diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/OsmandMapLayer.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/OsmandMapLayer.java
index 61adf47196..313638f195 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/OsmandMapLayer.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/OsmandMapLayer.java
@@ -1,24 +1,5 @@
 package net.osmand.plus.views;
 
-import gnu.trove.list.array.TIntArrayList;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import net.osmand.data.LatLon;
-import net.osmand.data.QuadRect;
-import net.osmand.data.QuadTree;
-import net.osmand.data.RotatedTileBox;
-import net.osmand.plus.ContextMenuAdapter;
-import net.osmand.plus.OsmandApplication;
-import net.osmand.plus.activities.MapActivity;
-import net.osmand.plus.render.OsmandRenderer;
-import net.osmand.plus.render.OsmandRenderer.RenderingContext;
-import net.osmand.render.RenderingRuleSearchRequest;
-import net.osmand.render.RenderingRulesStorage;
-import net.osmand.util.MapAlgorithms;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.ColorFilter;
@@ -34,11 +15,41 @@ import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
+import net.osmand.data.LatLon;
+import net.osmand.data.QuadRect;
+import net.osmand.data.QuadTree;
+import net.osmand.data.RotatedTileBox;
+import net.osmand.plus.ContextMenuAdapter;
+import net.osmand.plus.OsmandApplication;
+import net.osmand.plus.activities.MapActivity;
+import net.osmand.plus.render.OsmandRenderer;
+import net.osmand.plus.render.OsmandRenderer.RenderingContext;
+import net.osmand.render.RenderingRuleSearchRequest;
+import net.osmand.render.RenderingRulesStorage;
+import net.osmand.util.MapAlgorithms;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import gnu.trove.list.array.TIntArrayList;
+
 public abstract class OsmandMapLayer {
 
 	protected List<LatLon> fullObjectsLatLon;
 	protected List<LatLon> smallObjectsLatLon;
 
+	public enum MapGestureType {
+		DOUBLE_TAP_ZOOM_IN,
+		DOUBLE_TAP_ZOOM_CHANGE,
+		TWO_POINTERS_ZOOM_OUT
+	}
+
+	public boolean isMapGestureAllowed(MapGestureType type) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	public abstract void initLayer(OsmandMapTileView view);
 
 	public abstract void onDraw(Canvas canvas, RotatedTileBox tileBox, DrawSettings settings);
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/OsmandMapTileView.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/OsmandMapTileView.java
index 0f670da124..712f26d0c8 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/OsmandMapTileView.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/OsmandMapTileView.java
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ public class OsmandMapTileView implements IMapDownloaderCallback {
 			public void onTwoFingerTap() {
 				//afterTwoFingersTap = true;
 				if (isZoomingAllowed(getZoom(), -1.1f)) {
+					for (OsmandMapLayer layer : layers) {
+						if (!layer.isMapGestureAllowed(OsmandMapLayer.MapGestureType.TWO_POINTERS_ZOOM_OUT)) {
+							return;
+						}
+					}
 					getAnimatedDraggingThread().startZooming(getZoom() - 1, currentViewport.getZoomFloatPart(), false);
 					if (wasMapLinkedBeforeGesture) {
 						ctx.getMapViewTrackingUtilities().setMapLinkedToLocation(true);
@@ -1015,6 +1020,11 @@ public class OsmandMapTileView implements IMapDownloaderCallback {
 
 		@Override
 		public void onZoomEnded(double relativeToStart) {
+			for (OsmandMapLayer layer : layers) {
+				if (!layer.isMapGestureAllowed(OsmandMapLayer.MapGestureType.DOUBLE_TAP_ZOOM_CHANGE)) {
+					return;
+				}
+			}
 			// 1.5 works better even on dm.density=1 devices
 			float dz = (float) ((relativeToStart - 1) * DoubleTapScaleDetector.SCALE_PER_SCREEN);
 			setIntZoom(Math.round(dz) + initialViewport.getZoom());
@@ -1089,6 +1099,11 @@ public class OsmandMapTileView implements IMapDownloaderCallback {
 
 		@Override
 		public void onZooming(double relativeToStart) {
+			for (OsmandMapLayer layer : layers) {
+				if (!layer.isMapGestureAllowed(OsmandMapLayer.MapGestureType.DOUBLE_TAP_ZOOM_CHANGE)) {
+					return;
+				}
+			}
 			double dz = (relativeToStart - 1) * DoubleTapScaleDetector.SCALE_PER_SCREEN;
 			changeZoomPosition((float) dz, 0);
 		}
@@ -1096,6 +1111,11 @@ public class OsmandMapTileView implements IMapDownloaderCallback {
 		@Override
 		public boolean onDoubleTap(MotionEvent e) {
 			LOG.debug("onDoubleTap getZoom()");
+			for (OsmandMapLayer layer : layers) {
+				if (!layer.isMapGestureAllowed(OsmandMapLayer.MapGestureType.DOUBLE_TAP_ZOOM_IN)) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
 			if (!doubleTapScaleDetector.isInZoomMode()) {
 				if (isZoomingAllowed(getZoom(), 1.1f)) {
 					final RotatedTileBox tb = getCurrentRotatedTileBox();
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/RulerControlLayer.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/RulerControlLayer.java
index f967df10bb..f6eed167a5 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/RulerControlLayer.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/views/RulerControlLayer.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class RulerControlLayer extends OsmandMapLayer {
     private int radius;
     private double roundedDist;
     private boolean showTwoFingersDistance;
+    private boolean twoPointersZoomOutAllowed;
 
     private QuadPoint cacheCenter;
     private int cacheIntZoom;
@@ -108,10 +109,20 @@ public class RulerControlLayer extends OsmandMapLayer {
         };
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isMapGestureAllowed(MapGestureType type) {
+        if (type != MapGestureType.TWO_POINTERS_ZOOM_OUT) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return twoPointersZoomOutAllowed;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onDraw(Canvas canvas, RotatedTileBox tb, DrawSettings settings) {
         if (mapActivity.getMapLayers().getMapWidgetRegistry().isVisible("ruler") &&
                 rightWidgetsPanel.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
+            twoPointersZoomOutAllowed = false;
             lineAttrs.updatePaints(view, settings, tb);
             circleAttrs.updatePaints(view, settings, tb);
             circleAttrs.paint2.setStyle(Style.FILL);
@@ -147,6 +158,8 @@ public class RulerControlLayer extends OsmandMapLayer {
                     drawCircle(canvas, tb, i, center);
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            twoPointersZoomOutAllowed = true;
         }
     }