diff --git a/spec/suites/map/MapSpec.js b/spec/suites/map/MapSpec.js
index 953cced9..650e4ad1 100644
--- a/spec/suites/map/MapSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/map/MapSpec.js
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ describe("Map", function () {
 	describe("#getBoundsZoom", function () {
 		var halfLength = 0.00025;
 		var bounds = [[-halfLength, -halfLength], [halfLength, halfLength]];
+		var wideBounds = [[-halfLength, -halfLength * 10], [halfLength, halfLength * 10]];
 		var padding = [100, 100];
 		var height = '400px';
 
@@ -219,6 +220,14 @@ describe("Map", function () {
 			map.setZoom(16);
 			expect(map.getBoundsZoom(bounds, false, padding)).to.eql(9);
 		});
+
+		it("respects the 'inside' parameter", function () {
+			var container = map.getContainer();
+			container.style.height = height;
+			document.body.appendChild(container);
+			expect(map.getBoundsZoom(wideBounds, false, padding)).to.be.equal(17);
+			expect(map.getBoundsZoom(wideBounds, true, padding)).to.be.equal(20);
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('#setMaxBounds', function () {
diff --git a/src/map/Map.js b/src/map/Map.js
index 8b6ba24e..99c1214d 100644
--- a/src/map/Map.js
+++ b/src/map/Map.js
@@ -806,9 +806,11 @@ export var Map = Evented.extend({
 		    se = bounds.getSouthEast(),
 		    size = this.getSize().subtract(padding),
 		    boundsSize = toBounds(this.project(se, zoom), this.project(nw, zoom)).getSize(),
-		    snap = Browser.any3d ? this.options.zoomSnap : 1;
+		    snap = Browser.any3d ? this.options.zoomSnap : 1,
+		    scalex = size.x / boundsSize.x,
+		    scaley = size.y / boundsSize.y,
+		    scale = inside ? Math.max(scalex, scaley) : Math.min(scalex, scaley);
 
-		var scale = Math.min(size.x / boundsSize.x, size.y / boundsSize.y);
 		zoom = this.getScaleZoom(scale, zoom);
 
 		if (snap) {