diff --git a/src/vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals.ts b/src/vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals.ts
index 504c5b018ab..b9fee9289f1 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@ export const webFrame = (window as any).vscode.webFrame as {
 	 * The current zoom factor.
 	 */
 	getZoomFactor(): number;
+
+	/**
+	 * The current zoom level.
+	 */
+	getZoomLevel(): number;
+
+	/**
+	 * Changes the zoom level to the specified level. The original size is 0 and each
+	 * increment above or below represents zooming 20% larger or smaller to default
+	 * limits of 300% and 50% of original size, respectively.
+	 */
+	setZoomLevel(level: number): void;
 };
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporterMain.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporterMain.ts
index ffa8d678d88..873f36802e1 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporterMain.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporterMain.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import 'vs/css!./media/issueReporter';
-import { clipboard, shell, webFrame } from 'electron';
-import { ipcRenderer } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
+import { clipboard, shell } from 'electron';
+import { ipcRenderer, webFrame } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as browser from 'vs/base/browser/browser';
 import { $ } from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/preload.js b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/preload.js
index 20012388f48..14afb13f922 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/preload.js
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/preload.js
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@
 
 			getZoomFactor() {
 				return webFrame.getZoomFactor();
+			},
+
+			getZoomLevel() {
+				return webFrame.getZoomLevel();
+			},
+
+			/**
+			 * @param {number} level
+			 */
+			setZoomLevel(level) {
+				webFrame.setZoomLevel(level);
 			}
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/processExplorer/processExplorerMain.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/processExplorer/processExplorerMain.ts
index 7f7a7859381..47e56f51023 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/processExplorer/processExplorerMain.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/processExplorer/processExplorerMain.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import 'vs/css!./media/processExplorer';
-import { webFrame, clipboard } from 'electron';
-import { ipcRenderer } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
+import { clipboard } from 'electron';
+import { webFrame, ipcRenderer } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
 import { repeat } from 'vs/base/common/strings';
 import { totalmem } from 'os';
 import product from 'vs/platform/product/common/product';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/electron-browser/issueService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/electron-browser/issueService.ts
index 0f18222f7ff..d576577f0ac 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/electron-browser/issueService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/electron-browser/issueService.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { textLinkForeground, inputBackground, inputBorder, inputForeground, butt
 import { SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
 import { IExtensionManagementService } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
 import { IWorkbenchExtensionEnablementService } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
-import { webFrame } from 'electron';
+import { webFrame } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
 import { assign } from 'vs/base/common/objects';
 import { IWorkbenchIssueService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/issue/electron-browser/issue';
 import { IWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/environment/common/environmentService';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/actions/windowActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/actions/windowActions.ts
index 255a094fa06..4e9ebf5bad2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/actions/windowActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/actions/windowActions.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Action } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
 import * as browser from 'vs/base/browser/browser';
 import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
-import { webFrame } from 'electron';
+import { webFrame } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
 import { FileKind } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
 import { IModelService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/modelService';
 import { IModeService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/modeService';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
index bfc2ec1c9e2..18eeb4df089 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as gracefulFs from 'graceful-fs';
-import { webFrame } from 'electron';
+import { webFrame } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
 import { importEntries, mark } from 'vs/base/common/performance';
 import { Workbench } from 'vs/workbench/browser/workbench';
 import { NativeWindow } from 'vs/workbench/electron-browser/window';
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/window.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/window.ts
index f95e03e84d0..614f80144c7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/window.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/window.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import * as browser from 'vs/base/browser/browser';
 import { ICommandService, CommandsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { IResourceEditorInput } from 'vs/platform/editor/common/editor';
 import { KeyboardMapperFactory } from 'vs/workbench/services/keybinding/electron-browser/nativeKeymapService';
-import { webFrame, crashReporter, CrashReporterStartOptions } from 'electron';
-import { ipcRenderer } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
+import { crashReporter, CrashReporterStartOptions } from 'electron';
+import { ipcRenderer, webFrame } from 'vs/base/electron-sandbox/globals';
 import { IWorkspaceEditingService } from 'vs/workbench/services/workspaces/common/workspaceEditing';
 import { IMenuService, MenuId, IMenu, MenuItemAction, ICommandAction, SubmenuItemAction, MenuRegistry } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
 import { IContextKeyService } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';