diff --git a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
index e200efe1f..59ffb2839 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import NodesChartElements from './nodes-chart-elements';
 import ZoomableCanvas from '../components/zoomable-canvas';
+import { transformToString } from '../utils/transform-utils';
 import { clickBackground } from '../actions/app-actions';
 import {
-  graphZoomLimitsSelector,
+  graphLimitsSelector,
   graphZoomStateSelector,
 } from '../selectors/graph-view/zoom';
 
+import { CONTENT_INCLUDED } from '../constants/naming';
+
 
 const EdgeMarkerDefinition = ({ selectedNodeId }) => {
   const markerOffset = selectedNodeId ? '35' : '40';
@@ -43,17 +46,25 @@ class NodesChart extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
+  renderContent(transform) {
+    return (
+      <g transform={transformToString(transform)}>
+        <EdgeMarkerDefinition selectedNodeId={this.props.selectedNodeId} />
+        <NodesChartElements />
+      </g>
+    );
+  }
+
   render() {
-    const { selectedNodeId } = this.props;
     return (
       <div className="nodes-chart">
         <ZoomableCanvas
           onClick={this.handleMouseClick}
-          zoomLimitsSelector={graphZoomLimitsSelector}
+          boundContent={CONTENT_INCLUDED}
+          limitsSelector={graphLimitsSelector}
           zoomStateSelector={graphZoomStateSelector}
-          disabled={selectedNodeId}>
-          <EdgeMarkerDefinition selectedNodeId={selectedNodeId} />
-          <NodesChartElements />
+          disabled={this.props.selectedNodeId}>
+          {transform => this.renderContent(transform)}
         </ZoomableCanvas>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/nodes-resources.js b/client/app/scripts/components/nodes-resources.js
index 50f257ab3..8912d29da 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/nodes-resources.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/nodes-resources.js
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import ZoomableCanvas from './zoomable-canvas';
 import NodesResourcesLayer from './nodes-resources/node-resources-layer';
 import { layersTopologyIdsSelector } from '../selectors/resource-view/layout';
 import {
-  resourcesZoomLimitsSelector,
+  resourcesLimitsSelector,
   resourcesZoomStateSelector,
 } from '../selectors/resource-view/zoom';
 import { clickBackground } from '../actions/app-actions';
 
+import { CONTENT_COVERING } from '../constants/naming';
+
 
 class NodesResources extends React.Component {
   constructor(props, context) {
@@ -40,8 +42,8 @@ class NodesResources extends React.Component {
       <div className="nodes-resources">
         <ZoomableCanvas
           onClick={this.handleMouseClick}
-          bounded forwardTransform fixVertical
-          zoomLimitsSelector={resourcesZoomLimitsSelector}
+          fixVertical boundContent={CONTENT_COVERING}
+          limitsSelector={resourcesLimitsSelector}
           zoomStateSelector={resourcesZoomStateSelector}>
           {transform => this.renderLayers(transform)}
         </ZoomableCanvas>
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/time-travel-timeline.js b/client/app/scripts/components/time-travel-timeline.js
index 71fd32229..fc427fbb4 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/time-travel-timeline.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/time-travel-timeline.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class TimeTravelTimeline extends React.Component {
   }
 
   handleZoom(ev) {
-    let durationPerPixel = scaleDuration(this.state.durationPerPixel, zoomFactor(ev));
+    let durationPerPixel = scaleDuration(this.state.durationPerPixel, 1 / zoomFactor(ev));
     if (durationPerPixel > MAX_DURATION_PER_PX) durationPerPixel = MAX_DURATION_PER_PX;
     if (durationPerPixel < MIN_DURATION_PER_PX) durationPerPixel = MIN_DURATION_PER_PX;
 
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/zoomable-canvas.js b/client/app/scripts/components/zoomable-canvas.js
index 205b4f2c1..2616c966f 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/zoomable-canvas.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/zoomable-canvas.js
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { debounce, pick } from 'lodash';
+import { clamp, debounce, pick } from 'lodash';
 import { fromJS } from 'immutable';
 
