diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 2c9fbcf65..3a89687b5 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1129,6 +1129,16 @@ as <xliff:g id="filename">%s</xliff:g>.</string>
         <item>Large text</item>
         <item>Huge text</item>
     </string-array>
+
+    <!-- The message text size values -->
+    <string-array translatable="false" name="general_preference_text_zoom_size">
+        <item>0.8</item>
+        <item>0.9</item>
+        <item>1.0</item>
+        <item>1.2</item>
+        <item>1.5</item>
+    </string-array>
+
     <!-- General preference: Title of the dialog box with options for text zoom. [CHAR LIMIT=32] -->
     <string name="general_preference_text_zoom_dialog_title">Message text size</string>
     <!-- General preference:  Text zoom.  Value is "tiny" (-2) [CHAR LIMIT=32] -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/Preferences.java b/src/com/android/email/Preferences.java
index f960797ae..fb5ec25b5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/Preferences.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/Preferences.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class Preferences {
     // "move to older" was the behavior on older versions.
     private static final int AUTO_ADVANCE_DEFAULT = AUTO_ADVANCE_OLDER;
 
-    // The following constants are used as offsets into TEXT_ZOOM_ARRAY (below)
+    // The following constants are used as offsets into R.array.general_preference_text_zoom_size.
     public static final int TEXT_ZOOM_TINY = 0;
     public static final int TEXT_ZOOM_SMALL = 1;
     public static final int TEXT_ZOOM_NORMAL = 2;
diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageViewFragmentBase.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageViewFragmentBase.java
index 1bfbd46e1..4ec0c2083 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageViewFragmentBase.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageViewFragmentBase.java
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ public abstract class MessageViewFragmentBase extends Fragment implements View.O
     private static int PREVIEW_ICON_WIDTH = 62;
     private static int PREVIEW_ICON_HEIGHT = 62;
 
+    // The different levels of zoom: read from the Preferences.
+    private static String[] sZoomSizes = null;
+
     private TextView mSubjectView;
     private TextView mFromNameView;
     private TextView mFromAddressView;
@@ -202,12 +205,6 @@ public abstract class MessageViewFragmentBase extends Fragment implements View.O
 
     private final EmailAsyncTask.Tracker mTaskTracker = new EmailAsyncTask.Tracker();
 
-    /**
-     * Zoom scales for webview.  Values correspond to {@link Preferences#TEXT_ZOOM_TINY}..
-     * {@link Preferences#TEXT_ZOOM_HUGE}.
-     */
-    private static final float[] ZOOM_SCALE_ARRAY = new float[] {0.8f, 0.9f, 1.0f, 1.2f, 1.5f};
-
     public interface Callback {
         /**
          * Called when a link in a message is clicked.
@@ -522,7 +519,11 @@ public abstract class MessageViewFragmentBase extends Fragment implements View.O
     private int getWebViewZoom() {
         float density = mContext.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
         int zoom = Preferences.getPreferences(mContext).getTextZoom();
-        return (int) (ZOOM_SCALE_ARRAY[zoom] * density * 100);
+        if (sZoomSizes == null) {
+            sZoomSizes = mContext.getResources()
+                    .getStringArray(R.array.general_preference_text_zoom_size);
+        }
+        return (int)(Float.valueOf(sZoomSizes[zoom]) * density * 100);
     }
 
     private void initContactStatusViews() {