diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 6ef1a6c2b..a67ac666d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual void togglePlayerLooking(bool enable) = 0;
             virtual void changeVanityModeScale(float factor) = 0;
             virtual bool vanityRotateCamera(float * rot) = 0;
+            virtual void setCameraDistance(float dist, bool adjust = false, bool override = true)=0;
 
             virtual void setupPlayer() = 0;
             virtual void renderPlayer() = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index d2aa6e51e..95d98e35f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,10 @@ namespace MWInput
             }
 
             if (arg.zrel)
+            {
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->changeVanityModeScale(arg.zrel);
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->setCameraDistance(arg.zrel, true, true);
+            }
         }
 
         return true;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index c4b086b89..61463b449 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ void RenderingManager::update (float duration, bool paused)
     Ogre::Vector3 playerPos(_playerPos[0], _playerPos[1], _playerPos[2]);
 
     Ogre::Vector3 orig, dest;
-    mCamera->setCameraDistance();
+   //Why is this line here?
+   // mCamera->setCameraDistance();
     if(!mCamera->getPosition(orig, dest))
     {
         orig.z += mCamera->getHeight() * mRootNode->getScale().z;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 2111b89f1..4c65ac6ce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ public:
     void resetCamera();
 
     bool vanityRotateCamera(const float *rot);
+    void setCameraDistance(float dist, bool adjust = false, bool override = true)
+    {
+        if(!mCamera->isVanityOrPreviewModeEnabled() && !mCamera->isFirstPerson())
+        {
+            mCamera->setCameraDistance(-dist/120.f*10, adjust, override);
+        }
+    }
 
     void setupPlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
     void renderPlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index a479c9a14..d839a051a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1576,6 +1576,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return mRendering->vanityRotateCamera(rot);
     }
 
+    void World::setCameraDistance(float dist, bool adjust, bool override)
+    {
+        return mRendering->setCameraDistance(dist, adjust, override);;
+    }
+
     void World::setupPlayer()
     {
         const ESM::NPC *player = mStore.get<ESM::NPC>().find("player");
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 9e9d76bd5..1b436373b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             }
 
             virtual bool vanityRotateCamera(float * rot);
+            virtual void setCameraDistance(float dist, bool adjust = false, bool override = true);
 
             virtual void setupPlayer();
             virtual void renderPlayer();