+import { drag } from 'd3-drag';
 import { event as d3Event, select } from 'd3-selection';
-import { zoom, zoomIdentity } from 'd3-zoom';
 
 import Logo from '../components/logo';
 import ZoomControl from '../components/zoom-control';
 import { cacheZoomState } from '../actions/app-actions';
-import { transformToString } from '../utils/transform-utils';
+import { zoomFactor } from '../utils/zoom-utils';
+import { applyTransform, inverseTransform } from '../utils/transform-utils';
 import { activeTopologyZoomCacheKeyPathSelector } from '../selectors/zooming';
 import {
   canvasMarginsSelector,
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from '../selectors/canvas';
 
 import { ZOOM_CACHE_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL } from '../constants/timer';
+import { CONTENT_INCLUDED, CONTENT_COVERING } from '../constants/naming';
 
 
 class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
@@ -25,10 +28,11 @@ class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
     super(props, context);
 
     this.state = {
-      minTranslateX: 0,
-      maxTranslateX: 0,
-      minTranslateY: 0,
-      maxTranslateY: 0,
+      isPanning: false,
+      contentMinX: 0,
+      contentMaxX: 0,
+      contentMinY: 0,
+      contentMaxY: 0,
       translateX: 0,
       translateY: 0,
       minScale: 1,
@@ -40,27 +44,33 @@ class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
     this.debouncedCacheZoom = debounce(this.cacheZoom.bind(this), ZOOM_CACHE_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL);
     this.handleZoomControlAction = this.handleZoomControlAction.bind(this);
     this.canChangeZoom = this.canChangeZoom.bind(this);
-    this.zoomed = this.zoomed.bind(this);
+
+    this.handleZoom = this.handleZoom.bind(this);
+    this.handlePanStart = this.handlePanStart.bind(this);
+    this.handlePanEnd = this.handlePanEnd.bind(this);
+    this.handlePan = this.handlePan.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
+    this.svg = select('.zoomable-canvas svg');
+    this.drag = drag()
+      .on('start', this.handlePanStart)
+      .on('end', this.handlePanEnd)
+      .on('drag', this.handlePan);
+    this.svg.call(this.drag);
+
     this.zoomRestored = false;
-    this.zoom = zoom().on('zoom', this.zoomed);
-    this.svg = select('svg#canvas');
 
-    this.setZoomTriggers(!this.props.disabled);
     this.updateZoomLimits(this.props);
     this.restoreZoomState(this.props);
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    this.setZoomTriggers(false);
     this.debouncedCacheZoom.cancel();
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
     const layoutChanged = nextProps.layoutId !== this.props.layoutId;
-    const disabledChanged = nextProps.disabled !== this.props.disabled;
 
     // If the layout has changed (either active topology or its options) or
     // relayouting has been requested, stop pending zoom caching event and
@@ -70,11 +80,6 @@ class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
       this.zoomRestored = false;
     }
 
-    // If the zooming has been enabled/disabled, update its triggers.
-    if (disabledChanged) {
-      this.setZoomTriggers(!nextProps.disabled);
-    }
-
     this.updateZoomLimits(nextProps);
     if (!this.zoomRestored) {
       this.restoreZoomState(nextProps);
@@ -82,31 +87,25 @@ class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
   }
 
   handleZoomControlAction(scale) {
-    // Update the canvas scale (not touching the translation).
-    this.svg.call(this.zoom.scaleTo, scale);
-
-    // Update the scale state and propagate to the global cache.
-    this.setState(this.cachableState({
-      scaleX: scale,
-      scaleY: scale,
-    }));
-    this.debouncedCacheZoom();
+    // Get the center of the SVG and zoom around it.
+    const { top, bottom, left, right } = this.svg.node().getBoundingClientRect();
+    const centerOfCanvas = {
+      x: (left + right) / 2,
+      y: (top + bottom) / 2,
+    };
+    // Zoom factor diff is obtained by dividing the new zoom scale with the old one.
+    this.zoomAtPositionByFactor(centerOfCanvas, scale / this.state.scaleX);
   }
 
