diff --git a/src/map/Map.js b/src/map/Map.js
index ee2a411d..9d2cb376 100644
--- a/src/map/Map.js
+++ b/src/map/Map.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ L.Map = L.Evented.extend({
 		return this.setView(newCenter, zoom, {zoom: options});
 	},
 
-	fitBounds: function (bounds, options) {
+	_getBoundsCenterZoom: function (bounds, options) {
 
 		options = options || {};
 		bounds = bounds.getBounds ? bounds.getBounds() : L.latLngBounds(bounds);
@@ -106,7 +106,15 @@ L.Map = L.Evented.extend({
 		    nePoint = this.project(bounds.getNorthEast(), zoom),
 		    center = this.unproject(swPoint.add(nePoint).divideBy(2).add(paddingOffset), zoom);
 
-		return this.setView(center, zoom, options);
+		return {
+			center: center,
+			zoom: zoom
+		};
+	},
+
+	fitBounds: function (bounds, options) {
+		var target = this._getBoundsCenterZoom(bounds, options);
+		return this.setView(target.center, target.zoom, options);
 	},
 
 	fitWorld: function (options) {
diff --git a/src/map/anim/Map.FlyTo.js b/src/map/anim/Map.FlyTo.js
index 81128f1a..d55c3eeb 100644
--- a/src/map/anim/Map.FlyTo.js
+++ b/src/map/anim/Map.FlyTo.js
@@ -56,5 +56,10 @@ L.Map.include({
 
 		this.fire('zoomstart');
 		frame.call(this);
+	},
+
+	flyToBounds: function(bounds, options) {
+		var target = this._getBoundsCenterZoom(bounds, options);
+		return this.flyTo(target.center, target.zoom);
 	}
 });