diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 2534d65..c7a1766 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ declare module "panzoom" {
     moveTo: (x: number, y: number) => void;
     centerOn: (ui: any) => void;
     zoomTo: (clientX: number, clientY: number, scaleMultiplier: number) => void;
+    zoomToCenter: (scaleMultiplier: number) => void;
     zoomAbs: (clientX: number, clientY: number, zoomLevel: number) => void;
     smoothZoom: (
       clientX: number,
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 87d711e..54e6b99 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ function createPanZoom(domElement, options) {
     moveTo: moveTo,
     centerOn: centerOn,
     zoomTo: publicZoomTo,
+    zoomToCenter: zoomToCenter,
     zoomAbs: zoomAbs,
     smoothZoom: smoothZoom,
     getTransform: getTransformModel,
@@ -741,6 +742,17 @@ function createPanZoom(domElement, options) {
       return zoomByRatio(clientX, clientY, scaleMultiplier)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Zooms to the center of the container
+   * @param {Number} scaleMultiplier 0.8 = zoom out by 20% and 1.2 = zoom in by 20%
+   */
+  function zoomToCenter(scaleMultiplier) {
+    const containerRect = owner.getBoundingClientRect()
+    const centerX = containerRect.width / 2
+    const centerY = containerRect.height / 2
+    return zoomByRatio(centerX, centerY, scaleMultiplier)
+  }
+
   function cancelZoomAnimation() {
       if (zoomToAnimation) {
           zoomToAnimation.cancel()