diff --git a/src/canvas.cpp b/src/canvas.cpp
index 5ceec50..5eec4fe 100644
--- a/src/canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/canvas.cpp
@@ -242,5 +242,18 @@ void Canvas::drawBackground(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect)
     }
 }
 
+void Canvas::Zoom(int val)
+{
+    qreal sf = 0.0;
+    if(val<6){
+    sf = 1.0 / val;
+    }
+    else{
+    sf = val - 5;
+    }
+    d->view->matrix().reset();
+    d->view->scale(sf,sf);
+}
+
 } // namespace Logicsim
 
diff --git a/src/canvas.h b/src/canvas.h
index ac88b30..9a98fb4 100644
--- a/src/canvas.h
+++ b/src/canvas.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ class Canvas : public QGraphicsScene
 
     void drawBackground(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect);
 
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    void Zoom(int val);
+
 private:
     class Private;
     Private* const d;
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 4a07fc4..cc17c20 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     ui->frameGridLayout->addWidget(d->tabWidget);
     d->tabWidget->setTabsClosable(true);
 
+    ui->horizontalSlider->setRange(1,11);
+    //ui->horizontalSlider->setSingleStep(1);
+    ui->horizontalSlider->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
+    ui->horizontalSlider->setTickPosition(QSlider::TicksBothSides);
+
     // Connection
     connect(ui->actionNew, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)),
             this, SLOT(newFile()));
@@ -132,6 +137,7 @@ Canvas* MainWindow::newFile()
 
         connect(this, SIGNAL(notLastTabClosed(int)),
                 d->workspaceTab, SLOT(updateComponents()));
+
     }
     d->tabsCount++;
     int tabIndex = d->tabWidget->addTab(c->view(), "New Circuit");
@@ -184,6 +190,8 @@ void MainWindow::changeManager(int index)
 void MainWindow::tabChanged(int index)
 {
     d->activeTabIndex = index;
+    connect(ui->horizontalSlider,SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
+            d->canvases[d->activeTabIndex],SLOT(Zoom(int)));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::tabAboutToBeClosed(int index)
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.ui b/src/mainwindow.ui
index 59da5d4..736e40c 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/mainwindow.ui
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@
         </property>
        </spacer>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Zoom</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QSlider" name="horizontalSlider">
         <property name="orientation">
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>1280</width>
-     <height>28</height>
+     <height>25</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">