diff --git a/src/MarkerCluster.js b/src/MarkerCluster.js
index 0663c47a6..a3a7d6797 100644
--- a/src/MarkerCluster.js
+++ b/src/MarkerCluster.js
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ L.MarkerCluster = L.Marker.extend({
 			map = this._group._map,
 			boundsZoom = map.getBoundsZoom(this._bounds),
 			zoom = this._zoom + 1,
+			mapZoom = map.getZoom(),
 			i;
 
+		//calculate how fare we need to zoom down to see all of the markers
 		while (childClusters.length > 0 && boundsZoom > zoom) {
 			zoom++;
 			var newClusters = [];
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ L.MarkerCluster = L.Marker.extend({
 
 		if (boundsZoom > zoom) {
 			this._group._map.setView(this._latlng, zoom);
+		} else if (boundsZoom <= mapZoom) { //If fitBounds wouldn't zoom us down, zoom us down instead
+			this._group._map.setView(this._latlng, mapZoom + 1);
 		} else {
 			this._group._map.fitBounds(this._bounds);
 		}