diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index d7d450c..243df23 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ window.owntracks.config = {};
   - [`polyline`](#mappolyline)
   - [`url`](#mapurl)
 - `onLocationChange`
+  - [`fitView`](#onlocationchangefitview)
   - [`reloadHistory`](#onlocationchangereloadhistory)
 - [`primaryColor`](#primarycolor)
 - [`selectedDevice`](#selecteddevice)
@@ -403,6 +404,15 @@ and [this Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiled_web_map).
   };
   ```
 
+### `onLocationChange.fitView`
+
+Whether to re-fit the map's content into view or not when a location update is received.
+
+This can be useful if you're showing live locations and don't want them to "leave" the map.
+
+- Type: [`Boolean`]
+- Default: `false`
+
 ### `onLocationChange.reloadHistory`
 
 Whether to reload the location history (of selected date range) or not when a location
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index fe065df..aa71e5b 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     url: "https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
   },
   onLocationChange: {
+    fitView: false,
     reloadHistory: false,
   },
   primaryColor: "#3f51b5",
diff --git a/src/views/Map.vue b/src/views/Map.vue
index 07717fd..44f5565 100644
--- a/src/views/Map.vue
+++ b/src/views/Map.vue
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ export default {
   },
   watch: {
     lastLocations() {
-      this.fitView();
+      if (this.$config.onLocationChange.fitView) {
+        this.fitView();
+      }
     },
     filteredLocationHistory() {
       this.fitView();