diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
index 2dd60598..a4bbe2ea 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/tilegroups/TileGroup.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ open class TileGroup(var tileInfo: TileInfo, var tileSetStrings:TileSetStrings)
 
     val unitLayerGroup = Group().apply { isTransform = false; setSize(groupSize, groupSize);touchable = Touchable.disabled }
 
-    val cityButtonLayerGroup = Group().apply { isTransform = true; setSize(groupSize, groupSize);touchable = Touchable.childrenOnly }
+    val cityButtonLayerGroup = Group().apply { isTransform = true; setSize(groupSize, groupSize);
+        touchable = Touchable.childrenOnly; setOrigin(Align.center) }
 
     val circleCrosshairFogLayerGroup = Group().apply { isTransform = false; setSize(groupSize, groupSize) }
     private val circleImage = ImageGetter.getCircle() // for blue and red circles on the tile
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/ZoomableScrollPane.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/ZoomableScrollPane.kt
index 8211fe15..5e396aad 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/ZoomableScrollPane.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/ZoomableScrollPane.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ open class ZoomableScrollPane: ScrollPane(null) {
         addZoomListeners()
     }
 
-    fun zoom(zoomScale: Float) {
+    open fun zoom(zoomScale: Float) {
         if (zoomScale < 0.5f || zoomScale > 10) return
         setScale(zoomScale)
     }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
index be5b5d74..3d8a8de6 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
@@ -347,4 +347,12 @@ class WorldMapHolder(internal val worldScreen: WorldScreen, internal val tileMap
 
         worldScreen.shouldUpdate=true
     }
+
+    override fun zoom(zoomScale:Float){
+        super.zoom(zoomScale)
+        val scale = 1/scaleX  // don't use zoomScale itself, in case it was out of bounds and not applied
+        if(scale < 1 && scale > 0.5f)
+        for(tileGroup in tileGroups.values)
+            tileGroup.cityButtonLayerGroup.setScale(scale)
+    }
 }
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