diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72b65f9..a5a1a12 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ doca.txt
 data/
 client/*.dot
 server/points.txt
+server/scripts.js
 *.o
 *.out
diff --git a/client/aux.js b/client/aux.js
index c3e8ae3..fa95888 100644
--- a/client/aux.js
+++ b/client/aux.js
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ function event_size(event) {
             break;
         }
 
+        case EVENT.ZOOM_CANVAS: {
+            size += 4 + 4 * 2;
+            break;
+        }
+
         case EVENT.USER_JOINED:
         case EVENT.LEAVE:
         case EVENT.CLEAR: {
diff --git a/client/client_recv.js b/client/client_recv.js
index 76e8d70..b012675 100644
--- a/client/client_recv.js
+++ b/client/client_recv.js
@@ -85,7 +85,14 @@ function des_event(d, state = null) {
         case EVENT.MOVE_CANVAS: {
             event.offset_x = des_s32(d);
             event.offset_y = des_s32(d);
-            event.zoom = des_f32(d);
+            event.zoom_level = des_s32(d);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case EVENT.ZOOM_CANVAS: {
+            event.zoom_level = des_s32(d);
+            event.zoom_cx = des_f32(d);
+            event.zoom_cy = des_f32(d);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -221,7 +228,32 @@ function handle_event(state, context, event, options = {}) {
             if (event.user_id == state.following_player) {
                 state.canvas.offset.x = event.offset_x;
                 state.canvas.offset.y = event.offset_y;
-                state.canvas.zoom = event.zoom;
+
+                const zoom_level = event.zoom_level;
+                const dz = (zoom_level > 0 ? config.zoom_delta : -config.zoom_delta);
+                const zoom = Math.pow(1.0 + dz, Math.abs(zoom_level))
+
+                state.canvas.zoom_level = zoom_level;
+                state.canvas.zoom = zoom;
+                state.canvas.target_zoom = zoom;
+
+                need_draw = true;
+            }
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case EVENT.ZOOM_CANVAS: {
+            if (event.user_id == state.following_player) {
+                const zoom_level = event.zoom_level;
+                const zoom_center = {'x': event.zoom_cx, 'y': event.zoom_cy};
+                const dz = (zoom_level > 0 ? config.zoom_delta : -config.zoom_delta);
+                const zoom = Math.pow(1.0 + dz, Math.abs(zoom_level))
+
+                state.canvas.zoom_level = zoom_level;
+                state.canvas.target_zoom = zoom;
+                state.canvas.zoom_screenp = canvas_to_screen(state, zoom_center);
+
                 need_draw = true;
             }
 
diff --git a/client/client_send.js b/client/client_send.js
index e595d8e..33d9c61 100644
--- a/client/client_send.js
+++ b/client/client_send.js
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ function ser_u32(s, value) {
     s.offset += 4;
 }
 
+function ser_s32(s, value) {
+    s.view.setInt32(s.offset, value, true);
+    s.offset += 4;
+}
+
 function ser_align(s, to) {
     // TODO: non-stupid version of this
     while (s.offset % to != 0) {
@@ -93,7 +98,14 @@ function ser_event(s, event) {
         case EVENT.MOVE_CANVAS: {
             ser_u32(s, event.offset_x);
             ser_u32(s, event.offset_y);
-            ser_f32(s, event.zoom);
+            ser_s32(s, event.zoom_level);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case EVENT.ZOOM_CANVAS: {
+            ser_s32(s, event.zoom_level);
+            ser_f32(s, event.zoom_cx);
+            ser_f32(s, event.zoom_cy);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -366,7 +378,16 @@ function movecanvas_event(state) {
         'type': EVENT.MOVE_CANVAS,
         'offset_x': state.canvas.offset.x,
         'offset_y': state.canvas.offset.y,
-        'zoom': state.canvas.zoom,
+        'zoom_level': state.canvas.zoom_level,
+    };
+}
+
+function zoomcanvas_event(state, zoom_cx, zoom_cy) {
+    return {
+        'type': EVENT.ZOOM_CANVAS,
+        'zoom_level': state.canvas.zoom_level,
+        'zoom_cx': zoom_cx,
+        'zoom_cy': zoom_cy,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/client/index.js b/client/index.js
index 69d77e0..1db0161 100644
--- a/client/index.js
+++ b/client/index.js
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ const EVENT = Object.freeze({
     SET_WIDTH: 12,
     CLEAR: 13, // clear predraw events from me (because I started a pan instead of drawing)
     MOVE_CURSOR: 14,
-    MOVE_SCREEN: 15,
+
     LEAVE: 16,
     MOVE_CANVAS: 17,
     USER_JOINED: 18,
+    ZOOM_CANVAS: 19,
 
