diff --git a/python/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.sip b/python/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.sip
index b9b3629c095..389cce1927d 100644
--- a/python/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.sip
+++ b/python/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.sip
@@ -73,6 +73,45 @@ class QgsLayoutView: QGraphicsView
  of the scale applied. The ``scale`` parameter specifies the zoom factor to scale the view by.
 %End
 
+    void setZoomLevel( double level );
+%Docstring
+ Sets the zoom ``level`` for the view, where a zoom level of 1.0 corresponds to 100%.
+%End
+
+  public slots:
+
+    void zoomFull();
+%Docstring
+ Zooms the view to the full extent of the layout.
+.. seealso:: zoomIn()
+.. seealso:: zoomOut()
+.. seealso:: zoomActual()
+%End
+
+    void zoomIn();
+%Docstring
+ Zooms in to the view by a preset amount.
+.. seealso:: zoomFull()
+.. seealso:: zoomOut()
+.. seealso:: zoomActual()
+%End
+
+    void zoomOut();
+%Docstring
+ Zooms out of the view by a preset amount.
+.. seealso:: zoomFull()
+.. seealso:: zoomIn()
+.. seealso:: zoomActual()
+%End
+
+    void zoomActual();
+%Docstring
+ Zooms to the actual size of the layout.
+.. seealso:: zoomFull()
+.. seealso:: zoomIn()
+.. seealso:: zoomOut()
+%End
+
   signals:
 
     void layoutSet( QgsLayout *layout );
diff --git a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutdesignerdialog.cpp b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutdesignerdialog.cpp
index 2ec0ea12cdf..34aba612011 100644
--- a/src/app/layout/qgslayoutdesignerdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/app/layout/qgslayoutdesignerdialog.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qgslayoutviewtoolselect.h"
 #include "qgsgui.h"
 #include "qgslayoutitemguiregistry.h"
+#include <QShortcut>
 
 QgsAppLayoutDesignerInterface::QgsAppLayoutDesignerInterface( QgsLayoutDesignerDialog *dialog )
   : QgsLayoutDesignerInterface( dialog )
@@ -112,6 +113,15 @@ QgsLayoutDesignerDialog::QgsLayoutDesignerDialog( QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFla
   mToolsActionGroup->addAction( mActionSelectMoveItem );
   connect( mActionSelectMoveItem, &QAction::triggered, mSelectTool, [ = ] { mView->setTool( mSelectTool ); } );
 
+  //Ctrl+= should also trigger zoom in
+  QShortcut *ctrlEquals = new QShortcut( QKeySequence( QStringLiteral( "Ctrl+=" ) ), this );
+  connect( ctrlEquals, &QShortcut::activated, mActionZoomIn, &QAction::trigger );
+
+  connect( mActionZoomIn, &QAction::triggered, mView, &QgsLayoutView::zoomIn );
+  connect( mActionZoomOut, &QAction::triggered, mView, &QgsLayoutView::zoomOut );
+  connect( mActionZoomAll, &QAction::triggered, mView, &QgsLayoutView::zoomFull );
+  connect( mActionZoomActual, &QAction::triggered, mView, &QgsLayoutView::zoomActual );
+
   mView->setTool( mSelectTool );
   mView->setFocus();
 
diff --git a/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.cpp b/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.cpp
index 3b570e66af9..174f8587c97 100644
--- a/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 #include "qgslayoutviewtooltemporarymousepan.h"
 #include "qgssettings.h"
 #include "qgsrectangle.h"
+#include "qgsapplication.h"
 #include <memory>
+#include <QDesktopWidget>
 
 #define MIN_VIEW_SCALE 0.05
 #define MAX_VIEW_SCALE 1000.0
@@ -95,6 +97,38 @@ void QgsLayoutView::scaleSafe( double scale )
   setTransform( QTransform::fromScale( scale, scale ) );
 }
 
