diff --git a/embedding/android/gfx/LayerController.java b/embedding/android/gfx/LayerController.java
index 6c80ec310cd4..af846edc5da8 100644
--- a/embedding/android/gfx/LayerController.java
+++ b/embedding/android/gfx/LayerController.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
  * zooming natively by delegating to a panning/zooming controller. Touch events can be dispatched
  * to a higher-level view.
  */
-public class LayerController implements ScaleGestureDetector.OnScaleGestureListener {
+public class LayerController {
     private Layer mRootLayer;                   /* The root layer. */
     private LayerView mView;                    /* The main rendering view. */
     private Context mContext;                   /* The current context. */
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ public class LayerController implements ScaleGestureDetector.OnScaleGestureListe
         else
             mPageSize = new IntSize(LayerController.TILE_WIDTH, LayerController.TILE_HEIGHT);
 
-        mView = new LayerView(context, this);
         mPanZoomController = new PanZoomController(this);
+        mView = new LayerView(context, this);
     }
 
     public void setRoot(Layer layer) { mRootLayer = layer; }
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ public class LayerController implements ScaleGestureDetector.OnScaleGestureListe
     public Bitmap getCheckerboardPattern()  { return getDrawable("checkerboard"); }
     public Bitmap getShadowPattern()        { return getDrawable("shadow"); }
 
+    public ScaleGestureDetector.OnScaleGestureListener getScaleGestureListener()    { return mPanZoomController; }
+
     private Bitmap getDrawable(String name) {
         Resources resources = mContext.getResources();
         int resourceID = resources.getIdentifier(name, "drawable", mContext.getPackageName());
@@ -256,21 +258,6 @@ public class LayerController implements ScaleGestureDetector.OnScaleGestureListe
         return result;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean onScale(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
-        return mPanZoomController.onScale(detector);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onScaleBegin(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
-        return mPanZoomController.onScaleBegin(detector);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onScaleEnd(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
-        mPanZoomController.onScaleEnd(detector);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Objects that wish to listen for changes in the layer geometry (visible rect or screen size)
      * should implement this interface and register themselves with addOnGeometryChangeListener().
diff --git a/embedding/android/gfx/LayerView.java b/embedding/android/gfx/LayerView.java
index a22afa29b165..d60614a14d1a 100644
--- a/embedding/android/gfx/LayerView.java
+++ b/embedding/android/gfx/LayerView.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class LayerView extends GLSurfaceView {
         mController = controller;
         mRenderer = new LayerRenderer(this);
         setRenderer(mRenderer);
-        mScaleGestureDetector = new ScaleGestureDetector(context, controller);
+        mScaleGestureDetector = new ScaleGestureDetector(context, controller.getScaleGestureListener());
         mInputConnectionHandler = null;
 
         setFocusable(true);
diff --git a/embedding/android/ui/PanZoomController.java b/embedding/android/ui/PanZoomController.java
index e4754a42f4b5..b4ac487366ec 100644
--- a/embedding/android/ui/PanZoomController.java
+++ b/embedding/android/ui/PanZoomController.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import java.util.TimerTask;
  * Many ideas are from Joe Hewitt's Scrollability:
  *   https://github.com/joehewitt/scrollability/
  */
-public class PanZoomController {
+public class PanZoomController implements ScaleGestureDetector.OnScaleGestureListener {
     private LayerController mController;
 
     private static final float FRICTION = 0.97f;
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ public class PanZoomController {
     /*
      * Zooming
      */
+    @Override
     public boolean onScale(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
         float newZoom = detector.getCurrentSpan() / mInitialZoomSpan;
 
@@ -491,6 +492,7 @@ public class PanZoomController {
         return true;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public boolean onScaleBegin(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
         IntRect initialZoomRect = (IntRect)mController.getVisibleRect().clone();
         float initialZoom = mController.getZoomFactor();
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ public class PanZoomController {
         return true;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public void onScaleEnd(ScaleGestureDetector detector) {
         // TODO
     }