diff --git a/application/controllers/Labels.php b/application/controllers/Labels.php
index 9a81d396..6074b9cf 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Labels.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Labels.php
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ class Labels extends CI_Controller {
 				$label->font='DejaVuSans'; // Fix font to DejaVuSans
 				$ptype=$this->labels_model->getPaperType($label->paper_type_id);	// fetch papersize out of paper-table
 				if (($ptype->paper_id ?? '') != '') {
+					if ($ptype->metric == 'in')	{		// convert papersize to mm if given in inch
+						$paper_width=$ptype->width*25.4;
+						$paper_height=$ptype->height*25.4;
+					} else {
+						$paper_width=$ptype->width;
+						$paper_height=$ptype->height;
+					}
 					$pdf = new PDF_Label(array(
 						'paper-size'	=> 'custom', 				// $label->paper_type,	// The only Type left is "custom" because A4 and so on are also defined at paper_types
 						'metric'		=> $label->metric,
@@ -175,8 +182,8 @@ class Labels extends CI_Controller {
 						'width'			=> $label->width,
 						'height'		=> $label->height,
 						'font-size'		=> $label->font_size,
-						'pgX'		=> $ptype->width,
-						'pgY'		=> $ptype->height
+						'pgX'		=> $paper_width,
+						'pgY'		=> $paper_height
 					));
 				} else {
 					if ($jscall) {
diff --git a/application/views/labels/createpaper.php b/application/views/labels/createpaper.php
index 6bc3f285..63f09691 100644
--- a/application/views/labels/createpaper.php
+++ b/application/views/labels/createpaper.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 					<div class="col-sm-4">
 						<select name="measurementType" class="form-control" id="measurementType">
 							<option selected value="mm">Millimeters</option>
-							<!-- <option value="in">Inches</option> -->
+							<option value="in">Inches</option>
 						</select>
 					</div>
   			</div>
diff --git a/application/views/labels/editpaper.php b/application/views/labels/editpaper.php
index b6980a53..4b793ee0 100644
--- a/application/views/labels/editpaper.php
+++ b/application/views/labels/editpaper.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 			    	<div class="col-sm-4">
 				    <select name="measurementType" class="form-control" id="measurementType">
 						<option value="mm" <?php if($paper->metric == "mm") { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>>Millimeters</option>
-				<!--		<option value="in" <?php if($paper->metric == "in") { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>>Inches</option> -->
+						<option value="in" <?php if($paper->metric == "in") { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>>Inches</option>
 					</select>
 			    </div>
   			</div>