   render() {
-    // `forwardTransform` says whether the zoom transform is forwarded to the child
-    // component. The advantage of that is more control rendering control in the
-    // children, while the disadvantage is that it's slower, as all the children
-    // get updated on every zoom/pan action.
-    const { children, forwardTransform } = this.props;
-    const transform = forwardTransform ? '' : transformToString(this.state);
+    const className = classNames({ panning: this.state.isPanning });
 
     return (
       <div className="zoomable-canvas">
-        <svg id="canvas" width="100%" height="100%" onClick={this.props.onClick}>
+        <svg className={className} onClick={this.props.onClick} onWheel={this.handleZoom}>
           <Logo transform="translate(24,24) scale(0.25)" />
-          <g className="zoom-content" transform={transform}>
-            {forwardTransform ? children(this.state) : children}
+          <g className="zoom-content">
+            {this.props.children(this.state)}
           </g>
         </svg>
         {this.canChangeZoom() && <ZoomControl
@@ -119,16 +118,6 @@ class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
     );
   }
 
-  setZoomTriggers(zoomingEnabled) {
-    if (zoomingEnabled) {
-      // use d3-zoom defaults but exclude double clicks
-      this.svg.call(this.zoom)
-        .on('dblclick.zoom', null);
-    } else {
-      this.svg.on('.zoom', null);
-    }
-  }
-
   // Decides which part of the zoom state is cachable depending
   // on the horizontal/vertical degrees of freedom.
   cachableState(state = this.state) {
@@ -144,28 +133,7 @@ class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
   }
 
   updateZoomLimits(props) {
-    const zoomLimits = props.layoutZoomLimits.toJS();
-
-    this.zoom = this.zoom.scaleExtent([zoomLimits.minScale, zoomLimits.maxScale]);
-
-    if (props.bounded) {
-      this.zoom = this.zoom
-        // Translation limits are only set if explicitly demanded (currently we are using them
-        // in the resource view, but not in the graph view, although I think the idea would be
-        // to use them everywhere).
-        .translateExtent([
-          [zoomLimits.minTranslateX, zoomLimits.minTranslateY],
-          [zoomLimits.maxTranslateX, zoomLimits.maxTranslateY],
-        ])
-        // This is to ensure that the translation limits are properly
-        // centered, so that the canvas margins are respected.
-        .extent([
-          [props.canvasMargins.left, props.canvasMargins.top],
-          [props.canvasMargins.left + props.width, props.canvasMargins.top + props.height]
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    this.setState(zoomLimits);
+    this.setState(props.layoutLimits.toJS());
   }
 
   // Restore the zooming settings
@@ -173,11 +141,6 @@ class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
     if (!props.layoutZoomState.isEmpty()) {
       const zoomState = props.layoutZoomState.toJS();
 
-      // After the limits have been set, update the zoom.
-      this.svg.call(this.zoom.transform, zoomIdentity
-        .translate(zoomState.translateX, zoomState.translateY)
-        .scale(zoomState.scaleX, zoomState.scaleY));
-
       // Update the state variables.
       this.setState(zoomState);
       this.zoomRestored = true;
@@ -185,23 +148,108 @@ class ZoomableCanvas extends React.Component {
   }
 
   canChangeZoom() {
-    const { disabled, layoutZoomLimits } = this.props;
-    const canvasHasContent = !layoutZoomLimits.isEmpty();
+    const { disabled, layoutLimits } = this.props;
+    const canvasHasContent = !layoutLimits.isEmpty();
     return !disabled && canvasHasContent;
   }
 
-  zoomed() {
-    if (this.canChangeZoom()) {
-      const updatedState = this.cachableState({
-        scaleX: d3Event.transform.k,
-        scaleY: d3Event.transform.k,
-        translateX: d3Event.transform.x,
-        translateY: d3Event.transform.y,
-      });
+  handlePanStart() {
+    this.setState({ isPanning: true });
+  }
 
