diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index 143b170242..e2e3c5602d 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -937,7 +937,6 @@ namespace Terminal {
 
             terminal_widget.window_title_changed.connect (check_for_tabs_with_same_name);
             terminal_widget.cwd_changed.connect (cwd_changed);
-            terminal_widget.zoom_changed.connect (zoom_changed);
 
             terminal_widget.set_font (term_font);
 
@@ -1205,14 +1204,17 @@ namespace Terminal {
 
         private void action_zoom_in_font () {
             current_terminal.increment_size ();
+            save_opened_terminal_zoom (current_terminal);
         }
 
         private void action_zoom_out_font () {
             current_terminal.decrement_size ();
+            save_opened_terminal_zoom (current_terminal);
         }
 
         private void action_zoom_default_font () {
             current_terminal.set_default_font_size ();
+            save_opened_terminal_zoom (current_terminal);
         }
 
         private void action_next_tab () {
@@ -1344,10 +1346,6 @@ namespace Terminal {
             return;
         }
 
-        private void zoom_changed (TerminalWidget terminal_widget) {
-            save_opened_terminal_zoom (terminal_widget);
-        }
-
         private void cwd_changed () {
             check_for_tabs_with_same_name ();
             save_opened_terminals ();
diff --git a/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala b/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
index 256f656850..72b3220fd2 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ namespace Terminal {
 
         public signal void cwd_changed ();
 
-        public signal void zoom_changed (TerminalWidget terminal_widget);
-
         public TerminalWidget (MainWindow parent_window) {
             pointer_autohide = true;
 
@@ -203,11 +201,11 @@ namespace Terminal {
                 if ((event.state & Gdk.ModifierType.CONTROL_MASK) > 0) {
                     switch (event.direction) {
                         case Gdk.ScrollDirection.UP:
-                            increment_size ();
+                            window.get_simple_action (MainWindow.ACTION_ZOOM_IN_FONT).activate (null);
                             return Gdk.EVENT_STOP;
 
                         case Gdk.ScrollDirection.DOWN:
-                            decrement_size ();
+                            window.get_simple_action (MainWindow.ACTION_ZOOM_OUT_FONT).activate (null);
                             return Gdk.EVENT_STOP;
 
                         case Gdk.ScrollDirection.SMOOTH:
@@ -452,17 +450,14 @@ namespace Terminal {
 
         public void increment_size () {
             font_scale = (font_scale + 0.1).clamp (MIN_SCALE, MAX_SCALE);
-            zoom_changed (this);
         }
 
         public void decrement_size () {
             font_scale = (font_scale - 0.1).clamp (MIN_SCALE, MAX_SCALE);
-            zoom_changed (this);
         }
 
         public void set_default_font_size () {
             font_scale = 1.0;
-            zoom_changed (this);
         }
 
         public bool is_init_complete () {