     STROKE: 20,
     RULER: 21, // gets re-written with EVENT.STROKE before sending to server
diff --git a/client/webgl_listeners.js b/client/webgl_listeners.js
index 56dc268..c6454e1 100644
--- a/client/webgl_listeners.js
+++ b/client/webgl_listeners.js
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ function update_cursor(state) {
 
 function wheel(e, state, context) {
     const screenp = {'x': window.devicePixelRatio * e.clientX, 'y': window.devicePixelRatio * e.clientY};
+    const canvasp = screen_to_canvas(state, screenp);
     const zooming_in = e.deltaY < 0;
     const zoom_level = zooming_in ? state.canvas.zoom_level + 2 : state.canvas.zoom_level - 2;
 
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ function wheel(e, state, context) {
         toggle_follow_player(state, state.following_player);
     }
    
-    fire_event(state, movecanvas_event(state));
+    fire_event(state, zoomcanvas_event(state, canvasp.x, canvasp.y));
     schedule_draw(state, context);
 }
 
diff --git a/server/deserializer.js b/server/deserializer.js
index 419030e..e7e2eac 100644
--- a/server/deserializer.js
+++ b/server/deserializer.js
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ export function u32(d) {
     return value;
 }
 
+export function s32(d) {
+    const value = d.view.getInt32(d.offset, true);
+    d.offset += 4;
+    return value;
+}
+
 export function f32(d) {
     const value = d.view.getFloat32(d.offset, true);
     d.offset += 4;
@@ -71,7 +77,14 @@ export function event(d) {
         case EVENT.MOVE_CANVAS: {
             event.offset_x = u32(d);
             event.offset_y = u32(d);
-            event.zoom = f32(d);
+            event.zoom_level = s32(d);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case EVENT.ZOOM_CANVAS: {
+            event.zoom_level = s32(d);
+            event.zoom_cx = f32(d);
+            event.zoom_cy = f32(d);
             break;
         }
 
diff --git a/server/enums.js b/server/enums.js
index 97f4c29..8c61987 100644
--- a/server/enums.js
+++ b/server/enums.js
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ export const EVENT = Object.freeze({
     SET_WIDTH: 12,
     CLEAR: 13,
     MOVE_CURSOR: 14,
-    MOVE_SCREEN: 15,
+
     LEAVE: 16,
     MOVE_CANVAS: 17,
     USER_JOINED: 18,
+    ZOOM_CANVAS: 19,
 
     STROKE: 20,
     UNDO: 30,
diff --git a/server/send.js b/server/send.js
index b6e6f9f..bab4b46 100644
--- a/server/send.js
+++ b/server/send.js
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ function event_size(event) {
             break;
         }
 
+        case EVENT.ZOOM_CANVAS: {
+            size += 4 + 4 * 2;
+            break;
+        }
+
         case EVENT.USER_JOINED:
         case EVENT.LEAVE:
         case EVENT.CLEAR: {
diff --git a/server/serializer.js b/server/serializer.js
index e75e1e2..f43db6a 100644
--- a/server/serializer.js
+++ b/server/serializer.js
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export function u32(s, value) {
     s.offset += 4;
 }
 
+export function s32(s, value) {
+    s.view.setInt32(s.offset, value, true);
+    s.offset += 4;
+}
+
 export function bytes(s, bytes) {
     s.strview.set(new Uint8Array(bytes.buffer, bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteLength), s.offset);
     s.offset += bytes.byteLength;
@@ -63,7 +68,14 @@ export function event(s, event) {
         case EVENT.MOVE_CANVAS: {
             u32(s, event.offset_x);
             u32(s, event.offset_y);
-            f32(s, event.zoom);
+            s32(s, event.zoom_level);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case EVENT.ZOOM_CANVAS: {
+            s32(s, event.zoom_level);
+            f32(s, event.zoom_cx);
+            f32(s, event.zoom_cy);
             break;
         }