diff --git a/src/viewer/appState.cpp b/src/viewer/appState.cpp
index aed1d98..96354ed 100644
--- a/src/viewer/appState.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/appState.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void AppState::CallStateCallbacks()
 	cmfLoadRequest.CallCallbacks( *this );
 	exitRequested.CallCallbacks( *this );
 	showUi.CallCallbacks( *this );
+	uiScale.CallCallbacks( *this );
 
 	modelState.CallCallbacks( *this );
 }
diff --git a/src/viewer/appState.h b/src/viewer/appState.h
index bb748a2..f85c23c 100644
--- a/src/viewer/appState.h
+++ b/src/viewer/appState.h
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ struct AppState
 
 	State<bool> exitRequested{ false };
 	State<bool> showUi{ true };
+	/// ui scale factor (see UiConsts::MIN_UI_SCALE / MAX_UI_SCALE)
+	State<float> uiScale{ 1.0f };
+	float defaultUiScale{ 1.0f };
 
 	// model
 	ModelState modelState{};
diff --git a/src/viewer/application.cpp b/src/viewer/application.cpp
index 8db37e9..bac804f 100644
--- a/src/viewer/application.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/application.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "application.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include "rendering/ui/uiConsts.h"
+#include "rendering/ui/uiSettings.h"
 #include "rendering/vulkan/shadercache.h"
 #include "rendering/vulkan/vulkanerrors.h"
 #include "viewerIcon.h"
@@ -41,6 +43,13 @@ void Application::Initialize()
 	}
 	SetCarbonMeshViewerWindowIcon( m_window );
 
+	float contentScaleX = 1.0f;
+	float contentScaleY = 1.0f;
+	glfwGetWindowContentScale( m_window, &contentScaleX, &contentScaleY );
+	m_appState.defaultUiScale = std::clamp( contentScaleX, UiConsts::MIN_UI_SCALE, UiConsts::MAX_UI_SCALE );
+	m_appState.uiScale.SetValueNoCallback( m_appState.defaultUiScale );
+	Log::Info( "Monitor content scale is %.2f, initial ui scale %.2fx", contentScaleX, m_appState.defaultUiScale );
+
 	// we may ask for a given size (see above) but it is not guaranteed to be the actual framebuffer size
 	int actualHeight, actualWidth;
 	glfwGetFramebufferSize( m_window, &actualWidth, &actualHeight );
@@ -222,6 +231,7 @@ void Application::Run()
 	}
 	auto logicalDevice = m_renderer->GetDevice()->GetLogicalDevice();
 	vkDeviceWaitIdle( logicalDevice );
+	UiSettings::Save();
 	m_orientationGizmoRenderer.release();
 
 	m_sceneRenderer.release();
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiAnimationPlayback.cpp b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiAnimationPlayback.cpp
index 04d4ff2..aa5e0c5 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiAnimationPlayback.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiAnimationPlayback.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "uiCustomWidgets.h"
 
-const float ANIMATION_SELECTION_WIDTH = 120.0f;
+const float BASE_ANIMATION_SELECTION_WIDTH = 120.0f;
 
 void UIAnimationPlayback::Render( AppState& appState )
 {
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ void UIAnimationPlayback::Render( AppState& appState )
 
 	const auto [width, height] = appState.windowSize.GetValue();
 
-	ImGui::SetNextWindowPos( ImVec2( 0, static_cast<float>( height ) - UiConsts::ANIMATION_PLAYER_HEIGHT ), ImGuiCond_Always );
-	ImGui::SetNextWindowSize( ImVec2( static_cast<float>( width ), UiConsts::ANIMATION_PLAYER_HEIGHT ), ImGuiCond_Always );
+	const float playerHeight = UiConsts::AnimationPlayerHeight();
+	ImGui::SetNextWindowPos( ImVec2( 0, static_cast<float>( height ) - playerHeight ), ImGuiCond_Always );
+	ImGui::SetNextWindowSize( ImVec2( static_cast<float>( width ), playerHeight ), ImGuiCond_Always );
 	if( ImGui::Begin( "##animationTitle", nullptr, ImGuiWindowFlags_NoMove | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoTitleBar | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoResize ) )
 	{
 		// animation selection
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ void UIAnimationPlayback::Render( AppState& appState )
 
