diff --git a/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp b/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
index b9fde5cb..7fdda12f 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
@@ -305,9 +305,10 @@ void CanvasD2D::SetTextRenderingOptions(float gamma, float enhancedContrast)
 	HRESULT hr = c_DWFactory->CreateRenderingParams(defaultRenderingParams.GetAddressOf());
 	if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
 	{
-		hr = c_DWFactory->CreateCustomRenderingParams(
+		hr = ((IDWriteFactory1*)c_DWFactory.Get())->CreateCustomRenderingParams(
 			gamma,
 			enhancedContrast,
+			enhancedContrast,
 			defaultRenderingParams->GetClearTypeLevel(),
 			defaultRenderingParams->GetPixelGeometry(),
 			defaultRenderingParams->GetRenderingMode(),
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.h b/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.h
index 2f578713..a0a1668a 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.h
+++ b/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ private:
 	void UpdateTargetTransform();
 
 	Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<ID2D1RenderTarget> m_Target;
-	Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDWriteRenderingParams> m_TextRenderingParams;
+	Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IDWriteRenderingParams1> m_TextRenderingParams;
 
 	// Underlying pixel data shared by both m_Target and m_GdipBitmap.
 	Util::WICBitmapDIB m_Bitmap;
diff --git a/Library/MeterWindow.cpp b/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
index 93e8e3e5..cc984bd9 100644
--- a/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
+++ b/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
@@ -2080,6 +2080,12 @@ bool MeterWindow::ReadSkin()
 	m_Canvas = Gfx::Canvas::Create(useD2D ? Gfx::Renderer::PreferD2D : Gfx::Renderer::GDIP);
 	m_Canvas->SetAccurateText(m_Parser.ReadBool(L"Rainmeter", L"AccurateText", false));
 
+	const auto d2dParams = m_Parser.ReadFloats(L"Rainmeter", L"__D2DParams");
+	if (d2dParams.size() == 2)
+	{
+		m_Canvas->SetTextRenderingOptions(d2dParams[0], d2dParams[1]);
+	}
+
 	// Gotta have some kind of buffer during initialization
 	CreateDoubleBuffer(1, 1);