diff --git a/apps/code/src/main/zoom.test.ts b/apps/code/src/main/zoom.test.ts
index b4ddb6d79e..a7b5792377 100644
--- a/apps/code/src/main/zoom.test.ts
+++ b/apps/code/src/main/zoom.test.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ import { adjustWindowZoom, restoreWindowZoom, setupWindowZoom } from "./zoom";
 class FakeWebContents extends EventEmitter {
   public zoomLevel = 0;
 
-  public getZoomLevel(): number {
-    return this.zoomLevel;
-  }
-
   public setZoomLevel(level: number): void {
     this.zoomLevel = level;
   }
@@ -89,23 +85,70 @@ describe("window zoom", () => {
     expect(window.webContents.zoomLevel).toBe(0.5);
   });
 
-  it("persists wheel zoom after Chromium updates its level", () => {
+  it.each([
+    ["in", 1],
+    ["out", 0],
+  ] as const)(
+    "applies wheel zoom %s from the persisted level",
+    (direction, expected) => {
+      const window = createWindow();
+      setupWindowZoom(window);
+      const event = { preventDefault: vi.fn() };
+
+      window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed", event, direction);
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+
+      expect({
+        prevented: event.preventDefault.mock.calls.length,
+        zoomLevel: window.webContents.zoomLevel,
+        saved: store.save.mock.calls,
+      }).toEqual({
+        prevented: 1,
+        zoomLevel: expected,
+        saved: [[expected]],
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("keeps wheel zoom after resizing", () => {
     const window = createWindow();
     setupWindowZoom(window);
 
-    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed");
-    window.webContents.zoomLevel = 1.5;
+    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed", { preventDefault: vi.fn() }, "in");
+    window.emit("resized");
     vi.runAllTimers();
 
-    expect(store.save).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1.5);
+    expect({
+      zoomLevel: window.webContents.zoomLevel,
+      saved: store.save.mock.calls,
+    }).toEqual({
+      zoomLevel: 1,
+      saved: [[1]],
+    });
   });
 
-  it("waits for native zoom before applying a menu adjustment", () => {
+  it("keeps wheel zoom after a renderer reload", () => {
     const window = createWindow();
     setupWindowZoom(window);
 
-    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed");
-    window.webContents.zoomLevel = 1.5;
+    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed", { preventDefault: vi.fn() }, "in");
+    window.webContents.emit("did-finish-load");
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+
+    expect({
+      zoomLevel: window.webContents.zoomLevel,
+      saved: store.save.mock.calls,
+    }).toEqual({
+      zoomLevel: 1,
+      saved: [[1]],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("serializes wheel and menu zoom changes", () => {
+    const window = createWindow();
+    setupWindowZoom(window);
+
+    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed", { preventDefault: vi.fn() }, "in");
     adjustWindowZoom(window, 0.5);
     vi.runAllTimers();
 
@@ -113,26 +156,29 @@ describe("window zoom", () => {
       zoomLevel: window.webContents.zoomLevel,
       saved: store.save.mock.calls,
     }).toEqual({
-      zoomLevel: 2,
-      saved: [[1.5], [2]],
+      zoomLevel: 1.5,
+      saved: [[1], [1.5]],
     });
   });
 
-  it("waits for native zoom before restoring after a reload", () => {
+  it("uses the in-memory zoom level when persistence fails", () => {
     const window = createWindow();
     setupWindowZoom(window);
+    store.save.mockImplementation(() => {});
 
-    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed");
-    window.webContents.zoomLevel = 1.5;
-    window.webContents.emit("did-finish-load");
+    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed", { preventDefault: vi.fn() }, "in");
+    vi.runAllTimers();
+    window.webContents.emit("zoom-changed", { preventDefault: vi.fn() }, "in");
     vi.runAllTimers();
 
     expect({
+      persistedZoomLevel: store.state.zoomLevel,
       zoomLevel: window.webContents.zoomLevel,
       saved: store.save.mock.calls,
     }).toEqual({
+      persistedZoomLevel: 0.5,
       zoomLevel: 1.5,
-      saved: [[1.5]],
+      saved: [[1], [1.5]],
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/code/src/main/zoom.ts b/apps/code/src/main/zoom.ts
index 428d126bd3..af4e49ddba 100644
--- a/apps/code/src/main/zoom.ts
+++ b/apps/code/src/main/zoom.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ const ZOOM_MIN = -3;
 const ZOOM_MAX = 3;
 
 interface ZoomWebContents {
-  getZoomLevel(): number;
-  on(event: "did-finish-load" | "zoom-changed", listener: () => void): void;
+  on(event: "did-finish-load", listener: () => void): void;
+  on(
+    event: "zoom-changed",
+    listener: (
+      event: { preventDefault(): void },
+      zoomDirection: "in" | "out",
+    ) => void,
+  ): void;
   setZoomLevel(level: number): void;
 }
 