-      this.setState(updatedState);
-      this.debouncedCacheZoom();
+  handlePanEnd() {
+    this.setState({ isPanning: false });
+  }
+
+  handlePan() {
+    let state = this.state;
+    // Apply the translation respecting the boundaries.
+    state = this.clampedTranslation({ ...state,
+      translateX: this.state.translateX + d3Event.dx,
+      translateY: this.state.translateY + d3Event.dy,
+    });
+    this.updateState(state);
+  }
+
+  handleZoom(ev) {
+    if (this.canChangeZoom()) {
+      // Get the exact mouse cursor position in the SVG and zoom around it.
+      const { top, left } = this.svg.node().getBoundingClientRect();
+      const mousePosition = {
+        x: ev.clientX - left,
+        y: ev.clientY - top,
+      };
+      this.zoomAtPositionByFactor(mousePosition, zoomFactor(ev));
     }
+    ev.preventDefault();
+  }
+
+  clampedTranslation(state) {
+    const { width, height, canvasMargins, boundContent, layoutLimits } = this.props;
+    const { contentMinX, contentMaxX, contentMinY, contentMaxY } = layoutLimits.toJS();
+
+    if (boundContent) {
+      // If the content is required to be bounded in any way, the translation will
+      // be adjusted so that certain constraints between the viewport and displayed
+      // content bounding box are met.
+      const viewportMin = { x: canvasMargins.left, y: canvasMargins.top };
+      const viewportMax = { x: canvasMargins.left + width, y: canvasMargins.top + height };
+      const contentMin = applyTransform(state, { x: contentMinX, y: contentMinY });
+      const contentMax = applyTransform(state, { x: contentMaxX, y: contentMaxY });
+
+      switch (boundContent) {
+        case CONTENT_COVERING:
+          // These lines will adjust the translation by 'minimal effort' in
+          // such a way that the content always FULLY covers the viewport,
+          // i.e. that the viewport rectangle is always fully contained in
+          // the content bounding box rectangle - the assumption made here
+          // is that that can always be done.
+          state.translateX += Math.max(0, viewportMax.x - contentMax.x);
+          state.translateX -= Math.max(0, contentMin.x - viewportMin.x);
+          state.translateY += Math.max(0, viewportMax.y - contentMax.y);
+          state.translateY -= Math.max(0, contentMin.y - viewportMin.y);
+          break;
+        case CONTENT_INCLUDED:
+          // These lines will adjust the translation by 'minimal effort' in
+          // such a way that the content is always at least PARTLY contained
+          // within the viewport, i.e. that the intersection between the
+          // viewport and the content bounding box always exists.
+          state.translateX -= Math.max(0, contentMin.x - viewportMax.x);
+          state.translateX += Math.max(0, viewportMin.x - contentMax.x);
+          state.translateY -= Math.max(0, contentMin.y - viewportMax.y);
+          state.translateY += Math.max(0, viewportMin.y - contentMax.y);
+          break;
+        default:
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return state;
+  }
+
+  zoomAtPositionByFactor(position, factor) {
+    // Update the scales by the given factor, respecting the zoom limits.
+    const { minScale, maxScale } = this.state;
+    const scaleX = clamp(this.state.scaleX * factor, minScale, maxScale);
+    const scaleY = clamp(this.state.scaleY * factor, minScale, maxScale);
+    let state = { ...this.state, scaleX, scaleY };
+
+    // Get the position in the coordinates before the transition and use it
+    // to adjust the translation part of the new transition (respecting the
+    // translation limits). Adapted from:
+    // https://github.com/d3/d3-zoom/blob/807f02c7a5fe496fbd08cc3417b62905a8ce95fa/src/zoom.js#L251
+    const inversePosition = inverseTransform(this.state, position);
+    state = this.clampedTranslation({ ...state,
+      translateX: position.x - (inversePosition.x * scaleX),
+      translateY: position.y - (inversePosition.y * scaleY),
+    });
+
+    this.updateState(state);
+  }
+
+  updateState(state) {
+    this.setState(this.cachableState(state));
+    this.debouncedCacheZoom();
   }
 }
 
