diff --git a/IPython/core/display.py b/IPython/core/display.py
index 78bde8e..f1905d0 100644
--- a/IPython/core/display.py
+++ b/IPython/core/display.py
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ def set_matplotlib_formats(*formats, **kwargs):
     To set this in your config files use the following::
     
         c.InlineBackend.figure_formats = {'pdf', 'png', 'svg'}
+        c.InlineBackend.quality = 90
 
     Parameters
     ----------