diff --git a/components/map-container.js b/components/map-container.js
index fa2bcc5..d3f1c1c 100644
--- a/components/map-container.js
+++ b/components/map-container.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Box } from 'theme-ui'
 
 import useStore from './data/store'
 
-const MapContainer = ({ children, setMapProps }) => {
+const MapContainer = ({ children, setMapProps, lockZoom }) => {
   const container = useRef(null)
   const moveListener = useRef(null)
   const [cursor, setCursor] = useState('grab')
@@ -12,10 +12,32 @@ const MapContainer = ({ children, setMapProps }) => {
   const panMap = useCallback((offset) => {
     setMapProps((prev) => ({
       ...prev,
-      translate: prev.translate.map((d, i) => d + offset[i]),
+      translate:
+        prev.scale <= 1
+          ? prev.translate
+          : prev.translate.map((d, i) => d + offset[i]),
     }))
   }, [])
 
+  const zoomMap = useCallback(
+    (delta, offset = [0, 0]) => {
+      if (lockZoom) return
+      setMapProps((prev) => {
+        delta = delta * prev.scale
+        const updatedScale =
+          prev.scale + delta <= 1 ? prev.scale : prev.scale + delta
+        return {
+          ...prev,
+          scale: updatedScale,
+          translate: prev.translate.map(
+            (d, i) => offset[i] - ((offset[i] - d) / prev.scale) * updatedScale
+          ),
+        }
+      })
+    },
+    [lockZoom]
+  )
+
   const handler = useCallback(
     ({ key, keyCode, metaKey, ...rest }) => {
       if (document.activeElement !== container.current) {
@@ -37,10 +59,16 @@ const MapContainer = ({ children, setMapProps }) => {
           }
 
           panMap(offset)
+        } else if (key === '=') {
+          // zoom in
+          zoomMap(1)
+        } else if (key === '-') {
+          // zoom out
+          zoomMap(-1)
         }
       }
     },
-    [hasData, panMap]
+    [hasData, panMap, zoomMap]
   )
   useEffect(() => {
     window.addEventListener('keydown', handler)
@@ -78,6 +106,21 @@ const MapContainer = ({ children, setMapProps }) => {
     }
   })
 
+  const handleWheel = useCallback(
+    (event) => {
+      const height = container.current.clientHeight
+      const width = container.current.clientWidth
+      const { x, y } = container.current.getBoundingClientRect()
+      const point = [event.clientX - x, event.clientY - y]
+
+      const offset = [(point[0] / width) * 2 - 1, (point[1] / height) * 2 - 1]
+      const delta = event.deltaY / -150
+
+      zoomMap(delta, offset)
+    },
+    [panMap, zoomMap]
+  )
+
   return (
     <Box
       sx={{
@@ -99,6 +142,7 @@ const MapContainer = ({ children, setMapProps }) => {
       tabIndex={0}
       onMouseDown={handleMouseDown}
       onMouseUp={handleMouseUp}
+      onWheel={handleWheel}
       id='container'
     >
       {children}
diff --git a/components/proxy-map.js b/components/proxy-map.js
index 2a282a4..6a953a3 100644
--- a/components/proxy-map.js
+++ b/components/proxy-map.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const ProxyMap = () => {
     scale: 1,
     translate: [0, 0],
   })
+  const [lockZoom, setLockZoom] = useState(true)
   const mapPropsInitialized = useRef(0)
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -50,7 +51,13 @@ const ProxyMap = () => {
     if (!mapPropsInitialized.current && chunkBounds) {
       const p = getMapProps(chunkBounds, projectionName)
 
-      setMapProps(p)
+      if (p.scale < 1.5) {
+        setMapProps({ ...p, scale: 1, translate: [0, 0] })
+        setLockZoom(false)
+      } else {
+        setMapProps(p)
+        setLockZoom(true)
+      }
       mapPropsInitialized.current = true
     }
   }, [!!chunkBounds, projectionName])
@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@ const ProxyMap = () => {
   }, [mapProps])
 
   return (
-    <MapContainer setMapProps={setMapProps}>
+    <MapContainer setMapProps={setMapProps} lockZoom={lockZoom}>
       {plotMode === 'point' && <Point mapProps={mapProps} />}
       {plotMode === 'circle' && <Circle mapProps={mapProps} />}
       <Minimap {...mapProps}>
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ const ProxyMap = () => {
             position: 'fixed',
             bottom: '18px',
             right: '18px',
+            opacity: lockZoom && mapProps.scale > 3 ? 1 : 0,
             transition: '0.1s',
           }}
         />