diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index b74fd85..af5876d 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var logRun = function(runObject, callback){
 var render = function(){
 	d3.json('/runs', function(error, data){ //get all run data
 		//bind circles with data
-		var circles = d3.select('svg').selectAll('circle')//ghost selction of circles
+		var circles = d3.select('#points').selectAll('circle')//ghost selction of circles
 			.data(data, function(d){
 				//match data based on d.id, not index
 				return d.id
@@ -128,5 +128,15 @@ var attachDragHandlers = function(){
 };
 
 //create axes
-d3.select('svg').append('g').attr('transform', 'translate(0,' + HEIGHT + ')').call(d3.axisBottom(xScale)); //x axes must be moved to bottom of svg
-d3.select('svg').append('g').call(d3.axisLeft(yScale)); //y axis is good as it is
+var xAxis = d3.axisBottom(xScale);
+var yAxis = d3.axisLeft(yScale);
+d3.select('svg').append('g').attr('id', 'x-axis').attr('transform', 'translate(0,' + HEIGHT + ')').call(xAxis); //x axes must be moved to bottom of svg
+d3.select('svg').append('g').attr('id', 'y-axis').call(yAxis); //y axis is good as it is
+
+var zoomCallback = function(){
+	d3.select('#points').attr("transform", d3.event.transform);
+	d3.select('#x-axis').call(xAxis.scale(d3.event.transform.rescaleX(xScale)));
+	d3.select('#y-axis').call(yAxis.scale(d3.event.transform.rescaleY(yScale)));
+}
+var zoom = d3.zoom().on('zoom', zoomCallback);
+d3.select('svg').call(zoom);
diff --git a/views/index.ejs b/views/index.ejs
index 7a1f879..67de9e8 100644
--- a/views/index.ejs
+++ b/views/index.ejs
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 		</h1>
 		<% if(currentUser) { %>
 			<!-- show app if user is logged in -->
-			<svg></svg>
+			<svg>
+				<g id="points"></g>
+			</svg>
 			<form action="/logins?_method=DELETE" method="POST">
 				<!-- log out button -->
 				<input type="submit" value="Log Out"/>