->GetFrameCount(); }
 	int GetWidth() const                  { return master->GetWidth(); }
 	int GetHeight() const                 { return master->GetHeight(); }
+	double GetDAR() const                 { return master->GetDAR(); }
 	agi::vfr::Framerate GetFPS() const    { return master->GetFPS(); }
 	std::vector<int> GetKeyFrames() const { return master->GetKeyFrames(); }
 	wxString GetWarning() const           { return master->GetWarning(); }
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_dummy.h b/aegisub/src/video_provider_dummy.h
index 7871c732b..c586865c3 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_dummy.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_dummy.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public:
 	int GetFrameCount()             const { return framecount; }
 	int GetWidth()                  const { return width; }
 	int GetHeight()                 const { return height; }
+	double GetDAR()                 const { return 0; }
 	agi::vfr::Framerate GetFPS()    const { return fps; }
 	std::vector<int> GetKeyFrames() const { return std::vector<int>(); };
 	wxString GetDecoderName()       const { return "Dummy Video Provider"; }
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_ffmpegsource.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_provider_ffmpegsource.cpp
index 966291254..1cfc2d49d 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_ffmpegsource.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_ffmpegsource.cpp
@@ -167,11 +167,15 @@ void FFmpegSourceVideoProvider::LoadVideo(wxString filename) {
 	VideoInfo = FFMS_GetVideoProperties(VideoSource);
 
 	const FFMS_Frame *TempFrame = FFMS_GetFrame(VideoSource, 0, &ErrInfo);
-	if (TempFrame == NULL) {
+	if (!TempFrame)
 		throw VideoOpenError(std::string("Failed to decode first frame: ") + ErrInfo.Buffer);
-	}
-	Width	= TempFrame->EncodedWidth;
-	Height	= TempFrame->EncodedHeight;
+
+	Width  = TempFrame->EncodedWidth;
+	Height = TempFrame->EncodedHeight;
+	if (VideoInfo->SARDen > 0 && VideoInfo->SARNum > 0)
+		DAR = double(Width * VideoInfo->SARNum) / (Height * VideoInfo->SARDen);
+	else
+		DAR = double(Width) / Height;
 
 	switch (TempFrame->ColorSpace) {
 		case FFMS_CS_RGB:         ColorSpace = "RGB"; break;
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_ffmpegsource.h b/aegisub/src/video_provider_ffmpegsource.h
index a19c4cfb0..f6ea22865 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_ffmpegsource.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_ffmpegsource.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class FFmpegSourceVideoProvider : public VideoProvider, FFmpegSourceProvider {
 
 	int Width;                      ///< width in pixels
 	int Height;                     ///< height in pixels
+	double DAR;                     ///< display aspect ratio
 	int FrameNumber;                ///< current framenumber
 	std::vector<int> KeyFramesList; ///< list of keyframes
 	agi::vfr::Framerate Timecodes;  ///< vfr object
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ public:
 	int GetFrameCount() const { return VideoInfo->NumFrames; }
 	int GetWidth() const { return Width; }
 	int GetHeight() const { return Height; }
+	double GetDAR() const { return DAR; }
 	agi::vfr::Framerate GetFPS() const { return Timecodes; }
 
 	wxString GetColorSpace() const { return ColorSpace; }
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_yuv4mpeg.h b/aegisub/src/video_provider_yuv4mpeg.h
index 9df68903e..afe989497 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_yuv4mpeg.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_yuv4mpeg.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ public:
 	int GetFrameCount() const             { return num_frames; }
 	int GetWidth() const                  { return w; }
 	int GetHeight() const                 { return h; }
+	double GetDAR() const                 { return 0; }
 	agi::vfr::Framerate GetFPS() const    { return fps; }
 	std::vector<int> GetKeyFrames() const { return std::vector<int>(); };
 	wxString GetDecoderName() const       { return "YU4MPEG"; };