diff --git a/all/modules/datasources/TileDataSource.i b/all/modules/datasources/TileDataSource.i
index 7a370cc4d..57bf343b2 100644
--- a/all/modules/datasources/TileDataSource.i
+++ b/all/modules/datasources/TileDataSource.i
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 %attribute(carto::TileDataSource, int, MinZoom, getMinZoom)
 %attribute(carto::TileDataSource, int, MaxZoom, getMaxZoom)
+%attribute(carto::TileDataSource, int, MaxOverzoomLevel, getMaxOverzoomLevel, setMaxOverzoomLevel)
 %attributeval(carto::TileDataSource, carto::MapBounds, DataExtent, getDataExtent)
 !attributestring_polymorphic(carto::TileDataSource, projections.Projection, Projection, getProjection)
 %ignore carto::TileDataSource::OnChangeListener;
diff --git a/all/native/datasources/MBTilesTileDataSource.cpp b/all/native/datasources/MBTilesTileDataSource.cpp
index 17c057dd5..519af42a6 100644
--- a/all/native/datasources/MBTilesTileDataSource.cpp
+++ b/all/native/datasources/MBTilesTileDataSource.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace carto {
         }
         return *_cachedDataExtent;
     }
-    
+
     std::shared_ptr<TileData> MBTilesTileDataSource::loadTile(const MapTile& mapTile) {
         std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(_mutex);
         Log::Infof("MBTilesTileDataSource::loadTile: Loading %s", mapTile.toString().c_str());
@@ -134,7 +134,13 @@ namespace carto {
             Log::Errorf("MBTilesTileDataSource::loadTile: Failed to load %s: Couldn't connect to the database", mapTile.toString().c_str());
             return std::shared_ptr<TileData>();
         }
-        
+
+        if (getMaxOverzoomLevel() >= 0 && mapTile.getZoom() > getMaxZoomWithOverzoom()) {
+            // we explicitly return an empty tile to not draw overzoom
+            auto tileData = std::make_shared<TileData>(std::shared_ptr<BinaryData>());
+            tileData->setIsOverZoom(true);
+            return  tileData;
+        }
         try {
             // Make the query and check for database error
             sqlite3pp::query query(*_database, "SELECT tile_data FROM tiles WHERE zoom_level=:zoom AND tile_column=:x AND tile_row=:y");
diff --git a/all/native/datasources/MBTilesTileDataSource.h b/all/native/datasources/MBTilesTileDataSource.h
index c5c3beadf..a1e3e415d 100644
--- a/all/native/datasources/MBTilesTileDataSource.h
+++ b/all/native/datasources/MBTilesTileDataSource.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace carto {
         virtual MapBounds getDataExtent() const;
 
         virtual std::shared_ptr<TileData> loadTile(const MapTile& mapTile);
-    
+
     private:
         static std::unique_ptr<sqlite3pp::database> OpenDatabase(const std::string& path);
 
diff --git a/all/native/datasources/TileDataSource.cpp b/all/native/datasources/TileDataSource.cpp
index 363efa4cd..aeaf9f352 100644
--- a/all/native/datasources/TileDataSource.cpp
+++ b/all/native/datasources/TileDataSource.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@ namespace carto {
         return _maxZoom;
     }
 
+    int TileDataSource::getMaxZoomWithOverzoom() const {
+        if (_maxOverzoomLevel >= 0) {
+            return getMaxZoom() + _maxOverzoomLevel;
+        }
+        return getMaxZoom();
+    }
+
+    int TileDataSource::getMaxOverzoomLevel() const {
+        return _maxOverzoomLevel;
+    }
+    bool TileDataSource::isMaxOverzoomLevelSet() const {
+        return _maxOverzoomLevel >= 0;
+    }
+
+    void TileDataSource::setMaxOverzoomLevel(int overzoomLevel) {
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
+            _maxOverzoomLevel = overzoomLevel;
+        }
+        notifyTilesChanged(false);
+    }
+
     MapBounds TileDataSource::getDataExtent() const {
         return _projection->getBounds();
     }
@@ -32,7 +54,7 @@ namespace carto {
     void TileDataSource::notifyTilesChanged(bool removeTiles) {
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<OnChangeListener> > onChangeListeners;
         {
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_onChangeListenersMutex);
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
             onChangeListeners = _onChangeListeners;
         }
         for (const std::shared_ptr<OnChangeListener>& listener : onChangeListeners) {
@@ -41,30 +63,32 @@ namespace carto {
     }
         
     void TileDataSource::registerOnChangeListener(const std::shared_ptr<OnChangeListener>& listener) {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_onChangeListenersMutex);
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
         _onChangeListeners.push_back(listener);
     }
     
     void TileDataSource::unregisterOnChangeListener(const std::shared_ptr<OnChangeListener>& listener) {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_onChangeListenersMutex);
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
         _onChangeListeners.erase(std::remove(_onChangeListeners.begin(), _onChangeListeners.end(), listener), _onChangeListeners.end());
     }
     
     TileDataSource::TileDataSource() :
         _minZoom(0),
         _maxZoom(Const::MAX_SUPPORTED_ZOOM_LEVEL),
+        _maxOverzoomLevel(-1),
         _projection(std::make_shared<EPSG3857>()),
         _onChangeListeners(),
-        _onChangeListenersMutex()
+        _mutex()
     {
     }
 