 		ImGui::BeginDisabled( animationNames.empty() );
 
-		ImGui::PushItemWidth( ANIMATION_SELECTION_WIDTH );
+		ImGui::PushItemWidth( UiConsts::Scaled( BASE_ANIMATION_SELECTION_WIDTH ) );
 		ImGui::ComboBox( "##animation", animationNames, selectedAnimationIndex, [&]( int32_t selectedIndex ) {
 			m_playing = false;
 			m_currentTime = 0.0f;
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiConsts.h b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiConsts.h
index c6395b1..e9db17b 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiConsts.h
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiConsts.h
@@ -5,10 +5,45 @@
 
 namespace UiConsts
 {
-const float MENU_BAR_HEIGHT = 18.0f;
-const float ANIMATION_PLAYER_HEIGHT = 36.0f;
-const float BUTTON_WIDTH = 19.0f;
-const float BUTTON_HEIGHT = 19.0f;
-const ImVec2 BUTTON_SIZE = ImVec2( BUTTON_WIDTH, BUTTON_HEIGHT );
-const float FONT_AWESOME_SIZE = 13.0f;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+const float MIN_UI_SCALE = 1.0f;
+const float MAX_UI_SCALE = 3.0f;
+
+// sizes at 1x, use the scaled accessors below
+const float BASE_FONT_SIZE = 13.0f;
+const float BASE_FONT_AWESOME_SIZE = 13.0f;
+const float BASE_MENU_BAR_HEIGHT = 18.0f;
+const float BASE_ANIMATION_PLAYER_HEIGHT = 36.0f;
+const float BASE_BUTTON_WIDTH = 19.0f;
+const float BASE_BUTTON_HEIGHT = 19.0f;
+
+// the applied scale is whatever the font atlas was built with, so it is derived from the current font rather than stored
+inline float Scaled( float baseSize )
+{
+	return baseSize * ImGui::GetFontSize() / BASE_FONT_SIZE;
+}
+
+inline float FontAwesomeSize()
+{
+	return Scaled( BASE_FONT_AWESOME_SIZE );
+}
+inline float MenuBarHeight()
+{
+	return Scaled( BASE_MENU_BAR_HEIGHT );
+}
+inline float AnimationPlayerHeight()
+{
+	return Scaled( BASE_ANIMATION_PLAYER_HEIGHT );
+}
+inline float ButtonWidth()
+{
+	return Scaled( BASE_BUTTON_WIDTH );
+}
+inline float ButtonHeight()
+{
+	return Scaled( BASE_BUTTON_HEIGHT );
+}
+inline ImVec2 ButtonSize()
+{
+	return ImVec2( ButtonWidth(), ButtonHeight() );
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiCustomWidgets.cpp b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiCustomWidgets.cpp
index 72a5489..7e2cdb6 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiCustomWidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiCustomWidgets.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ CheckBoxTriStateValue GetCheckedStatus( int64_t checked, int64_t count )
 
 bool FontAwesomeButton( const FaIcon& icon, int id, float width, float height )
 {
-	const float faButtonPadding = 4.0f;
-	const float glyphWidth = UiConsts::FONT_AWESOME_SIZE * icon.xyRatio;
+	const float faButtonPadding = UiConsts::Scaled( 4.0f );
+	const float glyphWidth = UiConsts::FontAwesomeSize() * icon.xyRatio;
 	const float paddingX = std::max( 0.0f, ( width - glyphWidth ) * 0.5f );
 	ImGui::PushStyleVar( ImGuiStyleVar_FramePadding, ImVec2( paddingX, faButtonPadding ) );
 	ImGui::PushID( id );
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ bool FontAwesomeButton( const FaIcon& icon, int id, float width, float height )
 
