diff --git a/app/components/Preview.vue b/app/components/Preview.vue
index 5491d68..b9d0e58 100644
--- a/app/components/Preview.vue
+++ b/app/components/Preview.vue
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ const { zoom, zoomTo, centerGuides, createPanZoom, resetViewport } = usePanZoom(
     centerSnapThreshold: 12,
     centerGuideThreshold: 24,
     cursor: 'grab',
+    minScale: 0.2,
+    maxScale: 2,
     excludeClass: 'exclude-from-panzoom',
 });
 
diff --git a/app/composables/usePanZoom.js b/app/composables/usePanZoom.js
index 3dcc77f..f41b518 100644
--- a/app/composables/usePanZoom.js
+++ b/app/composables/usePanZoom.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export default function (viewport, options = {}) {
     const panzoom = ref(null);
     const centerGuides = reactive({ x: false, y: false });
     let element = null;
+    let surface = null;
     let dragging = false;
 
     const {
@@ -70,8 +71,21 @@ export default function (viewport, options = {}) {
         syncViewport();
     }
 
+    function onPanZoomZoom(event) {
+        zoom.value = event.detail.scale;
+        syncViewport();
+    }
+
+    function onWheel(event) {
+        if (!event.ctrlKey) return;
+
+        // Trackpad pinches emit Ctrl+wheel events with small, continuous deltas.
+        panzoom.value.zoomWithWheel(event, { step: Math.abs(event.deltaY) * 0.03 });
+    }
+
     function createPanZoom(elementRef) {
         element = unref(elementRef);
+        surface = element.parentElement;
 
         panzoom.value = Panzoom(element, {
             ...panzoomOptions,
@@ -83,7 +97,8 @@ export default function (viewport, options = {}) {
         element.addEventListener('panzoomstart', onPanZoomStart);
         element.addEventListener('panzoompan', onPanZoomPan);
         element.addEventListener('panzoomend', onPanZoomEnd);
-        element.addEventListener('panzoomzoom', syncViewport);
+        element.addEventListener('panzoomzoom', onPanZoomZoom);
+        surface.addEventListener('wheel', onWheel, { passive: false });
     }
 
     function destroyPanZoom() {
@@ -91,7 +106,8 @@ export default function (viewport, options = {}) {
             element.removeEventListener('panzoomstart', onPanZoomStart);
             element.removeEventListener('panzoompan', onPanZoomPan);
             element.removeEventListener('panzoomend', onPanZoomEnd);
-            element.removeEventListener('panzoomzoom', syncViewport);
+            element.removeEventListener('panzoomzoom', onPanZoomZoom);
+            surface.removeEventListener('wheel', onWheel);
         }
 
