diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
index 9182b952e6c..309090ed3f6 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/maps/MapView.java
@@ -191,8 +191,10 @@ private void initialiseMap() {
       annotationManager, cameraChangeDispatcher);
     mapKeyListener = new MapKeyListener(transform, trackingSettings, uiSettings);
 
+    // overlain zoom buttons
     mapZoomButtonController = new MapZoomButtonController(new ZoomButtonsController(this));
-    MapZoomControllerListener zoomListener = new MapZoomControllerListener(mapGestureDetector, uiSettings, transform);
+    MapZoomControllerListener zoomListener = new MapZoomControllerListener(mapGestureDetector, uiSettings, transform,
+      cameraChangeDispatcher, getWidth(), getHeight());
     mapZoomButtonController.bind(uiSettings, zoomListener);
 
     compassView.injectCompassAnimationListener(createCompassAnimationListener(cameraChangeDispatcher));
@@ -880,16 +882,23 @@ public void onRegisterFlingListener(MapboxMap.OnFlingListener listener) {
     }
   }
 
-  private class MapZoomControllerListener implements ZoomButtonsController.OnZoomListener {
+  private static class MapZoomControllerListener implements ZoomButtonsController.OnZoomListener {
 
     private final MapGestureDetector mapGestureDetector;
     private final UiSettings uiSettings;
     private final Transform transform;
+    private final CameraChangeDispatcher cameraChangeDispatcher;
+    private final float mapWidth;
+    private final float mapHeight;
 
-    MapZoomControllerListener(MapGestureDetector detector, UiSettings uiSettings, Transform transform) {
+    MapZoomControllerListener(MapGestureDetector detector, UiSettings uiSettings, Transform transform,
+                              CameraChangeDispatcher dispatcher, float mapWidth, float mapHeight) {
       this.mapGestureDetector = detector;
       this.uiSettings = uiSettings;
       this.transform = transform;
+      this.cameraChangeDispatcher = dispatcher;
+      this.mapWidth = mapWidth;
+      this.mapHeight = mapHeight;
     }
 
     // Not used
@@ -902,6 +911,7 @@ public void onVisibilityChanged(boolean visible) {
     @Override
     public void onZoom(boolean zoomIn) {
       if (uiSettings.isZoomGesturesEnabled()) {
+        cameraChangeDispatcher.onCameraMoveStarted(CameraChangeDispatcher.REASON_API_ANIMATION);
         onZoom(zoomIn, mapGestureDetector.getFocalPoint());
       }
     }
@@ -910,7 +920,7 @@ private void onZoom(boolean zoomIn, @Nullable PointF focalPoint) {
       if (focalPoint != null) {
         transform.zoom(zoomIn, focalPoint);
       } else {
-        PointF centerPoint = new PointF(getMeasuredWidth() / 2, getMeasuredHeight() / 2);
+        PointF centerPoint = new PointF(mapWidth / 2, mapHeight / 2);
         transform.zoom(zoomIn, centerPoint);
       }
     }