diff --git a/include/rendering/camera_controller.hpp b/include/rendering/camera_controller.hpp
index 400383b1..c2ad22ef 100644
--- a/include/rendering/camera_controller.hpp
+++ b/include/rendering/camera_controller.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public:
     float getMouseSensitivity() const { return mouseSensitivity; }
     void setInvertMouse(bool invert) { invertMouse = invert; }
     bool isInvertMouse() const { return invertMouse; }
+    void setExtendedZoom(bool extended) { extendedZoom_ = extended; }
+    bool isExtendedZoom() const { return extendedZoom_; }
     void setEnabled(bool enabled) { this->enabled = enabled; }
     void setTerrainManager(TerrainManager* tm) { terrainManager = tm; }
     void setWMORenderer(WMORenderer* wmo) { wmoRenderer = wmo; }
@@ -137,7 +139,9 @@ private:
     float collisionDistance = 10.0f;    // Max allowed by collision
     bool externalFollow_ = false;
     static constexpr float MIN_DISTANCE = 0.5f;     // Minimum zoom (first-person threshold)
-    static constexpr float MAX_DISTANCE = 50.0f;    // Maximum zoom out
+    static constexpr float MAX_DISTANCE_NORMAL = 33.0f;   // Default max zoom out
+    static constexpr float MAX_DISTANCE_EXTENDED = 50.0f;  // Extended max zoom out
+    bool extendedZoom_ = false;
     static constexpr float ZOOM_SMOOTH_SPEED = 15.0f;  // How fast zoom eases
     static constexpr float CAM_SMOOTH_SPEED = 20.0f;   // How fast camera position smooths
     static constexpr float PIVOT_HEIGHT = 1.8f;     // Pivot at head height
diff --git a/include/ui/game_screen.hpp b/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
index ddcafa3b..bdf159b7 100644
--- a/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
+++ b/include/ui/game_screen.hpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ private:
     int pendingActivityVolume = 100;
     float pendingMouseSensitivity = 0.2f;
     bool pendingInvertMouse = false;
+    bool pendingExtendedZoom = false;
     int pendingUiOpacity = 65;
     bool pendingMinimapRotate = false;
     bool pendingMinimapSquare = false;
diff --git a/src/rendering/camera_controller.cpp b/src/rendering/camera_controller.cpp
index 050174a6..115c2970 100644
--- a/src/rendering/camera_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/camera_controller.cpp
@@ -1678,9 +1678,11 @@ void CameraController::teleportTo(const glm::vec3& pos) {
 }
 
 void CameraController::processMouseWheel(float delta) {
-    // Adjust user's target distance (collision may limit actual distance)
-    userTargetDistance -= delta * 2.0f;  // 2.0 units per scroll notch
-    userTargetDistance = glm::clamp(userTargetDistance, MIN_DISTANCE, MAX_DISTANCE);
+    // Scale zoom speed proportionally to current distance for fine control up close
+    float zoomSpeed = glm::max(userTargetDistance * 0.15f, 0.3f);
+    userTargetDistance -= delta * zoomSpeed;
+    float maxDist = extendedZoom_ ? MAX_DISTANCE_EXTENDED : MAX_DISTANCE_NORMAL;
+    userTargetDistance = glm::clamp(userTargetDistance, MIN_DISTANCE, maxDist);
 }
 
 void CameraController::setFollowTarget(glm::vec3* target) {
diff --git a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
index ab1384ff..bc0489d3 100644
--- a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
@@ -5916,6 +5916,7 @@ void GameScreen::renderSettingsWindow() {
             if (auto* cameraController = renderer->getCameraController()) {
                 pendingMouseSensitivity = cameraController->getMouseSensitivity();
                 pendingInvertMouse = cameraController->isInvertMouse();
+                cameraController->setExtendedZoom(pendingExtendedZoom);
             }
         }
         pendingResIndex = 0;
@@ -6275,6 +6276,16 @@ void GameScreen::renderSettingsWindow() {
                     }
                     saveSettings();
                 }
+                if (ImGui::Checkbox("Extended Camera Zoom", &pendingExtendedZoom)) {
+                    if (renderer) {
+                        if (auto* cameraController = renderer->getCameraController()) {
+                            cameraController->setExtendedZoom(pendingExtendedZoom);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    saveSettings();
+                }
+                if (ImGui::IsItemHovered())
+                    ImGui::SetTooltip("Allow the camera to zoom out further than normal");
 
                 ImGui::Spacing();
                 ImGui::Spacing();
@@ -6354,6 +6365,7 @@ void GameScreen::renderSettingsWindow() {
                 if (ImGui::Button("Restore Gameplay Defaults", ImVec2(-1, 0))) {
                     pendingMouseSensitivity = kDefaultMouseSensitivity;
                     pendingInvertMouse = kDefaultInvertMouse;
+                    pendingExtendedZoom = false;
                     pendingUiOpacity = 65;
                     pendingMinimapRotate = false;
                     pendingMinimapSquare = false;
@@ -6368,6 +6380,7 @@ void GameScreen::renderSettingsWindow() {
                         if (auto* cameraController = renderer->getCameraController()) {
                             cameraController->setMouseSensitivity(pendingMouseSensitivity);
                             cameraController->setInvertMouse(pendingInvertMouse);
+                            cameraController->setExtendedZoom(pendingExtendedZoom);
                         }
                         if (auto* minimap = renderer->getMinimap()) {
                             minimap->setRotateWithCamera(minimapRotate_);
@@ -7085,6 +7098,7 @@ void GameScreen::saveSettings() {
     // Controls
     out << "mouse_sensitivity=" << pendingMouseSensitivity << "\n";
     out << "invert_mouse=" << (pendingInvertMouse ? 1 : 0) << "\n";
+    out << "extended_zoom=" << (pendingExtendedZoom ? 1 : 0) << "\n";
 
     // Chat
     out << "chat_active_tab=" << activeChatTab_ << "\n";
@@ -7166,6 +7180,7 @@ void GameScreen::loadSettings() {
             // Controls
             else if (key == "mouse_sensitivity") pendingMouseSensitivity = std::clamp(std::stof(val), 0.05f, 1.0f);
             else if (key == "invert_mouse") pendingInvertMouse = (std::stoi(val) != 0);
+            else if (key == "extended_zoom") pendingExtendedZoom = (std::stoi(val) != 0);
             // Chat
             else if (key == "chat_active_tab") activeChatTab_ = std::clamp(std::stoi(val), 0, 3);
             else if (key == "chat_timestamps") chatShowTimestamps_ = (std::stoi(val) != 0);