diff --git a/src/components/views/location/LocationPicker.tsx b/src/components/views/location/LocationPicker.tsx
index c38e61b443..7a7926d867 100644
--- a/src/components/views/location/LocationPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/location/LocationPicker.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class LocationPicker extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             container: 'mx_LocationPicker_map',
             style: config.map_style_url,
             center: [0, 0],
-            zoom: 1,
+            zoom: 15,
         });
 
         try {
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
index bce5c85022..9ed1e22fa4 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export function createMap(
         container: bodyId,
         style: styleUrl,
         center: coordinates,
-        zoom: 13,
+        zoom: 15,
         interactive,
     });