diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgscomposermap.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgscomposermap.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class TestQgsComposerMap: public QObject
     void overviewMapInvert(); //test if invert of overview map frame works
     void uniqueId(); //test if map id is adapted when doing copy paste
     void zebraStyle(); //test zebra map border style
+    void overviewMapCenter(); //test if centering of overview map frame works
 
   private:
     QgsComposition* mComposition;
@@ -217,5 +218,22 @@ void TestQgsComposerMap::zebraStyle()
   QVERIFY( testResult );
 }
 
+void TestQgsComposerMap::overviewMapCenter()
+{
+  QgsComposerMap* overviewMapCenter = new QgsComposerMap( mComposition, 20, 130, 70, 70 );
+  overviewMapCenter->setFrameEnabled( true );
+  mComposition->addComposerMap( overviewMapCenter );
+  mComposerMap->setNewExtent( QgsRectangle( 785462.375+5000, 3341423.125, 789262.375+5000, 3343323.125 ) ); //zoom in
+  mComposerMap->setGridEnabled( false );
+  overviewMapCenter->setNewExtent( QgsRectangle( 781662.375, 3339523.125, 793062.375, 3350923.125 ) );
+  overviewMapCenter->setOverviewFrameMap( mComposerMap->id() );
+  overviewMapCenter->setOverviewCentered( true );
+
+  QgsCompositionChecker checker( "Composer map overview center", mComposition, QString( QString( TEST_DATA_DIR ) + QDir::separator() +
+                                 "control_images" + QDir::separator() + "expected_composermap" + QDir::separator() + "composermap_landsat_overview_center.png" ) );
+  bool testResult = checker.testComposition();
+  mComposition->removeComposerItem( overviewMapCenter );
+  QVERIFY( testResult );
+}
 QTEST_MAIN( TestQgsComposerMap )
 #include "moc_testqgscomposermap.cxx"
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposermap.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgscomposermap.py
@@ -181,6 +181,32 @@ def testOverviewMapInvert(self):
         self.mComposition.removeComposerItem(overviewMap)
         assert myTestResult == True, myMessage
 
+    def testOverviewMapCenter(self):
+        overviewMap = QgsComposerMap(self.mComposition, 20, 130, 70, 70)
+        overviewMap.setFrameEnabled(True)
+        self.mComposition.addComposerMap(overviewMap)
+        # zoom in
+        myRectangle = QgsRectangle(785462.375+5000, 3341423.125,
+                                   789262.375+5000, 3343323.125)
+        self.mComposerMap.setNewExtent(myRectangle)
+        myRectangle2 = QgsRectangle(781662.375, 3339523.125,
+                                    793062.375, 3350923.125)
+        overviewMap.setNewExtent(myRectangle2)
+        overviewMap.setOverviewFrameMap(self.mComposerMap.id())
+        overviewMap.setOverviewInverted(False)
+        overviewMap.setOverviewCentered(True)
+        checker = QgsCompositionChecker()
+        myPngPath = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR,
+                                 'control_images',
+                                 'expected_composermap',
+                                 'composermap_landsat_overview_center.png')
+        myTestResult, myMessage = checker.testComposition(
+                                  'Composer map overview centered',
+                                  self.mComposition,
+                                  myPngPath)
+        self.mComposition.removeComposerItem(overviewMap)
+        assert myTestResult == True, myMessage
+
     # Fails because addItemsFromXML has been commented out in sip
     @expectedFailure
     def testuniqueId(self):

diff --git a/...ata/control_images/expected_composermap/composermap_landsat_overview_center.png b/...ata/control_images/expected_composermap/composermap_landsat_overview_center.png