diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-terms-refuse.md b/.changeset/heavy-terms-refuse.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a92d4a4ebb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-terms-refuse.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@hashintel/petrinaut": minor
+---
+
+Let minZoom be dynamically based on the size of the net
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/package.json b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/package.json
index 5760ef18e4e..a78f77208a9 100644
--- a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/package.json
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "d3-scale": "4.0.2",
     "elkjs": "0.11.0",
     "fuzzysort": "3.1.0",
+    "lodash-es": "4.18.1",
     "monaco-editor": "0.55.1",
     "react-icons": "5.5.0",
     "react-resizable-panels": "4.6.5",
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react": "16.3.2",
     "@types/babel__standalone": "7.1.9",
     "@types/d3-scale": "4.0.9",
+    "@types/lodash-es": "4.17.12",
     "@types/react": "19.2.7",
     "@types/react-dom": "19.2.3",
     "@typescript/native-preview": "7.0.0-dev.20260315.1",
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/hooks/util/use-debounce-callback.tsx b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/hooks/util/use-debounce-callback.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17a15ef2920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/hooks/util/use-debounce-callback.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { debounce, type DebouncedFunc } from "lodash-es";
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
+
+// debounces a function, holding the debounced function between re-renders
+// when unmounting, we flush any unresolved debounced calls when updating the debounced
+// function or unmounting to avoid resolving on stale data or refs
+export function useDebounceCallback<
+  // eslint-disable-next-line typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  T extends (...args: any) => ReturnType<T>,
+>(func: T, delay = 500): DebouncedFunc<T> {
+  const debounced = useMemo(() => debounce(func, delay), [func, delay]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      debounced.flush();
+    };
+  }, [func, delay]);
+
+  return debounced;
+}
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/hooks/util/use-resize-observer.tsx b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/hooks/util/use-resize-observer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45c821929ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/hooks/util/use-resize-observer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useEffect, type RefObject } from "react";
+
+// sets up a resize observer on an element
+export function useResizeObserver(
+  elementRef: RefObject<HTMLElement | null>,
+  func: (entries?: ResizeObserverEntry[]) => void,
+): void {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (elementRef.current) {
+      const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(func);
+
+      resizeObserver.observe(elementRef.current);
+
+      return () => {
+        resizeObserver.disconnect();
+      };
+    }
+  }, [elementRef, func]);
+}
diff --git a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/sdcpn-view.tsx b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/sdcpn-view.tsx
index 669726bbaa7..f2e206e65c7 100644
--- a/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/sdcpn-view.tsx
+++ b/libs/@hashintel/petrinaut/src/views/SDCPN/sdcpn-view.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import "@xyflow/react/dist/style.css";
 
 import { css } from "@hashintel/ds-helpers/css";
+import { useResizeObserver } from "./hooks/util/use-resize-observer";
+import { useDebounceCallback } from "./hooks/util/use-debounce-callback";
 import type { Connection } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { Background, ReactFlow, SelectionMode } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { use, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ const REACTFLOW_EDGE_TYPES = {
   default: Arc,
 };
 
+const ZOOM_PADDING = 0.5;
+
 const canvasContainerStyle = css({
   width: "[100%]",
   height: "[100%]",
@@ -69,6 +73,9 @@ export const SDCPNView: React.FC<{
     () => (compactNodes ? COMPACT_NODE_TYPES : CLASSIC_NODE_TYPES),
     [compactNodes],
   );
+  // min-zoom 0 allows a user to zoom out infinitely. We later constrain this to be slightly larger than the nodes present
+  // in the net, but default to 0 until we can measure the viewport height
+  const [minZoom, setMinZoom] = useState(0);
 
   // SDCPN store
   const { petriNetId } = use(SDCPNContext);
@@ -91,12 +98,47 @@ export const SDCPNView: React.FC<{
   // Center viewport on SDCPN load
   useEffect(() => {
     void reactFlowInstance?.fitView({
-      padding: 0.4,
-      minZoom: 0.4,
+      padding: ZOOM_PADDING,
+      minZoom: minZoom,
       maxZoom: 1.1,
     });
   }, [reactFlowInstance, petriNetId]);
 
