diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/presentation-editor/PresentationEditor.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/core/presentation-editor/PresentationEditor.ts
index 4661481de8..846bc41cac 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/presentation-editor/PresentationEditor.ts
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/presentation-editor/PresentationEditor.ts
@@ -5402,21 +5402,42 @@ export class PresentationEditor extends EventEmitter {
    */
   #applyZoom() {
     if (this.#isSemanticFlowMode()) {
-      // Semantic mode: fill the container with fluid widths, no zoom scaling.
-      this.#viewportHost.style.width = '100%';
+      const zoom = this.#layoutOptions.zoom ?? 1;
+
+      // Semantic mode: fluid widths with optional zoom scaling.
       this.#viewportHost.style.minWidth = '';
       this.#viewportHost.style.minHeight = '';
-      this.#viewportHost.style.transform = '';
 
-      this.#painterHost.style.width = '100%';
-      this.#painterHost.style.minHeight = '';
-      this.#painterHost.style.transformOrigin = '';
-      this.#painterHost.style.transform = '';
+      if (zoom === 1) {
+        this.#viewportHost.style.width = '100%';
+        this.#viewportHost.style.transform = '';
 
-      this.#selectionOverlay.style.width = '100%';
-      this.#selectionOverlay.style.height = '100%';
-      this.#selectionOverlay.style.transformOrigin = '';
-      this.#selectionOverlay.style.transform = '';
+        this.#painterHost.style.width = '100%';
+        this.#painterHost.style.minHeight = '';
+        this.#painterHost.style.transformOrigin = '';
+        this.#painterHost.style.transform = '';
+
+        this.#selectionOverlay.style.width = '100%';
+        this.#selectionOverlay.style.height = '100%';
+        this.#selectionOverlay.style.transformOrigin = '';
+        this.#selectionOverlay.style.transform = '';
+      } else {
+        // Scale content while keeping fluid layout: set unscaled width to
+        // container/zoom so the reflowed content visually fills the container
+        // after the CSS transform enlarges it.
+        this.#viewportHost.style.width = `${100 / zoom}%`;
+        this.#viewportHost.style.transform = '';
+
+        this.#painterHost.style.width = '100%';
+        this.#painterHost.style.minHeight = '';
+        this.#painterHost.style.transformOrigin = 'top left';
+        this.#painterHost.style.transform = `scale(${zoom})`;
+
+        this.#selectionOverlay.style.width = '100%';
+        this.#selectionOverlay.style.height = '100%';
+        this.#selectionOverlay.style.transformOrigin = 'top left';
+        this.#selectionOverlay.style.transform = `scale(${zoom})`;
+      }
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/presentation-editor/tests/PresentationEditor.zoom.test.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/core/presentation-editor/tests/PresentationEditor.zoom.test.ts
index c423cfdb63..4277ae130c 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/presentation-editor/tests/PresentationEditor.zoom.test.ts
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/presentation-editor/tests/PresentationEditor.zoom.test.ts
@@ -983,4 +983,78 @@ describe('PresentationEditor - Zoom Functionality', () => {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  describe('semantic flow mode zoom', () => {
+    let semanticEditor: PresentationEditor;
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      if (semanticEditor) {
+        semanticEditor.destroy();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should apply CSS transform when zoom is set in semantic mode', () => {
+      semanticEditor = new PresentationEditor({
+        element: container,
+        documentId: 'test-doc-semantic-zoom',
+        pageSize: { w: 612, h: 792 },
+        layoutEngineOptions: { flowMode: 'semantic' },
+      });
+
+      semanticEditor.setZoom(1.5);
+
+      const painterHost = container.querySelector('.presentation-editor__pages') as HTMLElement;
