diff --git a/src/video_output/vout_pictures.c b/src/video_output/vout_pictures.c
index f659cd758e8af4619ab19b99b05468d0ee7e811b..a7ff57fbfb1b45736ce42613e09805f2281decc9 100644
--- a/src/video_output/vout_pictures.c
+++ b/src/video_output/vout_pictures.c
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ picture_t * vout_RenderPicture( vout_thread_t *p_vout, picture_t *p_pic,
     fmt.i_chroma = p_vout->output.i_chroma;
     fmt.i_width = p_vout->output.i_width;
     fmt.i_height = p_vout->output.i_height;
+    fmt.i_sar_num = p_vout->output.i_aspect * fmt.i_height / fmt.i_width;
+    fmt.i_sar_den = VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR;
     i_scale_width = p_vout->output.i_width * 1000 / p_vout->render.i_width;
     i_scale_height = p_vout->output.i_height * 1000 / p_vout->render.i_height;
 
diff --git a/src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c b/src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c
index bf1aca46839bc23251bc35102a16b04f281129e4..4237c72be8d6c20596042e5bea91078636050066 100644
--- a/src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c
+++ b/src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c
@@ -497,6 +497,15 @@ void spu_RenderSubpictures( spu_t *p_spu, video_format_t *p_fmt,
                 p_subpic->i_original_picture_height;
         }
 
+        /* Take care of the aspect ratio */
+        if( p_region->fmt.i_sar_num * p_fmt->i_sar_den !=
+            p_region->fmt.i_sar_den * p_fmt->i_sar_num )
+        {
+            i_scale_width = i_scale_width *
+                (int64_t)p_region->fmt.i_sar_num * p_fmt->i_sar_den /
+                p_region->fmt.i_sar_den / p_fmt->i_sar_num;
+        }
+
         /* Load the scaling module */
         if( !p_spu->p_scale && (i_scale_width != 1000 ||
             i_scale_height != 1000) )