diff --git a/src/GLModel.ts b/src/GLModel.ts
index c44ab1fc6..342e0860c 100644
--- a/src/GLModel.ts
+++ b/src/GLModel.ts
@@ -732,6 +732,9 @@ export class GLModel {
             return;
 
         var atomBondR = style.radius || this.defaultStickRadius;
+        var doubleBondScale = style.doubleBondScaling || 0.4;
+        var tripleBondScale = style.tripleBondScaling || 0.25;
+
         var bondR = atomBondR;
         var atomSingleBond = style.singleBonds || false;
         var fromCap = 0, toCap = 0;
@@ -839,7 +842,7 @@ export class GLModel {
                     v = this.getSideBondV(atom, atom2, i);
 
                     if (atom.bondOrder[i] == 2) {
-                        r = bondR / 2.5;
+                        r = bondR * doubleBondScale;
 
                         v.multiplyScalar(r * 1.5);
                         p1a = p1.clone();
@@ -889,7 +892,7 @@ export class GLModel {
                         }
                     }
                     else if (atom.bondOrder[i] == 3) {
-                        r = bondR / 4;
+                        r = bondR * tripleBondScale;
                         v.cross(dir);
                         v.normalize();
                         v.multiplyScalar(r * 3);
@@ -2872,6 +2875,10 @@ export interface StickStyleSpec {
     hidden?: boolean;
     /** radius of stick */
     radius?: number;
+    /** radius scaling factor for drawing double bonds (default 0.4) */
+    doubleBondScaling?: number;
+    /** radius scaling factor for drawing triple bonds (default 0.25) */
+    tripleBondScaling?: number;    
     /** draw all bonds as single bonds */
     singleBonds?: boolean;
     /** colorscheme to use on atoms; overrides color */
diff --git a/src/GLShape.ts b/src/GLShape.ts
index f501a34b6..7cf4aa94b 100644
--- a/src/GLShape.ts
+++ b/src/GLShape.ts
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ export class GLShape {
 
     boundingSphere: Sphere;
     intersectionShape: any;
-    color: any;
+    color: any = 0xffffff;
     hidden = false;
     wireframe = false;
     opacity = 1;
diff --git a/tests/auto/tests/bondscaling.js b/tests/auto/tests/bondscaling.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..530601ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/tests/bondscaling.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$3Dmol.download("cid:10321", viewer, {}, function () {
+        viewer.setStyle({stick:{doubleBondScaling: 1, tripleBondScaling: 0.5}});
+
+        viewer.zoomTo();
+        viewer.render();
+});
diff --git a/tests/glcheck/reference-images/tests-glcheck-render-tests-bondscaling.html.png b/tests/glcheck/reference-images/tests-glcheck-render-tests-bondscaling.html.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acafabf2a
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