diff --git a/packages/learningmap/src/EditorCanvas.tsx b/packages/learningmap/src/EditorCanvas.tsx
index 5abb721..74db906 100644
--- a/packages/learningmap/src/EditorCanvas.tsx
+++ b/packages/learningmap/src/EditorCanvas.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { useCallback, memo } from "react";
-import { ReactFlow, Controls, Background, ControlButton, OnSelectionChangeFunc, Node, Edge } from "@xyflow/react";
+import { useCallback, memo, useEffect } from "react";
+import { ReactFlow, Controls, Background, ControlButton, OnSelectionChangeFunc, Node, Edge, useReactFlow } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { Info, Redo, Undo } from "lucide-react";
 import { useEditorStore, useTemporalStore } from "./editorStore";
 import { TaskNode } from "./nodes/TaskNode";
@@ -45,9 +45,22 @@ export const EditorCanvas = memo(({ defaultLanguage = "en" }: EditorCanvasProps)
   const setEdgeDrawerOpen = useEditorStore(state => state.setEdgeDrawerOpen);
   const setHelpOpen = useEditorStore(state => state.setHelpOpen);
 
+  const { setViewport } = useReactFlow();
+
   const language = settings?.language || defaultLanguage;
   const t = getTranslations(language);
 
+  // Apply viewport from settings on mount or when settings change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (settings?.viewport) {
+      setViewport({
+        x: settings.viewport.x,
+        y: settings.viewport.y,
+        zoom: settings.viewport.zoom,
+      });
+    }
+  }, [settings?.viewport, setViewport]);
+
   // Temporal store for undo/redo
   const { undo, redo, canUndo, canRedo } = useTemporalStore((state) => ({
     undo: state.undo,
@@ -105,7 +118,6 @@ export const EditorCanvas = memo(({ defaultLanguage = "en" }: EditorCanvasProps)
         nodeTypes={nodeTypes}
         selectionOnDrag={false}
         edgeTypes={edgeTypes}
-        fitView
         proOptions={{ hideAttribution: true }}
         defaultEdgeOptions={defaultEdgeOptions}
         nodesDraggable={true}
diff --git a/packages/learningmap/src/LearningMap.tsx b/packages/learningmap/src/LearningMap.tsx
index da3cb11..0e9dd31 100644
--- a/packages/learningmap/src/LearningMap.tsx
+++ b/packages/learningmap/src/LearningMap.tsx
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ export function LearningMap({
   useEffect(() => {
     loadRoadmapData(parsedRoadmap, initialState);
     setViewport({
-      x: initialState?.x || 0,
-      y: initialState?.y || 0,
-      zoom: initialState?.zoom || 1,
+      x: initialState?.x || settings?.viewport?.x || 0,
+      y: initialState?.y || settings?.viewport?.y || 0,
+      zoom: initialState?.zoom || settings?.viewport?.zoom || 1,
     });
   }, [roadmapData, initialState]);
 
diff --git a/packages/learningmap/src/SettingsDrawer.tsx b/packages/learningmap/src/SettingsDrawer.tsx
index d292cd6..f36b7f8 100644
--- a/packages/learningmap/src/SettingsDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/learningmap/src/SettingsDrawer.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ export const SettingsDrawer: React.FC<SettingsDrawerProps> = ({
     onClose();
   };
 
+  const handleUseCurrentViewport = () => {
+    const viewport = getViewport();
+    setLocalSettings(settings => ({
+      ...settings,
+      viewport: {
+        x: Math.round(viewport.x),
+        y: Math.round(viewport.y),
+        zoom: parseFloat(viewport.zoom.toFixed(2)),
+      }
+    }));
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <div className="drawer-overlay" onClick={onClose} />
@@ -82,6 +94,59 @@ export const SettingsDrawer: React.FC<SettingsDrawerProps> = ({
               onChange={color => setLocalSettings(settings => ({ ...settings, background: { ...settings.background, color } }))}
             />
           </div>
+          
+          <div className="form-group">
+            <label>{t.initialViewport}</label>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '8px', alignItems: 'center', marginTop: '8px' }}>
+              <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+                <label style={{ fontSize: '0.875rem', color: '#666' }}>{t.viewportX}</label>
+                <input
+                  type="number"
+                  value={localSettings?.viewport?.x ?? 0}
+                  onChange={(e) => setLocalSettings(settings => ({
+                    ...settings,
+                    viewport: { ...settings.viewport, x: parseFloat(e.target.value) || 0, y: settings.viewport?.y ?? 0, zoom: settings.viewport?.zoom ?? 1 }
+                  }))}
+                  style={{ width: '100%' }}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+                <label style={{ fontSize: '0.875rem', color: '#666' }}>{t.viewportY}</label>
+                <input
+                  type="number"
+                  value={localSettings?.viewport?.y ?? 0}
+                  onChange={(e) => setLocalSettings(settings => ({
+                    ...settings,
+                    viewport: { ...settings.viewport, y: parseFloat(e.target.value) || 0, x: settings.viewport?.x ?? 0, zoom: settings.viewport?.zoom ?? 1 }
+                  }))}
+                  style={{ width: '100%' }}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+                <label style={{ fontSize: '0.875rem', color: '#666' }}>{t.viewportZoom}</label>
+                <input
+                  type="number"
+                  step="0.1"
+                  min="0.1"
+                  max="10"
+                  value={localSettings?.viewport?.zoom ?? 1}
+                  onChange={(e) => setLocalSettings(settings => ({
+                    ...settings,
+                    viewport: { ...settings.viewport, zoom: parseFloat(e.target.value) || 1, x: settings.viewport?.x ?? 0, y: settings.viewport?.y ?? 0 }
+                  }))}
+                  style={{ width: '100%' }}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <button
+              onClick={handleUseCurrentViewport}
+              className="secondary-button"
+              style={{ marginTop: '8px', width: '100%' }}
+              type="button"
+            >
+              {t.useCurrentViewport}
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         <div className="drawer-footer">
diff --git a/packages/learningmap/src/translations.ts b/packages/learningmap/src/translations.ts
index 12cbfb0..772fda4 100644
--- a/packages/learningmap/src/translations.ts
+++ b/packages/learningmap/src/translations.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ export interface Translations {
   languageEnglish: string;
   languageGerman: string;
 
+  // Viewport settings
+  initialViewport: string;
+  viewportX: string;
+  viewportY: string;
+  viewportZoom: string;
+  useCurrentViewport: string;
+
   // Welcome message
   welcomeTitle: string;
   welcomeSubtitle: string;
@@ -380,6 +387,13 @@ const en: Translations = {
   languageEnglish: "English",
   languageGerman: "German",
 
+  // Viewport settings
+  initialViewport: "Initial Viewport",
+  viewportX: "X Position",
+  viewportY: "Y Position",
+  viewportZoom: "Zoom",
+  useCurrentViewport: "Use Current Viewport",
+
   // Welcome message
   welcomeTitle: "Learningmap",
   welcomeSubtitle: "All data is stored locally in your browser",
@@ -578,6 +592,13 @@ const de: Translations = {
   languageEnglish: "Englisch",
   languageGerman: "Deutsch",
 
+  // Viewport settings
+  initialViewport: "Initialer Ansichtsbereich",
+  viewportX: "X-Position",
+  viewportY: "Y-Position",
+  viewportZoom: "Zoom",
+  useCurrentViewport: "Aktuellen Ansichtsbereich verwenden",
+
   // Welcome message
   welcomeTitle: "Learningmap",
   welcomeSubtitle: "Alle Daten werden lokal in Ihrem Browser gespeichert",