 void FontAwesomeText( const FaIcon& icon, float width )
 {
-	const float faButtonPadding = -4.0f;
-	const float glyphWidth = UiConsts::FONT_AWESOME_SIZE * icon.xyRatio;
+	const float faButtonPadding = UiConsts::Scaled( -4.0f );
+	const float glyphWidth = UiConsts::FontAwesomeSize() * icon.xyRatio;
 	const float paddingX = std::max( 0.0f, ( width - glyphWidth ) * 0.5f );
 	ImGui::PushStyleVar( ImGuiStyleVar_FramePadding, ImVec2( paddingX, faButtonPadding ) );
 	ImGui::TextUnformatted( icon.text );
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ bool FontAwesomeSlashedButton( const FaIcon& icon, int id, float width, float he
 	bool ret = ImGui::FontAwesomeButton( icon, id, width, height );
 	ImVec2 min = ImGui::GetItemRectMin();
 	ImVec2 max = ImGui::GetItemRectMax();
-	float slashPadding = 1.5f;
+	const float slashPadding = UiConsts::Scaled( 1.5f );
 	ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddLine(
 		ImVec2( min.x + slashPadding, max.y - slashPadding ),
 		ImVec2( max.x - slashPadding, min.y + slashPadding ),
 		ImGui::GetColorU32( ImGuiCol_Text ),
-		2.0f );
+		UiConsts::Scaled( 2.0f ) );
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiCustomWidgets.h b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiCustomWidgets.h
index 18f237b..2cbf42b 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiCustomWidgets.h
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiCustomWidgets.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ enum class CheckBoxTriStateValue
 CheckBoxTriStateValue GetCheckedStatus( int64_t checked, int64_t count );
 
 bool CheckBoxTristate( const char* label, CheckBoxTriStateValue* v_tristate );
-bool FontAwesomeButton( const FaIcon& icon, int id = 0, float width = UiConsts::BUTTON_WIDTH, float height = UiConsts::BUTTON_HEIGHT );
-bool FontAwesomeSlashedButton( const FaIcon& icon, int id = 0, float width = UiConsts::BUTTON_WIDTH, float height = UiConsts::BUTTON_HEIGHT );
+bool FontAwesomeButton( const FaIcon& icon, int id = 0, float width = UiConsts::ButtonWidth(), float height = UiConsts::ButtonHeight() );
+bool FontAwesomeSlashedButton( const FaIcon& icon, int id = 0, float width = UiConsts::ButtonWidth(), float height = UiConsts::ButtonHeight() );
 void FontAwesomeText( const FaIcon& icon, float width );
 const char* OpenCmfFileDialog();
 
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiDetailWindow.cpp b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiDetailWindow.cpp
index b2a0dc7..2c0917d 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiDetailWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiDetailWindow.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright © 2026 CCP ehf.
 
 #include "uiDetailWindow.h"
+#include "uiConsts.h"
 #include "cmf/bufferstreams.h"
 #include "cmf/declutils.h"
 #include <imgui.h>
@@ -598,7 +599,7 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderAttributeTable( const uint8_t* vbData, uint32_t verte
 		}
 
 		ImGui::TableSetupScrollFreeze( 1, 1 );
-		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Index", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, 48.0f );
+		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Index", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, UiConsts::Scaled( 48.0f ) );
 		for( const auto& attr : attributes )
 		{
 			ImGui::TableSetupColumn( GetUsageFlagLabel( attr.usage, attr.usageIndex ).c_str(), ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch );
@@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderAttributeTable( const uint8_t* vbData, uint32_t verte
 							p,
 							ImVec2( p.x + sz, p.y + sz ),
 							ImColor( color.x, color.y, color.z ) );
-						ImGui::Dummy( ImVec2( sz + 4.0f, sz ) );
+						ImGui::Dummy( ImVec2( sz + UiConsts::Scaled( 4.0f ), sz ) );
 						ImGui::SameLine();
 					}
 
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderIndexData( const CmfContent& cmfContent, const cmf::M
 	if( ImGui::BeginTable( "##indexdata", areas.empty() ? 4 : 5, tableFlags, outerSize ) )
 	{
 		ImGui::TableSetupScrollFreeze( 0, 1 );
-		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Triangle", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, 72.0f );
+		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Triangle", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, UiConsts::Scaled( 72.0f ) );
 		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "V0", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch );
 		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "V1", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch );
 		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "V2", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch );
@@ -808,7 +809,7 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderSkeleton( const cmf::Skeleton& skeleton )
 		}
 
