diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 76205bdde9..0dfcf93a65 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ MyAvatar::MyAvatar(QThread* thread) :
     connect(&domainHandler, &DomainHandler::settingsReceived, this, &MyAvatar::restrictScaleFromDomainSettings);
 
     // when we leave a domain we lift whatever restrictions that domain may have placed on our scale
-    connect(&domainHandler, &DomainHandler::disconnectedFromDomain, this, &MyAvatar::clearScaleRestriction);
+    connect(&domainHandler, &DomainHandler::disconnectedFromDomain, this, &MyAvatar::leaveDomain);
 
     _bodySensorMatrix = deriveBodyFromHMDSensor();
 
@@ -2279,6 +2279,18 @@ void MyAvatar::restrictScaleFromDomainSettings(const QJsonObject& domainSettings
     settings.endGroup();
 }
 
+void MyAvatar::leaveDomain() {
+    clearScaleRestriction();
+    saveAvatarScale();
+}
+
+void MyAvatar::saveAvatarScale() {
+    Settings settings;
+    settings.beginGroup("Avatar");
+    settings.setValue("scale", _targetScale);
+    settings.endGroup();
+}
+
 void MyAvatar::clearScaleRestriction() {
     _domainMinimumScale = MIN_AVATAR_SCALE;
     _domainMaximumScale = MAX_AVATAR_SCALE;
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 288e6dd638..9133b967fa 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -561,6 +561,8 @@ public slots:
     float getDomainMinScale();
     float getDomainMaxScale();
 
+    void leaveDomain();
+
     void setGravity(float gravity);
     float getGravity();
 
@@ -638,6 +640,8 @@ private:
     virtual int parseDataFromBuffer(const QByteArray& buffer) override;
     virtual glm::vec3 getSkeletonPosition() const override;
 
+    void saveAvatarScale();
+
     glm::vec3 getScriptedMotorVelocity() const { return _scriptedMotorVelocity; }
     float getScriptedMotorTimescale() const { return _scriptedMotorTimescale; }
     QString getScriptedMotorFrame() const;