diff --git a/headers/private/print/PrintJobReader.h b/headers/private/print/PrintJobReader.h
index d656805078..0998fd001f 100644
--- a/headers/private/print/PrintJobReader.h
+++ b/headers/private/print/PrintJobReader.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
 	BRect PaperRect() const;
 	BRect PrintableRect() const;
 	void GetResolution(int32 *xdpi, int32 *ydpi) const;
+	float GetScale() const;
 		
 		// retrieve page
 	status_t GetPage(int no, PrintJobPage& pjp);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/print/shared/PrintJobReader.cpp b/src/add-ons/print/shared/PrintJobReader.cpp
index d54c8c8570..fe18838854 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/print/shared/PrintJobReader.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/print/shared/PrintJobReader.cpp
@@ -169,3 +169,8 @@ void PrintJobReader::GetResolution(int32 *xdpi, int32 *ydpi) const {
 	fJobSettings.FindInt32("yres", ydpi);
 }
 
+float PrintJobReader::GetScale() const {
+	float scale = 1.0;
+	fJobSettings.FindFloat("scale", &scale);
+	return scale;
+}