@@ -212,7 +260,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state, props) {
     height: canvasHeightSelector(state),
     canvasMargins: canvasMarginsSelector(state),
     layoutZoomState: props.zoomStateSelector(state),
-    layoutZoomLimits: props.zoomLimitsSelector(state),
+    layoutLimits: props.limitsSelector(state),
     layoutId: JSON.stringify(activeTopologyZoomCacheKeyPathSelector(state)),
     forceRelayout: state.get('forceRelayout'),
   };
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/constants/naming.js b/client/app/scripts/constants/naming.js
index 58688d5c4..10448be8e 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/constants/naming.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/constants/naming.js
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ export const HIGHLIGHTED_EDGES_LAYER = 'highlighted-edges';
 export const HIGHLIGHTED_NODES_LAYER = 'highlighted-nodes';
 export const HOVERED_EDGES_LAYER = 'hovered-edges';
 export const HOVERED_NODES_LAYER = 'hovered-nodes';
+
+export const CONTENT_INCLUDED = 'content-included';
+export const CONTENT_COVERING = 'content-covering';
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/constants/styles.js b/client/app/scripts/constants/styles.js
index a72ccd065..9d312ac9c 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/constants/styles.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/constants/styles.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const NODE_BASE_SIZE = 100;
 export const EDGE_WAYPOINTS_CAP = 10;
 
 export const CANVAS_MARGINS = {
-  [GRAPH_VIEW_MODE]: { top: 160, left: 40, right: 40, bottom: 150 },
+  [GRAPH_VIEW_MODE]: { top: 160, left: 80, right: 80, bottom: 150 },
   [TABLE_VIEW_MODE]: { top: 220, left: 40, right: 40, bottom: 30 },
   [RESOURCE_VIEW_MODE]: { top: 140, left: 210, right: 40, bottom: 150 },
 };
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/selectors/graph-view/zoom.js b/client/app/scripts/selectors/graph-view/zoom.js
index 8f27d3d27..c9fcee219 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/selectors/graph-view/zoom.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/selectors/graph-view/zoom.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { canvasMarginsSelector, canvasWidthSelector, canvasHeightSelector } from
 import { activeLayoutCachedZoomSelector } from '../zooming';
 import { graphNodesSelector } from './graph';
 
-// Nodes in the layout are always kept between 1px and 200px big.
+// Nodes in the layout are always kept between 3px and 200px big.
 const MAX_SCALE = 200 / NODE_BASE_SIZE;
 const MIN_SCALE = 3 / NODE_BASE_SIZE;
 
@@ -58,10 +58,24 @@ export const graphDefaultZoomSelector = createSelector(
   }
 );
 
-// NOTE: This constant is made into a selector to fit
-// props requirements for <ZoomableCanvas /> component.
-export const graphZoomLimitsSelector = createSelector(
-  [], () => makeMap({ minScale: MIN_SCALE, maxScale: MAX_SCALE })
+export const graphLimitsSelector = createSelector(
+  [
+    graphBoundingRectangleSelector,
+  ],
+  (boundingRectangle) => {
+    if (!boundingRectangle) return makeMap();
+
+    const { xMin, xMax, yMin, yMax } = boundingRectangle.toJS();
+
+    return makeMap({
+      minScale: MIN_SCALE,
+      maxScale: MAX_SCALE,
+      contentMinX: xMin,
+      contentMaxX: xMax,
+      contentMinY: yMin,
+      contentMaxY: yMax,
+    });
+  }
 );
 
 export const graphZoomStateSelector = createSelector(
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/selectors/resource-view/zoom.js b/client/app/scripts/selectors/resource-view/zoom.js
index 39b43d55d..41c1bb8e4 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/selectors/resource-view/zoom.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/selectors/resource-view/zoom.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const resourcesDefaultZoomSelector = createSelector(
   }
 );
 
