diff --git a/spec/suites/map/MapSpec.js b/spec/suites/map/MapSpec.js
index 650e4ad1..00841665 100644
--- a/spec/suites/map/MapSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/map/MapSpec.js
@@ -842,6 +842,17 @@ describe("Map", function () {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe('#_getBoundsCenterZoom', function () {
+		var center = L.latLng(50.5, 30.51);
+
+		it('Returns valid center on empty bounds in unitialized map', function () {
+			// Edge case from #5153
+			var centerAndZoom = map._getBoundsCenterZoom([center, center]);
+			expect(centerAndZoom.center).to.eql(center);
+			expect(centerAndZoom.zoom).to.eql(Infinity);
+		});
+	});
+
 	describe('#fitBounds', function () {
 		var center = L.latLng(50.5, 30.51),
 		    bounds = L.latLngBounds(L.latLng(1, 102), L.latLng(11, 122)),
diff --git a/src/map/Map.js b/src/map/Map.js
index 8da16f3b..9ea70db0 100644
--- a/src/map/Map.js
+++ b/src/map/Map.js
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ export var Map = Evented.extend({
 
 		zoom = (typeof options.maxZoom === 'number') ? Math.min(options.maxZoom, zoom) : zoom;
 
+		if (zoom === Infinity) {
+			return {
+				center: bounds.getCenter(),
+				zoom: zoom
+			};
+		}
+
 		var paddingOffset = paddingBR.subtract(paddingTL).divideBy(2),
 
 		    swPoint = this.project(bounds.getSouthWest(), zoom),