diff --git a/src/geo/mercator_coordinate.ts b/src/geo/mercator_coordinate.ts
index 87311512889..02fd9d76539 100644
--- a/src/geo/mercator_coordinate.ts
+++ b/src/geo/mercator_coordinate.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type {LngLatLike} from '../geo/lng_lat';
 import type {CanonicalTileID} from '../source/tile_id';
 
 const DEFAULT_MIN_ZOOM = 0;
-const DEFAULT_MAX_ZOOM = 25.5;
+const DEFAULT_MAX_ZOOM = 28;
 /**
  * The circumference at a line of latitude in meters.
  * @private
diff --git a/src/geo/transform.ts b/src/geo/transform.ts
index d033c8c5c7e..200a229e408 100644
--- a/src/geo/transform.ts
+++ b/src/geo/transform.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import type {FeatureDistanceData} from '../style-spec/feature_filter/index';
 
 const NUM_WORLD_COPIES = 3;
 export const DEFAULT_MIN_ZOOM = 0;
-export const DEFAULT_MAX_ZOOM = 25.5;
+export const DEFAULT_MAX_ZOOM = 28;
 export const MIN_LOD_PITCH = 60.0;
 
 type RayIntersectionResult = {