diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
index 38bdb30055..cb98768781 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
 
     const val webtoonSidePadding = "webtoon_side_padding"
 
-    const val webtoonDisableZoom = "webtoon_disable_zoom"
+    const val webtoonEnableZoomOut = "webtoon_enable_zoom_out"
 
     const val updateOnlyNonCompleted = "pref_update_only_non_completed_key"
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index fc74e46b0f..869edbfc57 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun webtoonSidePadding() = flowPrefs.getInt(Keys.webtoonSidePadding, 0)
 
-    fun webtoonDisableZoom() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.webtoonDisableZoom, false)
+    fun webtoonEnableZoomOut() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.webtoonEnableZoomOut, false)
 
     fun readWithTapping() = flowPrefs.getBoolean(Keys.readWithTapping, true)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderSettingsSheet.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderSettingsSheet.kt
index f9b9577596..8e09aa9ff0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderSettingsSheet.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/ReaderSettingsSheet.kt
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class ReaderSettingsSheet(private val activity: ReaderActivity) :
         pager_prefs_group.gone()
         crop_borders_webtoon.bindToPreference(if (hasMargins) preferences.cropBorders() else preferences.cropBordersWebtoon())
         webtoon_side_padding.bindToIntPreference(preferences.webtoonSidePadding(), R.array.webtoon_side_padding_values)
-        webtoon_disable_zoom.bindToPreference(preferences.webtoonDisableZoom())
+        webtoon_enable_zoom_out.bindToPreference(preferences.webtoonEnableZoomOut())
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonConfig.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonConfig.kt
index 8002683489..5070c63cf0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonConfig.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonConfig.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class WebtoonConfig(preferences: PreferencesHelper = Injekt.get()) : ViewerConfi
     var sidePadding = 0
         private set
 
-    var disableZoom = false
+    var enableZoomOut = false
         private set
     var zoomPropertyChangedListener: ((Boolean) -> Unit)? = null
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class WebtoonConfig(preferences: PreferencesHelper = Injekt.get()) : ViewerConfi
         preferences.webtoonSidePadding()
             .register({ sidePadding = it }, { imagePropertyChangedListener?.invoke() })
 
-        preferences.webtoonDisableZoom()
-            .register({ disableZoom = it }, { zoomPropertyChangedListener?.invoke(it) })
+        preferences.webtoonEnableZoomOut()
+            .register({ enableZoomOut = it }, { zoomPropertyChangedListener?.invoke(it) })
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonFrame.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonFrame.kt
index 9cfa485771..3e6080f497 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonFrame.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonFrame.kt
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ class WebtoonFrame(context: Context) : FrameLayout(context) {
      */
     private val flingDetector = GestureDetector(context, FlingListener())
 
-    var disableZoom = true
+    var enableZoomOut = false
         set(value) {
             field = value
-            recycler?.canZoom = !value
+            recycler?.canZoomOut = value
         }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonRecyclerView.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonRecyclerView.kt
index dc65cead64..d69418b6b3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonRecyclerView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonRecyclerView.kt
@@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     private var firstVisibleItemPosition = 0
     private var lastVisibleItemPosition = 0
     private var currentScale = DEFAULT_RATE
-    var canZoom = false
+    var canZoomOut = false
         set(value) {
             field = value
             if (!value) {
-                zoom(currentScale, DEFAULT_RATE, x, 0f, y, 0f, true)
+                zoom(currentScale, DEFAULT_RATE, x, 0f, y, 0f)
             }
         }
 
+    private val minRate
+        get() = if (canZoomOut) MIN_RATE else DEFAULT_RATE
+
     private val listener = GestureListener()
     private val detector = Detector()
 
