diff --git a/lib/template/search-html.php b/lib/template/search-html.php
index dc4dcc74..d24eaaae 100644
--- a/lib/template/search-html.php
+++ b/lib/template/search-html.php
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@
 <?php } ?>
 
 		<div id="map-wrapper">
-			<div id="map-position"></div>
+			<div id="map-position">
+				<div id="map-position-inner"></div>
+				<div id="map-position-close"><a href="#">hide</a></div>
+			</div>
 			<div id="map"></div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/website/css/search.css b/website/css/search.css
index 55a6f9f5..2e3dd4be 100644
--- a/website/css/search.css
+++ b/website/css/search.css
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ form label {
 }
 
 #map-position {
+  display: none;
   position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
   right: 20px;
   padding: 0 5px;
   color: #333;
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ form label {
   z-index: 100;
 }
 
+#map-position-close {
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
 .result {
   font-size: 0.8em;
   margin: 5px;
diff --git a/website/js/nominatim-ui.js b/website/js/nominatim-ui.js
index 31044d02..9622f821 100644
--- a/website/js/nominatim-ui.js
+++ b/website/js/nominatim-ui.js
@@ -29,6 +29,32 @@ jQuery(document).on('ready', function(){
 		cm.addTo(map);
 	}
 
+	var MapPositionControl = L.Control.extend({
+			options: {
+					position: 'bottomright'
+			},
+
+			onAdd: function (map) {
+					var container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'my-custom-control');
+
+					$(container).text('show map bounds').addClass('leaflet-bar btn btn-sm btn-default').on('click', function(e){
+						e.preventDefault();
+						e.stopPropagation();
+						$('#map-position').show();
+						$(container).hide();
+					});
+					$('#map-position-close a').on('click', function(e){
+						e.preventDefault();
+						e.stopPropagation();
+						$('#map-position').hide();
+						$(container).show();
+					});
+
+					return container;
+			}
+	});
+
+	map.addControl(new MapPositionControl());
 
 
 	function display_map_position(mouse_lat_lng){
@@ -45,7 +71,7 @@ jQuery(document).on('ready', function(){
 
 		html_viewbox = "viewbox: " + map_viewbox_as_string();
 
-		$('#map-position').html([html_center,html_zoom,html_viewbox,html_click,html_mouse].join('<br/>'));
+		$('#map-position-inner').html([html_center,html_zoom,html_viewbox,html_click,html_mouse].join('<br/>'));
 		$('input#use_viewbox').trigger('change');
 	}