 		ImGui::TableSetupScrollFreeze( 1, 1 );
-		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Index", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, 48.0f );
+		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Index", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, UiConsts::Scaled( 48.0f ) );
 		for( const int ci : activeColIndices )
 		{
 			ImGui::TableSetupColumn( m_boneColumnFilter[ci].first.c_str(), ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch );
@@ -927,7 +928,7 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderBoneBindings( const CmfContent& cmfContent, const cmf
 		if( ImGui::BeginTable( "##bonebindingstable", 2, tableFlags ) )
 		{
 			ImGui::TableSetupScrollFreeze( 0, 1 );
-			ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Index", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, 48.0f );
+			ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Index", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, UiConsts::Scaled( 48.0f ) );
 			ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Name", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch );
 			ImGui::TableHeadersRow();
 
@@ -1134,8 +1135,8 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderAnimationCurves( const cmf::AnimationCurve& curve, co
 	if( ImGui::BeginTable( "##curvestable", 3, tableFlags, ImVec2( 0.0f, ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().y ) ) )
 	{
 		ImGui::TableSetupScrollFreeze( 1, 1 );
-		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Knot", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, 48.0f );
-		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Time", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, 80.0f );
+		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Knot", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, UiConsts::Scaled( 48.0f ) );
+		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Time", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, UiConsts::Scaled( 80.0f ) );
 		ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "Value", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed );
 		ImGui::TableHeadersRow();
 
@@ -1205,8 +1206,8 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderAudioOccluder( const cmf::AudioOcclusionMesh& audioOc
 
 	ImGui::Spacing();
 
-	const float indexColumnWidth = 60.0f;
-	const float columnWidth = 80.0f;
+	const float indexColumnWidth = UiConsts::Scaled( 60.0f );
+	const float columnWidth = UiConsts::Scaled( 80.0f );
 
 	if( ImGui::CollapsingHeader( "Vertices", ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_DefaultOpen ) )
 	{
@@ -1217,7 +1218,7 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderAudioOccluder( const cmf::AudioOcclusionMesh& audioOc
 			ImGuiTableFlags_ScrollY |
 			ImGuiTableFlags_SizingFixedFit;
 
-		const float tableHeight = std::min( (float)vertexCount * ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() + ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing(), 200.0f );
+		const float tableHeight = std::min( (float)vertexCount * ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() + ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing(), UiConsts::Scaled( 200.0f ) );
 		if( ImGui::BeginTable( "##aomverts", 4, tableFlags, ImVec2( 0.0f, tableHeight ) ) )
 		{
 			ImGui::TableSetupScrollFreeze( 1, 1 );
@@ -1261,7 +1262,7 @@ void UIDetailWindow::RenderAudioOccluder( const cmf::AudioOcclusionMesh& audioOc
 			ImGuiTableFlags_ScrollY |
 			ImGuiTableFlags_SizingFixedFit;
 
-		const float tableHeight = std::min( (float)triCount * ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() + ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing(), 200.0f );
+		const float tableHeight = std::min( (float)triCount * ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() + ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing(), UiConsts::Scaled( 200.0f ) );
 		if( ImGui::BeginTable( "##aomtris", 4, tableFlags, ImVec2( 0.0f, tableHeight ) ) )
 		{
 			ImGui::TableSetupScrollFreeze( 1, 1 );
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiGeneralWindow.cpp b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiGeneralWindow.cpp
index 49cd8b7..791cd88 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiGeneralWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiGeneralWindow.cpp
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void UIGeneralWindow::RenderMorphList( const cmf::Mesh& mesh, MeshState& meshSta
 			{
 				ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed );
 				ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch );
-				ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, UiConsts::BUTTON_WIDTH );
+				ImGui::TableSetupColumn( "", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthFixed, UiConsts::ButtonWidth() );
 				ImGui::TableNextRow();
 
 				ImGui::TableNextColumn();
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void UIGeneralWindow::RenderAnimationOverrideList( AppState& appState )
 	ImGui::BeginDisabled( disabled );
 
