diff --git a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyMapGL.tsx b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyMapGL.tsx
index 3eb4f1cc7..c57d7c327 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyMapGL.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyMapGL.tsx
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ const JourneyMapGL = forwardRef<JourneyMapGLHandle, Props>(function JourneyMapGL
       antialias: mapboxQuality,
     }
     if (!isMapLibre) mapOptions.projection = mapboxQuality ? 'globe' : 'mercator'
+    // MapLibre 5's around-center mouse rotate ping-pongs near mid-screen (#1545)
+    // — see MapViewGL. Keep the plain dx-based rotate everywhere.
+    if (isMapLibre) mapOptions.aroundCenter = false
 
     const map = new gl.Map(mapOptions as any)
     mapRef.current = map
diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.test.tsx
index 7b4c7635e..f8786b106 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.test.tsx
@@ -244,6 +244,39 @@ describe('MapViewGL', () => {
     expect(mapboxgl.Map).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it('FE-COMP-MAPVIEWGL-014: MapLibre maps disable the around-center mouse rotate (#1545)', async () => {
+    const mapboxgl = (await import('mapbox-gl')).default
+    const maplibregl = (await import('maplibre-gl')).default
+    useSettingsStore.setState({
+      settings: {
+        ...useSettingsStore.getState().settings,
+        map_provider: 'maplibre-gl',
+        mapbox_access_token: '',
+        maplibre_style: 'https://tiles.openfreemap.org/styles/liberty',
+      },
+    } as any)
+    const places = [buildMapPlace({ id: 1, lat: 48.8584, lng: 2.2945 })]
+
+    render(<MapViewGL places={places} fitKey={1} glProvider="maplibre-gl" />)
+    await act(async () => {})
+    // MapLibre 5's around-center rotate reverses direction at a drifting
+    // mid-screen line, so the map must opt out of it.
+    expect((maplibregl.Map as any).mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({ aroundCenter: false })
+
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    useSettingsStore.setState({
+      settings: {
+        ...useSettingsStore.getState().settings,
+        map_provider: 'mapbox-gl',
+        mapbox_access_token: 'pk.test_token',
+      },
+    } as any)
+    render(<MapViewGL places={places} fitKey={1} glProvider="mapbox-gl" />)
+    await act(async () => {})
+    // mapbox-gl has no such option — it must not receive the stray key.
+    expect((mapboxgl.Map as any).mock.calls[0][0]).not.toHaveProperty('aroundCenter')
+  })
+
   it('FE-COMP-MAPVIEWGL-005: adds the clustered place source + layers so markers group on zoom-out (#1385)', async () => {
     glMap.on.mockImplementation((event: string, handlerOrLayer: unknown) => {
       if (event === 'load' && typeof handlerOrLayer === 'function') (handlerOrLayer as () => void)()
diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.tsx b/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.tsx
index cc79f6e78..50a84f981 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.tsx
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ export function MapViewGL({
       antialias: mapboxQuality,
     }
     if (!isMapLibre) mapOptions.projection = mapboxQuality ? 'globe' : 'mercator'
+    // MapLibre 5's mouse-rotate inverts its sign at a mid-screen line it gets by
+    // re-projecting the map center — a line that drifts with the bearing, so a
+    // right-button drag near mid-screen ping-pongs instead of rotating (#1545).
+    // aroundCenter: false restores the plain dx-based rotate mapbox-gl uses.
+    if (isMapLibre) mapOptions.aroundCenter = false
 
     const map = new gl.Map(mapOptions as any)
     mapRef.current = map
diff --git a/client/src/components/Settings/MapboxPreview.tsx b/client/src/components/Settings/MapboxPreview.tsx
index 3f3362280..d3f0a33f3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Settings/MapboxPreview.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Settings/MapboxPreview.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ export default function GlMapPreview({ provider = 'mapbox-gl', token = '', style
       antialias: quality,
     }
     if (!isMapLibre) mapOptions.projection = quality ? 'globe' : 'mercator'
+    // MapLibre 5's around-center mouse rotate ping-pongs near mid-screen (#1545)
+    // — see MapViewGL. Keep the plain dx-based rotate everywhere.
+    if (isMapLibre) mapOptions.aroundCenter = false
 
     const map = new gl.Map(mapOptions as any)
     mapRef.current = map