diff --git a/editor/src/document/document_file.rs b/editor/src/document/document_file.rs
index f6e4c759e0..b59914faf8 100644
--- a/editor/src/document/document_file.rs
+++ b/editor/src/document/document_file.rs
@@ -623,8 +623,9 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, &InputPreprocessor> for DocumentMessageHand
 					}
 					.into(),
 				);
+				let root_layerdata = self.layerdata(&[]);
 
-				let scale = 0.5 + ASYMPTOTIC_EFFECT + self.layerdata(&[]).scale * SCALE_EFFECT;
+				let scale = 0.5 + ASYMPTOTIC_EFFECT + root_layerdata.scale * SCALE_EFFECT;
 				let viewport_size = ipp.viewport_bounds.size();
 				let viewport_mid = ipp.viewport_bounds.center();
 				let [bounds1, bounds2] = self.graphene_document.visible_layers_bounding_box().unwrap_or([viewport_mid; 2]);
@@ -634,6 +635,13 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, &InputPreprocessor> for DocumentMessageHand
 				let scrollbar_position = DVec2::splat(0.5) - (bounds1.lerp(bounds2, 0.5) - viewport_mid) / (bounds_length - viewport_size);
 				let scrollbar_multiplier = bounds_length - viewport_size;
 				let scrollbar_size = viewport_size / bounds_length;
+
+				let log = root_layerdata.scale.log2();
+				let mut ruler_inverval = if log < 0. { 100. * 2_f64.powf(-log.ceil()) } else { 100. / 2_f64.powf(log.ceil()) };
+				let ruler_spacing = ruler_inverval * root_layerdata.scale;
+
+				let ruler_origin = self.graphene_document.root.transform.transform_point2(DVec2::ZERO);
+
 				responses.push_back(
 					FrontendMessage::UpdateScrollbars {
 						position: scrollbar_position.into(),
@@ -642,6 +650,15 @@ impl MessageHandler<DocumentMessage, &InputPreprocessor> for DocumentMessageHand
 					}
 					.into(),
 				);
+
+				responses.push_back(
+					FrontendMessage::UpdateRulers {
+						origin: ruler_origin.into(),
+						spacing: ruler_spacing,
+						interval: ruler_inverval,
+					}
+					.into(),
+				);
 			}
 
 			NudgeSelectedLayers(x, y) => {
diff --git a/editor/src/frontend/frontend_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/frontend/frontend_message_handler.rs
index 953feeb27a..80a8d17acc 100644
--- a/editor/src/frontend/frontend_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/frontend/frontend_message_handler.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub enum FrontendMessage {
 	UpdateLayer { path: Path, data: LayerPanelEntry },
 	UpdateCanvas { document: String },
 	UpdateScrollbars { position: (f64, f64), size: (f64, f64), multiplier: (f64, f64) },
+	UpdateRulers { origin: (f64, f64), spacing: f64, interval: f64 },
 	ExportDocument { document: String, name: String },
 	SaveDocument { document: String, name: String },
 	OpenDocumentBrowse,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/panels/Document.vue b/frontend/src/components/panels/Document.vue
index 8165d7c96d..b131707dd2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/panels/Document.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/panels/Document.vue
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@
 			</LayoutCol>
 			<LayoutCol :class="'viewport'">
 				<LayoutRow :class="'bar-area'">
-					<CanvasRuler :origin="0" :majorMarkSpacing="100" :direction="RulerDirection.Horizontal" :class="'top-ruler'" />
+					<CanvasRuler :origin="rulerOrigin.x" :majorMarkSpacing="rulerSpacing" :numberInterval="rulerInterval" :direction="RulerDirection.Horizontal" :class="'top-ruler'" />
 				</LayoutRow>
 				<LayoutRow :class="'canvas-area'">
 					<LayoutCol :class="'bar-area'">
-						<CanvasRuler :origin="0" :majorMarkSpacing="100" :direction="RulerDirection.Vertical" />
+						<CanvasRuler :origin="rulerOrigin.y" :majorMarkSpacing="rulerSpacing" :numberInterval="rulerInterval" :direction="RulerDirection.Vertical" />
 					</LayoutCol>
 					<LayoutCol :class="'canvas-area'">
 						<div class="canvas" ref="canvas">
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from "vue";
 
-import { ResponseType, registerResponseHandler, Response, UpdateCanvas, UpdateScrollbars, SetActiveTool, SetCanvasZoom, SetCanvasRotation } from "@/utilities/response-handler";
+import { ResponseType, registerResponseHandler, Response, UpdateCanvas, UpdateScrollbars, UpdateRulers, SetActiveTool, SetCanvasZoom, SetCanvasRotation } from "@/utilities/response-handler";
 import { SeparatorDirection, SeparatorType } from "@/components/widgets/widgets";
 import { comingSoon } from "@/utilities/errors";
 import { panicProxy } from "@/utilities/panic-proxy";
@@ -329,6 +329,15 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			}
 		});
 
