diff --git a/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.h b/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.h
--- a/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
  public slots:
     void setMapTitle();
     void changeViewSize( QAction* );
+    void updateCenterFromTheme();
 
  protected:
     void closeEvent( QCloseEvent *event );
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 
     connect( marbleWidget(), SIGNAL(themeChanged(QString)),
             this, SLOT(setMapTitle()));
+    connect( marbleWidget(), SIGNAL(themeChanged(QString)),
+            this, SLOT(updateCenterFromTheme()));
+
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
@@ -97,6 +100,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+void MainWindow::updateCenterFromTheme()
+{
+   m_controlView->updateCenterFromTheme();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::changeViewSize( QAction* action )
 {
     mDebug()<<size();
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.h b/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.h
--- a/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     void  changeRecordingState();
 
     void  updateApplicationTitle(const QString&);
+    void  updateCenterFromTheme();
 
     // File Menu
     void  openFile();
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include "NewBookmarkFolderDialog.h"
 #include "GeoSceneDocument.h"
 #include "GeoSceneHead.h"
+#include "GeoSceneMap.h"
 #include "GeoDataCoordinates.h"
 #include "GeoDataDocument.h"
 #include "GeoDataFolder.h"
@@ -219,6 +220,9 @@
              this, SLOT(updateMapEditButtonVisibility(QString)) );
     connect(m_controlView->marbleModel(), SIGNAL(themeChanged(QString)),
             this, SLOT(updateApplicationTitle(QString)));
+    connect(m_controlView->marbleModel(), SIGNAL(themeChanged(QString)),
+            this, SLOT(updateCenterFromTheme()));
+
     connect( m_controlView, SIGNAL(showMapWizard()), this, SLOT(showMapWizard()) );
     connect( m_controlView, SIGNAL(mapThemeDeleted()), this, SLOT(fallBackToDefaultTheme()) );
 
@@ -1626,6 +1630,11 @@
     }
 }
 
+void MainWindow::updateCenterFromTheme()
+{
+   m_controlView->updateCenterFromTheme();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::showMapWizard()
 {
     QPointer<MapWizard> mapWizard = new MapWizard();
@@ -1686,5 +1695,4 @@
         m_savedSize.setHeight( -1 );
     }
 }
-
 #include "moc_QtMainWindow.cpp"
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-ui/ControlView.h b/src/apps/marble-ui/ControlView.h
--- a/src/apps/marble-ui/ControlView.h
+++ b/src/apps/marble-ui/ControlView.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     void moveRight();
     void moveUp();
     void moveDown();
+    void updateCenterFromTheme();
 
     void addGeoDataFile( QString filename );
 
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-ui/ControlView.cpp b/src/apps/marble-ui/ControlView.cpp
--- a/src/apps/marble-ui/ControlView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/marble-ui/ControlView.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "MarbleDirs.h"
 #include "MarbleModel.h"
 #include "MarbleMap.h"
+#include "GeoSceneMap.h"
 #include "MapThemeManager.h"
 #include "PrintOptionsWidget.h"
 #include "ViewportParams.h"
@@ -168,6 +169,26 @@
     m_marbleWidget->moveDown();
 }
 
