Index: src/xfce-backdrop.c
===================================================================
--- src/xfce-backdrop.c	(revision 25343)
+++ src/xfce-backdrop.c	(working copy)
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
         if(ih <= h / 2 && iw <= w / 2)
             istyle = XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_TILED;
         else
-            istyle = XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_SCALED;
+            istyle = XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_ZOOMED;
     } else
         istyle = backdrop->priv->image_style;
     
@@ -656,6 +656,22 @@
                     interp, 255);
             break;
         
+        case XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_ZOOMED:
+            xscale = (gdouble)w / iw;
+            yscale = (gdouble)h / ih;
+            if(xscale < yscale) {
+                xscale = yscale;
+                xo = (w - (iw * xscale)) * 0.5;
+                yo = 0;
+            } else {
+                yscale = xscale;
+                xo = 0;
+                yo = (h - (ih * yscale)) * 0.5;
+            }
+            gdk_pixbuf_composite(image, final_image, 0, 0,
+                    w, h, xo, yo, xscale, yscale, interp, 255);
+            break;
+        
         default:
             g_critical("Invalid image style: %d\n", (gint)istyle);
     }
Index: src/xfce-backdrop.h
===================================================================
--- src/xfce-backdrop.h	(revision 25343)
+++ src/xfce-backdrop.h	(working copy)
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
     XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_CENTERED,
     XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_TILED,
     XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_STRETCHED,
-    XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_SCALED
+    XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_SCALED,
+    XFCE_BACKDROP_IMAGE_ZOOMED
 } XfceBackdropImageStyle;
 
 typedef enum
Index: settings/appearance-settings.c
===================================================================
--- settings/appearance-settings.c	(revision 25343)
+++ settings/appearance-settings.c	(working copy)
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@
     gtk_combo_box_append_text(GTK_COMBO_BOX(combo), _("Tiled"));
     gtk_combo_box_append_text(GTK_COMBO_BOX(combo), _("Stretched"));
     gtk_combo_box_append_text(GTK_COMBO_BOX(combo), _("Scaled"));
+    gtk_combo_box_append_text(GTK_COMBO_BOX(combo), _("Zoomed"));
     gtk_combo_box_set_active(GTK_COMBO_BOX(combo), bp->style);
     gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(label), combo);
     gtk_widget_show(combo);