diff --git a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
--- a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
+++ b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@
 class PDFOptionsPage : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+public slots:
+       void showOrHideScaleMode()
+       {
+           bool isVisible = (printBackend() == QPrinterBackend || m_forceRaster->isChecked());
+           m_scaleMode->setVisible ( isVisible );
+           m_scaleTo->setVisible ( isVisible );
+           if ( isVisible ) {
+               m_printBackendLayout->labelForField(m_scaleMode)->show();
+               m_printBackendLayout->labelForField(m_scaleTo)->show();
+           } else {
+               m_printBackendLayout->labelForField(m_scaleMode)->hide();
+               m_printBackendLayout->labelForField(m_scaleTo)->hide();
+           }
+       }
 
    public:
 
@@ -83,6 +97,19 @@
        };
        Q_ENUM(PrintBackend)
 
+       enum ScaleMode {
+            FitToPage,
+            ShrinkToPage,
+            None
+       };
+       Q_ENUM(ScaleMode)
+
+       enum ScaleTo {
+            PrintableArea,
+            FullPage
+       };
+       Q_ENUM(ScaleTo)
+
        PDFOptionsPage()
        {
            setWindowTitle( i18n( "PDF Options" ) );
@@ -117,12 +144,35 @@
            m_printBackend->setItemData(QPrinterBackend, i18n("Print with Qt (experimental, you may see rendering artifacts)"), Qt::ToolTipRole);
 #endif
            QWidget* formWidget = new QWidget(this);
-           QFormLayout *printBackendLayout = new QFormLayout(formWidget);
-           printBackendLayout->addRow(i18n("Print backend:"), m_printBackend);
+           m_printBackendLayout = new QFormLayout(formWidget);
+           m_printBackendLayout->addRow(i18n("Print backend:"), m_printBackend);
+
+           m_scaleMode = new QComboBox;
+           m_scaleMode->insertItem(FitToPage, i18n("Fit to page"));
+           m_scaleMode->insertItem(ShrinkToPage, i18n("Shrink to page"));
+           m_scaleMode->insertItem(None, i18n("None"));
+           m_printBackendLayout->addRow(i18n("Scale mode"), m_scaleMode);
+
+           m_scaleTo = new QComboBox;
+           m_scaleTo->insertItem(PrintableArea, i18n("Printable area"));
+           m_scaleTo->insertItem(FullPage, i18n("Full page"));
+           m_printBackendLayout->addRow(i18n("Scale to"), m_scaleTo);
+
            layout->addWidget(formWidget);
 
            layout->addStretch(1);
 
+           // Show scaleMode and scaleTo only if experimental QPrinter backend is selected
+           // or if the file is to be rasterized before printing
+           m_scaleMode->hide();
+           m_scaleTo->hide();
+           m_printBackendLayout->labelForField(m_scaleMode)->hide();
+           m_printBackendLayout->labelForField(m_scaleTo)->hide();
+
+           connect(m_printBackend, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
+                   this, &PDFOptionsPage::showOrHideScaleMode);
+           connect(m_forceRaster, &QCheckBox::stateChanged, this, &PDFOptionsPage::showOrHideScaleMode);
+
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined HAVE_POPPLER_0_60
            m_printAnnots->setVisible( false );
 #endif
@@ -155,11 +205,26 @@
            return m_printBackend->currentData().value<PrintBackend>();
        }
 
+       ScaleMode scaleMode() const
+       {
+           return m_scaleMode->currentData().value<ScaleMode>();
+       }
+
+       ScaleTo scaleTo() const
+       {
+           return m_scaleTo->currentData().value<ScaleTo>();
+       }
+
 
     private:
         QCheckBox *m_printAnnots;
         QCheckBox *m_forceRaster;
         QComboBox *m_printBackend;
+        QComboBox *m_scaleMode;
+        QComboBox *m_scaleTo;
+
+        // Needs to be a member so we can hide certain elements dynamically
+        QFormLayout *m_printBackendLayout;
 };
 
 
@@ -1323,12 +1388,16 @@
     bool printAnnots = true;
     bool forceRasterize = false;
     PDFOptionsPage::PrintBackend printBackend = PDFOptionsPage::CUPSBackend;
+    PDFOptionsPage::ScaleMode scaleMode = PDFOptionsPage::FitToPage;
+    PDFOptionsPage::ScaleTo scaleTo = PDFOptionsPage::PrintableArea;
 
     if ( pdfOptionsPage )
     {
         printAnnots = pdfOptionsPage->printAnnots();
         forceRasterize = pdfOptionsPage->printForceRaster();
         printBackend = pdfOptionsPage->printBackend();
+        scaleMode = pdfOptionsPage->scaleMode();
+        scaleTo = pdfOptionsPage->scaleTo();
     }
 
     if ( printBackend == PDFOptionsPage::QPrinterBackend )
@@ -1338,8 +1407,9 @@
         pdfdoc->setRenderHint( Poppler::Document::HideAnnotations, !printAnnots );
 #endif
 
-        // Scale to the entire page, not only the printable area
-        printer.setFullPage( true );
+        // If requested, scale to full page instead of the printable area
+        if ( scaleTo == PDFOptionsPage::FullPage )
+            printer.setFullPage( true );
 
     QPainter painter;
     painter.begin(&printer);
@@ -1357,6 +1427,25 @@
         Poppler::Page *pp = pdfdoc->page( page );
         if (pp)
         {
+                double scaling = 1.0;  // Default: no scaling at all
+
+                if ( scaleMode != PDFOptionsPage::None )
+                {
+                    // Get the two scaling needed to fit the page onto paper horizontally or vertically
+                    QSizeF pageSize = pp->pageSizeF();
+                    auto horizontalScaling = printer.pageRect(QPrinter::Point).width() / pageSize.width();
+                    auto verticalScaling   = printer.pageRect(QPrinter::Point).height() / pageSize.height();
+
+                    // We use the smaller of the two for both directions, to keep the aspect ratio
+                    scaling = std::min(horizontalScaling,verticalScaling);
+                }
+
+                // If shrink-to-page mode we disregard the scaling if it is an enlargement.
+                if ( scaleMode == PDFOptionsPage::ShrinkToPage )
+                {
+                    scaling = std::min(1.0, scaling);
+                }
+
                 if ( forceRasterize )
                 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
@@ -1372,7 +1461,7 @@
                     auto actualRenderBackend = pdfdoc->renderBackend();
                     pdfdoc->setRenderBackend( Poppler::Document::ArthurBackend );
 
-                    pp->renderToPainter( &painter, printer.logicalDpiX(), printer.logicalDpiY() );
+                    pp->renderToPainter( &painter, scaling*printer.logicalDpiX(), scaling*printer.logicalDpiY() );
 
                     pdfdoc->setRenderBackend( actualRenderBackend );
                 }