+      const viewportHost = container.querySelector('.presentation-editor__viewport') as HTMLElement;
+      const selectionOverlay = container.querySelector('.presentation-editor__selection-overlay') as HTMLElement;
+
+      expect(painterHost?.style.transform).toBe('scale(1.5)');
+      expect(painterHost?.style.transformOrigin).toBe('top left');
+
+      expect(selectionOverlay?.style.transform).toBe('scale(1.5)');
+      expect(selectionOverlay?.style.transformOrigin).toBe('top left');
+
+      // Viewport width should be narrowed to compensate for scale
+      expect(viewportHost?.style.width).toBe(`${100 / 1.5}%`);
+    });
+
+    it('should clear transforms when zoom is reset to 1 in semantic mode', () => {
+      semanticEditor = new PresentationEditor({
+        element: container,
+        documentId: 'test-doc-semantic-zoom-reset',
+        pageSize: { w: 612, h: 792 },
+        layoutEngineOptions: { flowMode: 'semantic' },
+      });
+
+      semanticEditor.setZoom(2);
+      semanticEditor.setZoom(1);
+
+      const painterHost = container.querySelector('.presentation-editor__pages') as HTMLElement;
+      const viewportHost = container.querySelector('.presentation-editor__viewport') as HTMLElement;
+      const selectionOverlay = container.querySelector('.presentation-editor__selection-overlay') as HTMLElement;
+
+      expect(painterHost?.style.transform).toBe('');
+      expect(painterHost?.style.transformOrigin).toBe('');
+      expect(selectionOverlay?.style.transform).toBe('');
+      expect(selectionOverlay?.style.transformOrigin).toBe('');
+      expect(viewportHost?.style.width).toBe('100%');
+    });
+
+    it('should keep fluid width on all elements in semantic mode', () => {
+      semanticEditor = new PresentationEditor({
+        element: container,
+        documentId: 'test-doc-semantic-zoom-fluid',
+        pageSize: { w: 612, h: 792 },
+        layoutEngineOptions: { flowMode: 'semantic' },
+      });
+
+      semanticEditor.setZoom(0.75);
+
+      const painterHost = container.querySelector('.presentation-editor__pages') as HTMLElement;
+      const selectionOverlay = container.querySelector('.presentation-editor__selection-overlay') as HTMLElement;
+
+      // painterHost and selectionOverlay keep 100% width (viewport is narrowed instead)
+      expect(painterHost?.style.width).toBe('100%');
+      expect(selectionOverlay?.style.width).toBe('100%');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/superdoc/src/SuperDoc.vue b/packages/superdoc/src/SuperDoc.vue
index 768ac985c0..a2ec917188 100644
--- a/packages/superdoc/src/SuperDoc.vue
+++ b/packages/superdoc/src/SuperDoc.vue
@@ -1255,12 +1255,32 @@ const handlePdfSelectionRaw = ({ selectionBounds, documentId, page }) => {
 watch(
   () => activeZoom.value,
   (zoom) => {
+    const zoomFactor = (zoom ?? 100) / 100;
+
     if (proxy.$superdoc.config.useLayoutEngine !== false) {
-      PresentationEditor.setGlobalZoom((zoom ?? 100) / 100);
+      PresentationEditor.setGlobalZoom(zoomFactor);
+    } else {
+      // Web layout without layout engine — apply CSS transform directly
+      // to non-PDF sub-document containers so zoom works for PM fallback rendering.
+      // PDF documents are excluded because pdfViewer.updateScale() handles their zoom
+      // separately below; applying both would result in double-zoom.
+      const subDocs = layers.value?.querySelectorAll('.superdoc__sub-document');
+      subDocs?.forEach((el) => {
+        if (el.querySelector('.sd-pdf-viewer')) return;
+        if (zoomFactor === 1) {
+          el.style.transformOrigin = '';
+          el.style.transform = '';
+          el.style.width = '';
+        } else {
+          el.style.transformOrigin = 'top left';
+          el.style.transform = `scale(${zoomFactor})`;
+          el.style.width = `${100 / zoomFactor}%`;
+        }
+      });
     }
 
     const pdfViewer = getPDFViewer();
-    pdfViewer?.updateScale((zoom ?? 100) / 100);
+    pdfViewer?.updateScale(zoomFactor);
 
     nextTick(() => {
       updateWhiteboardPageSizes();