@@ -25,8 +31,10 @@ interface ZoomWindow {
 }
 
 interface ZoomState {
+  currentZoomLevel: number;
   deferredActions: Array<() => void>;
-  nativeZoomTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null;
+  wheelZoomDelta: number;
+  wheelZoomTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null;
 }
 
 const zoomStates = new WeakMap<ZoomWindow, ZoomState>();
@@ -39,9 +47,13 @@ function getSavedZoomLevel(): number {
   return clampZoomLevel(windowStateStore.get("zoomLevel", 0));
 }
 
-function runAfterNativeZoom(window: ZoomWindow, action: () => void): void {
+function getCurrentZoomLevel(window: ZoomWindow): number {
+  return zoomStates.get(window)?.currentZoomLevel ?? getSavedZoomLevel();
+}
+
+function runAfterWheelZoom(window: ZoomWindow, action: () => void): void {
   const state = zoomStates.get(window);
-  if (!state?.nativeZoomTimeout) {
+  if (!state?.wheelZoomTimeout) {
     action();
     return;
   }
@@ -51,6 +63,8 @@ function runAfterNativeZoom(window: ZoomWindow, action: () => void): void {
 
 export function setWindowZoom(window: ZoomWindow, level: number): void {
   const nextLevel = clampZoomLevel(level);
+  const state = zoomStates.get(window);
+  if (state) state.currentZoomLevel = nextLevel;
   window.webContents.setZoomLevel(nextLevel);
   saveZoomLevel(nextLevel);
 }
@@ -59,22 +73,25 @@ export function adjustWindowZoom(
   window: ZoomWindow,
   delta: number | "reset",
 ): void {
-  runAfterNativeZoom(window, () => {
-    const nextLevel = delta === "reset" ? 0 : getSavedZoomLevel() + delta;
+  runAfterWheelZoom(window, () => {
+    const nextLevel =
+      delta === "reset" ? 0 : getCurrentZoomLevel(window) + delta;
     setWindowZoom(window, nextLevel);
   });
 }
 
 export function restoreWindowZoom(window: ZoomWindow): void {
-  runAfterNativeZoom(window, () => {
-    window.webContents.setZoomLevel(getSavedZoomLevel());
+  runAfterWheelZoom(window, () => {
+    window.webContents.setZoomLevel(getCurrentZoomLevel(window));
   });
 }
 
 export function setupWindowZoom(window: ZoomWindow): void {
   const state: ZoomState = {
+    currentZoomLevel: getSavedZoomLevel(),
     deferredActions: [],
-    nativeZoomTimeout: null,
+    wheelZoomDelta: 0,
+    wheelZoomTimeout: null,
   };
   let restoreTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
   zoomStates.set(window, state);
@@ -88,11 +105,14 @@ export function setupWindowZoom(window: ZoomWindow): void {
   };
 
   window.webContents.on("did-finish-load", () => restoreWindowZoom(window));
-  window.webContents.on("zoom-changed", () => {
-    if (state.nativeZoomTimeout) clearTimeout(state.nativeZoomTimeout);
-    state.nativeZoomTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      state.nativeZoomTimeout = null;
-      saveZoomLevel(clampZoomLevel(window.webContents.getZoomLevel()));
+  window.webContents.on("zoom-changed", (event, zoomDirection) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    state.wheelZoomDelta += zoomDirection === "in" ? ZOOM_STEP : -ZOOM_STEP;
+    state.wheelZoomTimeout ??= setTimeout(() => {
+      const nextLevel = state.currentZoomLevel + state.wheelZoomDelta;
+      state.wheelZoomDelta = 0;
+      state.wheelZoomTimeout = null;
+      setWindowZoom(window, nextLevel);
       const deferredActions = state.deferredActions.splice(0);
       for (const action of deferredActions) action();
     }, 0);