     TileDataSource::TileDataSource(int minZoom, int maxZoom) :
         _minZoom(std::max(0, minZoom)),
         _maxZoom(std::min(static_cast<int>(Const::MAX_SUPPORTED_ZOOM_LEVEL), maxZoom)),
+        _maxOverzoomLevel(-1),
         _projection(std::make_shared<EPSG3857>()),
         _onChangeListeners(),
-        _onChangeListenersMutex()
+        _mutex()
     {
     }
     
diff --git a/all/native/datasources/TileDataSource.h b/all/native/datasources/TileDataSource.h
index 83ad3a6ef..882b4c969 100644
--- a/all/native/datasources/TileDataSource.h
+++ b/all/native/datasources/TileDataSource.h
@@ -53,6 +53,30 @@ namespace carto {
          */
         virtual int getMaxZoom() const;
 
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the maximum zoom level supported by this data source + getMaxOverzoomLevel if >= 0.
+         * @return The maximum zoom level supported (exclusive).
+         */
+        virtual int getMaxZoomWithOverzoom() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the maximum overzoom level for this datasource.
+         * If a tile for the given zoom level Z is not available, SDK will try to use tiles with zoom levels Z-1, ..., Z-MaxOverzoomLevel.
+         * The default is -1 (disabled).
+         * @param overzoomLevel The new maximum overzoom value.
+         */
+        void setMaxOverzoomLevel(int overzoomLevel);
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the current maximum overzoom level for this datasource.
+         * Over it the datasource will not be "drawn"
+         * @return The current maximum overzoom level for this datasource.
+         */
+        int getMaxOverzoomLevel() const;
+
+        bool isMaxOverzoomLevelSet() const;
+
         /**
          * Returns the extent of the tiles in this data source.
          * The bounds are in coordinate system of the projection of the data source.
@@ -117,11 +141,12 @@ namespace carto {
 
         std::atomic<int> _minZoom;
         std::atomic<int> _maxZoom;
+        std::atomic<int> _maxOverzoomLevel;
         const std::shared_ptr<Projection> _projection;
     
     private:
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<OnChangeListener> > _onChangeListeners;
-        mutable std::mutex _onChangeListenersMutex;
+        mutable std::mutex _mutex;
     };
     
 }
diff --git a/all/native/datasources/components/TileData.cpp b/all/native/datasources/components/TileData.cpp
index 8dcfef7b0..5b113767c 100644
--- a/all/native/datasources/components/TileData.cpp
+++ b/all/native/datasources/components/TileData.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 namespace carto {
     
     TileData::TileData(const std::shared_ptr<BinaryData>& data) :
-        _data(data), _expirationTime(), _replaceWithParent(false), _mutex()
+        _data(data), _expirationTime(), _replaceWithParent(false), _overzoom(false), _mutex()
     {
     }
 
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ namespace carto {
         _replaceWithParent = flag;
     }
     
+    bool TileData::isOverZoom() const {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
+        return _overzoom;
+    }
+    
+    void TileData::setIsOverZoom(bool flag) {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
+        _overzoom = flag;
+    }
+    
     const std::shared_ptr<BinaryData>& TileData::getData() const {
         return _data;
     }
diff --git a/all/native/datasources/components/TileData.h b/all/native/datasources/components/TileData.h
index ec8d8d0fe..ed4c3d0d1 100644
--- a/all/native/datasources/components/TileData.h
+++ b/all/native/datasources/components/TileData.h
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ namespace carto {
          * @param flag True when the tile should be replaced with the parent, false otherwise.
          */
         void setReplaceWithParent(bool flag);
+
+        /**
+         * Returns true if the tile data source marked this as over zoom.
+         * @return True if the tile should not be drawn. False otherwise.
+         */
+        bool isOverZoom() const;
+        /**
+         * Set the parent overzoom flag.
+         * @return True if the tile should not be drawn. False otherwise.
+         */
+        void setIsOverZoom(bool flag);
         
         /**
          * Returns tile data as binary data.
@@ -59,6 +70,7 @@ namespace carto {
         const std::shared_ptr<BinaryData> _data;
         std::shared_ptr<std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point> _expirationTime;
         bool _replaceWithParent;
+        bool _overzoom;
         mutable std::mutex _mutex;
     };
 
diff --git a/all/native/layers/RasterTileLayer.cpp b/all/native/layers/RasterTileLayer.cpp
index bf58980f2..e0742c7a2 100644
--- a/all/native/layers/RasterTileLayer.cpp
+++ b/all/native/layers/RasterTileLayer.cpp
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@ namespace carto {
             if (tileData->isReplaceWithParent()) {
                 continue;
             }
+            if(tileData->isOverZoom()) {
+                // we need to invalidate cache tiles to make sure we dont draw over
+                layer->_preloadingCache.remove(_tileId);
+                layer->_visibleCache.remove(_tileId);
+            }
 
             if (isCanceled()) {
                 break;
diff --git a/all/native/layers/VectorTileLayer.cpp b/all/native/layers/VectorTileLayer.cpp
index d4e73c534..0ef020b7d 100644
--- a/all/native/layers/VectorTileLayer.cpp
+++ b/all/native/layers/VectorTileLayer.cpp
@@ -608,6 +608,11 @@ namespace carto {
             if (tileData->isReplaceWithParent()) {
                 continue;
             }
+            if(tileData->isOverZoom()) {
+                // we need to invalidate cache tiles to make sure we dont draw over
+                layer->_preloadingCache.remove(_tileId);
+                layer->_visibleCache.remove(_tileId);
+            }
 
             if (isCanceled()) {
                 break;