diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/dev/isxander/zoomify/zoom/ZoomHelper.kt b/src/main/kotlin/dev/isxander/zoomify/zoom/ZoomHelper.kt
index 9a1ed6f..818c364 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/dev/isxander/zoomify/zoom/ZoomHelper.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/dev/isxander/zoomify/zoom/ZoomHelper.kt
@@ -53,9 +53,17 @@ class ZoomHelper(
                 scrollTiers.toDouble() / Zoomify.maxScrollTiers
             else 0.0
         if (linearLikeSteps()) {
-            val curvature = 0.3
-            val exp = 1 / (1 - curvature)
-            targetZoom = 2 * (targetZoom.pow(exp) / (targetZoom.pow(exp) + (2 - targetZoom).pow(exp)))
+            // Use exponential scaling to make each zoom step feel equally significant
+            // Maps linear input (0 to 1) to exponential output
+            // This ensures each scroll step represents a constant multiplicative change in zoom
+            if (targetZoom > 0.0) {
+                // Base of 4.0 chosen empirically:
+                // - Provides good balance between early and late zoom steps
+                // - At 50% scroll: ~33% of max zoom (reasonable middle ground)
+                // - Creates perceptually linear zoom progression
+                val base = 4.0
+                targetZoom = (base.pow(targetZoom) - 1.0) / (base - 1.0)
+            }
         }
 
         prevScrollInterpolation = scrollInterpolation