diff --git a/qt/aqt/main.py b/qt/aqt/main.py
index 231a6486059..ae0cfafd6f3 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/main.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/main.py
@@ -1342,15 +1342,9 @@ def setupMenus(self) -> None:
         qconnect(m.actionPreferences.triggered, self.onPrefs)
 
         # View
-        qconnect(
-            m.actionZoomIn.triggered,
-            lambda: self.web.setZoomFactor(self.web.zoomFactor() + 0.1),
-        )
-        qconnect(
-            m.actionZoomOut.triggered,
-            lambda: self.web.setZoomFactor(self.web.zoomFactor() - 0.1),
-        )
-        qconnect(m.actionResetZoom.triggered, lambda: self.web.setZoomFactor(1))
+        qconnect(m.actionZoomIn.triggered, self.zoom_in)
+        qconnect(m.actionZoomOut.triggered, self.zoom_out)
+        qconnect(m.actionResetZoom.triggered, self.reset_zoom)
         # app-wide shortcut
         qconnect(m.actionFullScreen.triggered, self.on_toggle_full_screen)
         m.actionFullScreen.setShortcut(
@@ -1397,6 +1391,30 @@ def show_menubar(self) -> None:
         self.form.menubar.setMaximumSize(QWIDGETSIZE_MAX, QWIDGETSIZE_MAX)
         self.form.menubar.setMinimumSize(0, 0)
 
+    # Triggering a zoom action with Shift held down changes the zoom level without
+    # affecting layout sizing, thus allowing users to zoom into images
+
+    def zoom_in(self) -> None:
+        if self.state == "review" and bool(
+            self.app.queryKeyboardModifiers() & Qt.KeyboardModifier.ShiftModifier
+        ):
+            self.reviewer.zoom_in()
+        else:
+            self.web.setZoomFactor(self.web.zoomFactor() + 0.1)
+
+    def zoom_out(self) -> None:
+        if self.state == "review" and bool(
+            self.app.queryKeyboardModifiers() & Qt.KeyboardModifier.ShiftModifier
+        ):
+            self.reviewer.zoom_out()
+        else:
+            self.web.setZoomFactor(self.web.zoomFactor() - 0.1)
+
+    def reset_zoom(self) -> None:
+        if self.state == "review":
+            self.reviewer.reset_zoom()
+        self.web.setZoomFactor(1)
+
     # Auto update
     ##########################################################################
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
index 89f1d05de9c..c1da7328276 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ def _showQuestion(self) -> None:
         self._update_mark_icon()
         self._showAnswerButton()
         self.mw.web.setFocus()
+        self.maybe_restore_scale_factor()
         # user hook
         gui_hooks.reviewer_did_show_question(c)
 
@@ -586,6 +587,8 @@ def _linkHandler(self, url: str) -> None:
             play_clicked_audio(url, self.card)
         elif url.startswith("updateToolbar"):
             self.mw.toolbarWeb.update_background_image()
+        elif url.startswith("zoom"):
+            self.store_zoom_step(int(url.split(":")[1]))
         elif url == "statesMutated":
             self._states_mutated = True
         else:
@@ -1077,6 +1080,35 @@ def onReplayRecorded(self) -> None:
             return
         av_player.play_file(self._recordedAudio)
 
+    # Zoom handling
+
+    def zoom_in(self):
+        self.web.eval("anki.triggerZoomStep(1)")
+
+    def zoom_out(self):
+        self.web.eval("anki.triggerZoomStep(-1)")
+
+    def reset_zoom(self):
+        self.web.eval("anki.resetZoom()")
+
+    def set_zoom_step(self, step: int, interactive: bool = True):
+        """Set predefined reviewer zoom step, cf. zoom.ts for indices
+
+        Args:
+            step: zoom step corresponding to predefined zoom factor index
+            interactive: controls zoom info box and zoom step persistence
+        """
+        self.web.eval(
+            f"anki.setZoomStep({json.dumps(step)}, {json.dumps(interactive)})"
+        )
+
+    def store_zoom_step(self, step: int):
+        self.mw.pm.profile["lastReviewerZoomStep"] = step
+
+    def maybe_restore_scale_factor(self):
+        if scale_factor := self.mw.pm.profile.get("lastReviewerZoomStep", None):
+            self.set_zoom_step(scale_factor, interactive=False)
+
     # legacy
 
     onBuryCard = bury_current_card
diff --git a/ts/reviewer/index.ts b/ts/reviewer/index.ts
index 7825f8472a5..eb59d2ccf5d 100644
--- a/ts/reviewer/index.ts
+++ b/ts/reviewer/index.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ export { default as $, default as jQuery } from "jquery/dist/jquery";
 
 import { setupImageCloze } from "../image-occlusion/review";
 import { mutateNextCardStates } from "./answering";
+import { resetZoom, setupWheelZoom, setZoomStep, triggerZoomStep } from "./zoom";
 
 globalThis.anki = globalThis.anki || {};
 globalThis.anki.mutateNextCardStates = mutateNextCardStates;
 globalThis.anki.setupImageCloze = setupImageCloze;
+globalThis.anki.setZoomStep = setZoomStep;
+globalThis.anki.triggerZoomStep = triggerZoomStep;
+globalThis.anki.resetZoom = resetZoom;
 
 import { bridgeCommand } from "@tslib/bridgecommand";
 import { registerPackage } from "@tslib/runtime-require";
@@ -263,6 +267,8 @@ document.addEventListener("focusout", (event) => {
     }
 });
 
