diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index e5a13a3f9..61c566805 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowOthers, cl_show_others, 0, 0, 2, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowOthersAlpha, cl_show_others_alpha, 40, 0, 100, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show players in other teams (alpha value, 0 invisible, 100 fully visible)")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClOverlayEntities, cl_overlay_entities, 0, 0, 100, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Overlay game tiles with a percentage of opacity")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowQuads, cl_showquads, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Show quads (only interesting for mappers, or if your system has extremely bad performance)")
-MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClZoomBackgroundLayers, cl_zoom_background_layers, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Zoom background layers")
 MACRO_CONFIG_COL(ClBackgroundColor, cl_background_color, 128, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Background color") // 0 0 128
 MACRO_CONFIG_COL(ClBackgroundEntitiesColor, cl_background_entities_color, 128, CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Background (entities) color") // 0 0 128
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(ClBackgroundEntities, cl_background_entities, 100, "", CFGFLAG_CLIENT | CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Background (entities)")
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/hud.cpp b/src/game/client/components/hud.cpp
index 7dcbf7e95..a02e11365 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/hud.cpp
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ void CHud::RenderCursor()
 	if(!m_pClient->m_Snap.m_pLocalCharacter || Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_DEMOPLAYBACK)
 		return;
 
-	RenderTools()->MapScreenToGroup(m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.x, m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.y, Layers()->GameGroup());
+	RenderTools()->MapScreenToInterface(m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.x, m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.y);
 
 	// render cursor
 	int CurWeapon = m_pClient->m_Snap.m_pLocalCharacter->m_Weapon % NUM_WEAPONS;
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/maplayers.cpp b/src/game/client/components/maplayers.cpp
index 6c21603af..f54834742 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/maplayers.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/maplayers.cpp
@@ -1592,12 +1592,7 @@ void CMapLayers::OnRender()
 				(int)((x1 - x0) * Graphics()->ScreenWidth()), (int)((y1 - y0) * Graphics()->ScreenHeight()));
 		}
 
-		if((!g_Config.m_ClZoomBackgroundLayers || m_Type == TYPE_FULL_DESIGN) && !pGroup->m_ParallaxX && !pGroup->m_ParallaxY)
-		{
-			RenderTools()->MapScreenToGroup(Center.x, Center.y, pGroup, 1.0f);
-		}
-		else
-			RenderTools()->MapScreenToGroup(Center.x, Center.y, pGroup, GetCurCamera()->m_Zoom);
+		RenderTools()->MapScreenToGroup(Center.x, Center.y, pGroup, GetCurCamera()->m_Zoom);
 
 		for(int l = 0; l < pGroup->m_NumLayers; l++)
 		{
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp b/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
index 60c42a642..0519ab641 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void CNamePlates::RenderNameplatePos(vec2 Position, const CNetObj_PlayerInfo *pP
 			// create nameplates at standard zoom
 			float ScreenX0, ScreenY0, ScreenX1, ScreenY1;
 			Graphics()->GetScreen(&ScreenX0, &ScreenY0, &ScreenX1, &ScreenY1);
-			RenderTools()->MapScreenToGroup(m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.x, m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.y, Layers()->GameGroup());
+			RenderTools()->MapScreenToInterface(m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.x, m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.y);
 
 			m_aNamePlates[ClientID].m_NameTextWidth = TextRender()->TextWidth(0, FontSize, pName, -1, -1.0f);
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void CNamePlates::RenderNameplatePos(vec2 Position, const CNetObj_PlayerInfo *pP
 				// create nameplates at standard zoom
 				float ScreenX0, ScreenY0, ScreenX1, ScreenY1;
 				Graphics()->GetScreen(&ScreenX0, &ScreenY0, &ScreenX1, &ScreenY1);
-				RenderTools()->MapScreenToGroup(m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.x, m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.y, Layers()->GameGroup());
+				RenderTools()->MapScreenToInterface(m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.x, m_pClient->m_Camera.m_Center.y);
 
