diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 1e5429f..eae6ccc 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
     <!-- Settings summary -->
     <string name="pref_security_accept_cookies_summary">Allow sites to save and read \"cookie\" data</string>
     <!-- Settings label -->
-    <string name="pref_text_size">Set text size</string>
+    <string name="pref_text_size">Text size</string>
     <!-- Settings text size options; appear in Text size dialog box -->
     <string-array name="pref_text_size_choices">
         <item>Tiny</item>
@@ -354,6 +354,22 @@
         <item><xliff:g>LARGER</xliff:g></item>
         <item><xliff:g>LARGEST</xliff:g></item>
     </string-array>
+    <!-- Settings label -->
+    <string name="pref_default_zoom">Default zoom</string>
+    <!-- Settings default zoom options; appear in default zoom dialog box -->
+    <string-array name="pref_default_zoom_choices">
+        <item>Far</item>
+        <item>Medium</item>
+        <item>Close</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <!-- Title of dialog for setting the default zoom -->
+    <string name="pref_default_zoom_dialogtitle">Default zoom</string>
+    <!-- Do not translate -->
+    <string-array name="pref_default_zoom_values" translatable="false">
+        <item><xliff:g>FAR</xliff:g></item>
+        <item><xliff:g>MEDIUM</xliff:g></item>
+        <item><xliff:g>CLOSE</xliff:g></item>
+    </string-array>
     <!-- Settings screen, section title -->
     <string name="pref_extras_title">Advanced settings</string>
     <!-- Settings label -->
@@ -404,7 +420,7 @@
         <item>2</item>
     </string-array>
     <!-- Settings screen, setting option name -->
-    <string name="pref_default_text_encoding">Set text encoding</string>
+    <string name="pref_default_text_encoding">Text encoding</string>
     <!-- Options in the Default encoding dialog box -->
     <string-array name="pref_default_text_encoding_choices">
         <item>Latin-1 (ISO-8859-1)</item>
diff --git a/res/xml/browser_preferences.xml b/res/xml/browser_preferences.xml
index fdfa839..23618c5 100644
--- a/res/xml/browser_preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/browser_preferences.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@
                 android:dialogTitle="@string/pref_text_size_dialogtitle" />
 
         <ListPreference
+                android:key="default_zoom"
+                android:title="@string/pref_default_zoom"
+                android:defaultValue="MEDIUM"
+                android:entries="@array/pref_default_zoom_choices"
+                android:entryValues="@array/pref_default_zoom_values"
+                android:dialogTitle="@string/pref_default_zoom_dialogtitle" />
+
+        <ListPreference
                 android:key="default_text_encoding"
                 android:title="@string/pref_default_text_encoding"
                 android:defaultValue="@string/pref_default_text_encoding_default"
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserPreferencesPage.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserPreferencesPage.java
index 5d6795b..3b747d1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserPreferencesPage.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserPreferencesPage.java
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
                 getPreferenceScreen().getSharedPreferences()
                 .getString(BrowserSettings.PREF_TEXT_SIZE, null)) );
         
+        e = findPreference(BrowserSettings.PREF_DEFAULT_ZOOM);
+        e.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(this);
+        e.setSummary(getVisualDefaultZoomName(
+                getPreferenceScreen().getSharedPreferences()
+                .getString(BrowserSettings.PREF_DEFAULT_ZOOM, null)) );
+
         e = findPreference(BrowserSettings.PREF_DEFAULT_TEXT_ENCODING);
         e.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(this);
         
@@ -104,6 +110,9 @@
         } else if (pref.getKey().equals(BrowserSettings.PREF_TEXT_SIZE)) {
             pref.setSummary(getVisualTextSizeName((String) objValue));
             return true;
+        } else if (pref.getKey().equals(BrowserSettings.PREF_DEFAULT_ZOOM)) {
+            pref.setSummary(getVisualDefaultZoomName((String) objValue));
+            return true;
         } else if (pref.getKey().equals(
                 BrowserSettings.PREF_DEFAULT_TEXT_ENCODING)) {
             pref.setSummary((String) objValue);
@@ -126,24 +135,44 @@
         }
         return true;
     }
-    
+
     private CharSequence getVisualTextSizeName(String enumName) {
-        CharSequence[] visualNames = 
-                getResources().getTextArray(R.array.pref_text_size_choices);
-        CharSequence[] enumNames = 
-                getResources().getTextArray(R.array.pref_text_size_values);
-        
+        CharSequence[] visualNames = getResources().getTextArray(
+                R.array.pref_text_size_choices);
+        CharSequence[] enumNames = getResources().getTextArray(
+                R.array.pref_text_size_values);
+
         // Sanity check
         if (visualNames.length != enumNames.length) {
             return "";
         }
-        
+
         for (int i = 0; i < enumNames.length; i++) {
             if (enumNames[i].equals(enumName)) {
                 return visualNames[i];
             }
         }
-        
+
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    private CharSequence getVisualDefaultZoomName(String enumName) {
+        CharSequence[] visualNames = getResources().getTextArray(
+                R.array.pref_default_zoom_choices);
+        CharSequence[] enumNames = getResources().getTextArray(
+                R.array.pref_default_zoom_values);
+
+        // Sanity check
+        if (visualNames.length != enumNames.length) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < enumNames.length; i++) {
+            if (enumNames[i].equals(enumName)) {
+                return visualNames[i];
+            }
+        }
+
         return "";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
index 68438b3..d80fedf 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
     private static int defaultFixedFontSize = 13;
     private static WebSettings.TextSize textSize =
         WebSettings.TextSize.NORMAL;
+    private static WebSettings.ZoomDensity zoomDensity =
+        WebSettings.ZoomDensity.MEDIUM;
 
     // Preference keys that are used outside this class
     public final static String PREF_CLEAR_CACHE = "privacy_clear_cache";
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@
     public final static String PREF_DEBUG_SETTINGS = "debug_menu";
     public final static String PREF_GEARS_SETTINGS = "gears_settings";
     public final static String PREF_TEXT_SIZE = "text_size";
+    public final static String PREF_DEFAULT_ZOOM = "default_zoom";
     public final static String PREF_DEFAULT_TEXT_ENCODING =
             "default_text_encoding";
 
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@
             s.setDefaultFixedFontSize(b.defaultFixedFontSize);
             s.setNavDump(b.navDump);
             s.setTextSize(b.textSize);
+            s.setDefaultZoom(b.zoomDensity);
             s.setLightTouchEnabled(b.lightTouch);
             s.setSaveFormData(b.saveFormData);
             s.setSavePassword(b.rememberPasswords);
@@ -236,6 +240,8 @@
         loginInitialized = p.getBoolean("login_initialized", loginInitialized);
         textSize = WebSettings.TextSize.valueOf(
                 p.getString(PREF_TEXT_SIZE, textSize.name()));
+        zoomDensity = WebSettings.ZoomDensity.valueOf(
+                p.getString(PREF_DEFAULT_ZOOM, zoomDensity.name()));
         autoFitPage = p.getBoolean("autofit_pages", autoFitPage);
         useWideViewPort = true; // use wide view port for either setting
         if (autoFitPage) {
@@ -310,6 +316,10 @@
         return textSize;
     }
 
+    public WebSettings.ZoomDensity getDefaultZoom() {
+        return zoomDensity;
+    }
+
     public boolean openInBackground() {
         return openInBackground;
     }