diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index 08cdafc..bda4af3 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -951,6 +951,16 @@ Other HTML/JS output options
 
     **Default:** ``#1a1a1a``
 
+``center``
+    This is allows you to specify a list or a tuple of Minecraft world coordinates
+    that should be used as the map's default center, e.g. ``[800, 64, -334]``.
+
+    You may also specify only two coordinates, in case they will be interpreted as
+    X and Z coordinates, and Y is assumed to be ``64`` (sea level).
+
+    **Default:** The coordinates of your spawn, or ``[0, 64, 0]`` if the regionset
+    has no spawn.
+
 Map update behavior
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/overviewer.py b/overviewer.py
index b5b9a47..f549542 100755
--- a/overviewer.py
+++ b/overviewer.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def main():
             "name", "imgformat", "renderchecks", "rerenderprob", "bgcolor", "defaultzoom",
             "imgquality", "imglossless", "optimizeimg", "rendermode", "worldname_orig", "title",
             "dimension", "changelist", "showspawn", "overlay", "base", "poititle", "maxzoom",
-            "showlocationmarker", "minzoom"])
+            "showlocationmarker", "minzoom", "center"])
         tileSetOpts.update({"spawn": w.find_true_spawn()})  # TODO find a better way to do this
         for rset in rsets:
             tset = tileset.TileSet(w, rset, assetMrg, tex, tileSetOpts, tileset_dir)
diff --git a/overviewer_core/assetmanager.py b/overviewer_core/assetmanager.py
index 26ba9c3..f909029 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/assetmanager.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/assetmanager.py
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ top-level directory.
         dump['map']['debug'] = True
         dump['map']['cacheTag'] = str(int(time.time()))
         dump['map']['north_direction'] = 'lower-left'   # only temporary
-        dump['map']['center'] = [-314, 67, 94]
         dump['map']['controls'] = {
             'pan': True,
             'zoom': True,
diff --git a/overviewer_core/data/js_src/util.js b/overviewer_core/data/js_src/util.js
index 59294cb..5de6fd4 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/data/js_src/util.js
+++ b/overviewer_core/data/js_src/util.js
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ overviewer.util = {
             myLayer["tileSetConfig"] = obj;
 
 
-            if (typeof(obj.spawn) == "object") {
-                var latlng = overviewer.util.fromWorldToLatLng(obj.spawn[0], obj.spawn[1], obj.spawn[2], obj);
+            if (typeof(obj.center) == "object") {
+                var latlng = overviewer.util.fromWorldToLatLng(obj.center[0], obj.center[1], obj.center[2], obj);
                 overviewer.collections.centers[obj.world] = [ latlng, obj.defaultZoom ];
             } else {
                 overviewer.collections.centers[obj.world] = [ [0, 0], obj.defaultZoom ];
diff --git a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
index 416a1c0..1e90751 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ renders = Setting(required=True, default=OrderedDict(),
             "minzoom": Setting(required=False, validator=validateInt, default=0),
             "manualpois": Setting(required=False, validator=validateManualPOIs, default=[]),
             "showlocationmarker": Setting(required=False, validator=validateBool, default=True),
+            "center": Setting(required=False, validator=validateCoords, default=None),
             # Remove this eventually (once people update their configs)
             "worldname": Setting(required=False, default=None,
                 validator=error("The option 'worldname' is now called 'world'. Please update your config files")),
diff --git a/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py b/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
index 41a29c3..3ae70f0 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
@@ -308,6 +308,20 @@ def validateManualPOIs(d):
     return d
 
 
+def validateCoords(c):
+    if not isinstance(c, (list, tuple)):
+        raise ValidationException("Your coordinates '{}' are not a list or a tuple.".format(c))
+    if len(c) not in [2, 3]:
+        raise ValidationException("'{}' is not a valid list or tuple of coordinates, "
+                                  "because we expect either 2 or 3 elements.".format(c))
+    if len(c) == 2:
+        x, z = [validateInt(i) for i in c]
+        y = 64
+    else:
+        x, y, z = [validateInt(i) for i in c]
+    return (x, y, z)
+
+
 def make_dictValidator(keyvalidator, valuevalidator):
     """Compose and return a dict validator -- a validator that validates each
     key and value in a dictionary.
diff --git a/overviewer_core/tileset.py b/overviewer_core/tileset.py
index 4128e5a..a2884cb 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/tileset.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/tileset.py
@@ -589,7 +589,9 @@ class TileSet(object):
             imgextension=self.imgextension,
             isOverlay=isOverlay,
             poititle=self.options.get("poititle"),
-            showlocationmarker=self.options.get("showlocationmarker")
+            showlocationmarker=self.options.get("showlocationmarker"),
+            center=(self.options.get("center") or self.options.get("spawn")
+                    or [0, 64, 0])
         )
         d['maxZoom'] = self.options.get('maxzoom', self.treedepth)
         if d['maxZoom'] < 0: