diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
index a809fbdc1..2c352a81f 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/HTML-CSS/jax.js
@@ -1915,7 +1915,8 @@
 
       HTMLgetScale: function () {
         if (this.scale) {return this.scale * this.mscale}
-	var scale = 1, values = this.getValues("mathsize","scriptlevel","fontsize");
+	var scale = 1, values = this.getValues("scriptlevel","fontsize");
+        values.mathsize = (this.isToken ? this : this.Parent()).Get("mathsize");
 	if (this.style) {
 	  var span = this.HTMLspanElement();
 	  if (span.style.fontSize != "") {values.fontsize = span.style.fontSize}
diff --git a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
index df0572b9d..e96bf73dd 100644
--- a/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
+++ b/unpacked/jax/output/SVG/jax.js
@@ -1290,7 +1290,8 @@
         if (this.mscale) {
           scale = this.scale;
         } else {
-          var values = this.getValues("mathsize","scriptlevel","fontsize");
+          var values = this.getValues("scriptlevel","fontsize");
+          values.mathsize = (this.isToken ? this : this.Parent()).Get("mathsize");
           if ((this.styles||{}).fontSize && !values.fontsize) {values.fontsize = this.styles.fontSize}
           if (values.fontsize && !this.mathsize) {values.mathsize = values.fontsize}
           if (values.scriptlevel !== 0) {