diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index d75b16e..82ed8b3 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ char* uri_command = "firefox '%s'"; /* uri */
 
 /* additional settings */
 gboolean show_scrollbars = FALSE;
-#define ADJUST_OPEN ADJUST_BESTFIT
+int adjust_open          = ADJUST_BESTFIT;
 #define SELECTION_STYLE POPPLER_SELECTION_GLYPH
 #define GOTO_MODE GOTO_LABELS /* GOTO_DEFAULT, GOTO_LABELS, GOTO_OFFSET */
 
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ SpecialCommand special_commands[] = {
 /* settings */
 Setting settings[] = {
   /* name,                   variable,                           type,  render,  re-init, description */
+  {"adjust_open",            &(adjust_open),                     'i',   FALSE,   FALSE,   "Command to open URIs"},
   {"browser",                &(uri_command),                     's',   FALSE,   FALSE,   "Command to open URIs"},
   {"completion_bgcolor",     &(completion_bgcolor),              's',   FALSE,   TRUE,    "Completion background color"},
   {"completion_fgcolor",     &(completion_fgcolor),              's',   FALSE,   TRUE,    "Completion foreground color"},
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ ShortcutName shortcut_names[] = {
   {"toggle_index",      sc_toggle_index},
   {"toggle_inputbar",   sc_toggle_inputbar},
   {"toggle_statusbar",  sc_toggle_statusbar},
+  {"zoom",              sc_zoom},
 };
 
 /* argument names */
@@ -261,9 +263,12 @@ ArgumentName argument_names[] = {
   {"full_up",     FULL_UP},
   {"half_down",   HALF_DOWN},
   {"half_up",     HALF_UP},
+  {"in",          ZOOM_IN},
   {"insert",      INSERT},
   {"left",        LEFT},
   {"next",        NEXT},
+  {"original",    ZOOM_ORIGINAL},
+  {"out",         ZOOM_OUT},
   {"previous",    PREVIOUS},
   {"right",       RIGHT},
   {"select",      SELECT},
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index fac247e..40efce2 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ void sc_toggle_inputbar(Argument*);
 void sc_toggle_fullscreen(Argument*);
 void sc_toggle_statusbar(Argument*);
 void sc_quit(Argument*);
+void sc_zoom(Argument*);
 
 /* inputbar shortcut declarations */
 void isc_abort(Argument*);
@@ -536,7 +537,8 @@ init_keylist()
 void
 init_settings()
 {
-  Zathura.State.filename = (char*) default_text;
+  Zathura.State.filename     = (char*) default_text;
+  Zathura.Global.adjust_mode = adjust_open;
 
   gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(Zathura.UI.window), default_width, default_height);
 }
@@ -555,7 +557,6 @@ init_zathura()
   Zathura.Global.mode          = NORMAL;
   Zathura.Global.viewing_mode  = NORMAL;
   Zathura.Global.recolor       = 0;
-  Zathura.Global.adjust_mode   = ADJUST_OPEN;
   Zathura.Global.goto_mode     = GOTO_MODE;
   Zathura.Global.show_index    = FALSE;
 
@@ -2137,6 +2138,12 @@ sc_quit(Argument* argument)
   cb_destroy(NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+void
+sc_zoom(Argument* argument)
+{
+  bcmd_zoom(NULL, argument);
+}
+
 /* inputbar shortcut declarations */
 void
 isc_abort(Argument* argument)
@@ -3006,8 +3013,22 @@ cmd_set(int argc, char** argv)
           return FALSE;
 
         int *x = (int*) (settings[i].variable);
-        if(argv[1])
-          *x = atoi(argv[1]);
+
+        int id = -1;
+        int arg_c;
+        for(arg_c = 0; arg_c < LENGTH(argument_names); arg_c++)
+        {
+          if(!strcmp(argv[1], argument_names[arg_c].name))
+          {
+            id = argument_names[arg_c].argument;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if(id == -1)
+          id = atoi(argv[1]);
+
+        *x = id;
       }
       else if(settings[i].type == 'f')
       {