diff --git a/libtascar/include/scene.h b/libtascar/include/scene.h
index 83c01160..cf55a321 100644
--- a/libtascar/include/scene.h
+++ b/libtascar/include/scene.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ namespace TASCAR {
       bool is_active(uint32_t anysolo, double t);
       rgb_color_t color;
       double endtime;
+      float scale = 1.0f;
     };
 
     class face_object_t : public object_t,
diff --git a/libtascar/src/osc_scene.cc b/libtascar/src/osc_scene.cc
index aefae0e2..19fbd05b 100644
--- a/libtascar/src/osc_scene.cc
+++ b/libtascar/src/osc_scene.cc
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ void osc_scene_t::add_object_methods(TASCAR::osc_server_t* srv,
                   osc_set_object_position, o);
   srv->add_method("/" + scene->name + "/" + o->get_name() + "/zyxeuler", "fff",
                   osc_set_object_orientation, o);
+  srv->add_float("/" + scene->name + "/" + o->get_name() + "/scale",
+                 &(o->scale), "object scale");
 }
 
 void osc_scene_t::add_face_object_methods(TASCAR::osc_server_t* srv,
diff --git a/libtascar/src/scene.cc b/libtascar/src/scene.cc
index dd1fa94c..a2723c72 100644
--- a/libtascar/src/scene.cc
+++ b/libtascar/src/scene.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ object_t::object_t(tsccfg::node_t src)
   std::string scol;
   dynobject_t::get_attribute("color", scol, "", "html color string");
   color = rgb_color_t(scol);
+  dynobject_t::GET_ATTRIBUTE(scale, "", "scale of local coordinates");
 }
 
 bool object_t::isactive(double time) const
@@ -1245,6 +1246,7 @@ void sound_t::geometry_update(double t)
   pos_t rp(local_position);
   orientation = local_orientation;
   if(parent) {
+    rp *= parent->scale;
     rp *= parent->c6dof.orientation;
     if(chaindist != 0) {
       double tp(t - parent->starttime);