diff --git a/.changeset/rich-papayas-hope.md b/.changeset/rich-papayas-hope.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..231daf67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rich-papayas-hope.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@reactflow/minimap': minor
+---
+
+add inversePan and zoomStep props
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/InteractiveMinimap/index.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/InteractiveMinimap/index.tsx
index 18fa854a..450758d5 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/InteractiveMinimap/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/InteractiveMinimap/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MouseEvent, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { MouseEvent, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import ReactFlow, {
   MiniMap,
   Background,
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ const defaultEdgeOptions = { zIndex: 0 };
 
 const BasicFlow = () => {
   const instance = useReactFlow();
+  const [inverse, setInverse] = useState(false);
 
   const updatePos = () => {
     instance.setNodes((nodes) =>
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ const BasicFlow = () => {
 
   const logToObject = () => console.log(instance.toObject());
   const resetTransform = () => instance.setViewport({ x: 0, y: 0, zoom: 1 });
+  const toggleInverse = () => setInverse(!inverse);
 
   const toggleClassnames = () => {
     instance.setNodes((nodes) =>
@@ -137,7 +139,8 @@ const BasicFlow = () => {
       fitView
     >
       <Background variant={BackgroundVariant.Dots} />
-      <MiniMap onClick={onMiniMapClick} onNodeClick={onMiniMapNodeClick} pannable zoomable />
+      <MiniMap onClick={onMiniMapClick} onNodeClick={onMiniMapNodeClick} pannable zoomable
+               inversePan={inverse}/>
       <Controls />
 
       <div style={{ position: 'absolute', right: 10, top: 10, zIndex: 4 }}>
@@ -150,7 +153,12 @@ const BasicFlow = () => {
         <button onClick={toggleClassnames} style={{ marginRight: 5 }}>
           toggle classnames
         </button>
-        <button onClick={logToObject}>toObject</button>
+        <button onClick={logToObject} style={{ marginRight: 5 }}>
+          toObject
+        </button>
+        <button onClick={toggleInverse} style={{ marginRight: 5 }}>
+          {inverse ? 'un-inverse pan' : 'inverse pan'}
+        </button>
       </div>
     </ReactFlow>
   );
diff --git a/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx b/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
index 59b3f34d..103ac7a2 100644
--- a/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
+++ b/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ function MiniMap({
   pannable = false,
   zoomable = false,
   ariaLabel = 'React Flow mini map',
+  inversePan = false,
+  zoomStep = 10
 }: MiniMapProps) {
   const store = useStoreApi();
   const svg = useRef<SVGSVGElement>(null);
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ function MiniMap({
         const pinchDelta =
           -event.sourceEvent.deltaY *
           (event.sourceEvent.deltaMode === 1 ? 0.05 : event.sourceEvent.deltaMode ? 1 : 0.002) *
-          10;
+          zoomStep;
         const zoom = transform[2] * Math.pow(2, pinchDelta);
 
         d3Zoom.scaleTo(d3Selection, zoom);
@@ -120,9 +122,10 @@ function MiniMap({
         }
 
         // @TODO: how to calculate the correct next position? Math.max(1, transform[2]) is a workaround.
+        const moveScale = viewScaleRef.current * Math.max(1, transform[2]) * (inversePan ? -1 : 1);
         const position = {
-          x: transform[0] - event.sourceEvent.movementX * viewScaleRef.current * Math.max(1, transform[2]),
-          y: transform[1] - event.sourceEvent.movementY * viewScaleRef.current * Math.max(1, transform[2]),
+          x: transform[0] - event.sourceEvent.movementX * moveScale,
+          y: transform[1] - event.sourceEvent.movementY * moveScale,
         };
         const extent: CoordinateExtent = [
           [0, 0],
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ function MiniMap({
         selection.on('zoom', null);
       };
     }
-  }, [pannable, zoomable]);
+  }, [pannable, zoomable, inversePan, zoomStep]);
 
   const onSvgClick = onClick
     ? (event: MouseEvent) => {
diff --git a/packages/minimap/src/types.ts b/packages/minimap/src/types.ts
index 394e466e..f86722ed 100644
--- a/packages/minimap/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/minimap/src/types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export type MiniMapProps<NodeData = any> = Omit<HTMLAttributes<SVGSVGElement>, '
   pannable?: boolean;
   zoomable?: boolean;
   ariaLabel?: string | null;
+  inversePan?: boolean;
+  zoomStep?: number;
 };
 
 export interface MiniMapNodeProps {