diff --git a/res/css/views/dialogs/_LocationViewDialog.scss b/res/css/views/dialogs/_LocationViewDialog.scss
index 4c37090f72..e7cdaf8800 100644
--- a/res/css/views/dialogs/_LocationViewDialog.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/dialogs/_LocationViewDialog.scss
@@ -49,8 +49,48 @@ limitations under the License.
         }
     }
 
-    .mx_MLocationBody .mx_MLocationBody_map {
-        width: 80vw;
-        height: 80vh;
+    .mx_MLocationBody {
+        position: absolute;
+
+        .mx_MLocationBody_map {
+            width: 80vw;
+            height: 80vh;
+        }
+
+        .mx_MLocationBody_zoomButtons {
+            position: absolute;
+            display: grid;
+            grid-template-columns: auto;
+            grid-row-gap: 8px;
+
+            right: 24px;
+            bottom: 48px;
+
+            .mx_AccessibleButton {
+                background-color: $background;
+                box-shadow: 0px 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+                border-radius: 4px;
+                width: 24px;
+                height: 24px;
+
+                .mx_MLocationBody_zoomButton {
+                    background-color: $primary-content;
+                    margin: 4px;
+                    width: 16px;
+                    height: 16px;
+                    mask-repeat: no-repeat;
+                    mask-size: contain;
+                    mask-position: center;
+                }
+
+                .mx_MLocationBody_plusButton {
+                    mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/plus-button.svg');
+                }
+
+                .mx_MLocationBody_minusButton {
+                    mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/minus-button.svg');
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/res/img/element-icons/minus-button.svg b/res/img/element-icons/minus-button.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca61c23b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/img/element-icons/minus-button.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M2 8.00001C2 7.56779 2.35038 7.21741 2.78261 7.21741L13.2173 7.21741C13.6496 7.21741 13.9999 7.56779 13.9999 8.00001C13.9999 8.43223 13.6496 8.78262 13.2173 8.78262L2.78261 8.78262C2.35038 8.78262 2 8.43223 2 8.00001Z" fill="#17191C"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/res/img/element-icons/plus-button.svg b/res/img/element-icons/plus-button.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbc25c4553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/img/element-icons/plus-button.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M8.78269 2.78285C8.78269 2.35063 8.43231 2.00024 8.00009 2.00024C7.56787 2.00024 7.21748 2.35063 7.21748 2.78285V7.21748L2.78285 7.21748C2.35063 7.21748 2.00024 7.56787 2.00024 8.00009C2.00024 8.43231 2.35063 8.78269 2.78285 8.78269L7.21748 8.7827V13.2176C7.21748 13.6498 7.56787 14.0002 8.00009 14.0002C8.43231 14.0002 8.7827 13.6498 8.7827 13.2176V8.7827L13.2176 8.7827C13.6498 8.7827 14.0002 8.43231 14.0002 8.00009C14.0002 7.56787 13.6498 7.21749 13.2176 7.21749L8.78269 7.21748V2.78285Z" fill="#17191C"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/src/components/views/location/LocationViewDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/location/LocationViewDialog.tsx
index 87ea6576ba..438f6a5f16 100644
--- a/src/components/views/location/LocationViewDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/location/LocationViewDialog.tsx
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ interface IState {
 @replaceableComponent("views.location.LocationViewDialog")
 export default class LocationViewDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     private coords: GeolocationCoordinates;
+    private map?: maplibregl.Map;
 
     constructor(props: IProps) {
         super(props);
 
         this.coords = parseGeoUri(locationEventGeoUri(this.props.mxEvent));
+        this.map = null;
         this.state = {
             error: undefined,
         };
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ export default class LocationViewDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState>
             return;
         }
 
-        createMap(
+        this.map = createMap(
             this.coords,
             true,
             this.getBodyId(),
@@ -65,6 +67,14 @@ export default class LocationViewDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState>
         return `mx_MLocationViewDialog_marker_${this.props.mxEvent.getId()}`;
     };
 
