diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/Header.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/Header.js
index ed94f2d295..4dacc7b598 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/Header.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/Header.js
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ import {
   ExpandArrowsAltIcon,
 } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 
-const Header = ({ title, handleSwitchToggle, toggleState }) => {
+const Header = ({
+  title,
+  handleSwitchToggle,
+  toggleState,
+  zoomIn,
+  zoomOut,
+}) => {
   const { light } = PageSectionVariants;
-
   return (
     <PageSection variant={light}>
       <div
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ const Header = ({ title, handleSwitchToggle, toggleState }) => {
               aria-label={t`Zoom in`}
               variant="plain"
               icon={<SearchPlusIcon />}
+              onClick={zoomIn}
             >
               <SearchPlusIcon />
             </Button>
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ const Header = ({ title, handleSwitchToggle, toggleState }) => {
               aria-label={t`Zoom out`}
               variant="plain"
               icon={<SearchMinusIcon />}
+              onClick={zoomOut}
             >
               <SearchMinusIcon />
             </Button>
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/MeshGraph.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/MeshGraph.js
index f971807121..ab808f2a50 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/MeshGraph.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/MeshGraph.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Legend from './Legend';
 import Tooltip from './Tooltip';
 
 // function MeshGraph({ data }) {
-function MeshGraph({ showLegend }) {
+function MeshGraph({ showLegend, zoom }) {
   const [isNodeSelected, setIsNodeSelected] = useState(false);
   const [selectedNode, setSelectedNode] = useState(null);
   const [nodeDetail, setNodeDetail] = useState(null);
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ function MeshGraph({ showLegend }) {
       return width;
     };
     const width = getWidth();
-    const zoom = d3.zoom().scaleExtent([-40, 40]).on('zoom', zoomed);
 
     /* Add SVG */
     d3.selectAll(`#chart > svg`).remove();
@@ -91,11 +90,13 @@ function MeshGraph({ showLegend }) {
     const svg = d3
       .select('#chart')
       .append('svg')
+      .attr('class', 'mesh-svg')
       .attr('width', `${width + margin}px`)
       .attr('height', `${height + margin}px`)
       .attr('viewBox', [0, 0, width, height]);
     const mesh = svg
       .append('g')
+      .attr('class', 'mesh')
       .attr('transform', `translate(${margin}, ${margin})`);
 
     const graph = data;
@@ -295,10 +296,6 @@ function MeshGraph({ showLegend }) {
       setIsNodeSelected(true);
       setSelectedNode(n);
     }
-
-    function zoomed({ transform }) {
-      mesh.attr('transform', transform);
-    }
   };
 
   async function redirectToDetailsPage() {
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/TopologyView.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/TopologyView.js
index 1fde272709..ac36360669 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/TopologyView.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/TopologyView/TopologyView.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import * as d3 from 'd3';
 import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { PageSection, Card, CardBody } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import useRequest from 'hooks/useRequest';
@@ -25,18 +26,31 @@ function TopologyView() {
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchMeshVisualizer();
   }, [fetchMeshVisualizer]);
+
+  const zoom = d3.zoom().on('zoom', ({ transform }) => {
+    d3.select('.mesh').attr('transform', transform);
+  });
+  const zoomIn = () => {
+    d3.select('.mesh-svg').transition().call(zoom.scaleBy, 2);
+  };
+  const zoomOut = () => {
+    d3.select('.mesh-svg').transition().call(zoom.scaleBy, 0.5);
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <Header
         title={t`Topology View`}
         handleSwitchToggle={setShowLegend}
         toggleState={showLegend}
+        zoomIn={zoomIn}
+        zoomOut={zoomOut}
       />
       <PageSection>
         <Card>
           <CardBody>
             {!isLoading && (
-              <MeshGraph data={meshData} showLegend={showLegend} />
+              <MeshGraph data={meshData} showLegend={showLegend} zoom={zoom} />
             )}
           </CardBody>
         </Card>