diff --git a/modules/touch/include/touchinteraction.h b/modules/touch/include/touchinteraction.h
index b2f09debc1..5709c3527c 100644
--- a/modules/touch/include/touchinteraction.h
+++ b/modules/touch/include/touchinteraction.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ private:
     properties::FloatProperty _rollAngleThreshold;
     properties::FloatProperty _orbitSpeedThreshold;
     properties::FloatProperty _spinSensitivity;
+    properties::FloatProperty _zoomSensitivity;
     properties::FloatProperty _inputStillThreshold;
     properties::FloatProperty _centroidStillThreshold;
     properties::FloatProperty _interpretPan;
diff --git a/modules/touch/src/touchinteraction.cpp b/modules/touch/src/touchinteraction.cpp
index 59b3d9688e..c554c2fcd4 100644
--- a/modules/touch/src/touchinteraction.cpp
+++ b/modules/touch/src/touchinteraction.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ namespace {
         "" // @TODO Missing documentation
     };
 
+    static const openspace::properties::Property::PropertyInfo ZoomSensitivityInfo = {
+        "ZoomSensitivity",
+        "Sensitivity of exponential zooming in relation to distance from focus node",
+        "" // @TODO Missing documentation
+    };
+
     static const openspace::properties::Property::PropertyInfo InputSensitivityInfo = {
         "InputSensitivity",
         "Threshold for interpreting input as still",
@@ -203,6 +209,7 @@ TouchInteraction::TouchInteraction()
     , _rollAngleThreshold(RollThresholdInfo, 0.025f, 0.f, 0.05f)
     , _orbitSpeedThreshold(OrbitSpinningThreshold, 0.005f, 0.f, 0.01f)
     , _spinSensitivity(SpinningSensitivityInfo, 1.f, 0.f, 2.f)
+    , _zoomSensitivity(ZoomSensitivityInfo, 1.04f, 1.0f, 1.1f)
     , _inputStillThreshold(InputSensitivityInfo, 0.0005f, 0.f, 0.001f)
     // used to void wrongly interpreted roll interactions
     , _centroidStillThreshold(StationaryCentroidInfo, 0.0018f, 0.f, 0.01f)
@@ -260,6 +267,7 @@ TouchInteraction::TouchInteraction()
     addProperty(_rollAngleThreshold);
     addProperty(_orbitSpeedThreshold);
     addProperty(_spinSensitivity);
+    addProperty(_zoomSensitivity);
     addProperty(_inputStillThreshold);
     addProperty(_centroidStillThreshold);
     addProperty(_interpretPan);
@@ -947,8 +955,8 @@ void TouchInteraction::computeVelocities(const std::vector<TuioCursor>& list,
             ) / lastProcessed.size();
 
             double zoomFactor = (distance - lastDistance) *
-                (glm::distance(_camera->positionVec3(), _camera->focusPositionVec3()) -
-                _focusNode->boundingSphere());
+                pow((glm::distance(_camera->positionVec3(), _camera->focusPositionVec3()) -
+                _focusNode->boundingSphere()), (float)_zoomSensitivity);
             _vel.zoom += zoomFactor * _sensitivity.zoom *
                          std::max(_touchScreenSize.value() * 0.1, 1.0);
             break;
@@ -1257,6 +1265,7 @@ void TouchInteraction::resetToDefault() {
     _rollAngleThreshold.set(0.025f);
     _orbitSpeedThreshold.set(0.005f);
     _spinSensitivity.set(1.0f);
+    _zoomSensitivity.set(10.f);
     _inputStillThreshold.set(0.0005f);
     _centroidStillThreshold.set(0.0018f);
     _interpretPan.set(0.015f);