diff --git a/visidata/canvas.py b/visidata/canvas.py
index 426395354..a04732a56 100644
--- a/visidata/canvas.py
+++ b/visidata/canvas.py
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ def deleteSourceRows(self, rows):
 Canvas.bindkey('BUTTON3_TRIPLE_CLICKED', 'move-canvas')
 
 Canvas.addCommand('ScrollUp', 'zoomin-mouse', 'cm=canvasMouse; incrZoom(1.0/options.disp_zoom_incr) if cm else fail("cannot zoom in on unplotted canvas"); fixPoint(plotterMouse, cm)', 'zoom in with scroll wheel')
-Canvas.addCommand('ScrollDown', 'zoomout-mouse', 'cm=canvasMouse; incrZoom(options.disp_zoom_incr) if cm else fail("cannot zoom in on unplotted canvas"); fixPoint(plotterMouse, cm)', 'zoom out with scroll wheel')
+Canvas.addCommand('ScrollDown', 'zoomout-mouse', 'cm=canvasMouse; incrZoom(options.disp_zoom_incr) if cm else fail("cannot zoom out on unplotted canvas"); fixPoint(plotterMouse, cm)', 'zoom out with scroll wheel')
 
 Canvas.addCommand('s', 'select-cursor', 'source.select(list(rowsWithin(plotterCursorBox)))', 'select rows on source sheet contained within canvas cursor')
 Canvas.addCommand('t', 'stoggle-cursor', 'source.toggle(list(rowsWithin(plotterCursorBox)))', 'toggle selection of rows on source sheet contained within canvas cursor')
diff --git a/visidata/graph.py b/visidata/graph.py
index 6d33c8752..3546814f7 100644
--- a/visidata/graph.py
+++ b/visidata/graph.py
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ class InvertedCanvas(Canvas):
     def render_async(self):
         self.plot_elements(invert_y=True)
 
+    def fixPoint(self, plotterPoint, canvasPoint):
+        'adjust visibleBox.xymin so that canvasPoint is plotted at plotterPoint'
+        self.visibleBox.xmin = canvasPoint.x - self.canvasW(plotterPoint.x-self.plotviewBox.xmin)
+        self.visibleBox.ymin = canvasPoint.y - self.canvasH(self.plotviewBox.ymax-plotterPoint.y)
+        self.refresh()
+
     def zoomTo(self, bbox):
         super().zoomTo(bbox)
         self.fixPoint(Point(self.plotviewBox.xmin, self.plotviewBox.ymax),