diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
index 35025aded6246..3b317778c9761 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
@@ -716,8 +716,8 @@ fn load_node(
                 let orthographic_projection: OrthographicProjection = OrthographicProjection {
                     far: orthographic.zfar(),
                     near: orthographic.znear(),
-                    scaling_mode: ScalingMode::FixedHorizontal,
-                    scale: xmag / 2.0,
+                    scaling_mode: ScalingMode::FixedHorizontal(1.0),
+                    scale: xmag,
                     ..Default::default()
                 };
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/camera/bundle.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/camera/bundle.rs
index 39bda7802bbd8..ee2363fd7e6bf 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/camera/bundle.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/camera/bundle.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub struct OrthographicCameraBundle<M: Component> {
 impl OrthographicCameraBundle<Camera3d> {
     pub fn new_3d() -> Self {
         let orthographic_projection = OrthographicProjection {
-            scaling_mode: ScalingMode::FixedVertical,
+            scaling_mode: ScalingMode::FixedVertical(2.0),
             depth_calculation: DepthCalculation::Distance,
             ..Default::default()
         };
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/camera/projection.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/camera/projection.rs
index 3c2a7d745da21..86fba6a3d4b3a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/camera/projection.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/camera/projection.rs
@@ -66,10 +66,15 @@ pub enum ScalingMode {
     None,
     /// Match the window size. 1 world unit = 1 pixel.
     WindowSize,
+    /// Use minimal possible viewport size while keeping the aspect ratio.
+    /// Arguments are in world units.
+    Auto { min_width: f32, min_height: f32 },
     /// Keep vertical axis constant; resize horizontal with aspect ratio.
-    FixedVertical,
+    /// The argument is the desired height of the viewport in world units.
+    FixedVertical(f32),
     /// Keep horizontal axis constant; resize vertical with aspect ratio.
-    FixedHorizontal,
+    /// The argument is the desired width of the viewport in world units.
+    FixedHorizontal(f32),
 }
 
 #[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Reflect)]
@@ -102,52 +107,51 @@ impl CameraProjection for OrthographicProjection {
     }
 
     fn update(&mut self, width: f32, height: f32) {
-        match (&self.scaling_mode, &self.window_origin) {
-            (ScalingMode::WindowSize, WindowOrigin::Center) => {
-                let half_width = (width / 2.0).round();
-                let half_height = (height / 2.0).round();
-                // Assign left and bottom such that (right-left)==width and (top-bottom)==height
-                // still hold with  with rounded half_width and half_height
-                self.left = half_width - width;
-                self.right = half_width;
-                self.top = half_height;
-                self.bottom = half_height - height;
+        let (viewport_width, viewport_height) = match self.scaling_mode {
+            ScalingMode::WindowSize => (width, height),
+            ScalingMode::Auto {
+                min_width,
+                min_height,
+            } => {
+                if width * min_height > min_width * height {
+                    (width * min_height / height, min_height)
+                } else {
+                    (min_width, height * min_width / width)
+                }
             }
-            (ScalingMode::WindowSize, WindowOrigin::BottomLeft) => {
-                self.left = 0.0;
-                self.right = width;
-                self.top = height;
-                self.bottom = 0.0;
+            ScalingMode::FixedVertical(viewport_height) => {
+                (width * viewport_height / height, viewport_height)
             }
-            (ScalingMode::FixedVertical, WindowOrigin::Center) => {
-                let aspect_ratio = width / height;
-                self.left = -aspect_ratio;
-                self.right = aspect_ratio;
-                self.top = 1.0;
-                self.bottom = -1.0;
+            ScalingMode::FixedHorizontal(viewport_width) => {
+                (viewport_width, height * viewport_width / width)
             }
-            (ScalingMode::FixedVertical, WindowOrigin::BottomLeft) => {
-                let aspect_ratio = width / height;
-                self.left = 0.0;
-                self.right = aspect_ratio;
-                self.top = 1.0;
-                self.bottom = 0.0;
-            }
-            (ScalingMode::FixedHorizontal, WindowOrigin::Center) => {
-                let aspect_ratio = height / width;
-                self.left = -1.0;
-                self.right = 1.0;
-                self.top = aspect_ratio;
-                self.bottom = -aspect_ratio;
+            ScalingMode::None => return,
+        };
+
+        match self.window_origin {
+            WindowOrigin::Center => {
+                let half_width = viewport_width / 2.0;
+                let half_height = viewport_height / 2.0;
+                self.left = -half_width;
+                self.bottom = -half_height;
+                self.right = half_width;
+                self.top = half_height;
+
+                if let ScalingMode::WindowSize = self.scaling_mode {
+                    if self.scale == 1.0 {
+                        self.left = self.left.floor();
+                        self.bottom = self.bottom.floor();
+                        self.right = self.right.floor();
+                        self.top = self.top.floor();
+                    }
+                }
             }
-            (ScalingMode::FixedHorizontal, WindowOrigin::BottomLeft) => {
-                let aspect_ratio = height / width;
+            WindowOrigin::BottomLeft => {
                 self.left = 0.0;
-                self.right = 1.0;
-                self.top = aspect_ratio;
                 self.bottom = 0.0;
+                self.right = viewport_width;
+                self.top = viewport_height;
             }
-            (ScalingMode::None, _) => {}
         }
     }