diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
index 7c42a1def..168741487 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menus_settings.cpp
@@ -3098,7 +3098,10 @@ void CMenus::RenderSettingsDDNet(CUIRect MainView)
 	GameClient()->m_Tooltips.DoToolTip(&g_Config.m_ClShowQuads, &Button, Localize("Quads are used for background decoration"));
 
 	Right.HSplitTop(20.0f, &Button, &Right);
+	int PreviousZoom = g_Config.m_ClDefaultZoom;
 	UI()->DoScrollbarOption(&g_Config.m_ClDefaultZoom, &g_Config.m_ClDefaultZoom, &Button, Localize("Default zoom"), 0, 20);
+	if(PreviousZoom != g_Config.m_ClDefaultZoom)
+		m_pClient->m_Camera.SetZoom(std::pow(CCamera::ZOOM_STEP, g_Config.m_ClDefaultZoom - 10), g_Config.m_ClSmoothZoomTime);
 
 	Right.HSplitTop(20.0f, &Button, &Right);
 	if(DoButton_CheckBox(&g_Config.m_ClAntiPing, Localize("AntiPing"), g_Config.m_ClAntiPing, &Button))