+    private onZoomIn = () => {
+        this.map?.zoomIn();
+    };
+
+    private onZoomOut = () => {
+        this.map?.zoomOut();
+    };
+
     render() {
         return (
             <BaseDialog
@@ -77,6 +87,9 @@ export default class LocationViewDialog extends React.Component<IProps, IState>
                     bodyId={this.getBodyId()}
                     markerId={this.getMarkerId()}
                     error={this.state.error}
+                    zoomButtons={true}
+                    onZoomIn={this.onZoomIn}
+                    onZoomOut={this.onZoomOut}
                 />
             </BaseDialog>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
index 689de44233..bce5c85022 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MLocationBody.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import Modal from '../../../Modal';
 import LocationViewDialog from '../location/LocationViewDialog';
 import TooltipTarget from '../elements/TooltipTarget';
 import { Alignment } from '../elements/Tooltip';
+import AccessibleButton from '../elements/AccessibleButton';
 
 interface IState {
     error: Error;
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ export default class MLocationBody extends React.Component<IBodyProps, IState> {
         );
     };
 
-    render() {
+    render(): React.ReactElement<HTMLDivElement> {
         return <LocationBodyContent
             mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
             bodyId={this.getBodyId()}
@@ -108,9 +109,13 @@ interface ILocationBodyContentProps {
     error: Error;
     tooltip?: string;
     onClick?: (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>) => void;
+    zoomButtons?: boolean;
+    onZoomIn?: () => void;
+    onZoomOut?: () => void;
 }
 
-export function LocationBodyContent(props: ILocationBodyContentProps) {
+export function LocationBodyContent(props: ILocationBodyContentProps):
+        React.ReactElement<HTMLDivElement> {
     const mapDiv = <div
         id={props.bodyId}
         onClick={props.onClick}
@@ -152,6 +157,36 @@ export function LocationBodyContent(props: ILocationBodyContentProps) {
                 height="5"
             />
         </div>
+        {
+            props.zoomButtons
+                ? <ZoomButtons
+                    onZoomIn={props.onZoomIn}
+                    onZoomOut={props.onZoomOut}
+                />
+                : null
+        }
+    </div>;
+}
+
+interface IZoomButtonsProps {
+    onZoomIn: () => void;
+    onZoomOut: () => void;
+}
+
+function ZoomButtons(props: IZoomButtonsProps): React.ReactElement<HTMLDivElement> {
+    return <div className="mx_MLocationBody_zoomButtons">
+        <AccessibleButton
+            onClick={props.onZoomIn}
+            title={_t("Zoom in")}
+        >
+            <div className="mx_MLocationBody_zoomButton mx_MLocationBody_plusButton" />
+        </AccessibleButton>
+        <AccessibleButton
+            onClick={props.onZoomOut}
+            title={_t("Zoom out")}
+        >
+            <div className="mx_MLocationBody_zoomButton mx_MLocationBody_minusButton" />
+        </AccessibleButton>
     </div>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index c51d290db1..dcf06bec6d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2093,6 +2093,8 @@
     "You sent a verification request": "You sent a verification request",
     "Expand map": "Expand map",
     "Failed to load map": "Failed to load map",
+    "Zoom in": "Zoom in",
+    "Zoom out": "Zoom out",
     "Vote not registered": "Vote not registered",
     "Sorry, your vote was not registered. Please try again.": "Sorry, your vote was not registered. Please try again.",
     "Final result based on %(count)s votes|other": "Final result based on %(count)s votes",
@@ -2201,8 +2203,6 @@
     "%(count)s members including %(commaSeparatedMembers)s|one": "%(commaSeparatedMembers)s",
     "%(count)s people you know have already joined|other": "%(count)s people you know have already joined",
     "%(count)s people you know have already joined|one": "%(count)s person you know has already joined",
-    "Zoom out": "Zoom out",
-    "Zoom in": "Zoom in",
     "Rotate Left": "Rotate Left",
     "Rotate Right": "Rotate Right",
     "Information": "Information",