 	//  button to add an animation owner from a cmf file
-	if( ImGui::Button( "+", ImVec2( ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().x, UiConsts::BUTTON_HEIGHT ) ) )
+	if( ImGui::Button( "+", ImVec2( ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().x, UiConsts::ButtonHeight() ) ) )
 	{
 		auto* path = ImGui::OpenCmfFileDialog();
 		if( path != nullptr )
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ void UIGeneralWindow::RenderAnimationOverrideList( AppState& appState )
 
 		if( index != 0 )
 		{
-			ImGui::SameLine( ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().x - UiConsts::BUTTON_WIDTH );
+			ImGui::SameLine( ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().x - UiConsts::ButtonWidth() );
 			std::string label = "-##" + std::to_string( index );
 			if( ImGui::Button( label.c_str() ) )
 			{
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiMenubar.cpp b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiMenubar.cpp
index 415aacf..a1e28de 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiMenubar.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiMenubar.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "uiMenubar.h"
 #include <imgui.h>
 
+#include "uiConsts.h"
 #include "uiCustomWidgets.h"
 
 void UiMenubar::Render( AppState& appState )
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ void UiMenubar::Render( AppState& appState )
 			}
 			ImGui::Separator();
 
+			RenderUiScaleMenu( appState );
+
 			bool uiShown = appState.showUi.GetValue();
 			const char* toggleUiLabel = uiShown ? "Hide UI" : "Show UI";
 			if( ImGui::MenuItem( toggleUiLabel, "Ctrl+F12" ) )
@@ -124,3 +127,32 @@ void UiMenubar::Render( AppState& appState )
 		ImGui::EndMainMenuBar();
 	}
 }
+
+void UiMenubar::RenderUiScaleMenu( AppState& appState )
+{
+	if( ImGui::BeginMenu( "UI Scale" ) )
+	{
+		if( !m_uiScaleSliderActive )
+		{
+			m_uiScaleSliderValue = appState.uiScale.GetValue();
+		}
+		ImGui::SetNextItemWidth( UiConsts::Scaled( 160.0f ) );
+		ImGui::SliderFloat( "##uiScale", &m_uiScaleSliderValue, UiConsts::MIN_UI_SCALE, UiConsts::MAX_UI_SCALE, "%.2fx", ImGuiSliderFlags_AlwaysClamp );
+		m_uiScaleSliderActive = ImGui::IsItemActive();
+		// rebuilding the fonts is expensive, only apply once the slider is released
+		if( ImGui::IsItemDeactivatedAfterEdit() )
+		{
+			appState.uiScale.SetValue( m_uiScaleSliderValue );
+		}
+		ImGui::SameLine();
+		if( ImGui::SmallButton( "Reset" ) )
+		{
+			appState.uiScale.SetValue( appState.defaultUiScale );
+		}
+		ImGui::EndMenu();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		m_uiScaleSliderActive = false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiMenubar.h b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiMenubar.h
index 458c782..d99cc0f 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiMenubar.h
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiMenubar.h
@@ -8,4 +8,10 @@ class UiMenubar
 {
 public:
 	void Render( AppState& appState );
+
+private:
+	void RenderUiScaleMenu( AppState& appState );
+
+	float m_uiScaleSliderValue{ 1.0f };
+	bool m_uiScaleSliderActive{ false };
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiRenderer.cpp b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiRenderer.cpp
index ce9c47a..c31616a 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiRenderer.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "appState.h"
 #include "uiConsts.h"
 #include "uiCustomWidgets.h"
+#include "uiSettings.h"
 #include "../vulkan/vulkanerrors.h"
 
