diff --git a/openbr/plugins/metadata/cascade.cpp b/openbr/plugins/metadata/cascade.cpp
index 27e9a32..8dd9a54 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/metadata/cascade.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/metadata/cascade.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ class CascadeTransform : public MetaTransform
     Q_PROPERTY(int minSize READ get_minSize WRITE set_minSize RESET reset_minSize STORED false)
     Q_PROPERTY(int minNeighbors READ get_minNeighbors WRITE set_minNeighbors RESET reset_minNeighbors STORED false)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool ROCMode READ get_ROCMode WRITE set_ROCMode RESET reset_ROCMode STORED false)
-    
+    Q_PROPERTY(float scaleFactor READ get_scaleFactor WRITE set_scaleFactor RESET reset_scaleFactor STORED false)
+
     // Training parameters 
     Q_PROPERTY(int numStages READ get_numStages WRITE set_numStages RESET reset_numStages STORED false) 
     Q_PROPERTY(int w READ get_w WRITE set_w RESET reset_w STORED false)
@@ -227,7 +228,8 @@ class CascadeTransform : public MetaTransform
     BR_PROPERTY(int, minSize, 64)
     BR_PROPERTY(int, minNeighbors, 5)
     BR_PROPERTY(bool, ROCMode, false)
-        
+    BR_PROPERTY(float, scaleFactor, 1.2)
+
     // Training parameters - Default values provided trigger OpenCV defaults
     BR_PROPERTY(int, numStages, -1)
     BR_PROPERTY(int, w, -1)
@@ -410,8 +412,8 @@ class CascadeTransform : public MetaTransform
                 std::vector<Rect> rects;
                 std::vector<int> rejectLevels;
                 std::vector<double> levelWeights;
-                if (ROCMode) cascade->detectMultiScale(m, rects, rejectLevels, levelWeights, 1.2, minNeighbors, flags | CASCADE_SCALE_IMAGE, Size(minSize, minSize), Size(), true);
-                else         cascade->detectMultiScale(m, rects, 1.2, minNeighbors, flags, Size(minSize, minSize));
+                if (ROCMode) cascade->detectMultiScale(m, rects, rejectLevels, levelWeights, scaleFactor, minNeighbors, flags | CASCADE_SCALE_IMAGE, Size(minSize, minSize), Size(), true);
+                else         cascade->detectMultiScale(m, rects, scaleFactor, minNeighbors, flags, Size(minSize, minSize));
 
                 // It appears that flags is ignored for new model files:
                 // http://docs.opencv.org/modules/objdetect/doc/cascade_classification.html#cascadeclassifier-detectmultiscale
@@ -437,7 +439,7 @@ class CascadeTransform : public MetaTransform
                         u.file.set("Confidence",-std::numeric_limits<float>::max());
                     } else if (rejectLevels.size() > j)
                         u.file.set("Confidence", rejectLevels[j]*levelWeights[j]);
-                    else 
+                    else
                         u.file.set("Confidence", rects[j].area());
                     const QRectF rect = OpenCVUtils::fromRect(rects[j]);
                     u.file.appendRect(rect);