diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/app/client/verto.coffee b/bigbluebutton-html5/app/client/verto.coffee
index a8a94c018c..a2164cc188 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/app/client/verto.coffee
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/app/client/verto.coffee
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ Template.webcamModal.events
 	if display is "whiteboard"
 		$("#webcam").css("display", "none")
 		$("#whiteboard-container").css("display", "block")
+		$("#whiteboard-paper").addClass("vertically-centered")
+		scaleWhiteboard()
 	else if display is "video"
 		$("#whiteboard-container").css("display", "none")
 		$("#webcam").css("display", "block")