diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/menu/menu.view.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/menu/menu.view.ts
index 962c57fdb60..d24128730cc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/menu/menu.view.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/menu/menu.view.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { I18nService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/i18n.servic
 import { MessagingService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/messaging.service";
 
 import { isDev } from "../../utils";
+import { WindowMain } from "../window.main";
 
 import { IMenubarMenu } from "./menubar";
 
@@ -42,11 +43,18 @@ export class ViewMenu implements IMenubarMenu {
   private readonly _i18nService: I18nService;
   private readonly _messagingService: MessagingService;
   private readonly _isLocked: boolean;
+  private readonly _windowMain: WindowMain;
 
-  constructor(i18nService: I18nService, messagingService: MessagingService, isLocked: boolean) {
+  constructor(
+    i18nService: I18nService,
+    messagingService: MessagingService,
+    isLocked: boolean,
+    windowMain: WindowMain,
+  ) {
     this._i18nService = i18nService;
     this._messagingService = messagingService;
     this._isLocked = isLocked;
+    this._windowMain = windowMain;
   }
 
   private get searchVault(): MenuItemConstructorOptions {
@@ -86,7 +94,12 @@ export class ViewMenu implements IMenubarMenu {
     return {
       id: "zoomIn",
       label: this.localize("zoomIn"),
-      role: "zoomIn",
+      click: async () => {
+        const currentZoom = this._windowMain.win.webContents.zoomFactor;
+        const newZoom = currentZoom + 0.1;
+        this._windowMain.win.webContents.zoomFactor = newZoom;
+        await this._windowMain.saveZoomFactor(newZoom);
+      },
       accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+=",
     };
   }
@@ -95,7 +108,12 @@ export class ViewMenu implements IMenubarMenu {
     return {
       id: "zoomOut",
       label: this.localize("zoomOut"),
-      role: "zoomOut",
+      click: async () => {
+        const currentZoom = this._windowMain.win.webContents.zoomFactor;
+        const newZoom = Math.max(0.2, currentZoom - 0.1);
+        this._windowMain.win.webContents.zoomFactor = newZoom;
+        await this._windowMain.saveZoomFactor(newZoom);
+      },
       accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+-",
     };
   }
@@ -104,7 +122,11 @@ export class ViewMenu implements IMenubarMenu {
     return {
       id: "resetZoom",
       label: this.localize("resetZoom"),
-      role: "resetZoom",
+      click: async () => {
+        const newZoom = 1.0;
+        this._windowMain.win.webContents.zoomFactor = newZoom;
+        await this._windowMain.saveZoomFactor(newZoom);
+      },
       accelerator: "CmdOrCtrl+0",
     };
   }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/menu/menubar.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/menu/menubar.ts
index 8ac3a084d95..0a00a67b84a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/menu/menubar.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/menu/menubar.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class Menubar {
         updateRequest?.restrictedCipherTypes,
       ),
       new EditMenu(i18nService, messagingService, isLocked),
-      new ViewMenu(i18nService, messagingService, isLocked),
+      new ViewMenu(i18nService, messagingService, isLocked, windowMain),
       new AccountMenu(
         i18nService,
         messagingService,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
index f8ea7551c47..d148a1a35f8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ export class WindowMain {
       this.win.webContents.zoomFactor = this.windowStates[mainWindowSizeKey].zoomFactor ?? 1.0;
     });
 
-    // Persist zoom changes immediately when user zooms in/out or resets zoom
+    // Persist zoom changes from mouse wheel and programmatic zoom operations
+    // NOTE: This event does NOT fire for keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+/-/0, Cmd+/-/0)
+    // which are handled by custom menu click handlers in ViewMenu
     // We can't depend on higher level web events (like close) to do this
     // because locking the vault resets window state.
     this.win.webContents.on("zoom-changed", async () => {
@@ -432,6 +434,11 @@ export class WindowMain {
     await this.desktopSettingsService.setAlwaysOnTop(this.enableAlwaysOnTop);
   }
 
+  async saveZoomFactor(zoomFactor: number) {
+    this.windowStates[mainWindowSizeKey].zoomFactor = zoomFactor;
+    await this.desktopSettingsService.setWindow(this.windowStates[mainWindowSizeKey]);
+  }
+
   private windowStateChangeHandler(configKey: string, win: BrowserWindow) {
     global.clearTimeout(this.windowStateChangeTimer);
     this.windowStateChangeTimer = global.setTimeout(async () => {