diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index b50a4558..94221169 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -549,6 +549,10 @@ void ask_new_file(void)
         xctx->currsch = 0;
         unselect_all(1);
         remove_symbols();
+        xctx->zoom=CADINITIALZOOM;
+        xctx->mooz=1/CADINITIALZOOM;
+        xctx->xorigin=CADINITIALX;
+        xctx->yorigin=CADINITIALY;
         load_schematic(1, f, 1, 1);
         tclvareval("update_recent_file {", f, "}", NULL);
         if(xctx->portmap[xctx->currsch].table) str_hash_free(&xctx->portmap[xctx->currsch]);
diff --git a/src/xinit.c b/src/xinit.c
index 1b023369..65cb8d13 100644
--- a/src/xinit.c
+++ b/src/xinit.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,10 @@ static void create_new_window(int *window_count, const char *noconfirm, const ch
   enable_layers();
   build_colors(0.0, 0.0);
   resetwin(1, 0, 1, 0, 0);  /* create preview pixmap.  resetwin(create_pixmap, clear_pixmap, force, w, h) */
+  xctx->zoom=CADINITIALZOOM;
+  xctx->mooz=1/CADINITIALZOOM;
+  xctx->xorigin=CADINITIALX;
+  xctx->yorigin=CADINITIALY;
   load_schematic(1, fname, 1, 1);
   zoom_full(1, 0, 1 + 2 * tclgetboolvar("zoom_full_center"), 0.97); /* draw */
   tclvareval("set_bindings ", window_path[n], NULL);
@@ -1621,6 +1625,10 @@ static void create_new_tab(int *window_count, const char *noconfirm, const char
   build_colors(0.0, 0.0);
   resetwin(1, 0, 1, 0, 0);  /* create pixmap.  resetwin(create_pixmap, clear_pixmap, force, w, h) */
   tclvareval("housekeeping_ctx", NULL);
+  xctx->zoom=CADINITIALZOOM;
+  xctx->mooz=1/CADINITIALZOOM;
+  xctx->xorigin=CADINITIALX;
+  xctx->yorigin=CADINITIALY;
   load_schematic(1,fname, 1, 1);
   zoom_full(1, 0, 1 + 2 * tclgetboolvar("zoom_full_center"), 0.97); /* draw */
   xctx->pending_fullzoom=1;
@@ -2629,7 +2637,8 @@ int Tcl_AppInit(Tcl_Interp *inter)
   *   fprintf(errfp, "problems creating netlist directory %s\n", n ? n : "<NULL>");
   * }
   */
- if(cli_opt_initial_netlist_name[0]) my_strncpy(xctx->netlist_name, cli_opt_initial_netlist_name, S(cli_opt_initial_netlist_name));
+ if(cli_opt_initial_netlist_name[0])
+    my_strncpy(xctx->netlist_name, cli_opt_initial_netlist_name, S(cli_opt_initial_netlist_name));
 
  enable_layers();