 
@@ -50,17 +51,9 @@ void UIRenderer::Initialize( GLFWwindow* window, AppState& state )
 	ImGui::CreateContext();
 	ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
 	io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableKeyboard; // Enable Keyboard Controls
-	io.Fonts->AddFontDefault();
-
-	static const ImWchar iconRanges[] = { ICON_MIN_FA, ICON_MAX_FA, 0 };
-
-	ImFontConfig config;
-	config.MergeMode = true;
-	config.FontDataOwnedByAtlas = false;
-	// add fontawesome icons
-	io.Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryTTF( (void*)fa_solid_900_ttf_data, static_cast<int>( fa_solid_900_ttf_size ), UiConsts::FONT_AWESOME_SIZE, &config, iconRanges );
-	// Setup Dear ImGui style
-	ImGui::StyleColorsDark();
+	// settings must be loaded before the fonts are built
+	UiSettings::Initialize( state );
+	ApplyUiScale( state.uiScale.GetValue() );
 
 	Device* device = m_renderer->GetDevice();
 	const Swapchain* swapchain = m_renderer->GetSwapchain();
@@ -128,11 +121,47 @@ void UIRenderer::Initialize( GLFWwindow* window, AppState& state )
 		}
 	} );
 
+	state.uiScale.RegisterCallback( [this]( float scale, AppState& appState ) {
+		ApplyUiScale( scale );
+		ImGui_ImplVulkan_CreateFontsTexture();
+		UiSettings::MarkDirty();
+	} );
+
 	auto [width, height] = state.windowSize.GetValue();
 	m_graphicsCommandBuffer.SetRenderSize( width, height );
 }
 
 
+void UIRenderer::ApplyUiScale( float scale )
+{
+	scale = std::clamp( scale, UiConsts::MIN_UI_SCALE, UiConsts::MAX_UI_SCALE );
+	Log::Info( "Applying ui scale %.2fx", scale );
+
+	ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
+	io.Fonts->Clear();
+
+	ImFontConfig defaultConfig;
+	defaultConfig.SizePixels = UiConsts::BASE_FONT_SIZE * scale;
+	defaultConfig.OversampleH = 1;
+	defaultConfig.OversampleV = 1;
+	defaultConfig.PixelSnapH = true;
+	io.Fonts->AddFontDefault( &defaultConfig );
+
+	// add fontawesome icons
+	static const ImWchar iconRanges[] = { ICON_MIN_FA, ICON_MAX_FA, 0 };
+	ImFontConfig iconConfig;
+	iconConfig.MergeMode = true;
+	iconConfig.FontDataOwnedByAtlas = false;
+	io.Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryTTF( (void*)fa_solid_900_ttf_data, static_cast<int>( fa_solid_900_ttf_size ), UiConsts::BASE_FONT_AWESOME_SIZE * scale, &iconConfig, iconRanges );
+	io.Fonts->Build();
+
+	// ScaleAllSizes is cumulative, so always start from a fresh style
+	ImGuiStyle& style = ImGui::GetStyle();
+	style = ImGuiStyle();
+	ImGui::StyleColorsDark( &style );
+	style.ScaleAllSizes( scale );
+}
+
 void UIRenderer::BeginFrame()
 {
 	// Start the Dear ImGui frame
@@ -156,8 +185,8 @@ void UIRenderer::SetupUi( AppState& appState )
 	m_menubar.Render( appState );
 	if( appState.showUi.GetValue() )
 	{
-		m_generalWindow.Render( appState, UiConsts::MENU_BAR_HEIGHT, UiConsts::ANIMATION_PLAYER_HEIGHT );
-		m_detailWindow.Render( appState, UiConsts::MENU_BAR_HEIGHT, UiConsts::ANIMATION_PLAYER_HEIGHT );
+		m_generalWindow.Render( appState, UiConsts::MenuBarHeight(), UiConsts::AnimationPlayerHeight() );
+		m_detailWindow.Render( appState, UiConsts::MenuBarHeight(), UiConsts::AnimationPlayerHeight() );
 		m_animationPlayback.Render( appState );
 	}
 	SetupPopupWindows( appState );
@@ -182,9 +211,10 @@ void UIRenderer::SetupPopupWindows( AppState& appState )
 			ImGui::Separator();
 			ImGui::NewLine();
 			ImVec2 availableSize = ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail();
-			ImGui::SameLine( availableSize.x / 2.0f - 50.0f );
+			const ImVec2 buttonSize( UiConsts::Scaled( 100.0f ), UiConsts::Scaled( 24.0f ) );
+			ImGui::SameLine( ( availableSize.x - buttonSize.x ) / 2.0f );
 
