diff --git a/src/lib/annotations/Annotator.js b/src/lib/annotations/Annotator.js
index 060ee901f..e8e8973d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/annotations/Annotator.js
+++ b/src/lib/annotations/Annotator.js
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ class Annotator extends EventEmitter {
     /**
      * Initializes annotator.
      *
+     * @param {number} [initialScale] - The initial scale factor to render the annotations
      * @return {void}
      */
-    init() {
+    init(initialScale = 1) {
         this.annotatedElement = this.getAnnotatedEl(this.container);
         this.notification = new Notification(this.annotatedElement);
 
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ class Annotator extends EventEmitter {
             this.setupMobileDialog();
         }
 
-        this.setScale(1);
+        const scale = initialScale;
+        this.setScale(scale);
         this.setupAnnotations();
         this.showAnnotations();
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/annotations/__tests__/Annotator-test.js b/src/lib/annotations/__tests__/Annotator-test.js
index fe8d45c92..4d6ece2af 100644
--- a/src/lib/annotations/__tests__/Annotator-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/annotations/__tests__/Annotator-test.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ describe('lib/annotations/Annotator', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             const annotatedEl = document.querySelector('.annotated-element');
             sandbox.stub(annotator, 'getAnnotatedEl').returns(annotatedEl);
+            annotator.annotatedElement = annotatedEl;
 
             stubs.scale = sandbox.stub(annotator, 'setScale');
             stubs.setup = sandbox.stub(annotator, 'setupAnnotations');
@@ -105,8 +106,8 @@ describe('lib/annotations/Annotator', () => {
         });
 
         it('should set scale and setup annotations', () => {
-            annotator.init();
-            expect(stubs.scale).to.be.called;
+            annotator.init(5);
+            expect(stubs.scale).to.be.calledWith(5);
             expect(stubs.setup).to.be.called;
             expect(stubs.show).to.be.called;
             expect(annotator.annotationService).to.not.be.null;
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ describe('lib/annotations/Annotator', () => {
     describe('once annotator is initialized', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             const annotatedEl = document.querySelector('.annotated-element');
+            annotator.annotatedElement = annotatedEl;
             sandbox.stub(annotator, 'getAnnotatedEl').returns(annotatedEl);
             sandbox.stub(annotator, 'setupAnnotations');
             sandbox.stub(annotator, 'showAnnotations');
diff --git a/src/lib/annotations/doc/DocAnnotator.js b/src/lib/annotations/doc/DocAnnotator.js
index 70421b4ea..88d8e6f06 100644
--- a/src/lib/annotations/doc/DocAnnotator.js
+++ b/src/lib/annotations/doc/DocAnnotator.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class DocAnnotator extends Annotator {
         } else if (type === TYPES.point) {
             thread = new DocPointThread(threadParams);
         } else {
-            throw new Error(`DocAnnotator: Unknown Annotation Type: ${type}`);
+            throw new Error(`Unhandled document annotation type: ${type}`);
         }
 
         this.addThreadToMap(thread);
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class DocAnnotator extends Annotator {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Determine if mouse is over any highlight dialog currently
+        // Determine if mouse is over any highlight dialog
         // and ignore hover events of any highlights below
         const event = this.mouseMoveEvent;
         if (docAnnotatorUtil.isDialogDataType(event.target)) {
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/BaseViewer.js b/src/lib/viewers/BaseViewer.js
index 25d0041d4..7b4955688 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/BaseViewer.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/BaseViewer.js
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ class BaseViewer extends EventEmitter {
         // Add a resize handler for the window
         document.defaultView.addEventListener('resize', this.debouncedResizeHandler);
 
-        this.addListener('load', () => {
+        this.addListener('load', (event) => {
+            ({ scale: this.scale = 1 } = event);
+
             if (this.annotationsPromise) {
                 this.annotationsPromise.then(this.loadAnnotator);
             }
@@ -653,7 +655,8 @@ class BaseViewer extends EventEmitter {
             locale: location.locale,
             previewUI: this.previewUI
         });
-        this.annotator.init();
+
+        this.annotator.init(this.scale);
 
         // Disables controls during point annotation mode
         this.annotator.addListener('annotationmodeenter', this.disableViewerControls);
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/__tests__/BaseViewer-test.js b/src/lib/viewers/__tests__/BaseViewer-test.js
index cf5e54a47..1b131bb02 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/__tests__/BaseViewer-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/__tests__/BaseViewer-test.js
@@ -744,9 +744,11 @@ describe('lib/viewers/BaseViewer', () => {
                 }
             };
             base.addListener = sandbox.stub();
+            base.scale = 1.5;
             base.annotator = {
                 init: sandbox.stub(),
-                addListener: sandbox.stub()
+                addListener: sandbox.stub(),
+                setScale: sandbox.stub()
             };
             base.annotatorConf = {
                 CONSTRUCTOR: sandbox.stub().returns(base.annotator)
@@ -754,7 +756,7 @@ describe('lib/viewers/BaseViewer', () => {
             base.initAnnotations();
         });
         it('should initialize the annotator', () => {
-            expect(base.annotator.init).to.be.called;
+            expect(base.annotator.init).to.be.calledWith(1.5);
             expect(base.annotator.addListener).to.be.calledWith('annotationmodeenter', sinon.match.func);
             expect(base.annotator.addListener).to.be.calledWith('annotationmodeexit', sinon.match.func);
             expect(base.annotator.addListener).to.be.calledWith('annotationsfetched', sinon.match.func);
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer.js b/src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer.js
index 495f0bc96..b4dc9e77d 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer.js
@@ -998,7 +998,8 @@ class DocBaseViewer extends BaseViewer {
             this.loaded = true;
             this.emit('load', {
                 numPages: this.pdfViewer.pagesCount,
-                endProgress: false // Indicate that viewer will end progress later
+                endProgress: false, // Indicate that viewer will end progress later
+                scale: this.pdfViewer.currentScale
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/doc/__tests__/DocBaseViewer-test.js b/src/lib/viewers/doc/__tests__/DocBaseViewer-test.js
index a0d52ce55..75398f203 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/doc/__tests__/DocBaseViewer-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/doc/__tests__/DocBaseViewer-test.js
@@ -1436,7 +1436,8 @@ describe('src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer', () => {
             docBase.pagesinitHandler();
             expect(stubs.emit).to.be.calledWith('load', {
                 endProgress: false,
-                numPages: 5
+                numPages: 5,
+                scale: sinon.match.any
             });
             expect(docBase.loaded).to.be.truthy;
         });