diff --git a/examples/react/src/examples/UseReactFlow/index.tsx b/examples/react/src/examples/UseReactFlow/index.tsx
index cf6ae59f..3e1d8f92 100644
--- a/examples/react/src/examples/UseReactFlow/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/src/examples/UseReactFlow/index.tsx
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ const UseZoomPanHelperFlow = () => {
       onConnect={onConnect}
       onPaneClick={onPaneClick}
       fitView
-      fitViewOptions={{ duration: 1200, padding: 0.2 }}
       maxZoom={Infinity}
     >
       <Panel position="top-right">
@@ -183,7 +182,16 @@ const UseZoomPanHelperFlow = () => {
             console.log('fit view success');
           }}
         >
-          fitView
+          fitView default
+        </button>
+        <button
+          onClick={async () => {
+            console.log('fit view start');
+            await fitView({ duration: 1200, padding: 0.3, ease: (t) => +t });
+            console.log('fit view success');
+          }}
+        >
+          fitView linear
         </button>
         <button onClick={onAddNode}>add node</button>
         <button onClick={onResetNodes}>reset nodes</button>
diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/routes/examples/usesvelteflow/Flow.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/routes/examples/usesvelteflow/Flow.svelte
index aa37a49a..cab0bdde 100644
--- a/examples/svelte/src/routes/examples/usesvelteflow/Flow.svelte
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/routes/examples/usesvelteflow/Flow.svelte
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <main>
-	<SvelteFlow bind:nodes bind:edges fitView>
+	<SvelteFlow bind:nodes bind:edges fitView maxZoom={4}>
 		<Controls />
 		<Background variant={BackgroundVariant.Dots} />
 		<MiniMap />
diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/routes/examples/usesvelteflow/Sidebar.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/routes/examples/usesvelteflow/Sidebar.svelte
index c64131f0..6c56e10a 100644
--- a/examples/svelte/src/routes/examples/usesvelteflow/Sidebar.svelte
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/routes/examples/usesvelteflow/Sidebar.svelte
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 	<button onclick={() => zoomIn()}>zoom in</button>
 	<button onclick={() => zoomOut({ duration: 1000 })}>zoom out transition</button>
 	<button onclick={() => setZoom(2)}>set zoom</button>
-	<button onclick={() => fitView()}>fitView</button>
+	<button onclick={() => fitView({ duration: 600 })}>fitView</button>
+	<button onclick={() => fitView({ duration: 600, ease: (t) => +t })}>fitView linear</button>
 	<button onclick={() => setCenter(0, 0)}>setCenter 0, 0</button>
 	<button onclick={() => setViewport({ x: 100, y: 100, zoom: 2 })}>setViewport</button>
 	<button onclick={() => console.log(getViewport())}>getViewport</button>
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useViewportHelper.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useViewportHelper.ts
index a88bd3fc..3f115152 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useViewportHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useViewportHelper.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const useViewportHelper = (): ViewportHelperFunctions => {
             y: viewport.y ?? tY,
             zoom: viewport.zoom ?? tZoom,
           },
-          { duration: options?.duration }
+          options
         );
 
         return Promise.resolve(true);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const useViewportHelper = (): ViewportHelperFunctions => {
             y: centerY,
             zoom: nextZoom,
           },
-          { duration: options?.duration }
+          { duration: options?.duration, ease: options?.ease }
         );
 
         return Promise.resolve(true);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const useViewportHelper = (): ViewportHelperFunctions => {
           return Promise.resolve(false);
         }
 
-        await panZoom.setViewport(viewport, { duration: options?.duration });
+        await panZoom.setViewport(viewport, { duration: options?.duration, ease: options?.ease });
 
         return Promise.resolve(true);
       },
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/general.ts b/packages/react/src/types/general.ts
index 98302a86..80acc45c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/general.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ export type ViewportHelperFunctions = {
    *
    * @param viewport - the viewport to set
    * @param options.duration - optional duration. If set, a transition will be applied
+   * @param options.ease - optional ease function.
    */
   setViewport: SetViewport;
   /**
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ export type ViewportHelperFunctions = {
    * @param x - x position
    * @param y - y position
    * @param options.zoom - optional zoom
+   * @param options.duration - optional duration. If set, a transition will be applied
+   * @param options.ease - optional ease function.
    */
   setCenter: SetCenter;
   /**
@@ -173,6 +176,8 @@ export type ViewportHelperFunctions = {
    *
    * @param bounds - the bounds ({ x: number, y: number, width: number, height: number }) to fit the view to
    * @param options.padding - optional padding
+   * @param options.duration - optional duration. If set, a transition will be applied
+   * @param options.ease - optional ease function.
    */
   fitBounds: FitBounds;
   /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.svelte.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.svelte.ts
index e3dcf1f4..d56b3992 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.svelte.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow.svelte.ts
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export function useSvelteFlow<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edg
           y: nextViewport.y ?? currentViewport.y,
           zoom: nextViewport.zoom ?? currentViewport.zoom
         },
-        { duration: options?.duration }
+        options
       );
 
       return Promise.resolve(true);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export function useSvelteFlow<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edg
           y: store.height / 2 - y * nextZoom,
           zoom: nextZoom
         },
-        { duration: options?.duration }
+        { duration: options?.duration, ease: options?.ease }
       );
 
       return Promise.resolve(true);
@@ -402,7 +402,10 @@ export function useSvelteFlow<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edg
         options?.padding ?? 0.1
       );
 