-			if( ImGui::Button( "Ok", ImVec2( 100.0, 24 ) ) )
+			if( ImGui::Button( "Ok", buttonSize ) )
 			{
 				m_loadStatus = LoadStatus::NOTHING_LOADED;
 			}
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiRenderer.h b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiRenderer.h
index 6aee38b..ee8efd5 100644
--- a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiRenderer.h
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiRenderer.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class UIRenderer
 private:
 	void SetupPopupWindows( AppState& appState );
 	void UpdateInputs( AppState& state );
+	void ApplyUiScale( float scale );
 
 	enum LoadStatus
 	{
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiSettings.cpp b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiSettings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2fd7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiSettings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright © 2026 CCP ehf.
+
+#include "uiSettings.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <imgui.h>
+#include <imgui_internal.h> // ImGuiSettingsHandler
+#include "log.h"
+#include "uiConsts.h"
+
+// NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg)
+
+namespace
+{
+const char* const SETTINGS_TYPE_NAME = "CarbonMeshViewer"; // ini section is [CarbonMeshViewer][Settings]
+const char* const SETTINGS_ENTRY_NAME = "Settings";
+
+AppState& GetAppState( ImGuiSettingsHandler* handler )
+{
+	return *static_cast<AppState*>( handler->UserData );
+}
+
+void* ReadOpen( ImGuiContext*, ImGuiSettingsHandler* handler, const char* name )
+{
+	return std::strcmp( name, SETTINGS_ENTRY_NAME ) == 0 ? handler->UserData : nullptr;
+}
+
+void ReadLine( ImGuiContext*, ImGuiSettingsHandler* handler, void*, const char* line )
+{
+	const char* const key = "UiScale=";
+	const size_t keyLength = std::strlen( key );
+	if( std::strncmp( line, key, keyLength ) == 0 )
+	{
+		char* end = nullptr;
+		const float uiScale = std::strtof( line + keyLength, &end );
+		if( end != line + keyLength && std::isfinite( uiScale ) )
+		{
+			GetAppState( handler ).uiScale.SetValueNoCallback( std::clamp( uiScale, UiConsts::MIN_UI_SCALE, UiConsts::MAX_UI_SCALE ) );
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void WriteAll( ImGuiContext*, ImGuiSettingsHandler* handler, ImGuiTextBuffer* outBuffer )
+{
+	outBuffer->appendf( "[%s][%s]\n", handler->TypeName, SETTINGS_ENTRY_NAME );
+	outBuffer->appendf( "UiScale=%.3f\n", GetAppState( handler ).uiScale.GetValue() );
+	outBuffer->append( "\n" );
+}
+}
+
+namespace UiSettings
+{
+void Initialize( AppState& appState )
+{
+	ImGuiSettingsHandler handler{};
+	handler.TypeName = SETTINGS_TYPE_NAME;
+	handler.TypeHash = ImHashStr( SETTINGS_TYPE_NAME );
+	handler.ReadOpenFn = ReadOpen;
+	handler.ReadLineFn = ReadLine;
+	handler.WriteAllFn = WriteAll;
+	handler.UserData = &appState;
+	ImGui::AddSettingsHandler( &handler );
+
+	// load now rather than lazily on the first frame
+	const char* iniFile = ImGui::GetIO().IniFilename;
+	Log::Info( "Using settings file %s", iniFile );
+	ImGui::LoadIniSettingsFromDisk( iniFile );
+}
+
+void MarkDirty()
+{
+	ImGui::MarkIniSettingsDirty();
+}
+
+void Save()
+{
+	ImGui::SaveIniSettingsToDisk( ImGui::GetIO().IniFilename );
+}
+}
+
+// NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg)
diff --git a/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiSettings.h b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiSettings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a415f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/viewer/rendering/ui/uiSettings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright © 2026 CCP ehf.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../../appState.h"
+
+namespace UiSettings
+{
+/// call after ImGui::CreateContext() and before the fonts are built
+void Initialize( AppState& appState );
+void MarkDirty();
+void Save();
+}