diff --git a/maps/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/maps/MapView.java b/maps/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/maps/MapView.java
index 705117f..3a47ed4 100644
--- a/maps/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/maps/MapView.java
+++ b/maps/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/maps/MapView.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 import javafx.animation.KeyFrame;
 import javafx.animation.KeyValue;
 import javafx.animation.Timeline;
+import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyDoubleProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyDoubleWrapper;
 import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
 import javafx.scene.image.Image;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Region;
@@ -149,6 +151,14 @@ public double getZoom() {
         return baseMap.getZoom();
     }
 
+/**
+     * Returns the actual zoom level property of this map.
+     * @return the zoom level property.
+     */
+    public ReadOnlyDoubleProperty zoom() {
+        return baseMap.zoom();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Request the map to position itself around the specified center
      *