diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
index 8fdd639f1..ded7fb2fa 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ const F32 MIN_AFK_TIME = 2.f; // minimum time after setting away state before co
 const F32 MAX_FAST_FRAME_TIME = 0.5f;
 const F32 FAST_FRAME_INCREMENT = 0.1f;
 
-const F32 MIN_DISPLAY_SCALE = 0.75f;
+const F32 MIN_DISPLAY_SCALE = 0.5f;
 
 std::string	LLViewerWindow::sSnapshotBaseName;
 std::string	LLViewerWindow::sSnapshotDir;
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_preferences_general.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_preferences_general.xml
index f416f9550..dc1997700 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_preferences_general.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_preferences_general.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	<check_box bottom_delta="0" follows="top" height="16" initial_value="false" label="Hide All Group Titles" left="101" name="show_all_title_checkbox"/>
 	<check_box bottom_delta="-18" follows="top" height="16" initial_value="false" label="Hide My Group Title" left="101" name="show_my_title_checkbox"/>
 	<text bottom="-180" height="12" left="10" name="UI Size:">UI Size:</text>
-	<slider bottom="-180" can_edit_text="true" height="16" increment="0.025" initial_val="1" left="98" max_val="2.4" min_val="0.75" name="ui_scale_slider" value="1" width="227" />
+	<slider bottom="-180" can_edit_text="true" height="16" increment="0.025" initial_val="1" left="98" max_val="2.4" min_val="0.5" name="ui_scale_slider" value="1" width="227" />
 	<check_box bottom="-195" height="16" initial_value="false" label="Use resolution independent scale" left="101" name="ui_auto_scale"/>
 	<check_box bottom="-219" height="16" left="10" label="Go away when idle" name="away_when_idle_checkbox"/>
 	<spinner bottom="-220" decimal_digits="0" height="16" increment="1" initial_val="300" label="Away Timeout:" label_width="91" left="136" max_val="600" min_val="0" name="afk_timeout_spinner" width="137"/>