diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
index ef9c7e0f275..341aa65f761 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/GeomapPanel.tsx
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ export class GeomapPanel extends Component<Props, State> {
     let view = new View({
       center: [0, 0],
       zoom: 1,
+      showFullExtent: true, // alows zooming so the full range is visiable
     });
 
     // With shared views, all panels use the same view instance