diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LargeImageViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LargeImageViewController.swift
index 7661a6bf25..e8ad7956fa 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LargeImageViewController.swift	
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LargeImageViewController.swift	
@@ -118,8 +118,11 @@ class LargeImageViewController: UIViewController, UIScrollViewDelegate {
     override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
         super.viewDidLayoutSubviews()
         
-        let widthScale = view.bounds.size.width / imageView.bounds.width
-        let heightScale = view.bounds.size.height / imageView.bounds.height
+        // limit the image height to the safe area height, so the image doesn't overlap the top controls
+        // while zoomed all the way out
+        let maxHeight = view.bounds.height - view.safeAreaInsets.top - view.safeAreaInsets.bottom
+        let heightScale = maxHeight / imageView.bounds.height
+        let widthScale = view.bounds.width / imageView.bounds.width
         let minScale = min(widthScale, heightScale)
         scrollView.minimumZoomScale = minScale
         scrollView.zoomScale = minScale