diff --git a/labelme/app.py b/labelme/app.py
index 3a80fd5935ba64bc0feb5866ed3d2734fa19a5f7..d21385b1f5c0c0804bb7226307196d65f81c6dfd 100644
--- a/labelme/app.py
+++ b/labelme/app.py
@@ -773,12 +773,24 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, WindowMixin):
     def addZoom(self, increment=10):
         self.setZoom(self.zoomWidget.value() + increment)
 
-    def zoomRequest(self, delta, pos):
+    def zoomRequest(self, delta, pos, globalPos):
+        canvas_width_old = self.canvas.width()
+
         units = delta * 0.1
         self.addZoom(units)
-        x, y = pos.x(), pos.y()
-        w, h = self.scrollArea.width(), self.scrollArea.height()
-        self.scrollArea.ensureVisible(x, y, w // 2, h // 2)
+
+        canvas_width_new = self.canvas.width()
+        if canvas_width_old != canvas_width_new:
+            canvas_scale_factor = canvas_width_new / canvas_width_old
+
+            x_shift = round(pos.x() * canvas_scale_factor) - pos.x()
+            y_shift = round(pos.y() * canvas_scale_factor) - pos.y()
+
+            sb_h = self.scrollArea.horizontalScrollBar()
+            sb_v = self.scrollArea.verticalScrollBar()
+
+            sb_h.setValue(sb_h.value() + x_shift)
+            sb_v.setValue(sb_v.value() + y_shift)
 
     def setFitWindow(self, value=True):
         if value:
diff --git a/labelme/canvas.py b/labelme/canvas.py
index 52ca802a19e507807d431e14279e8f5d4d832d03..13e05e35a67c2098dea527e0cb7d591839e3766a 100644
--- a/labelme/canvas.py
+++ b/labelme/canvas.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ CURSOR_GRAB = QtCore.Qt.OpenHandCursor
 
 
 class Canvas(QtWidgets.QWidget):
-    zoomRequest = QtCore.pyqtSignal(int, QtCore.QPointF)
+    zoomRequest = QtCore.pyqtSignal(int, QtCore.QPoint, QtCore.QPoint)
     scrollRequest = QtCore.pyqtSignal(int, int)
     newShape = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
     selectionChanged = QtCore.pyqtSignal(bool)
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ class Canvas(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             if QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier == int(mods):
                 # with Ctrl/Command key
                 # zoom
-                self.zoomRequest.emit(delta.y(), ev.pos())
+                self.zoomRequest.emit(delta.y(), ev.pos(), ev.globalPos())
             else:
                 # scroll
                 self.scrollRequest.emit(delta.x(), QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class Canvas(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                 mods = ev.modifiers()
                 if QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier == int(mods):
                     # with Ctrl/Command key
-                    self.zoomRequest.emit(ev.delta(), ev.pos())
+                    self.zoomRequest.emit(ev.delta(), ev.pos(), ev.globalPos())
                 else:
                     self.scrollRequest.emit(
                         ev.delta(),