diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_ops.c
index de8d7609509..9430ee626ba 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_clip/clip_ops.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void sclip_zoom_set(const bContext *C, float zoom, float location[2])
 		width *= sc->zoom;
 		height *= sc->zoom;
 
-		if ((width < 4) && (height < 4))
+		if ((width < 4) && (height < 4) && sc->zoom < oldzoom)
 			sc->zoom = oldzoom;
 		else if (BLI_rcti_size_x(&ar->winrct) <= sc->zoom)
 			sc->zoom = oldzoom;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_ops.c
index b4dd5c4a87f..6ca738b0e11 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_ops.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void sima_zoom_set(SpaceImage *sima, ARegion *ar, float zoom, const float
 		width *= sima->zoom;
 		height *= sima->zoom;
 
-		if ((width < 4) && (height < 4))
+		if ((width < 4) && (height < 4) && sima->zoom < oldzoom)
 			sima->zoom = oldzoom;
 		else if (BLI_rcti_size_x(&ar->winrct) <= sima->zoom)
 			sima->zoom = oldzoom;