diff --git a/polygons.lua b/polygons.lua
index 43af9c5..3f14324 100644
--- a/polygons.lua
+++ b/polygons.lua
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ end
 local blocksize = mapgen_rivers.blocksize
 local min_catchment = mapgen_rivers.min_catchment
 local max_catchment = mapgen_rivers.max_catchment
+local map_offset, map_offset_blocks
+local center = mapgen_rivers.center
+if center then
+	map_offset = {x=math.floor(X/2), z=math.floor(Z/2)}
+	map_offset_blocks = {x=map_offset.x/blocksize, z=map_offset.z/blocksize}
+end
 
 -- Width coefficients: coefficients solving
 --   wfactor * min_catchment ^ wpower = 1/(2*blocksize)
@@ -89,6 +95,12 @@ local init = false
 -- On map generation, determine into which polygon every point (in 2D) will fall.
 -- Also store polygon-specific data
 local function make_polygons(minp, maxp)
+	if center then
+		minp = {x=minp.x+map_offset.x, z=minp.z+map_offset.z}
+		maxp = {x=maxp.x+map_offset.x, z=maxp.z+map_offset.z}
+		map_offset_x_blocks = map_offset.x / blocksize
+	end
+
 	if not init then
 		if glaciers then
 			noise_heat = minetest.get_perlin(mapgen_rivers.noise_params.heat)
@@ -164,6 +176,13 @@ local function make_polygons(minp, maxp)
 			polygon.dem = poly_dem
 			polygon.lake = math.min(lakes[iA], lakes[iB], lakes[iC], lakes[iD])
 
+			if center then
+				for i=1, 4 do
+					poly_x[i] = poly_x[i] - map_offset_blocks.x
+					poly_z[i] = poly_z[i] - map_offset_blocks.z
+				end
+			end
+
 			-- Now, rivers.
 			-- Load river flux values for the 4 corners
 			local riverA = river_width(rivers[iA])
diff --git a/settings.lua b/settings.lua
index e3fa673..a02bd6f 100644
--- a/settings.lua
+++ b/settings.lua
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ local function get_settings(key, dtype, default)
 	end
 end
 
+mapgen_rivers.center = get_settings('center', 'bool', false)
 mapgen_rivers.blocksize = get_settings('blocksize', 'int', 12)
 mapgen_rivers.sea_level = get_settings('sea_level', 'int', 1)
 mapgen_rivers.min_catchment = get_settings('min_catchment', 'float', 25)
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index ec27454..222744b 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # File containing all settings for 'mapgen_rivers' mod.
 
+#    Whether the map should be centered at x=0, z=0.
+mapgen_rivers_center (Center map) bool false
+
 #    Represents horizontal map scale. Every cell of the grid will be upscaled to
 #    a square of this size.
 #    For example if the grid size is 1000x1000 and block size is 12,