diff --git a/src/domain/chart/value_objects.rs b/src/domain/chart/value_objects.rs
index 6d8f501..9a8e9ea 100644
--- a/src/domain/chart/value_objects.rs
+++ b/src/domain/chart/value_objects.rs
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ impl Viewport {
     pub fn zoom(&mut self, factor: f32, center_x: f32) {
         let current_range = self.time_range();
         let new_range = current_range / factor as f64;
-        let center_time = self.start_time + current_range * center_x as f64;
+        let anchor_time = self.start_time + current_range * center_x as f64;
 
-        self.start_time = center_time - new_range / 2.0;
-        self.end_time = center_time + new_range / 2.0;
+        self.start_time = anchor_time - new_range * center_x as f64;
+        self.end_time = self.start_time + new_range;
     }
 
     /// Scale prices vertically
diff --git a/tests/viewport.rs b/tests/viewport.rs
index e208dd7..e2cd08c 100644
--- a/tests/viewport.rs
+++ b/tests/viewport.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,21 @@ fn zoom_changes_time_range() {
     assert!((vp.end_time - 75.0).abs() < 1e-6);
 }
 
+#[wasm_bindgen_test]
+fn zoom_preserves_cursor_anchor() {
+    let mut vp = Viewport {
+        start_time: 0.0,
+        end_time: 100.0,
+        min_price: 0.0,
+        max_price: 100.0,
+        width: 800,
+        height: 600,
+    };
+    vp.zoom(2.0, 0.8);
+    assert!((vp.start_time - 40.0).abs() < 1e-6);
+    assert!((vp.end_time - 90.0).abs() < 1e-6);
+}
+
 #[wasm_bindgen_test]
 fn pan_moves_viewport() {
     let mut vp = Viewport {
diff --git a/tests/zoom_centering.rs b/tests/zoom_centering.rs
index 2f3e887..90fda4c 100644
--- a/tests/zoom_centering.rs
+++ b/tests/zoom_centering.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ fn zoom_pan_moves_toward_center() {
     vp.zoom(2.0, 0.25);
     vp.pan(-0.25, 0.0);
 
-    assert!((vp.start_time + 12.5).abs() < 1e-6);
-    assert!((vp.end_time - 37.5).abs() < 1e-6);
+    assert!((vp.start_time - 0.0).abs() < 1e-6);
+    assert!((vp.end_time - 50.0).abs() < 1e-6);
 }