+void ControlView::updateCenterFromTheme()
+{
+   //A scene provider may provide only a subset of the globe, use scene properties read from a dgml as a starting point
+   if (! marbleModel()) {
+       mDebug() << "Skip " <<  __FUNCTION__ << " as marbleModel not set yet";
+       return;
+   }
+  
+   GeoSceneDocument * theme = marbleModel()->mapTheme();
+   if (theme) {
+       const GeoSceneMap* map =   theme->map();
+       if (map) {
+           const QVariantList lonLat = map->center();
+           if ( (! lonLat.empty()) && (lonLat.size()>1) ) {
+                marbleWidget()->centerOn( lonLat.at(0).toDouble(), lonLat.at(1).toDouble() );
+           }
+       }
+   }
+}
+
 QString ControlView::defaultMapThemeId() const
 {
     QStringList fallBackThemes;
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/marble/geodata/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlThemeTagHandler.h
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlSettingsTagHandler.h
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlDescriptionTagHandler.h
+        geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlCenterTagHandler.h
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlBrushTagHandler.cpp
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlSectionTagHandler.h
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlTextureTagHandler.h
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlTileSizeTagHandler.cpp
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlTextureTagHandler.cpp
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlPenTagHandler.cpp
+        geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlCenterTagHandler.cpp
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlDescriptionTagHandler.cpp
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h
         geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlIconTagHandler.cpp
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlCenterTagHandler.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlCenterTagHandler.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlCenterTagHandler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+// This file is part of the Marble Virtual Globe.
+//
+// This program is free software licensed under the GNU LGPL. You can
+// find a copy of this license in LICENSE.txt in the top directory of
+// the source code.
+//
+// Copyright 2015      Boris Shtrasman
+//
+
+#ifndef MARBLE_DGML_CENTERTAGHANDLER_H
+#define MARBLE_DGML_CENTERTAGHANDLER_H
+
+#include "GeoTagHandler.h"
+
+namespace Marble
+{
+namespace dgml
+{
+
+class DgmlCenterTagHandler : public GeoTagHandler
+{
+public:
+    virtual GeoNode* parse(GeoParser&) const;
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlCenterTagHandler.cpp b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlCenterTagHandler.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlCenterTagHandler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// This file is part of the Marble Virtual Globe.
+//
+// This program is free software licensed under the GNU LGPL. You can
+// find a copy of this license in LICENSE.txt in the top directory of
+// the source code.
+//
+// Copyright 2015      Boris Shtrasman
+//
+
+#include "DgmlCenterTagHandler.h"
+
+#include "DgmlElementDictionary.h"
+#include "GeoParser.h"
+#include "GeoSceneMap.h"
+
+namespace Marble
+{
+namespace dgml
+{
+DGML_DEFINE_TAG_HANDLER(Center)
+
+GeoNode* DgmlCenterTagHandler::parse(GeoParser& parser) const
+{
+    // Check whether the tag is valid
+    Q_ASSERT(parser.isStartElement() && parser.isValidElement(dgmlTag_Center));
+
+    // Checking for parent item
+    GeoStackItem parentItem = parser.parentElement();
+    if (parentItem.represents(dgmlTag_Map))
+        parentItem.nodeAs<GeoSceneMap>()->setCenter( parser.readElementText().trimmed() );
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_Available;
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_Blending;
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_Brush;
+    extern  const char* dgmlTag_Center;
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_Color;
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_CustomPlugin;
     extern  const char* dgmlTag_Dem;
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.cpp b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/handlers/dgml/DgmlElementDictionary.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 const char* dgmlTag_Blending = "blending";
 const char* dgmlTag_Brush = "brush";
 const char* dgmlTag_Color = "color";
+const char* dgmlTag_Center = "center";
 const char* dgmlTag_CustomPlugin = "customplugin";
 const char* dgmlTag_Dem = "dem";
 const char* dgmlTag_Description = "description";
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneMap.h b/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneMap.h
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneMap.h
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneMap.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QVector>
+#include <QVariant>
 
 #include <geodata_export.h>
 
@@ -64,7 +65,17 @@
      * @param  section  The new layer
      */
     void addLayer( GeoSceneLayer* );
-
+    /**
+     * @ brief Set starting center with lon lat cooredinates
+     * used if a scene downloadUrl do not handle elements in other locations
+     */
+    void setCenter(const QString & coordinateString);
+    /**
+     * @brief Get starting center with coordinates
+     * used if a scene downloadUrl do not handle elements in other locations
+     * return A QVariantList of lon lat as specified in the dgml
+     */
+    QVariantList center() const;
     /**
      * @brief  Return a layer by its name
      * @param  name  The name of the layer
diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneMap.cpp b/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneMap.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneMap.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/scene/GeoSceneMap.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "GeoSceneFilter.h"
 #include "DgmlAuxillaryDictionary.h"
 
+#include <GeoDataCoordinates.h>
+
 namespace Marble
 {
 
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@
         return GeoSceneTypes::GeoSceneMapType;
     }
 
+    QVariantList  m_center;
+
     /// The vector holding all the sections in the legend.
     /// (We want to preserve the order and don't care 
     /// much about speed here), so we don't use a hash
@@ -166,6 +170,24 @@
     }
 }
 
+QVariantList GeoSceneMap::center() const
+{
+  return d->m_center;
+}
+
+void GeoSceneMap::setCenter(const QString & coordinatesString)
+{
+  bool success = false;
+  const GeoDataCoordinates coordinates = GeoDataCoordinates::fromString(coordinatesString, success);
+
+  if ( success ) {
+      QVariantList lonLat;
+      lonLat << QVariant( coordinates.longitude(GeoDataCoordinates::Degree) )
+             << QVariant( coordinates.latitude(GeoDataCoordinates::Degree) );
+      d->m_center = lonLat;
+  }
+}
+
 GeoSceneFilter* GeoSceneMap::filter( const QString& name )
 {
     GeoSceneFilter* filter = 0;