diff --git a/src/locationhelper.cpp b/src/locationhelper.cpp
index 8614bdab8..f58a73cc0 100644
--- a/src/locationhelper.cpp
+++ b/src/locationhelper.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ float LocationHelper::zoomToFit(const QRectF &r, float mapWidth, float mapHeight
     const auto zy = std::log2((mapHeight / (p2.y() - p1.y())));
     const auto z = std::min(zx, zy);
 
-    return std::clamp(z, 5.0, 18.0);
+    return z;
 }
 
 #include "moc_locationhelper.cpp"
diff --git a/src/qml/LocationsPage.qml b/src/qml/LocationsPage.qml
index bc08a50fd..7eb1f70dc 100644
--- a/src/qml/LocationsPage.qml
+++ b/src/qml/LocationsPage.qml
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ Kirigami.Page {
             let c = LocationHelper.center(LocationHelper.unite(locationsModel.boundingBox, liveLocationsModel.boundingBox));
             return QtPositioning.coordinate(c.y, c.x);
         }
-        map.zoomLevel: LocationHelper.zoomToFit(LocationHelper.unite(locationsModel.boundingBox, liveLocationsModel.boundingBox), mapView.width, mapView.height)
+        map.zoomLevel: {
+            const zoom = LocationHelper.zoomToFit(LocationHelper.unite(locationsModel.boundingBox, liveLocationsModel.boundingBox), mapView.width, mapView.height)
+            return Math.min(Math.max(zoom, map.minimumZoomLevel), map.maximumZoomLevel);
+        }
 
         MapItemView {
             Component.onCompleted: mapView.map.addMapItemView(this)