diff --git a/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/UCropActivity.java b/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/UCropActivity.java
index 0b32aafe8..7ff314924 100644
--- a/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/UCropActivity.java
+++ b/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/UCropActivity.java
@@ -566,7 +566,10 @@ private void setAngleTextColor(int textColor) {
 
     private void setScaleText(float scale) {
         if (mTextViewScalePercent != null) {
-            mTextViewScalePercent.setText(String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "%d%%", (int) (scale * 100)));
+            float initialScale = mGestureCropImageView.getInitialMinScale();
+            mTextViewScalePercent.setText(
+                String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "%.2f%%", (scale/ initialScale * 100))
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/UCropFragment.java b/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/UCropFragment.java
index 8ceea611b..8070a6198 100644
--- a/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/UCropFragment.java
+++ b/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/UCropFragment.java
@@ -449,7 +449,10 @@ private void setAngleTextColor(int textColor) {
 
     private void setScaleText(float scale) {
         if (mTextViewScalePercent != null) {
-            mTextViewScalePercent.setText(String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "%d%%", (int) (scale * 100)));
+            float initialScale = mGestureCropImageView.getInitialMinScale();
+            mTextViewScalePercent.setText(
+                String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "%.2f%%", (scale/ initialScale * 100))
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/view/CropImageView.java b/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/view/CropImageView.java
index 65d892d27..acf8d4e7c 100644
--- a/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/view/CropImageView.java
+++ b/ucrop/src/main/java/com/yalantis/ucrop/view/CropImageView.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class CropImageView extends TransformImageView {
     private Runnable mWrapCropBoundsRunnable, mZoomImageToPositionRunnable = null;
 
     private float mMaxScale, mMinScale;
+    private float mInitialMinScale;
     private int mMaxResultImageSizeX = 0, mMaxResultImageSizeY = 0;
     private long mImageToWrapCropBoundsAnimDuration = DEFAULT_IMAGE_TO_CROP_BOUNDS_ANIM_DURATION;
 
@@ -109,6 +110,13 @@ public float getTargetAspectRatio() {
         return mTargetAspectRatio;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return - initial scale value for current image and crop ratio
+     */
+    public float getInitialMinScale() {
+        return mInitialMinScale != 0 ? mInitialMinScale : 1;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Updates current crop rectangle with given. Also recalculates image properties and position
      * to fit new crop rectangle.
@@ -485,13 +493,13 @@ private void setupInitialImagePosition(float drawableWidth, float drawableHeight
         float widthScale = mCropRect.width() / drawableWidth;
         float heightScale = mCropRect.height() / drawableHeight;
 
-        float initialMinScale = Math.max(widthScale, heightScale);
+        mInitialMinScale = Math.max(widthScale, heightScale);
 
-        float tw = (cropRectWidth - drawableWidth * initialMinScale) / 2.0f + mCropRect.left;
-        float th = (cropRectHeight - drawableHeight * initialMinScale) / 2.0f + mCropRect.top;
+        float tw = (cropRectWidth - drawableWidth * mInitialMinScale) / 2.0f + mCropRect.left;
+        float th = (cropRectHeight - drawableHeight * mInitialMinScale) / 2.0f + mCropRect.top;
 
         mCurrentImageMatrix.reset();
-        mCurrentImageMatrix.postScale(initialMinScale, initialMinScale);
+        mCurrentImageMatrix.postScale(mInitialMinScale, mInitialMinScale);
         mCurrentImageMatrix.postTranslate(tw, th);
         setImageMatrix(mCurrentImageMatrix);
     }