diff --git a/interface/src/LODManager.h b/interface/src/LODManager.h
index 77cb1a0d39..94e5ae2a3c 100644
--- a/interface/src/LODManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/LODManager.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class LODManager : public QObject, public Dependency {
 
         Q_PROPERTY(float lodQualityLevel READ getLODQualityLevel WRITE setLODQualityLevel NOTIFY lodQualityLevelChanged)
 
+        Q_PROPERTY(float octreeSizeScale READ getOctreeSizeScale WRITE setOctreeSizeScale)
+
         Q_PROPERTY(bool automaticLODAdjust READ getAutomaticLODAdjust WRITE setAutomaticLODAdjust NOTIFY autoLODChanged)
 
         Q_PROPERTY(float presentTime READ getPresentTime)
@@ -150,6 +152,12 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE float getOctreeSizeScale() const { return _octreeSizeScale; }
 
+    /**jsdoc
+    * @function LODManager.getDefaultOctreeSizeScale
+    * @param {number} sizeScale
+    */
+    Q_INVOKABLE float getDefaultOctreeSizeScale() const { return DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE; }
+
     /**jsdoc
      * @function LODManager.setBoundaryLevelAdjust
      * @param {number} boundaryLevelAdjust
diff --git a/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedUI.js b/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedUI.js
index 50c626b594..80c0a6a61d 100644
--- a/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedUI.js
+++ b/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedUI.js
@@ -531,21 +531,21 @@ function maybeUpdateOutputDeviceMutedOverlay() {
 
 
 var oldAutomaticLODAdjust;
-var oldLODLevel;
+var oldOctreeSizeScale;
 var DEFAULT_AUTO_LOD_ADJUST = false;
-var DEFAULT_LOD_LEVEL = 0.5;
+var DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE = LODManager.getDefaultOctreeSizeScale();
 function modifyLODSettings() {
     oldAutomaticLODAdjust = LODManager.automaticLODAdjust;
-    oldLODLevel = LODManager.lodQualityLevel;
+    oldOctreeSizeScale = LODManager.octreeSizeScale;
 
     LODManager.automaticLODAdjust = DEFAULT_AUTO_LOD_ADJUST;
-    LODManager.lodQualityLevel = DEFAULT_LOD_LEVEL;
+    LODManager.octreeSizeScale = DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE;
 }
 
 
 function restoreLODSettings() {
     LODManager.automaticLODAdjust = oldAutomaticLODAdjust;
-    LODManager.lodQualityLevel = oldLODLevel;
+    LODManager.octreeSizeScale = oldOctreeSizeScale;
 }