         dragging = false;
diff --git a/tests/composables/usePanZoomGestures.test.js b/tests/composables/usePanZoomGestures.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be48c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/composables/usePanZoomGestures.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import usePanZoom from '~/composables/usePanZoom';
+
+// Use the browser ESM build so these tests exercise real Panzoom gestures.
+vi.mock('@panzoom/panzoom', () => import('@panzoom/panzoom/dist/panzoom.es.js'));
+
+describe('canvas zoom gestures', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        vi.useFakeTimers();
+        // Happy DOM's WheelEvent omits the inherited mouse coordinates and modifiers.
+        vi.stubGlobal(
+            'WheelEvent',
+            class extends MouseEvent {
+                constructor(type, options) {
+                    super(type, options);
+                    this.deltaY = options.deltaY ?? 0;
+                }
+            }
+        );
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        vi.restoreAllMocks();
+        vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+        vi.useRealTimers();
+        document.body.innerHTML = '';
+    });
+
+    it('zooms smoothly around the pointer and saves the resulting viewport', async () => {
+        const viewport = { x: 0, y: 0, zoom: 1 };
+        const wrapper = mount(
+            {
+                setup() {
+                    const preview = ref(null);
+                    const controls = usePanZoom(viewport);
+                    onMounted(() => controls.createPanZoom(preview));
+                    return { preview, ...controls };
+                },
+                template: '<div><div ref="preview" /></div>',
+            },
+            { attachTo: document.body }
+        );
+        vi.spyOn(wrapper.element, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue({
+            x: 0,
+            y: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            top: 0,
+            right: 600,
+            bottom: 400,
+            width: 600,
+            height: 400,
+        });
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(350);
+
+        const pinch = new WheelEvent('wheel', {
+            ctrlKey: true,
+            deltaY: -10,
+            clientX: 200,
+            clientY: 100,
+            bubbles: true,
+            cancelable: true,
+        });
+        wrapper.element.dispatchEvent(pinch);
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(350);
+
+        const enlarged = wrapper.vm.panzoom.getScale();
+        expect(pinch.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+        expect(enlarged).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+        expect(enlarged).toBeLessThan(1.2);
+        expect(wrapper.vm.zoom).toBe(enlarged);
+        expect(viewport).toEqual({ ...wrapper.vm.panzoom.getPan(), zoom: enlarged });
+        expect(viewport.x).not.toBe(0);
+        expect(viewport.y).not.toBe(0);
+
+        wrapper.element.firstElementChild.dispatchEvent(
+            new WheelEvent('wheel', {
+                ctrlKey: true,
+                deltaY: 10,
+                clientX: 200,
+                clientY: 100,
+                bubbles: true,
+                cancelable: true,
+            })
+        );
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(350);
+
+        expect(wrapper.vm.zoom).toBeCloseTo(1);
+        expect(viewport.zoom).toBeCloseTo(1);
+        wrapper.unmount();
+    });
+
+    it('leaves ordinary scrolling and gestures outside the canvas alone and removes its listener', async () => {
+        const viewport = { zoom: 1 };
+        const wrapper = mount(
+            {
+                setup() {
+                    const preview = ref(null);
+                    const controls = usePanZoom(viewport);
+                    onMounted(() => controls.createPanZoom(preview));
+                    return { preview, ...controls };
+                },
+                template: '<div><div ref="preview" /></div>',
+            },
+            { attachTo: document.body }
+        );
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(350);
+        const scroll = new WheelEvent('wheel', { deltaY: 10, bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+        const outsidePinch = new WheelEvent('wheel', {
+            ctrlKey: true,
+            deltaY: -10,
+            bubbles: true,
+            cancelable: true,
+        });
+
+        wrapper.element.dispatchEvent(scroll);
+        document.body.dispatchEvent(outsidePinch);
+
+        expect(scroll.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+        expect(outsidePinch.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+        expect(wrapper.vm.panzoom.getScale()).toBe(1);
+
+        const surface = wrapper.element;
+        wrapper.unmount();
+        const pinch = new WheelEvent('wheel', { ctrlKey: true, deltaY: -10, cancelable: true });
+        surface.dispatchEvent(pinch);
+        expect(pinch.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+        [-1000, 2],
+        [1000, 0.2],
+    ])('clamps a pinch delta of %s to scale %s', async (deltaY, scale) => {
+        const viewport = { zoom: 1 };
+        const wrapper = mount(
+            {
+                setup() {
+                    const preview = ref(null);
+                    const controls = usePanZoom(viewport, { minScale: 0.2, maxScale: 2 });
+                    onMounted(() => controls.createPanZoom(preview));
+                    return { preview, ...controls };
+                },
+                template: '<div><div ref="preview" /></div>',
+            },
+            { attachTo: document.body }
+        );
+        vi.spyOn(wrapper.element, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue({
+            x: 0,
+            y: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            top: 0,
+            right: 600,
+            bottom: 400,
+            width: 600,
+            height: 400,
+        });
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(350);
+
+        wrapper.element.dispatchEvent(
+            new WheelEvent('wheel', {
+                ctrlKey: true,
+                deltaY,
+                clientX: 200,
+                clientY: 100,
+                cancelable: true,
+            })
+        );
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(350);
+
+        expect(wrapper.vm.panzoom.getScale()).toBe(scale);
+        expect(wrapper.vm.zoom).toBe(scale);
+        expect(viewport.zoom).toBe(scale);
+        wrapper.unmount();
+    });
+
+    it('keeps the zoom controls and saved viewport in sync with a two-finger touch pinch', async () => {
+        const viewport = { zoom: 1 };
+        const wrapper = mount(
+            {
+                setup() {
+                    const preview = ref(null);
+                    const controls = usePanZoom(viewport);
+                    onMounted(() => controls.createPanZoom(preview));
+                    return { preview, ...controls };
+                },
+                template: '<div><div ref="preview" /></div>',
+            },
+            { attachTo: document.body }
+        );
+        vi.spyOn(wrapper.element, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue({
+            x: 0,
+            y: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            top: 0,
+            right: 600,
+            bottom: 400,
+            width: 600,
+            height: 400,
+        });
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(350);
+        const element = wrapper.element.firstElementChild;
+
+        element.dispatchEvent(
+            new PointerEvent('pointerdown', {
+                pointerId: 1,
+                pointerType: 'touch',
+                clientX: 100,
+                clientY: 100,
+                bubbles: true,
+            })
+        );
+        element.dispatchEvent(
+            new PointerEvent('pointerdown', {
+                pointerId: 2,
+                pointerType: 'touch',
+                clientX: 200,
+                clientY: 100,
+                bubbles: true,
+            })
+        );
+        document.dispatchEvent(
+            new PointerEvent('pointermove', {
+                pointerId: 2,
+                pointerType: 'touch',
+                clientX: 250,
+                clientY: 100,
+            })
+        );
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(350);
+
+        expect(wrapper.vm.panzoom.getScale()).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+        expect(wrapper.vm.zoom).toBe(wrapper.vm.panzoom.getScale());
+        expect(viewport.zoom).toBe(wrapper.vm.panzoom.getScale());
+        wrapper.unmount();
+    });
+});