+  // This sets the min zoom (ie the max you can zoom out to) to be slightly larger than the total size of the current net.
+  // We also avoid shrinking the zoom to be lower than the current zoom level to avoid changing the zoom without user input
+  const fitZoomToNodes = useDebounceCallback(
+    (
+      instance: PetrinautReactFlowInstance | null,
+      canvasEl: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>,
+    ) => {
+      const nodesSize = instance?.getNodesBounds(instance.getNodes());
+      const viewportSize = canvasEl.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+      if (viewportSize && nodesSize) {
+        // Specifically check that the height and width are not 0. If the net is empty/size 0, use a default minZoom of 0.5
+        // otherwise, set the minZoom to the size of the net with some extra padding
+        const newZoom =
+          nodesSize.height && nodesSize.width
+            ? Math.min(
+                viewportSize.height / nodesSize.height,
+                viewportSize.width / nodesSize.width,
+              ) * ZOOM_PADDING
+            : 0.5;
+
+        // Don't reduce the zoom level below the users current zoom
+        const currentZoom = instance?.getViewport().zoom;
+        const safeZoom = currentZoom ? Math.min(currentZoom, newZoom) : newZoom;
+
+        setMinZoom(safeZoom);
+      }
+    },
+    100,
+  );
+
+  useResizeObserver(canvasContainer, () => {
+    fitZoomToNodes(reactFlowInstance, canvasContainer);
+  });
+
   const isReadonly = useIsReadOnly();
 
   function isValidConnection(connection: Connection) {
@@ -141,6 +183,7 @@ export const SDCPNView: React.FC<{
 
   function onInit(instance: PetrinautReactFlowInstance) {
     setReactFlowInstance(instance);
+    fitZoomToNodes(instance, canvasContainer);
   }
 
   // Shared function to create a node at a given position
@@ -314,7 +357,10 @@ export const SDCPNView: React.FC<{
         edges={arcs}
         nodeTypes={nodeTypes}
         edgeTypes={REACTFLOW_EDGE_TYPES}
-        onNodesChange={applyNodeChanges}
+        onNodesChange={(n) => {
+          applyNodeChanges(n);
+          fitZoomToNodes(reactFlowInstance, canvasContainer);
+        }}
         onEdgesChange={applyNodeChanges}
         onConnect={isReadonly ? undefined : onConnect}
         onInit={onInit}
@@ -322,6 +368,9 @@ export const SDCPNView: React.FC<{
         onPaneClick={onPaneClick}
         onDrop={isReadonly ? undefined : onDrop}
         onDragOver={isReadonly ? undefined : onDragOver}
+        onViewportChange={() => {
+          fitZoomToNodes(reactFlowInstance, canvasContainer);
+        }}
         defaultViewport={{ x: 0, y: 0, zoom: 1 }}
         proOptions={{ hideAttribution: true }}
         panOnDrag={isPanMode ? true : isAddMode ? false : [1, 2]}
@@ -337,6 +386,7 @@ export const SDCPNView: React.FC<{
         deleteKeyCode={null}
         panOnScroll={false}
         zoomOnScroll
+        minZoom={minZoom}
       >
         <Background gap={SNAP_GRID_SIZE} size={1} />
         {showMinimap && <MiniMap pannable zoomable />}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2e209585c3e..fec629fe40e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7807,6 +7807,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@testing-library/react": "npm:16.3.2"
     "@types/babel__standalone": "npm:7.1.9"
     "@types/d3-scale": "npm:4.0.9"
+    "@types/lodash-es": "npm:4.17.12"
     "@types/react": "npm:19.2.7"
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:19.2.3"
     "@typescript/native-preview": "npm:7.0.0-dev.20260315.1"
@@ -7817,6 +7818,7 @@ __metadata:
     elkjs: "npm:0.11.0"
     fuzzysort: "npm:3.1.0"
     jsdom: "npm:24.1.3"
+    lodash-es: "npm:4.18.1"
     monaco-editor: "npm:0.55.1"
     oxlint: "npm:1.55.0"
     oxlint-tsgolint: "npm:0.17.0"