 				m_aNamePlates[ClientID].m_ClanNameTextWidth = TextRender()->TextWidth(0, FontSizeClan, pClan, -1, -1.0f);
 
diff --git a/src/game/client/render.cpp b/src/game/client/render.cpp
index 825e7bbc0..6d0a1deeb 100644
--- a/src/game/client/render.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/render.cpp
@@ -783,10 +783,15 @@ void CRenderTools::CalcScreenParams(float Aspect, float Zoom, float *pWidth, flo
 }
 
 void CRenderTools::MapScreenToWorld(float CenterX, float CenterY, float ParallaxX, float ParallaxY,
-	float OffsetX, float OffsetY, float Aspect, float Zoom, float *pPoints)
+	float ParallaxZoom, float OffsetX, float OffsetY, float Aspect, float Zoom, float *pPoints)
 {
 	float Width, Height;
 	CalcScreenParams(Aspect, Zoom, &Width, &Height);
+
+	float Scale = (ParallaxZoom * (Zoom - 1.0f) + 100.0f) / 100.0f / Zoom;
+	Width *= Scale;
+	Height *= Scale;
+
 	CenterX *= ParallaxX / 100.0f;
 	CenterY *= ParallaxY / 100.0f;
 	pPoints[0] = OffsetX + CenterX - Width / 2;
@@ -798,7 +803,15 @@ void CRenderTools::MapScreenToWorld(float CenterX, float CenterY, float Parallax
 void CRenderTools::MapScreenToGroup(float CenterX, float CenterY, CMapItemGroup *pGroup, float Zoom)
 {
 	float aPoints[4];
-	MapScreenToWorld(CenterX, CenterY, pGroup->m_ParallaxX, pGroup->m_ParallaxY,
+	MapScreenToWorld(CenterX, CenterY, pGroup->m_ParallaxX, pGroup->m_ParallaxY, pGroup->GetParallaxZoom(),
 		pGroup->m_OffsetX, pGroup->m_OffsetY, Graphics()->ScreenAspect(), Zoom, aPoints);
 	Graphics()->MapScreen(aPoints[0], aPoints[1], aPoints[2], aPoints[3]);
 }
+
+void CRenderTools::MapScreenToInterface(float CenterX, float CenterY)
+{
+	float aPoints[4];
+	MapScreenToWorld(CenterX, CenterY, 100.0f, 100.0f, 100.0f,
+		0, 0, Graphics()->ScreenAspect(), 1.0f, aPoints);
+	Graphics()->MapScreen(aPoints[0], aPoints[1], aPoints[2], aPoints[3]);
+}
diff --git a/src/game/client/render.h b/src/game/client/render.h
index bc63d031b..2675a4187 100644
--- a/src/game/client/render.h
+++ b/src/game/client/render.h
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ public:
 	// helpers
 	void CalcScreenParams(float Aspect, float Zoom, float *pWidth, float *pHeight);
 	void MapScreenToWorld(float CenterX, float CenterY, float ParallaxX, float ParallaxY,
-		float OffsetX, float OffsetY, float Aspect, float Zoom, float *pPoints);
-	void MapScreenToGroup(float CenterX, float CenterY, CMapItemGroup *pGroup, float Zoom = 1.0f);
+		float ParallaxZoom, float OffsetX, float OffsetY, float Aspect, float Zoom, float *pPoints);
+	void MapScreenToGroup(float CenterX, float CenterY, CMapItemGroup *pGroup, float Zoom);
+	void MapScreenToInterface(float CenterX, float CenterY);
 