-      await store.panZoom.setViewport(viewport, { duration: options?.duration });
+      await store.panZoom.setViewport(viewport, {
+        duration: options?.duration,
+        ease: options?.ease
+      });
 
       return Promise.resolve(true);
     },
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/general.ts b/packages/system/src/types/general.ts
index d15a4b54..a2f0f9c8 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/general.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ export type FitViewOptionsBase<NodeType extends NodeBase = NodeBase> = {
   minZoom?: number;
   maxZoom?: number;
   duration?: number;
+  ease?: (t: number) => number;
   nodes?: (NodeType | { id: string })[];
 };
 
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ export enum PanOnScrollMode {
  */
 export type ViewportHelperFunctionOptions = {
   duration?: number;
+  ease?: (t: number) => number;
 };
 
 export type SetCenterOptions = ViewportHelperFunctionOptions & {
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/panzoom.ts b/packages/system/src/types/panzoom.ts
index a2577505..1738bc50 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/panzoom.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/panzoom.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type PanZoomParams = {
 
 export type PanZoomTransformOptions = {
   duration?: number;
+  ease?: (t: number) => number;
 };
 
 export type OnPanZoom = (event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent | null, viewport: Viewport) => void;
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/graph.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/graph.ts
index 9bd7beff..386eac79 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/graph.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/graph.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export async function fitViewport<
     options?.padding ?? 0.1
   );
 
-  await panZoom.setViewport(viewport, { duration: options?.duration });
+  await panZoom.setViewport(viewport, { duration: options?.duration, ease: options?.ease });
 
   return Promise.resolve(true);
 }
diff --git a/packages/system/src/xypanzoom/XYPanZoom.ts b/packages/system/src/xypanzoom/XYPanZoom.ts
index 93bc79f8..b30ec8f5 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/xypanzoom/XYPanZoom.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/xypanzoom/XYPanZoom.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   createZoomOnScrollHandler,
 } from './eventhandler';
 import { createFilter } from './filter';
+import { transition } from 'd3-transition';
 
 export type ZoomPanValues = {
   isZoomingOrPanning: boolean;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ export function XYPanZoom({
     if (d3Selection) {
       return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
         d3ZoomInstance?.transform(
-          getD3Transition(d3Selection, options?.duration, () => resolve(true)),
+          getD3Transition(d3Selection, options?.duration, options?.ease, () => resolve(true)),
           transform
         );
       });
@@ -114,22 +115,22 @@ export function XYPanZoom({
 
     const wheelHandler = isPanOnScroll
       ? createPanOnScrollHandler({
-        zoomPanValues,
-        noWheelClassName,
-        d3Selection,
-        d3Zoom: d3ZoomInstance,
-        panOnScrollMode,
-        panOnScrollSpeed,
-        zoomOnPinch,
-        onPanZoomStart,
-        onPanZoom,
-        onPanZoomEnd,
-      })
+          zoomPanValues,
+          noWheelClassName,
+          d3Selection,
+          d3Zoom: d3ZoomInstance,
+          panOnScrollMode,
+          panOnScrollSpeed,
+          zoomOnPinch,
+          onPanZoomStart,
+          onPanZoom,
+          onPanZoomEnd,
+        })
       : createZoomOnScrollHandler({
-        noWheelClassName,
-        preventScrolling,
-        d3ZoomHandler,
-      });
+          noWheelClassName,
+          preventScrolling,
+          d3ZoomHandler,
+        });
 
     d3Selection.on('wheel.zoom', wheelHandler, { passive: false });
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ export function XYPanZoom({
     if (d3Selection) {
       return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
         d3ZoomInstance?.scaleTo(
-          getD3Transition(d3Selection, options?.duration, () => resolve(true)),
+          getD3Transition(d3Selection, options?.duration, options?.ease, () => resolve(true)),
           zoom
         );
       });
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ export function XYPanZoom({
     if (d3Selection) {
       return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
         d3ZoomInstance?.scaleBy(
-          getD3Transition(d3Selection, options?.duration, () => resolve(true)),
+          getD3Transition(d3Selection, options?.duration, options?.ease, () => resolve(true)),
           factor
         );
       });
diff --git a/packages/system/src/xypanzoom/utils.ts b/packages/system/src/xypanzoom/utils.ts
index fbd0324d..b6fd71f3 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/xypanzoom/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/xypanzoom/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import { type ZoomTransform, zoomIdentity } from 'd3-zoom';
+import { transition } from 'd3-transition';
 
 import { type D3SelectionInstance, type Viewport } from '../types';
 import { isMacOs } from '../utils';
@@ -21,14 +22,19 @@ export const isWrappedWithClass = (event: any, className: string | undefined) =>
 export const isRightClickPan = (panOnDrag: boolean | number[], usedButton: number) =>
   usedButton === 2 && Array.isArray(panOnDrag) && panOnDrag.includes(2);
 
-export const getD3Transition = (selection: D3SelectionInstance, duration = 0, onEnd = () => {}) => {
+// taken from d3-ease: https://github.com/d3/d3-ease/blob/main/src/cubic.js
+const defaultEase = (t: number) => ((t *= 2) <= 1 ? t * t * t : (t -= 2) * t * t + 2) / 2;
+
+export const getD3Transition = (selection: D3SelectionInstance, duration = 0, ease = defaultEase, onEnd = () => {}) => {
   const hasDuration = typeof duration === 'number' && duration > 0;
 
   if (!hasDuration) {
     onEnd();
   }
 
-  return hasDuration ? selection.transition().duration(duration).on('end', onEnd) : selection;
+  console.log(ease);
+
+  return hasDuration ? selection.transition().duration(duration).ease(ease).on('end', onEnd) : selection;
 };
 
 export const wheelDelta = (event: any) => {