diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/gis/admin/options.py
index d729b88a5a6..6a63a9fe784 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/admin/options.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class GeoModelAdmin(ModelAdmin):
     map_srid = 4326
     map_template = 'gis/admin/openlayers.html'
     openlayers_url = 'http://openlayers.org/api/2.7/OpenLayers.js'
+    point_zoom = num_zoom - 6
     wms_url = 'http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0'
     wms_layer = 'basic'
     wms_name = 'OpenLayers WMS'
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ class GeoModelAdmin(ModelAdmin):
                       'scale_text' : self.scale_text,
                       'map_width' : self.map_width,
                       'map_height' : self.map_height,
+                      'point_zoom' : self.point_zoom,
                       'srid' : self.map_srid,
                       'display_srid' : self.display_srid,
                       'wms_url' : self.wms_url,
@@ -124,4 +126,5 @@ if gdal.HAS_GDAL:
         map_srid = 900913
         max_extent = '-20037508,-20037508,20037508,20037508'
         max_resolution = 156543.0339
+        point_zoom = num_zoom - 6
         units = 'm'
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/templates/gis/admin/openlayers.js b/django/contrib/gis/templates/gis/admin/openlayers.js
index 17aed153b31..93286cc4647 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/templates/gis/admin/openlayers.js
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/templates/gis/admin/openlayers.js
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@
       }
       // Zooming to the bounds.
       {{ module }}.map.zoomToExtent(admin_geom.geometry.getBounds());
+      if ({{ module }}.is_point){
+          {{ module }}.map.zoomTo({{ point_zoom }}); 
+      }
     } else {
       {{ module }}.map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat({{ default_lon }}, {{ default_lat }}), {{ default_zoom }});
     }