diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.tsx b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.tsx
index 954c1ab783b..db63dbbfc20 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ImageView.tsx
@@ -160,41 +160,80 @@ export default class ImageView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         });
     };
 
-    private zoom(delta: number) {
-        const newZoom = this.state.zoom + delta;
+    private zoomDelta(delta: number, anchorX?: number, anchorY?: number) {
+        this.zoom(this.state.zoom + delta, anchorX, anchorY);
+    }
+
+    private zoom(zoomLevel: number, anchorX?: number, anchorY?: number) {
+        const oldZoom = this.state.zoom;
+        const newZoom = Math.min(zoomLevel, this.state.maxZoom);
 
         if (newZoom <= this.state.minZoom) {
+            // Zoom out fully
             this.setState({
                 zoom: this.state.minZoom,
                 translationX: 0,
                 translationY: 0,
             });
-            return;
-        }
-        if (newZoom >= this.state.maxZoom) {
-            this.setState({ zoom: this.state.maxZoom });
-            return;
-        }
+        } else if (typeof anchorX !== "number" && typeof anchorY !== "number") {
+            // Zoom relative to the center of the view
+            this.setState({
+                zoom: newZoom,
+                translationX: this.state.translationX * newZoom / oldZoom,
+                translationY: this.state.translationY * newZoom / oldZoom,
+            });
+        } else {
+            // Zoom relative to the given point on the image.
+            // First we need to figure out the offset of the anchor point
+            // relative to the center of the image, accounting for rotation.
+            let offsetX;
+            let offsetY;
+            // The modulo operator can return negative values for some
+            // rotations, so we have to do some extra work to normalize it
+            switch (((this.state.rotation % 360) + 360) % 360) {
+                case 0:
+                    offsetX = this.image.current.clientWidth / 2 - anchorX;
+                    offsetY = this.image.current.clientHeight / 2 - anchorY;
+                    break;
+                case 90:
+                    offsetX = anchorY - this.image.current.clientHeight / 2;
+                    offsetY = this.image.current.clientWidth / 2 - anchorX;
+                    break;
+                case 180:
+                    offsetX = anchorX - this.image.current.clientWidth / 2;
+                    offsetY = anchorY - this.image.current.clientHeight / 2;
+                    break;
+                case 270:
+                    offsetX = this.image.current.clientHeight / 2 - anchorY;
+                    offsetY = anchorX - this.image.current.clientWidth / 2;
+            }
 
-        this.setState({
-            zoom: newZoom,
-        });
+            // Apply the zoom and offset
+            this.setState({
+                zoom: newZoom,
+                translationX: this.state.translationX + (newZoom - oldZoom) * offsetX,
+                translationY: this.state.translationY + (newZoom - oldZoom) * offsetY,
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     private onWheel = (ev: WheelEvent) => {
-        ev.stopPropagation();
-        ev.preventDefault();
+        if (ev.target === this.image.current) {
+            ev.stopPropagation();
+            ev.preventDefault();
 
-        const { deltaY } = normalizeWheelEvent(ev);
-        this.zoom(-(deltaY * ZOOM_COEFFICIENT));
+            const { deltaY } = normalizeWheelEvent(ev);
+            // Zoom in on the point on the image targeted by the cursor
+            this.zoomDelta(-deltaY * ZOOM_COEFFICIENT, ev.offsetX, ev.offsetY);
+        }
     };
 
     private onZoomInClick = () => {
-        this.zoom(ZOOM_STEP);
+        this.zoomDelta(ZOOM_STEP);
     };
 
     private onZoomOutClick = () => {
-        this.zoom(-ZOOM_STEP);
+        this.zoomDelta(-ZOOM_STEP);
     };
 
     private onKeyDown = (ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -259,7 +298,7 @@ export default class ImageView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
         // Zoom in if we are completely zoomed out
         if (this.state.zoom === this.state.minZoom) {
-            this.setState({ zoom: this.state.maxZoom });
+            this.zoom(this.state.maxZoom, ev.nativeEvent.offsetX, ev.nativeEvent.offsetY);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -289,11 +328,7 @@ export default class ImageView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             Math.abs(this.state.translationX - this.previousX) < ZOOM_DISTANCE &&
             Math.abs(this.state.translationY - this.previousY) < ZOOM_DISTANCE
         ) {
-            this.setState({
-                zoom: this.state.minZoom,
-                translationX: 0,
-                translationY: 0,
-            });
+            this.zoom(this.state.minZoom);
             this.initX = 0;
             this.initY = 0;
         }