+		registerResponseHandler(ResponseType.UpdateRulers, (responseData: Response) => {
+			const updateData = responseData as UpdateRulers;
+			if (updateData) {
+				this.rulerOrigin = updateData.origin;
+				this.rulerSpacing = updateData.spacing;
+				this.rulerInterval = updateData.interval;
+			}
+		});
+
 		registerResponseHandler(ResponseType.SetActiveTool, (responseData: Response) => {
 			const toolData = responseData as SetActiveTool;
 			if (toolData) {
@@ -374,6 +383,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			scrollbarPos: { x: 0.5, y: 0.5 },
 			scrollbarSize: { x: 0.5, y: 0.5 },
 			scrollbarMultiplier: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+			rulerOrigin: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+			rulerSpacing: 100,
+			rulerInterval: 100,
 			IncrementBehavior,
 			IncrementDirection,
 			MenuDirection,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/widgets/rulers/CanvasRuler.vue b/frontend/src/components/widgets/rulers/CanvasRuler.vue
index 326be554b7..32e8be8e0e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/widgets/rulers/CanvasRuler.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/widgets/rulers/CanvasRuler.vue
@@ -55,10 +55,17 @@ export enum RulerDirection {
 	"Vertical" = "Vertical",
 }
 
+// Apparently the modulo operator in js does not work properly.
+const mod = (n: number, m: number) => {
+	const remain = n % m;
+	return Math.floor(remain >= 0 ? remain : remain + m);
+};
+
 export default defineComponent({
 	props: {
 		direction: { type: String as PropType<RulerDirection>, default: RulerDirection.Vertical },
 		origin: { type: Number, required: true },
+		numberInterval: { type: Number, required: true },
 		majorMarkSpacing: { type: Number, required: true },
 		mediumDivisions: { type: Number, default: 5 },
 		minorDivisions: { type: Number, default: 2 },
@@ -68,9 +75,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			const isVertical = this.direction === RulerDirection.Vertical;
 			const lineDirection = isVertical ? "H" : "V";
 
-			const offsetStart = this.origin % this.majorMarkSpacing;
-			const phasingShift = offsetStart < this.majorMarkSpacing ? this.majorMarkSpacing : 0;
-			const shiftedOffsetStart = offsetStart - phasingShift;
+			const offsetStart = mod(this.origin, this.majorMarkSpacing);
+			const shiftedOffsetStart = offsetStart - this.majorMarkSpacing;
 
 			const divisions = this.majorMarkSpacing / this.mediumDivisions / this.minorDivisions;
 			const majorMarksFrequency = this.mediumDivisions * this.minorDivisions;
@@ -94,11 +100,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		svgTexts(): {} {
 			const isVertical = this.direction === RulerDirection.Vertical;
 
-			const offsetStart = this.origin % this.majorMarkSpacing;
-			const phasingShift = offsetStart < this.majorMarkSpacing ? this.majorMarkSpacing : 0;
-			const shiftedOffsetStart = offsetStart - phasingShift;
+			const offsetStart = mod(this.origin, this.majorMarkSpacing);
+			const shiftedOffsetStart = offsetStart - this.majorMarkSpacing;
 
 			const svgTextCoordinates = [];
+
+			let text = (Math.ceil(-this.origin / this.majorMarkSpacing) - 1) * this.numberInterval;
+
 			for (let location = shiftedOffsetStart; location < this.rulerLength; location += this.majorMarkSpacing) {
 				const destination = Math.round(location);
 				const x = isVertical ? 9 : destination + 2;
@@ -107,7 +115,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				let transform = `translate(${x} ${y})`;
 				if (isVertical) transform += " rotate(270)";
 
-				svgTextCoordinates.push({ transform, text: location });
+				svgTextCoordinates.push({ transform, text });
+
+				text += this.numberInterval;
 			}
 
 			return svgTextCoordinates;
diff --git a/frontend/src/utilities/response-handler.ts b/frontend/src/utilities/response-handler.ts
index 5ecd3bbb49..6b8b31afe4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utilities/response-handler.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utilities/response-handler.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const state = reactive({
 export enum ResponseType {
 	UpdateCanvas = "UpdateCanvas",
 	UpdateScrollbars = "UpdateScrollbars",
+	UpdateRulers = "UpdateRulers",
 	ExportDocument = "ExportDocument",
 	SaveDocument = "SaveDocument",
 	OpenDocumentBrowse = "OpenDocumentBrowse",
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ function parseResponse(responseType: string, data: any): Response {
 			return newUpdateCanvas(data.UpdateCanvas);
 		case "UpdateScrollbars":
 			return newUpdateScrollbars(data.UpdateScrollbars);
+		case "UpdateRulers":
+			return newUpdateRulers(data.UpdateRulers);
 		case "UpdateLayer":
 			return newUpdateLayer(data.UpdateLayer);
 		case "SetCanvasZoom":
@@ -94,7 +97,17 @@ function parseResponse(responseType: string, data: any): Response {
 	}
 }
 
-export type Response = SetActiveTool | UpdateCanvas | UpdateScrollbars | UpdateLayer | DocumentChanged | DisplayFolderTreeStructure | UpdateWorkingColors | SetCanvasZoom | SetCanvasRotation;
+export type Response =
+	| SetActiveTool
+	| UpdateCanvas
+	| UpdateScrollbars
+	| UpdateRulers
+	| UpdateLayer
+	| DocumentChanged
+	| DisplayFolderTreeStructure
+	| UpdateWorkingColors
+	| SetCanvasZoom
+	| SetCanvasRotation;
 
 export interface UpdateOpenDocumentsList {
 	open_documents: Array<string>;
@@ -204,6 +217,19 @@ function newUpdateScrollbars(input: any): UpdateScrollbars {
 	};
 }
 
+export interface UpdateRulers {
+	origin: { x: number; y: number };
+	spacing: number;
+	interval: number;
+}
+function newUpdateRulers(input: any): UpdateRulers {
+	return {
+		origin: { x: input.origin[0], y: input.origin[1] },
+		spacing: input.spacing,
+		interval: input.interval,
+	};
+}
+
 export interface ExportDocument {
 	document: string;
 	name: string;