diff --git a/desktop/src/app/useWebviewZoomShortcuts.ts b/desktop/src/app/useWebviewZoomShortcuts.ts
index cda6c0f2e..01e910e66 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app/useWebviewZoomShortcuts.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/app/useWebviewZoomShortcuts.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { getCurrentWebview } from "@tauri-apps/api/webview";
 
 import { hasPrimaryShortcutModifier } from "@/shared/lib/platform";
 
-const DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR = 1;
+const DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR = 1.1;
+const DEFAULT_WEBVIEW_ZOOM_FACTOR = 1;
 const MIN_ZOOM_FACTOR = 0.75;
 const MAX_ZOOM_FACTOR = 1.5;
 const ZOOM_STEP = 0.1;
@@ -61,28 +62,49 @@ function getNextZoomFactor(action: ZoomAction, zoomFactor: number) {
   return Math.max(roundZoomFactor(zoomFactor - ZOOM_STEP), MIN_ZOOM_FACTOR);
 }
 
-function readStoredZoomFactor() {
+type StoredZoomFactor = {
+  zoomFactor: number;
+  hasStoredPreference: boolean;
+};
+
+type ApplyTextScaleOptions = {
+  persistPreference?: boolean;
+};
+
+function readStoredZoomFactor(): StoredZoomFactor {
   const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(TEXT_SCALE_STORAGE_KEY);
   if (!raw) {
-    return DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR;
+    return { zoomFactor: DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR, hasStoredPreference: false };
   }
 
   const parsed = Number.parseFloat(raw);
   if (!Number.isFinite(parsed)) {
-    return DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR;
+    return { zoomFactor: DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR, hasStoredPreference: false };
   }
 
-  return Math.min(Math.max(parsed, MIN_ZOOM_FACTOR), MAX_ZOOM_FACTOR);
+  return {
+    zoomFactor: Math.min(Math.max(parsed, MIN_ZOOM_FACTOR), MAX_ZOOM_FACTOR),
+    hasStoredPreference: true,
+  };
 }
 
-function applyTextScale(zoomFactor: number) {
-  if (zoomFactor === DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR) {
+function applyTextScale(
+  zoomFactor: number,
+  {
+    persistPreference = zoomFactor !== DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR,
+  }: ApplyTextScaleOptions = {},
+) {
+  if (zoomFactor === DEFAULT_WEBVIEW_ZOOM_FACTOR) {
     document.documentElement.style.fontSize = "";
+  } else {
+    document.documentElement.style.fontSize = `${BASE_FONT_SIZE_PX * zoomFactor}px`;
+  }
+
+  if (!persistPreference) {
     window.localStorage.removeItem(TEXT_SCALE_STORAGE_KEY);
     return;
   }
 
-  document.documentElement.style.fontSize = `${BASE_FONT_SIZE_PX * zoomFactor}px`;
   window.localStorage.setItem(TEXT_SCALE_STORAGE_KEY, String(zoomFactor));
 }
 
@@ -91,13 +113,16 @@ export function useWebviewZoomShortcuts() {
 
   React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const webview = getCurrentWebview();
-    const storedZoomFactor = readStoredZoomFactor();
+    const { zoomFactor: storedZoomFactor, hasStoredPreference } =
+      readStoredZoomFactor();
 
     zoomFactorRef.current = storedZoomFactor;
-    applyTextScale(storedZoomFactor);
+    applyTextScale(storedZoomFactor, {
+      persistPreference: hasStoredPreference,
+    });
 
     // Keep the webview coordinate system stable; only text should scale.
-    void webview.setZoom(DEFAULT_ZOOM_FACTOR).catch((error) => {
+    void webview.setZoom(DEFAULT_WEBVIEW_ZOOM_FACTOR).catch((error) => {
       console.error("Failed to reset webview zoom", error);
     });