+void QgsLayoutView::setZoomLevel( double level )
+{
+  double dpi = QgsApplication::desktop()->logicalDpiX();
+  //monitor dpi is not always correct - so make sure the value is sane
+  if ( ( dpi < 60 ) || ( dpi > 1200 ) )
+    dpi = 72;
+
+  //desired pixel width for 1mm on screen
+  double scale = qBound( MIN_VIEW_SCALE, level * dpi / 25.4, MAX_VIEW_SCALE );
+  setTransform( QTransform::fromScale( scale, scale ) );
+}
+
+void QgsLayoutView::zoomFull()
+{
+  fitInView( scene()->sceneRect(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio );
+}
+
+void QgsLayoutView::zoomIn()
+{
+  scaleSafe( 2 );
+}
+
+void QgsLayoutView::zoomOut()
+{
+  scaleSafe( 0.5 );
+}
+
+void QgsLayoutView::zoomActual()
+{
+  setZoomLevel( 1.0 );
+}
+
 void QgsLayoutView::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *event )
 {
   if ( mTool )
diff --git a/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.h b/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.h
index ea42409dbc1..df4470cb62c 100644
--- a/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.h
+++ b/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutview.h
@@ -94,6 +94,45 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsLayoutView: public QGraphicsView
      */
     void scaleSafe( double scale );
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the zoom \a level for the view, where a zoom level of 1.0 corresponds to 100%.
+     */
+    void setZoomLevel( double level );
+
+  public slots:
+
+    /**
+     * Zooms the view to the full extent of the layout.
+     * \see zoomIn()
+     * \see zoomOut()
+     * \see zoomActual()
+     */
+    void zoomFull();
+
+    /**
+     * Zooms in to the view by a preset amount.
+     * \see zoomFull()
+     * \see zoomOut()
+     * \see zoomActual()
+     */
+    void zoomIn();
+
+    /**
+     * Zooms out of the view by a preset amount.
+     * \see zoomFull()
+     * \see zoomIn()
+     * \see zoomActual()
+     */
+    void zoomOut();
+
+    /**
+     * Zooms to the actual size of the layout.
+     * \see zoomFull()
+     * \see zoomIn()
+     * \see zoomOut()
+     */
+    void zoomActual();
+
   signals:
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/ui/layout/qgslayoutdesignerbase.ui b/src/ui/layout/qgslayoutdesignerbase.ui
index 34eb498c93b..fa5854e5361 100644
--- a/src/ui/layout/qgslayoutdesignerbase.ui
+++ b/src/ui/layout/qgslayoutdesignerbase.ui
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>1083</width>
-     <height>42</height>
+     <height>25</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="mLayoutMenu">
@@ -97,9 +97,34 @@
      <string>&amp;Items</string>
     </property>
    </widget>
+   <widget class="QMenu" name="mMenuView">
+    <property name="title">
+     <string>View</string>
+    </property>
+    <addaction name="mActionZoomIn"/>
+    <addaction name="mActionZoomOut"/>
+    <addaction name="mActionZoomActual"/>
+    <addaction name="mActionZoomAll"/>
+   </widget>
    <addaction name="mLayoutMenu"/>
+   <addaction name="mMenuView"/>
    <addaction name="mItemMenu"/>
   </widget>
+  <widget class="QToolBar" name="mNavigationToolbar">
+   <property name="windowTitle">
+    <string>toolBar</string>
+   </property>
+   <attribute name="toolBarArea">
+    <enum>TopToolBarArea</enum>
+   </attribute>
+   <attribute name="toolBarBreak">
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </attribute>
+   <addaction name="mActionZoomIn"/>
+   <addaction name="mActionZoomOut"/>
+   <addaction name="mActionZoomActual"/>
+   <addaction name="mActionZoomAll"/>
+  </widget>
   <action name="mActionClose">
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Close</string>
@@ -162,6 +187,66 @@
     <string>V</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="mActionZoomAll">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="../../../images/images.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionZoomFullExtent.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionZoomFullExtent.svg</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Zoom &amp;Full</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Zoom full</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl+0</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="mActionZoomIn">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="../../../images/images.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionZoomIn.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionZoomIn.svg</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Zoom &amp;In</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Zoom in</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl++</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="mActionZoomOut">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="../../../images/images.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionZoomOut.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionZoomOut.svg</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Zoom &amp;Out</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Zoom out</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl+-</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="mActionZoomActual">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="../../../images/images.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionZoomActual.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionZoomActual.svg</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Zoom to &amp;100%</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Zoom to 100%</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl+1</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../../images/images.qrc"/>
@@ -189,6 +274,7 @@
   <include location="../../../images/images.qrc"/>
   <include location="../../../images/images.qrc"/>
   <include location="../../../images/images.qrc"/>
+  <include location="../../../images/images.qrc"/>
  </resources>
  <connections/>
 </ui>