diff --git a/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist b/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist
index 8bffb9a5728..81daff3dc9c 100644
--- a/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist
+++ b/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -53,5 +53,7 @@
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>%version%</string>
+	<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
+	<true/>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/Mac/Resources/app/Info.plist.in b/Mac/Resources/app/Info.plist.in
index a91b1eec294..8af5efcdfaf 100644
--- a/Mac/Resources/app/Info.plist.in
+++ b/Mac/Resources/app/Info.plist.in
@@ -56,5 +56,7 @@
 	<true/>
 	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
 	<string>(c) 2013 Python Software Foundation.</string>
+	<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
+	<true/>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index b2e6f7e5e58..9f2f59a5e74 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -960,6 +960,10 @@ Build
 
 - Issue #16256: OS X installer now sets correct permissions for doc directory.
 
+- Issue #15587: Enable Tk high-resolution text rendering on Macs with
+  Retina displays.  Applies to Tkinter apps, such as IDLE, on OS X
+  framework builds linked with Cocoa Tk 8.5.
+
 Tools/Demos
 -----------