diff --git a/modules/carto/src/api/basemap.ts b/modules/carto/src/api/basemap.ts
index e5200a22d13..52f1cb0d700 100644
--- a/modules/carto/src/api/basemap.ts
+++ b/modules/carto/src/api/basemap.ts
@@ -112,9 +112,16 @@ export async function fetchBasemapProps({
   }
   const googleBasemapDef = GOOGLE_BASEMAPS[styleType];
   if (googleBasemapDef) {
+    const initialViewState = config.mapState;
     return {
       type: 'google-maps',
-      options: googleBasemapDef
+      options: {
+        ...googleBasemapDef,
+        center: {lat: initialViewState.latitude, lng: initialViewState.longitude},
+        zoom: initialViewState.zoom + 1,
+        tilt: initialViewState.pitch,
+        heading: initialViewState.bearing
+      }
     };
   }
   return {
diff --git a/test/apps/carto-map/app.ts b/test/apps/carto-map/app.ts
index 170ec201f88..2362cf6c2f4 100644
--- a/test/apps/carto-map/app.ts
+++ b/test/apps/carto-map/app.ts
@@ -2,36 +2,33 @@ import {BASEMAP, fetchMap, FetchMapOptions} from '@deck.gl/carto';
 import {Deck} from '@deck.gl/core';
 import mapboxgl from 'mapbox-gl';
 import 'mapbox-gl/dist/mapbox-gl.css';
+import {Loader} from '@googlemaps/js-api-loader';
+
+import {_getStyleUrl} from '@deck.gl/carto';
+import {FetchMapResult} from 'modules/carto/src/api/fetch-map';
+import {GoogleBasemapProps, MaplibreBasemapProps} from 'modules/carto/src/api/basemap';
+import {GoogleMapsOverlay} from '@deck.gl/google-maps';
 
 // // Simplest instantiation
 // const cartoMapId = 'ff6ac53f-741a-49fb-b615-d040bc5a96b8';
 // fetchMap({cartoMapId}).then(map => new Deck(map));
 
+// Get proper API key to be able to render Google basemaps, otherwise we
+// render on maplibre/positron style
+const GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY = '';
+
 const apiBaseUrl = 'https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com';
 // const apiBaseUrl = 'https://gcp-us-east1-05.dev.api.carto.com';
 
-async function createMap(cartoMapId: string) {
+async function createMapWithMapLibre(result: FetchMapResult) {
+  let map: mapboxgl.Map | undefined;
   const deck = new Deck({canvas: 'deck-canvas'});
-  const options: FetchMapOptions = {apiBaseUrl, cartoMapId};
-
-  // Auto-refresh (optional)
-  const autoRefresh = false;
-  if (autoRefresh) {
-    // Autorefresh the data every 5 seconds
-    options.autoRefresh = 5;
-    options.onNewData = ({layers}) => {
-      deck.setProps({layers});
-    };
-  }
-
-  // Get map info from CARTO and update deck
-  const {initialViewState, basemap, layers} = await fetchMap(options);
-  deck.setProps({initialViewState, layers});
 
+  const basemap = result.basemap as MaplibreBasemapProps;
   // Mapbox basemap (optional)
-  const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
+  map = new mapboxgl.Map({
     container: 'map',
-    style: basemap?.type === 'maplibre' ? basemap.style : BASEMAP.POSITRON,
+    style: basemap?.style || BASEMAP.POSITRON,
     interactive: false,
     attributionControl: false
   }).addControl(
@@ -40,6 +37,9 @@ async function createMap(cartoMapId: string) {
     })
   );
 
+  const {initialViewState, layers} = result;
+  deck.setProps({initialViewState, layers});
+
   deck.setProps({
     controller: true,
     onViewStateChange: ({viewState}) => {
@@ -47,6 +47,53 @@ async function createMap(cartoMapId: string) {
       map.jumpTo({center: [longitude, latitude], ...rest});
     }
   });
+  return deck;
+}
+
+async function createMapWithGoogleMaps(result: FetchMapResult) {
+  // we don't need additional canvas, hide it
+  document.getElementById('deck-canvas')!.style.display = 'none';
+
+  const loader = new Loader({apiKey: GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY});
+
+  const googlemaps = await loader.importLibrary('maps');
+
+  const basemap = result.basemap as GoogleBasemapProps;
+  const map = new googlemaps.Map(document.getElementById('map')!, {
+    ...basemap.options,
+    disableDefaultUI: true,
+  });
+
+  const overlay = new GoogleMapsOverlay({
+    layers: result.layers
+  });
+
+  overlay.setMap(map);
+  return overlay;
+}
+
+async function createMap(cartoMapId: string) {
+  const options: FetchMapOptions = {apiBaseUrl, cartoMapId};
+
+  let deck: Deck | GoogleMapsOverlay | undefined;
+  // Auto-refresh (optional)
+  const autoRefresh = false;
+  if (autoRefresh) {
+    // Autorefresh the data every 5 seconds
+    options.autoRefresh = 5;
+    options.onNewData = ({layers}) => {
+      deck?.setProps({layers});
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Get map info from CARTO and update deck
+  const result = await fetchMap(options);
+
+  if (GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY && result.basemap?.type === 'google-maps') {
+    deck = await createMapWithGoogleMaps(result);
+  } else {
+    deck = await createMapWithMapLibre(result);
+  }
 }
 
 // Helper UI for dev
diff --git a/test/apps/carto-map/package.json b/test/apps/carto-map/package.json
index 8f645dc7f4f..f59dcfafa9c 100644
--- a/test/apps/carto-map/package.json
+++ b/test/apps/carto-map/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "@deck.gl/core": "^8.6.0",
     "@deck.gl/geo-layers": "^8.6.0",
     "@deck.gl/layers": "^8.6.0",
-    "@deck.gl/mesh-layers": "^8.6.0"
+    "@deck.gl/mesh-layers": "^8.6.0",
+    "@googlemaps/js-api-loader": "^1.16.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "vite": "^4.0.0"