 	// DDRace
 
diff --git a/src/game/editor/editor.cpp b/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
index ac556a6ab..cf0bf744b 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ CLayerGroup::CLayerGroup()
 	m_OffsetY = 0;
 	m_ParallaxX = 100;
 	m_ParallaxY = 100;
+	m_ParallaxZoom = 100;
 
 	m_UseClipping = 0;
 	m_ClipX = 0;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ void CLayerGroup::Mapping(float *pPoints)
 {
 	m_pMap->m_pEditor->RenderTools()->MapScreenToWorld(
 		m_pMap->m_pEditor->m_WorldOffsetX, m_pMap->m_pEditor->m_WorldOffsetY,
-		m_ParallaxX, m_ParallaxY, m_OffsetX, m_OffsetY,
+		m_ParallaxX, m_ParallaxY, 100.0f, m_OffsetX, m_OffsetY,
 		m_pMap->m_pEditor->Graphics()->ScreenAspect(), m_pMap->m_pEditor->m_WorldZoom, pPoints);
 
 	pPoints[0] += m_pMap->m_pEditor->m_EditorOffsetX;
@@ -2870,7 +2871,7 @@ void CEditor::DoMapEditor(CUIRect View)
 
 			RenderTools()->MapScreenToWorld(
 				m_WorldOffsetX, m_WorldOffsetY,
-				100.0f, 100.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, Aspect, 1.0f, aPoints);
+				100.0f, 100.0f, 100.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, Aspect, 1.0f, aPoints);
 
 			if(i == 0)
 			{
@@ -2912,7 +2913,7 @@ void CEditor::DoMapEditor(CUIRect View)
 
 				RenderTools()->MapScreenToWorld(
 					m_WorldOffsetX, m_WorldOffsetY,
-					100.0f, 100.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, Aspect, 1.0f, aPoints);
+					100.0f, 100.0f, 100.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, Aspect, 1.0f, aPoints);
 
 				CUIRect r;
 				r.x = aPoints[0];
@@ -6118,7 +6119,7 @@ void CEditor::ZoomMouseTarget(float ZoomFactor)
 	float aPoints[4];
 	RenderTools()->MapScreenToWorld(
 		m_WorldOffsetX, m_WorldOffsetY,
-		100.0f, 100.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, Graphics()->ScreenAspect(), m_WorldZoom, aPoints);
+		100.0f, 100.0f, 100.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, Graphics()->ScreenAspect(), m_WorldZoom, aPoints);
 
 	float WorldWidth = aPoints[2] - aPoints[0];
 	float WorldHeight = aPoints[3] - aPoints[1];
@@ -6230,6 +6231,7 @@ void CEditorMap::CreateDefault(IGraphics::CTextureHandle EntitiesTexture)
 	CLayerGroup *pGroup = NewGroup();
 	pGroup->m_ParallaxX = 0;
 	pGroup->m_ParallaxY = 0;
+	pGroup->m_ParallaxZoom = 0;
 	CLayerQuads *pLayer = new CLayerQuads;
 	pLayer->m_pEditor = m_pEditor;
 	CQuad *pQuad = pLayer->NewQuad(0, 0, 1600, 1200);
diff --git a/src/game/editor/editor.h b/src/game/editor/editor.h
index 0c0ec15af..b0244ba38 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/editor.h
+++ b/src/game/editor/editor.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public:
 
 	int m_ParallaxX;
 	int m_ParallaxY;
+	int m_ParallaxZoom;
 
 	int m_UseClipping;
 	int m_ClipX;
diff --git a/src/game/editor/io.cpp b/src/game/editor/io.cpp
index 3b441fc28..5aeb82f9a 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/io.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/io.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ int CEditorMap::Save(class IStorage *pStorage, const char *pFileName)
 		// save group name
 		StrToInts(GItem.m_aName, sizeof(GItem.m_aName) / sizeof(int), pGroup->m_aName);
 
+		GItem.m_ParallaxZoom = pGroup->m_ParallaxZoom;
+
 		for(const auto &pLayer : pGroup->m_vpLayers)
 		{
 			if(pLayer->m_Type == LAYERTYPE_TILES)
@@ -607,6 +609,8 @@ int CEditorMap::Load(class IStorage *pStorage, const char *pFileName, int Storag
 				if(pGItem->m_Version >= 3)
 					IntsToStr(pGItem->m_aName, sizeof(pGroup->m_aName) / sizeof(int), pGroup->m_aName);
 
