diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_ops.c
index 9d816853e8e..61667b02140 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_image/image_ops.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ void IMAGE_OT_view_zoom(wmOperatorType *ot)
 	ot->poll = space_image_main_area_poll;
 
 	/* flags */
-	ot->flag = OPTYPE_BLOCKING | OPTYPE_LOCK_BYPASS;
+	ot->flag = OPTYPE_BLOCKING | OPTYPE_GRAB_POINTER | OPTYPE_LOCK_BYPASS;
 	
 	/* properties */
 	prop = RNA_def_float(ot->srna, "factor", 0.0f, -FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX, "Factor",