diff --git a/coil-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/coil3/request/RequestService.android.kt b/coil-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/coil3/request/RequestService.android.kt
index 67e976e89d..523fb41335 100644
--- a/coil-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/coil3/request/RequestService.android.kt
+++ b/coil-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/coil3/request/RequestService.android.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import coil3.util.VALID_TRANSFORMATION_CONFIGS
 import coil3.util.getLifecycle
 import coil3.util.isHardware
 import coil3.util.safeConfig
+import coil3.util.scale
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 
 internal actual fun RequestService(
@@ -105,12 +106,22 @@ internal class AndroidRequestService(
     }
 
     private fun ImageRequest.resolveScale(size: Size): Scale {
+        if (defined.scale != null) {
+            return defined.scale
+        }
+
         // Use `Scale.FIT` if either dimension is undefined.
         if (size.width == Dimension.Undefined || size.height == Dimension.Undefined) {
             return Scale.FIT
-        } else {
-            return scale
         }
+
+        // Autodetect the scale from the ImageView.
+        val imageView = (target as? ViewTarget<*>)?.view as? ImageView
+        if (imageView != null) {
+            return imageView.scale
+        }
+
+        return scale
     }
 
     private fun ImageRequest.resolvePrecision(sizeResolver: SizeResolver): Precision {
diff --git a/coil-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/coil3/transition/CrossfadeTransition.kt b/coil-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/coil3/transition/CrossfadeTransition.kt
index 82510e3da3..c316a199cc 100644
--- a/coil-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/coil3/transition/CrossfadeTransition.kt
+++ b/coil-core/src/androidMain/kotlin/coil3/transition/CrossfadeTransition.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package coil3.transition
 
+import android.widget.ImageView
 import coil3.asDrawable
 import coil3.asImage
 import coil3.decode.DataSource
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import coil3.request.DEFAULT_CROSSFADE_MILLIS
 import coil3.request.ErrorResult
 import coil3.request.ImageResult
 import coil3.request.SuccessResult
+import coil3.size.Scale
+import coil3.util.scale
 
 /**
  * A [Transition] that crossfades from the current drawable to a new one.
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ class CrossfadeTransition @JvmOverloads constructor(
         val drawable = CrossfadeDrawable(
             start = target.drawable,
             end = result.image?.asDrawable(target.view.resources),
-            scale = result.request.scale,
+            scale = scale(),
             durationMillis = durationMillis,
             fadeStart = result !is SuccessResult || !result.isPlaceholderCached,
             preferExactIntrinsicSize = preferExactIntrinsicSize,
@@ -40,6 +43,20 @@ class CrossfadeTransition @JvmOverloads constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun scale(): Scale {
+        val scale = result.request.defined.scale
+        if (scale != null) {
+            return scale
+        }
+
+        val view = target.view
+        if (view is ImageView) {
+            return view.scale
+        }
+
+        return result.request.scale
+    }
+
     class Factory @JvmOverloads constructor(
         val durationMillis: Int = DEFAULT_CROSSFADE_MILLIS,
         val preferExactIntrinsicSize: Boolean = false,
diff --git a/coil-core/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/coil3/request/RequestServiceTest.kt b/coil-core/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/coil3/request/RequestServiceTest.kt
index 35650814f8..b4c6fbc574 100644
--- a/coil-core/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/coil3/request/RequestServiceTest.kt
+++ b/coil-core/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/coil3/request/RequestServiceTest.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.widget.ImageView
 import coil3.ImageLoader
 import coil3.RealImageLoader
 import coil3.size.Precision
+import coil3.size.Scale
 import coil3.size.Size
 import coil3.size.ViewSizeResolver
 import coil3.target.ViewTarget
@@ -139,7 +140,6 @@ class RequestServiceTest : RobolectricTest() {
     @Config(sdk = [23])
     fun `RGB_565 is preserved if hardware bitmaps are disabled`() {
         val request = ImageRequest.Builder(context)
-            .data(Unit)
             .bitmapConfig(Bitmap.Config.RGB_565)
             .build()
         val sizeResolver = request.defined.sizeResolver ?: service.sizeResolver(request)
@@ -154,11 +154,23 @@ class RequestServiceTest : RobolectricTest() {
             .bitmapConfig(Bitmap.Config.RGB_565)
             .build()
         val request = ImageRequest.Builder(context)
-            .data(Unit)
             .defaults(imageLoader.defaults)
             .build()
         val sizeResolver = request.defined.sizeResolver ?: service.sizeResolver(request)
         val options = service.options(request, sizeResolver, Size(100, 100))
         assertEquals(Bitmap.Config.RGB_565, options.bitmapConfig)
     }
+
+    /** Regression test: https://github.com/coil-kt/coil/pull/2669 */
+    @Test
+    fun `ImageView scaleType sets scale`() {
+        val imageView = ImageView(context)
+        imageView.scaleType = ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_XY
+        val request = ImageRequest.Builder(context)
+            .target(imageView)
+            .build()
+        val sizeResolver = request.defined.sizeResolver ?: service.sizeResolver(request)
+        val options = service.options(request, sizeResolver, Size(100, 100))
+        assertEquals(Scale.FILL, options.scale)
+    }
 }