diff --git a/components/label/components/PaperContainer.tsx b/components/label/components/PaperContainer.tsx
index 85e75fc..fd5c1fc 100644
--- a/components/label/components/PaperContainer.tsx
+++ b/components/label/components/PaperContainer.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {
   getTrackingAuxiliaryAnnotation,
 } from "../api/label"
 import { Project } from "../api/project/typing"
+import { labelimagePerformanceConfig } from "../config/performance"
 import { LabelState } from "../LabelNossr"
 import {
   initialDetail,
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ import useRenderTag from "../useRenderTag"
 import { useRightToolsStore } from "../useRightToolsStore"
 import { useTopToolsStore } from "../useTopToolsStore"
 import { checkCommentsIsSame } from "../util"
-import { labelimagePerformanceConfig } from "../config/performance"
 import { safeClone } from "../utils/clone"
 import { labelTypeMap } from "../utils/constants"
 import { adjustPoints } from "../utils/paperjs"
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ type FrameSwitchGhostState = {
   animating: boolean
 }
 
+const clonePaperPoint = (point: paper.Point | null | undefined) => {
+  if (!point) return null
+  return new paper.Point(point.x, point.y)
+}
+
 const normalizePoint = (value: any): NormalizedPoint | null => {
   if (value instanceof paper.Point) return [value.x, value.y]
   if (value instanceof paper.Segment) {
@@ -445,6 +450,7 @@ const PaperContainer = (
     assistToolEnabled,
     assistToolSize,
     renderMode,
+    saveCurrentScale,
     showTags,
     showTagsConfigs,
   } = useTopToolsStore()
@@ -2583,6 +2589,24 @@ const PaperContainer = (
     }
   }, [renderMode, stopRenderModePan])
 
+  const getTargetGroupPosition = useCallback(
+    ({
+      defaultPosition,
+      preservedPosition,
+      canPreserve,
+    }: {
+      defaultPosition: paper.Point
+      preservedPosition?: paper.Point | null
+      canPreserve?: boolean
+    }) => {
+      if (saveCurrentScale && canPreserve && preservedPosition) {
+        return clonePaperPoint(preservedPosition) ?? defaultPosition.clone()
+      }
+      return defaultPosition.clone()
+    },
+    [saveCurrentScale]
+  )
+
   const preparePendingFrameSwitch = useCallback(
     async (imageName: string, token: number) => {
       if (
@@ -2600,6 +2624,12 @@ const PaperContainer = (
         clearPendingFrameSwitch(token)
         return
       }
+      const preserveGroupPosition =
+        saveCurrentScale &&
+        currentVisibleGroup.getItems({ data: { name: "pic" } }).length > 0
+      const preservedGroupPosition = preserveGroupPosition
+        ? clonePaperPoint(currentVisibleGroup.position)
+        : null
 
       const stagingGroup = new paper.Group({
         applyMatrix: false,
@@ -2684,10 +2714,15 @@ const PaperContainer = (
           raster.bounds.width / 2,
           raster.bounds.height / 2
         )
-        stagingGroup.position = new paper.Point(
+        const centeredGroupPosition = new paper.Point(
           raster.bounds.width / 2,
           raster.bounds.height / 2
         )
+        stagingGroup.position = getTargetGroupPosition({
+          defaultPosition: centeredGroupPosition,
+          preservedPosition: preservedGroupPosition,
+          canPreserve: preserveGroupPosition,
+        })
         raster.sendToBack()
 
         const imageData = useLabelStore.getState().label.get(imageName)
@@ -2732,6 +2767,7 @@ const PaperContainer = (
     [
       clearPendingFrameSwitch,
       commitFrameSwitch,
+      getTargetGroupPosition,
       imgSize?.clientHeight,
       imgSize?.clientWidth,
       isPendingFrameSwitchStale,
@@ -2739,6 +2775,7 @@ const PaperContainer = (
       reconcileRasterScaleForImage,
       renderImagePolygonsBatchedToGroup,
       renderTag,
+      saveCurrentScale,
       setGroup,
       setRasterPath,
       setRasterSize,
@@ -2823,6 +2860,11 @@ const PaperContainer = (
       if (activeImage && projectDetail?.id) {
         const requestId = ++rasterLoadRequestIdRef.current
         const requestImage = activeImage
+        const preserveGroupPosition =
+          saveCurrentScale && getPicRasters(paperGroup).length > 0
+        const preservedGroupPosition = preserveGroupPosition
+          ? clonePaperPoint(paperGroup.position)
+          : null
         rasterLoadingImageRef.current = requestImage
         cancelRasterFadeTransition()
         getPicRasters(paperGroup).forEach((item) => {
@@ -2981,6 +3023,10 @@ const PaperContainer = (
               raster.bounds.width / 2,
               raster.bounds.height / 2
             )
+            const centeredGroupPosition = new paper.Point(
+              raster.bounds.width / 2,
+              raster.bounds.height / 2
+            )
             raster.visible = true
             const previousRasters = getPicRasters(paperGroup).filter(
               (item) => item !== raster
@@ -3034,10 +3080,11 @@ const PaperContainer = (
               })
             }
 
-            usePaperStore.getState().group!.position = new paper.Point(
-              raster.bounds.width / 2,
-              raster.bounds.height / 2
-            )
+            paperGroup.position = getTargetGroupPosition({
+              defaultPosition: centeredGroupPosition,
+              preservedPosition: preservedGroupPosition,
+              canPreserve: preserveGroupPosition,
+            })
             setRasterPath(new paper.Path.Rectangle(raster.bounds))
             raster.sendToBack()
             renderedImageRef.current = requestImage
@@ -3059,9 +3106,11 @@ const PaperContainer = (
       cancelRasterFadeTransition,
       decodeFrameImage,
       getPicRasters,
+      getTargetGroupPosition,
       imgSize?.clientHeight,
       imgSize?.clientWidth,
       projectDetail?.id,
+      saveCurrentScale,
       setRasterPath,
       setRasterScale,
       setRasterSize,
@@ -3171,6 +3220,9 @@ const PaperContainer = (
         : undefined) ||
       (rasterItems.length ? rasterItems[rasterItems.length - 1] : undefined)
     if (!currentRaster) return false
+    const preservedGroupPosition = saveCurrentScale
+      ? clonePaperPoint(group.position)
+      : null
 
     const rasterSizeStore = usePaperStore.getState().rasterSize
     const rawRasterSize = rasterSizeStore[activeImage] ?? [
@@ -3224,10 +3276,15 @@ const PaperContainer = (
       currentRaster.bounds.width / 2,
       currentRaster.bounds.height / 2
     )
-    group.position = new paper.Point(
+    const centeredGroupPosition = new paper.Point(
       currentRaster.bounds.width / 2,
       currentRaster.bounds.height / 2
     )
+    group.position = getTargetGroupPosition({
+      defaultPosition: centeredGroupPosition,
+      preservedPosition: preservedGroupPosition,
+      canPreserve: saveCurrentScale,
+    })
 
     setRasterPath(new paper.Path.Rectangle(currentRaster.bounds))
     setRasterScale(activeImage, nextScale)
@@ -3241,9 +3298,11 @@ const PaperContainer = (
   }, [
     activeImage,
     getPicRasters,
+    getTargetGroupPosition,
     imgSize?.clientHeight,
     imgSize?.clientWidth,
     renderTag,
+    saveCurrentScale,
     scaleRenderedAnnotationItemsInPlace,
     setRasterPath,
     setRasterScale,