diff --git a/inkex/paths.py b/inkex/paths.py
index 0c5d7855ec8a0dbed18a2623817e2bd7a576bcae..1d7e61d664f6fb3bbddf1b8312a3cc4f7d70a9f6 100644
--- a/inkex/paths.py
+++ b/inkex/paths.py
@@ -1222,11 +1222,12 @@ class Path(list):
         result = Path()
         previous = Vector2d()
         previous_new = Vector2d()
+        start_zone = True
         first = Vector2d()
         first_new = Vector2d()
 
         for i, seg in enumerate(self):  # type: PathCommand
-            if i == 0:
+            if start_zone:
                 first = seg.end_point(first, previous)
 
             if isinstance(seg, (horz, Horz, Vert, vert)):
@@ -1237,7 +1238,7 @@ class Path(list):
             else:
                 new_seg = seg.transform(transform)
 
-            if i == 0:
+            if start_zone:
                 first_new = new_seg.end_point(first_new, previous_new)
 
             if inplace:
@@ -1246,6 +1247,7 @@ class Path(list):
                 result.append(new_seg)
             previous = seg.end_point(first, previous)
             previous_new = new_seg.end_point(first_new, previous_new)
+            start_zone = isinstance(seg, (zoneClose, ZoneClose))
         if inplace:
             return self
         return result
diff --git a/tests/test_inkex_paths.py b/tests/test_inkex_paths.py
index d046e0ae5c15df757de59a2d26cbdeff499c0ddf..64dc36c82f1b546bbe17e003c3feb3579f4df8a8 100644
--- a/tests/test_inkex_paths.py
+++ b/tests/test_inkex_paths.py
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ class PathTest(TestCase):
         ret = Path('M 10,10 l 10,10 Z l 10,10').scale(2, 2)
         self._assertPath(ret, 'M 20 20 l 20 20 Z l 20 20')
 
+    def test_scale_multiple_zones(self):
+        """Zone close returns current position to start of zone (not start of path)"""
+        ret = Path("M 100 100 Z M 200 200 Z h 0").scale(1, 1)
+        self._assertPath(ret.to_absolute(), "M 100 100 Z M 200 200 Z L 200 200")
+
     def test_absolute(self):
         """Paths can be converted to absolute"""
         ret = Path("M 100 100 l 10 10 10 10 10 10")
@@ -342,7 +347,6 @@ class PathTest(TestCase):
         ret= Path("m 1 2 h 2 v 1 z m 4 0 h 2 v 1 z m 0 2 h 2 v 1 z")
         self._assertPath(ret.to_absolute(), "M 1 2 H 3 V 3 Z M 5 2 H 7 V 3 Z M 5 4 H 7 V 5 Z")
 
-
     def test_relative(self):
         """Paths can be converted to relative"""
         ret = Path("M 100 100 L 110 120 140 140 300 300")