-export const resourcesZoomLimitsSelector = createSelector(
+export const resourcesLimitsSelector = createSelector(
   [
     resourcesDefaultZoomSelector,
     resourceNodesBoundingRectangleSelector,
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ export const resourcesZoomLimitsSelector = createSelector(
       maxScale: width / minNodeWidth,
       // Minimal zoom is equivalent to the initial one, where the whole layout matches the canvas.
       minScale: defaultZoom.get('scaleX'),
-      minTranslateX: xMin,
-      maxTranslateX: xMax,
-      minTranslateY: yMin,
-      maxTranslateY: yMax,
+      contentMinX: xMin,
+      contentMaxX: xMax,
+      contentMinY: yMin,
+      contentMaxY: yMax,
     });
   }
 );
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/transform-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/transform-utils.js
index 21160ae79..cc1834dd6 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/transform-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/transform-utils.js
@@ -4,13 +4,27 @@ const applyTranslateY = ({ scaleY = 1, translateY = 0 }, y) => (y * scaleY) + tr
 const applyScaleX = ({ scaleX = 1 }, width) => width * scaleX;
 const applyScaleY = ({ scaleY = 1 }, height) => height * scaleY;
 
-export const applyTransform = (transform, { width, height, x, y }) => ({
+export const applyTransform = (transform, { width = 0, height = 0, x, y }) => ({
   x: applyTranslateX(transform, x),
   y: applyTranslateY(transform, y),
   width: applyScaleX(transform, width),
   height: applyScaleY(transform, height),
 });
 
+
+const inverseTranslateX = ({ scaleX = 1, translateX = 0 }, x) => (x - translateX) / scaleX;
+const inverseTranslateY = ({ scaleY = 1, translateY = 0 }, y) => (y - translateY) / scaleY;
+const inverseScaleX = ({ scaleX = 1 }, width) => width / scaleX;
+const inverseScaleY = ({ scaleY = 1 }, height) => height / scaleY;
+
+export const inverseTransform = (transform, { width = 0, height = 0, x, y }) => ({
+  x: inverseTranslateX(transform, x),
+  y: inverseTranslateY(transform, y),
+  width: inverseScaleX(transform, width),
+  height: inverseScaleY(transform, height),
+});
+
+
 export const transformToString = ({ translateX = 0, translateY = 0, scaleX = 1, scaleY = 1 }) => (
   `translate(${translateX},${translateY}) scale(${scaleX},${scaleY})`
 );
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/zoom-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/zoom-utils.js
index 043d59a65..1b58a99ae 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/zoom-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/zoom-utils.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ function wheelDelta(ev) {
   // Only Firefox seems to use the line unit (which we assume to
   // be 25px), otherwise the delta is already measured in pixels.
   const unitInPixels = (ev.deltaMode === DOM_DELTA_LINE ? 25 : 1);
-  return ev.deltaY * unitInPixels * ZOOM_SENSITIVITY;
+  return -ev.deltaY * unitInPixels * ZOOM_SENSITIVITY;
 }
 
 export function zoomFactor(ev) {
diff --git a/client/app/styles/_base.scss b/client/app/styles/_base.scss
index a859eb655..15493c682 100644
--- a/client/app/styles/_base.scss
+++ b/client/app/styles/_base.scss
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ a {
     cursor: -webkit-grabbing;
 }
 
+.fully-pannable {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  @extend .grabbable;
+
+  &.panning { @extend .grabbing; }
+}
+
 .shadow-2 {
   box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16), 0 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.23);
 }
@@ -284,15 +292,11 @@ a {
     height: $timeline-height;
 
     svg {
-      @extend .grabbable;
+      @extend .fully-pannable;
       background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
       box-shadow: inset 0 0 7px #aaa;
       pointer-events: all;
       margin: 0 7px;
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-
-      &.panning { @extend .grabbing; }
 
       .available-range {
         fill: #888;
@@ -358,6 +362,9 @@ a {
   }
 }
 
+.zoomable-canvas svg {
+  @extend .fully-pannable;
+}
 
 .topologies {
   margin: 0 4px;
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 00b4abf3a..27690be6a 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
     "d3-selection": "1.0.5",
     "d3-shape": "1.0.6",
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