diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index b0ba97d6..a76881cb 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ OPENSEADRAGON CHANGELOG
 * Now avoiding using eval when JSON.parse is available (#696)
 * Rotation now works properly on retina display (#708)
 * Added option in addTiledImage to replace tiledImage at index (#706)
+* Changed resize behaviour to prevent "snapping" to world bounds when constraints allow more space (#711)
 
 2.0.0:
 
diff --git a/src/navigator.js b/src/navigator.js
index 9f3923df..7addc5ea 100644
--- a/src/navigator.js
+++ b/src/navigator.js
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ $.Navigator = function( options ){
         immediateRender:        true,
         blendTime:              0,
         animationTime:          0,
-        autoResize:             options.autoResize
+        autoResize:             options.autoResize,
+        // prevent resizing the navigator from adding unwanted space around the image
+        minZoomImageRatio:      1.0
     });
 
     options.minPixelRatio = this.minPixelRatio = viewer.minPixelRatio;
diff --git a/src/openseadragon.js b/src/openseadragon.js
index 6eb8d09a..e457a5c1 100644
--- a/src/openseadragon.js
+++ b/src/openseadragon.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
   * @property {Number} [minZoomImageRatio=0.9]
   *     The minimum percentage ( expressed as a number between 0 and 1 ) of
   *     the viewport height or width at which the zoom out will be constrained.
-  *     Setting it to 0, for example will allow you to zoom out infinitly.
+  *     Setting it to 0, for example will allow you to zoom out infinity.
   *
   * @property {Number} [maxZoomPixelRatio=1.1]
   *     The maximum ratio to allow a zoom-in to affect the highest level pixel
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
   * @property {Boolean} [showNavigator=false]
   *     Set to true to make the navigator minimap appear.
   *
-  * @property {Boolean} [navigatorId=navigator-GENERATED DATE]
+  * @property {String} [navigatorId=navigator-GENERATED DATE]
   *     The ID of a div to hold the navigator minimap.
   *     If an ID is specified, the navigatorPosition, navigatorSizeRatio, navigatorMaintainSizeRatio, and navigatorTop|Left|Height|Width options will be ignored.
   *     If an ID is not specified, a div element will be generated and placed on top of the main image.
diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index ce7609dd..bca49e5c 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -2965,19 +2965,15 @@ function resizeViewportAndRecenter( viewer, containerSize, oldBounds, oldCenter
 
     viewport.resize( containerSize, true );
 
-    // We try to remove blanks as much as possible
-    var worldBounds = viewer.world.getHomeBounds();
-    var newWidth = oldBounds.width <= worldBounds.width ? oldBounds.width : worldBounds.width;
-    var newHeight = oldBounds.height <= worldBounds.height ?
-        oldBounds.height : worldBounds.height;
-
     var newBounds = new $.Rect(
-        oldCenter.x - ( newWidth / 2.0 ),
-        oldCenter.y - ( newHeight / 2.0 ),
-        newWidth,
-        newHeight
-        );
-    viewport.fitBounds( newBounds, true );
+        oldCenter.x - ( oldBounds.width / 2.0 ),
+        oldCenter.y - ( oldBounds.height / 2.0 ),
+        oldBounds.width,
+        oldBounds.height
+    );
+
+    // let the viewport decide if the bounds are too big or too small
+    viewport.fitBoundsWithConstraints( newBounds, true );
 }
 
 function drawWorld( viewer ) {