diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 427fd43..1a1b687 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -15790,6 +15790,32 @@
             if (monsterEntourage.length === 0) return;
             if (playerStats.isDead) return; // Can't fight when dead
 
+            // Store current camera state for later restoration
+            const preCombatCamera = {
+                center: map.getCenter(),
+                zoom: map.getZoom(),
+                pitch: map.getPitch(),
+                bearing: map.getBearing()
+            };
+
+            // Animate camera to zoom in on monster (drone-style)
+            if (clickedMonster.position) {
+                const monsterPos = [clickedMonster.position.lng, clickedMonster.position.lat];
+
+                // Fly to monster with dramatic zoom and pitch
+                map.flyTo({
+                    center: monsterPos,
+                    zoom: 19,           // Close zoom
+                    pitch: 60,          // Tilt camera down like a drone
+                    bearing: map.getBearing(),  // Keep current rotation
+                    duration: 1200,     // 1.2 second animation
+                    easing: (t) => t < 0.5 ? 2 * t * t : 1 - Math.pow(-2 * t + 2, 2) / 2  // Ease in-out
+                });
+
+                // Wait for animation to complete before showing combat UI
+                await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1200));
+            }
+
             // Mark sync engine as in combat (suppresses non-critical save errors)
             statsSyncState.inCombat = true;
 
@@ -15847,7 +15873,8 @@
                 targetingMode: false,      // True when selecting targets for multi-hit skill
                 pendingSkill: null,        // The skill waiting to be executed
                 pendingTargets: [],        // Array of target indices for each hit
-                totalHitsToSelect: 0       // Total number of hits to select targets for
+                totalHitsToSelect: 0,      // Total number of hits to select targets for
+                preCombatCamera: preCombatCamera  // Store camera state for restoration after combat
             };
 
             showCombatUI();
@@ -17027,6 +17054,20 @@
         function closeCombatUI() {
             console.log('[DEBUG] closeCombatUI called');
             document.getElementById('combatOverlay').style.display = 'none';
+
+            // Restore camera to pre-combat position with smooth animation
+            if (combatState && combatState.preCombatCamera) {
+                const cam = combatState.preCombatCamera;
+                map.flyTo({
+                    center: cam.center,
+                    zoom: cam.zoom,
+                    pitch: cam.pitch,
+                    bearing: cam.bearing,
+                    duration: 800,  // Slightly faster return
+                    easing: (t) => t < 0.5 ? 2 * t * t : 1 - Math.pow(-2 * t + 2, 2) / 2
+                });
+            }
+
             combatState = null;
             monsterActiveAnimations = {}; // Clear animation tracking