diff --git a/include/LibreOfficeKit/LibreOfficeKitGtk.h b/include/LibreOfficeKit/LibreOfficeKitGtk.h
index 911bbdfa6049..e06d154f772e 100644
--- a/include/LibreOfficeKit/LibreOfficeKitGtk.h
+++ b/include/LibreOfficeKit/LibreOfficeKitGtk.h
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ LibreOfficeKitDocument*        lok_doc_view_get_document           (LOKDocView*
  * @pDocView: The #LOKDocView instance
  * @fZoom: The new zoom level that pDocView must set it into.
  *
- * Sets the new zoom level for the widget.
+ * Sets the new zoom level for the widget. Does nothing if fZoom is equal to
+ * existing zoom level. Values outside the range [0.25, 5.0] are clamped into
+ * the nearest allowed value in the interval.
  */
 void                           lok_doc_view_set_zoom               (LOKDocView* pDocView,
                                                                     float fZoom);
diff --git a/libreofficekit/source/gtk/lokdocview.cxx b/libreofficekit/source/gtk/lokdocview.cxx
index c1f550ae2829..383f35f98a7c 100644
--- a/libreofficekit/source/gtk/lokdocview.cxx
+++ b/libreofficekit/source/gtk/lokdocview.cxx
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 #define CURSOR_HANDLE_DIR "/android/source/res/drawable/"
 // Number of handles around a graphic selection.
 #define GRAPHIC_HANDLE_COUNT 8
+// Maximum Zoom allowed
+#define MAX_ZOOM 5.0f
+// Minimum Zoom allowed
+#define MIN_ZOOM 0.25f
 
 /// Private struct used by this GObject type
 struct LOKDocViewPrivateImpl
@@ -124,8 +128,8 @@ struct LOKDocViewPrivateImpl
         m_aDocPath(nullptr),
         m_nLoadProgress(0),
         m_bIsLoading(false),
-        m_bCanZoomIn(false),
-        m_bCanZoomOut(false),
+        m_bCanZoomIn(true),
+        m_bCanZoomOut(true),
         m_pOffice(nullptr),
         m_pDocument(nullptr),
         lokThreadPool(nullptr),
@@ -2475,6 +2479,13 @@ lok_doc_view_set_zoom (LOKDocView* pDocView, float fZoom)
     LOKDocViewPrivate& priv = getPrivate(pDocView);
     GError* error = nullptr;
 
+    // Clamp the input value in [MIN_ZOOM, MAX_ZOOM]
+    fZoom = fZoom < MIN_ZOOM ? MIN_ZOOM : fZoom;
+    fZoom = fZoom > MAX_ZOOM ? MAX_ZOOM : fZoom;
+
+    if (fZoom == priv->m_fZoom)
+        return;
+
     priv->m_fZoom = fZoom;
     long nDocumentWidthPixels = twipToPixel(priv->m_nDocumentWidthTwips, fZoom);
     long nDocumentHeightPixels = twipToPixel(priv->m_nDocumentHeightTwips, fZoom);
@@ -2489,6 +2500,20 @@ lok_doc_view_set_zoom (LOKDocView* pDocView, float fZoom)
 
     g_object_notify_by_pspec(G_OBJECT(pDocView), properties[PROP_ZOOM]);
 
+    // set properties to indicate if view can be further zoomed in/out
+    bool bCanZoomIn  = priv->m_fZoom < MAX_ZOOM;
+    bool bCanZoomOut = priv->m_fZoom > MIN_ZOOM;
+    if (bCanZoomIn != priv->m_bCanZoomIn)
+    {
+        priv->m_bCanZoomIn = bCanZoomIn;
+        g_object_notify_by_pspec(G_OBJECT(pDocView), properties[PROP_CAN_ZOOM_IN]);
+    }
+    if (bCanZoomOut != priv->m_bCanZoomOut)
+    {
+        priv->m_bCanZoomOut = bCanZoomOut;
+        g_object_notify_by_pspec(G_OBJECT(pDocView), properties[PROP_CAN_ZOOM_OUT]);
+    }
+
     // Update the client's view size
     GTask* task = g_task_new(pDocView, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
     LOEvent* pLOEvent = new LOEvent(LOK_SET_CLIENT_ZOOM);