diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/event.php b/web/skins/classic/views/event.php
index d3a185f33..d90ce4fda 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/event.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/event.php
@@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ if ( isset( $_REQUEST['rate'] ) )
     $rate = validInt($_REQUEST['rate']);
 else
     $rate = reScale( RATE_BASE, $event['DefaultRate'], ZM_WEB_DEFAULT_RATE );
-if ( isset( $_REQUEST['scale'] ) )
-    $scale = validInt($_REQUEST['scale']);
-else
-    $scale = reScale( SCALE_BASE, $event['DefaultScale'], ZM_WEB_DEFAULT_SCALE );
+
+if ( isset( $_REQUEST['scale'] ) ) {
+  $scale = validInt($_REQUEST['scale']);
+} else if ( isset( $_COOKIE['zmEventScale'.$event['MonitorId']] ) ) {
+  $scale = $_COOKIE['zmEventScale'.$event['MonitorId']];
+} else {
+  $scale = reScale( SCALE_BASE, $event['DefaultScale'], ZM_WEB_DEFAULT_SCALE );
+}
 
 $replayModes = array(
     'single' => translate('ReplaySingle'),
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/event.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/event.js
index a1b2a2e55..e1553e6e5 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/event.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/event.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function changeScale()
     var newHeight = ( baseHeight * scale ) / SCALE_BASE;
 
     streamScale( scale );
+    Cookie.write( 'zmEventScale'+eventData.MonitorId, scale, { duration: 10*365 } );
 
     /*Stream could be an applet so can't use moo tools*/ 
     var streamImg = document.getElementById('evtStream');
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/event.js.php b/web/skins/classic/views/js/event.js.php
index 7415e2c72..00c5ab4c6 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/event.js.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/event.js.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var connKey = '<?php echo $connkey ?>';
 
 var eventData = {
     Id: <?php echo $event['Id'] ?>,
+    MonitorId: <?php echo $event['MonitorId'] ?>,
     Width: <?php echo $event['Width'] ?>,
     Height: <?php echo $event['Height'] ?>,
     Length: <?php echo $event['Length'] ?>
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/watch.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/watch.js
index 264a4b65f..b38749c9c 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/watch.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/watch.js
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ function changeScale()
     var newWidth = ( monitorWidth * scale ) / SCALE_BASE;
     var newHeight = ( monitorHeight * scale ) / SCALE_BASE;
 
-    // This causes FF3 to kill the stream now, ok with FF2
-    //streamCmdScale( scale );
+    Cookie.write( 'zmWatchScale'+monitorId, scale, { duration: 10*365 } );
 
     /*Stream could be an applet so can't use moo tools*/ 
     var streamImg = document.getElementById('liveStream');
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/watch.php b/web/skins/classic/views/watch.php
index 102ae41ac..492ed5b29 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/watch.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/watch.php
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@ else
 
 $showPtzControls = ( ZM_OPT_CONTROL && $monitor->Controllable() && canView( 'Control' ) );
 
-if ( isset( $_REQUEST['scale'] ) )
-    $scale = validInt($_REQUEST['scale']);
-else
-    $scale = reScale( SCALE_BASE, $monitor->DefaultScale, ZM_WEB_DEFAULT_SCALE );
+if ( isset( $_REQUEST['scale'] ) ) {
+  $scale = validInt($_REQUEST['scale']);
+} else if ( isset( $_COOKIE['zmWatchScale'.$mid] ) ) {
+  $scale = $_COOKIE['zmWatchScale'.$mid];
+} else {
+  $scale = reScale( SCALE_BASE, $monitor->DefaultScale, ZM_WEB_DEFAULT_SCALE );
+}
 
 $connkey = generateConnKey();