diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/scene.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/scene.c
index 717477c5e48..18a408167e2 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/scene.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/scene.c
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ Scene *BKE_scene_add(Main *bmain, const char *name)
 	sce->r.border.ymin = 0.0f;
 	sce->r.border.xmax = 1.0f;
 	sce->r.border.ymax = 1.0f;
+
+	sce->r.preview_start_resolution = 64;
 	
 	sce->toolsettings = MEM_callocN(sizeof(struct ToolSettings), "Tool Settings Struct");
 	sce->toolsettings->doublimit = 0.001;