diff --git a/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties b/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
index 1d5cf2f291..ff36ac2e14 100644
--- a/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
+++ b/core/assets/bundles/bundle.properties
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ setting.linear.name = Linear Filtering
 setting.hints.name = Hints
 setting.flow.name = Display Resource Flow Rate
 setting.buildautopause.name = Auto-Pause Building
+setting.mapcenter.name = Auto Center Map To Player
 setting.animatedwater.name = Animated Fluids
 setting.animatedshields.name = Animated Shields
 setting.antialias.name = Antialias[lightgray] (requires restart)[]
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
index b956812815..ce843d1b67 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ public class SettingsMenuDialog extends SettingsDialog{
         if(!mobile){
             game.checkPref("buildautopause", false);
         }
+        game.checkPref("mapcenter", true);
 
         if(steam){
             game.sliderPref("playerlimit", 16, 2, 32, i -> {
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/MinimapFragment.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/MinimapFragment.java
index 12195af8a9..a8ca154342 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/MinimapFragment.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/fragments/MinimapFragment.java
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ public class MinimapFragment extends Fragment{
     }
 
     public void toggle(){
+        if(Core.settings.getBool("mapcenter")){
+            float size = baseSize * zoom * world.width();
+            float ratio = (float)renderer.minimap.getTexture().getHeight() / renderer.minimap.getTexture().getWidth();
+            panx = (size/2f - player.x() / (world.width() * tilesize) * size) / zoom;
+            pany = (size*ratio/2f - player.y() / (world.height() * tilesize) * size*ratio) / zoom;
+        }
         shown = !shown;
     }
 }