+setupWheelZoom();
+
 registerPackage("anki/reviewer", {
     // If you append a function to this each time the question or answer
     // is shown, it will be called before MathJax has been rendered.
diff --git a/ts/reviewer/reviewer.scss b/ts/reviewer/reviewer.scss
index 1c5d6a7d4a0..1103127af55 100644
--- a/ts/reviewer/reviewer.scss
+++ b/ts/reviewer/reviewer.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ hr {
 body {
     margin: 20px;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
+    transform-origin: top;
     // default background setting to fit with toolbar
     background-size: cover;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
@@ -40,12 +41,15 @@ pre {
 
 #_flag {
     position: fixed;
+
     [dir="ltr"] & {
         right: 10px;
     }
+
     [dir="rtl"] & {
         left: 10px;
     }
+
     top: 0;
     font-size: 30px;
     -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px;
@@ -54,12 +58,15 @@ pre {
 
 #_mark {
     position: fixed;
+
     [dir="ltr"] & {
         left: 10px;
     }
+
     [dir="rtl"] & {
         right: 10px;
     }
+
     top: 0;
     font-size: 30px;
     color: yellow;
@@ -67,6 +74,17 @@ pre {
     -webkit-text-stroke-color: black;
 }
 
+#_zoominfo {
+    position: fixed;
+    display: none;
+
+    right: 10px;
+    top: 0;
+    font-size: 20px;
+    color: var(--fg-subtle);
+    background: var(--canvas-overlay);
+}
+
 #typeans {
     width: 100%;
     // https://anki.tenderapp.com/discussions/beta-testing/1854-using-margin-auto-causes-horizontal-scrollbar-on-typesomething
@@ -126,6 +144,7 @@ button {
 .drawing {
     zoom: 50%;
 }
+
 .nightMode img.drawing {
     filter: unquote("invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg)");
 }
diff --git a/ts/reviewer/zoom.ts b/ts/reviewer/zoom.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecf71255c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/reviewer/zoom.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+// License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+/* eslint
+@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any: "off",
+ */
+
+import { bridgeCommand } from "@tslib/bridgecommand";
+
+// Chromium defaults
+const PRESET_ZOOM_FACTORS = [
+    0.25,
+    1 / 3.0,
+    0.5,
+    2 / 3.0,
+    0.75,
+    0.8,
+    0.9,
+    1.0,
+    1.1,
+    1.25,
+    1.5,
+    1.75,
+    2.0,
+    2.5,
+    3.0,
+    4.0,
+    5.0,
+];
+const DEFAULT_ZOOM_STEP = 7;
+
+let zoomStep = DEFAULT_ZOOM_STEP;
+let zoomSaveTimer: number | null = null;
+
+export function triggerZoomStep(sign: number): void {
+    const step = zoomStep + sign;
+    if (step < 0 || step > (PRESET_ZOOM_FACTORS.length - 1)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    setZoomStep(step);
+}
+
+export function setZoomStep(step: number, interactive = true): void {
+    const zoomedContainer = document.body;
+    const zoomFactor = PRESET_ZOOM_FACTORS[step];
+    if (zoomFactor === undefined) {
+        return;
+    }
+    zoomedContainer.style.transform = `scale(${zoomFactor})`;
+    zoomStep = step;
+    if (zoomSaveTimer) {
+        clearTimeout(zoomSaveTimer);
+    }
+    if (interactive) {
+        displayZoomInfo(zoomFactor);
+        zoomSaveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+            storeZoomStep(step);
+        }, 100);
+    }
+}
+
+export function resetZoom(): void {
+    setZoomStep(DEFAULT_ZOOM_STEP);
+}
+
+function storeZoomStep(step: number) {
+    bridgeCommand(`zoom:${step}`);
+}
+
+const zoomInfoId = "_zoominfo";
+let zoomInfoTimer: number | null = null;
+
+function displayZoomInfo(zoomFactor: number) {
+    let zoomInfoBox = document.getElementById(zoomInfoId);
+    if (!zoomInfoBox) {
+        zoomInfoBox = document.createElement("div");
+        document.documentElement.appendChild(zoomInfoBox);
+        zoomInfoBox.id = zoomInfoId;
+    }
+    if (zoomInfoTimer) {
+        clearTimeout(zoomInfoTimer);
+    }
+    zoomInfoBox.innerHTML = `${Math.round(zoomFactor * 100)}%`;
+    zoomInfoBox.style.display = "block";
+    zoomInfoTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        zoomInfoBox!.style.display = "none";
+    }, 1000);
+}
+
+export function setupWheelZoom(): void {
+    document.addEventListener(
+        "wheel",
+        (event) => {
+            if (!(event.ctrlKey && event.shiftKey)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            event.preventDefault();
+            triggerZoomStep(-Math.sign(event.deltaY));
+        },
+        { passive: false },
+    );
+}