diff --git a/defaults.lua b/defaults.lua
index c422b77ca..35b798f8f 100644
--- a/defaults.lua
+++ b/defaults.lua
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ DKOPTREADER_CONFIG_DOC_DEFAULT_LANG_CODE = "eng"  		-- that have filenames start
 -- feel free to add more entries in this list
 DCREREADER_CONFIG_FONT_SIZES = {16, 20, 22, 24, 28, 32, 38, 44}  -- range from 16 to 44
 
+-- crereader margin sizes
+-- margin {left, top, right, bottom} in pixels
+DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_SMALL = {6, 5, 2, 5}
+DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_MEDIUM = {15, 10, 10, 10}
+DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_LARGE = {25, 10, 20, 10}
+
 -- gesture detector defaults
 DGESDETECT_DISABLE_DOUBLE_TAP = true
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua b/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
index 86dda4483..a2a96d7e2 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ local CreOptions = {
 				name_text = S.PAGE_MARGIN,
 				toggle = {S.SMALL, S.MEDIUM, S.LARGE},
 				values = {
-					{6, 5, 2, 5},
-					{15, 10, 10, 10},
-					{25, 10, 20, 10},
+					DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_SMALL,
+					DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_MEDIUM,
+					DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_LARGE,
 				},
-				default_value = {15, 10, 10, 10},
+				default_value = DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_MEDIUM,
 				args = {
-					{6, 5, 2, 5},
-					{15, 10, 10, 10},
-					{25, 10, 20, 10},
+					DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_SMALL,
+					DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_MEDIUM,
+					DCREREADER_CONFIG_MARGIN_SIZES_LARGE,
 				},
 				event = "SetPageMargins",
 			},
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
index d71a396a3..1648171eb 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
@@ -573,10 +573,10 @@ function ReaderView:onSetViewMode(new_mode)
 end
 
 function ReaderView:onSetPageMargins(margins)
-	local left = margins[1]
-	local top = margins[2]
-	local right = margins[3]
-	local bottom = margins[4]
+	local left = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[1])
+	local top = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[2])
+	local right = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[3])
+	local bottom = Screen:scaleByDPI(margins[4])
 	self.ui.document:setPageMargins(left, top, right, bottom)
 	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
 	return true