+				pGroup->m_ParallaxZoom = pGItem->GetParallaxZoom();
+
 				for(int l = 0; l < pGItem->m_NumLayers; l++)
 				{
 					CLayer *pLayer = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/game/editor/popups.cpp b/src/game/editor/popups.cpp
index 42648aab4..4b63412f8 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/popups.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/popups.cpp
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ int CEditor::PopupGroup(CEditor *pEditor, CUIRect View, void *pContext)
 		PROP_POS_Y,
 		PROP_PARA_X,
 		PROP_PARA_Y,
+		PROP_PARA_ZOOM,
 		PROP_USE_CLIPPING,
 		PROP_CLIP_X,
 		PROP_CLIP_Y,
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ int CEditor::PopupGroup(CEditor *pEditor, CUIRect View, void *pContext)
 		{"Pos Y", -pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_OffsetY, PROPTYPE_INT_SCROLL, -1000000, 1000000},
 		{"Para X", pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_ParallaxX, PROPTYPE_INT_SCROLL, -1000000, 1000000},
 		{"Para Y", pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_ParallaxY, PROPTYPE_INT_SCROLL, -1000000, 1000000},
+		{"Para Zoom", pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_ParallaxZoom, PROPTYPE_INT_SCROLL, -1000000, 1000000},
 
 		{"Use Clipping", pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_UseClipping, PROPTYPE_BOOL, 0, 1},
 		{"Clip X", pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_ClipX, PROPTYPE_INT_SCROLL, -1000000, 1000000},
@@ -364,6 +366,8 @@ int CEditor::PopupGroup(CEditor *pEditor, CUIRect View, void *pContext)
 			pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_ParallaxX = NewVal;
 		else if(Prop == PROP_PARA_Y)
 			pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_ParallaxY = NewVal;
+		else if(Prop == PROP_PARA_ZOOM)
+			pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_ParallaxZoom = NewVal;
 		else if(Prop == PROP_POS_X)
 			pEditor->m_Map.m_vpGroups[pEditor->m_SelectedGroup]->m_OffsetX = -NewVal;
 		else if(Prop == PROP_POS_Y)
diff --git a/src/game/layers.cpp b/src/game/layers.cpp
index ef28343a9..d4024777a 100644
--- a/src/game/layers.cpp
+++ b/src/game/layers.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ void CLayers::Init(class IKernel *pKernel)
 						m_pGameGroup->m_ClipH = 0;
 					}
 
+					if(m_pGameGroup->m_Version >= 4)
+						m_pGameGroup->m_ParallaxZoom = 100;
 					//break;
 				}
 				if(pTilemap->m_Flags & TILESLAYERFLAG_TELE)
@@ -158,6 +160,9 @@ void CLayers::InitBackground(class IMap *pMap)
 						m_pGameGroup->m_ClipW = 0;
 						m_pGameGroup->m_ClipH = 0;
 					}
+
+					if(m_pGameGroup->m_Version >= 4)
+						m_pGameGroup->m_ParallaxZoom = 100;
 					//We don't care about tile layers.
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/game/mapitems.h b/src/game/mapitems.h
index 64ac181fe..664c59461 100644
--- a/src/game/mapitems.h
+++ b/src/game/mapitems.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ struct CMapItemGroup : public CMapItemGroup_v1
 {
 	enum
 	{
-		CURRENT_VERSION = 3
+		CURRENT_VERSION = 4
 	};
 
 	int m_UseClipping;
@@ -288,6 +288,18 @@ struct CMapItemGroup : public CMapItemGroup_v1
 	int m_ClipH;
 
 	int m_aName[3];
+
+	// ItemGroup's perceived distance from camera when zooming. Similar to how
+	// Parallax{X,Y} works when camera is moving along the X and Y axes,
+	// this setting applies to camera moving closer or away (zooming in or out).
+	int m_ParallaxZoom;
+	int GetParallaxZoom() const
+	{
+		if(m_Version >= 4)
+			return m_ParallaxZoom;
+		else
+			return maximum(m_ParallaxX, m_ParallaxY);
+	}
 };
 
 struct CMapItemLayer