@@ -100,10 +103,8 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         fromX: Float,
         toX: Float,
         fromY: Float,
-        toY: Float,
-        force: Boolean = false
+        toY: Float
     ) {
-        if (!canZoom && !force) return
         isZooming = true
         val animatorSet = AnimatorSet()
         val translationXAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(fromX, toX)
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     fun zoomFling(velocityX: Int, velocityY: Int): Boolean {
-        if (!canZoom) return false
         if (currentScale <= 1f) return false
 
         val distanceTimeFactor = 0.4f
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     private fun zoomScrollBy(dx: Int, dy: Int) {
-        if (!canZoom) return
         if (dx != 0) {
             x = getPositionX(x + dx)
         }
@@ -182,10 +181,9 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     fun onScale(scaleFactor: Float) {
-        if (!canZoom) return
         currentScale *= scaleFactor
         currentScale = currentScale.coerceIn(
-                MIN_RATE,
+                minRate,
                 MAX_SCALE_RATE)
 
         setScaleRate(currentScale)
@@ -205,14 +203,14 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     fun onScaleBegin() {
-        if (detector.isDoubleTapping && canZoom) {
+        if (detector.isDoubleTapping) {
             detector.isQuickScaling = true
         }
     }
 
     fun onScaleEnd() {
-        if (scaleX < MIN_RATE && canZoom) {
-            zoom(currentScale, MIN_RATE, x, 0f, y, 0f)
+        if (scaleX < minRate) {
+            zoom(currentScale, minRate, x, 0f, y, 0f)
         }
     }
 
@@ -229,7 +227,7 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         }
 
         fun onDoubleTapConfirmed(ev: MotionEvent) {
-            if (!isZooming && canZoom) {
+            if (!isZooming) {
                 if (scaleX != DEFAULT_RATE) {
                     zoom(currentScale, DEFAULT_RATE, x, 0f, y, 0f)
                 } else {
@@ -262,7 +260,6 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         override fun onTouchEvent(ev: MotionEvent): Boolean {
             val action = ev.actionMasked
             val actionIndex = ev.actionIndex
-            if (!canZoom) return super.onTouchEvent(ev)
             when (action) {
                 MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN -> {
                     scrollPointerId = ev.getPointerId(0)
@@ -309,12 +306,12 @@ open class WebtoonRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
                             startScroll = true
                         }
 
-                        if (startScroll && canZoom) {
+                        if (startScroll) {
                             isZoomDragging = true
                         }
                     }
 
-                    if (isZoomDragging && canZoom) {
+                    if (isZoomDragging) {
                         zoomScrollBy(dx, dy)
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonViewer.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonViewer.kt
index 999fc83fe8..df7f8854ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonViewer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/webtoon/WebtoonViewer.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class WebtoonViewer(val activity: ReaderActivity, val hasMargins: Boolean = fals
         }
 
         config.zoomPropertyChangedListener = {
-            frame.disableZoom = it
+            frame.enableZoomOut = it
         }
 
         frame.layoutParams = ViewGroup.LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT, MATCH_PARENT)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
index 64206b0f67..38d92b02f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ class SettingsReaderController : SettingsController() {
                 entryValues = listOf(0, 10, 15, 20, 25)
                 defaultValue = "0"
             }
+
+            switchPreference {
+                key = Keys.webtoonEnableZoomOut
+                titleRes = R.string.enable_zoom_out
+                defaultValue = false
+            }
         }
         preferenceCategory {
             titleRes = R.string.navigation
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_settings_sheet.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_settings_sheet.xml
index 94e4c687bb..b48c8a27af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_settings_sheet.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/reader_settings_sheet.xml
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@
                 app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/crop_borders_webtoon" />
 
             <com.google.android.material.switchmaterial.SwitchMaterial
-                android:id="@+id/webtoon_disable_zoom"
+                android:id="@+id/webtoon_enable_zoom_out"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
-                android:text="@string/disable_zoom"
+                android:text="@string/enable_zoom_out"
                 android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
                 app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/webtoon_side_padding" />
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:visibility="gone"
                 app:constraint_referenced_ids="webtoon_prefs,crop_borders_webtoon,
-                webtoon_side_padding_text,webtoon_side_padding,webtoon_disable_zoom" />
+                webtoon_side_padding_text,webtoon_side_padding,webtoon_enable_zoom_out" />
 
             <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Guideline
                 android:id="@+id/bottom_line"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a561407644..597da03042 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
     <!-- Reader settings -->
     <string name="fullscreen">Fullscreen</string>
     <string name="page_transitions">Page transitions</string>
-    <string name="disable_zoom">Disable zoom</string>
+    <string name="enable_zoom_out">Enable zoom out</string>
     <string name="double_tap_anim_speed">Double tap animation speed</string>
     <string name="show_page_number">Show page number</string>
     <string name="true_32bit_color">32-bit color</string>