diff --git a/assets/css/app.css b/assets/css/app.css
index d78438d..1cf026a 100644
--- a/assets/css/app.css
+++ b/assets/css/app.css
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ html {
 
 .request-map-cluster {
   display: grid;
-  min-width: 2.5rem;
-  min-height: 2.5rem;
-  padding: 0.35rem;
+  width: 2.75rem;
+  height: 2.75rem;
+  padding: 0.2rem;
   place-items: center;
   color: white;
   font: inherit;
@@ -321,6 +321,21 @@ html {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.request-map-cluster.is-lg {
+  width: 3.25rem;
+  height: 3.25rem;
+}
+
+.request-map-cluster.is-xl {
+  width: 3.5rem;
+  height: 3.5rem;
+}
+
+.request-map-cluster.is-xxl {
+  width: 3.75rem;
+  height: 3.75rem;
+}
+
 .request-map-cluster.is-urgent {
   background: #b63b21;
 }
@@ -359,11 +374,6 @@ html {
     height: 2.75rem;
   }
 
-  .request-map-cluster {
-    min-width: 2.75rem;
-    min-height: 2.75rem;
-  }
-
   .request-discovery-toolbar {
     align-items: stretch;
     flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks.js b/assets/js/hooks.js
index 35e3a46..2a9b1a6 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks.js
+++ b/assets/js/hooks.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import maplibregl from "maplibre-gl"
+import {
+  clusterSizeClass,
+  mergeNearbyMapClusters
+} from "./map_cluster_points.mjs"
 
 const trackingMinTimeMs = 5000
 
@@ -479,7 +483,10 @@ const createAidMap = element => {
       if (!state.active || !state.map) return
 
       const current = state.element.getBoundingClientRect()
-      if (current.width >= 160 && current.height >= 160) state.map.resize()
+      if (current.width >= 160 && current.height >= 160) {
+        state.map.resize()
+        if (state.element.dataset.discoveryMap === "true") state.renderMarkers()
+      }
     })
   }
 
@@ -520,8 +527,12 @@ const createAidMap = element => {
     const exactPoints = points.filter(
       point => point.type !== "cluster" && (point.exact || !Number.isFinite(point.radius_meters))
     )
+    const clusterPoints = mergeNearbyMapClusters(
+      state.map,
+      points.filter(point => point.type === "cluster")
+    )
     const areaFeatures = areaFeatureCollection(points)
-    const clusterFeatures = clusterFeatureCollection(points)
+    const clusterFeatures = clusterFeatureCollection(clusterPoints)
     const bounds = new maplibregl.LngLatBounds()
 
     exactPoints.forEach(point => bounds.extend([point.longitude, point.latitude]))
@@ -601,10 +612,11 @@ const createAidMap = element => {
       state.markers.push(marker)
     })
 
-    points.filter(point => point.type === "cluster").forEach(point => {
+    clusterPoints.forEach(point => {
       const element = document.createElement("button")
       element.type = "button"
-      element.className = "request-map-cluster"
+      element.className = `request-map-cluster ${clusterSizeClass(point.count)}`
+      element.dataset.clusterCount = String(point.count)
       element.classList.toggle("is-urgent", Number(point.urgent_count) > 0)
       element.textContent = String(point.count)
       element.setAttribute(
@@ -612,6 +624,7 @@ const createAidMap = element => {
         (state.element.dataset.clusterLabel || "%{count} requests")
           .replace("%{count}", String(point.count))
       )
+      element.title = element.getAttribute("aria-label")
       element.addEventListener("click", event => {
         event.stopPropagation()
         state.map.easeTo({
@@ -713,6 +726,7 @@ const createAidMap = element => {
 
     state.onMoveEnd = () => {
       if (!state.initializedViewport || state.element.dataset.discoveryMap !== "true") return
+      state.renderMarkers()
       const viewport = mapViewport(state.map)
       if (viewport) state.onViewportChange?.(viewport)
     }
diff --git a/assets/js/map_cluster_points.mjs b/assets/js/map_cluster_points.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80b6b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/map_cluster_points.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+const clusterCount = point => {
+  const count = Number(point?.count)
+  return Number.isFinite(count) && count > 0 ? count : 1
+}
+
+const urgentCount = point => {
+  const count = Number(point?.urgent_count)
+  return Number.isFinite(count) && count > 0 ? count : 0
+}
+
+export const clusterDiameterPixels = count => {
+  if (count >= 100_000) return 60
+  if (count >= 10_000) return 56
+  if (count >= 1_000) return 52
+  return 44
+}
+
+export const clusterSizeClass = count => {
+  if (count >= 100_000) return "is-xxl"
+  if (count >= 10_000) return "is-xl"
+  if (count >= 1_000) return "is-lg"
+  return "is-md"
+}
+
+const mergeDistance = (left, right, gap) =>
+  (clusterDiameterPixels(left.count) + clusterDiameterPixels(right.count)) / 2 + gap
+
+const coordinatesFromPixel = (map, pixel) => {
+  const coordinates = map.unproject([pixel.x, pixel.y])
+
+  return {
+    longitude: Number(coordinates.lng ?? coordinates[0]),
+    latitude: Number(coordinates.lat ?? coordinates[1])
+  }
+}
+
+export const mergeNearbyMapClusters = (map, points, options = {}) => {
+  const gap = Number.isFinite(options.gap) ? Math.max(options.gap, 0) : 8
+
+  const groups = points.map(point => {
+    const pixel = map.project([point.longitude, point.latitude])
+
+    return {
+      points: [point],
+      x: pixel.x,
+      y: pixel.y,
+      count: clusterCount(point),
+      urgent_count: urgentCount(point)
+    }
+  })
+
+  let merged = true
+
+  while (merged) {
+    merged = false
+
+    outer:
+    for (let leftIndex = 0; leftIndex < groups.length; leftIndex += 1) {
+      for (let rightIndex = leftIndex + 1; rightIndex < groups.length; rightIndex += 1) {
+        const left = groups[leftIndex]
+        const right = groups[rightIndex]
+        const distance = Math.hypot(left.x - right.x, left.y - right.y)
+
+        if (distance >= mergeDistance(left, right, gap)) continue
+
+        const count = left.count + right.count
+        left.x = (left.x * left.count + right.x * right.count) / count
+        left.y = (left.y * left.count + right.y * right.count) / count
+        left.count = count
+        left.urgent_count += right.urgent_count
+        left.points.push(...right.points)
+        groups.splice(rightIndex, 1)
+        merged = true
+        break outer
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return groups.map(group => {
+    const coordinates = coordinatesFromPixel(map, group)
+    const firstId = group.points[0]?.id || "anonymous"
+
+    return {
+      type: "cluster",
+      id: `visual-cluster-${group.points.length}-${firstId}`,
+      count: group.count,
+      urgent_count: group.urgent_count,
+      longitude: coordinates.longitude,
+      latitude: coordinates.latitude
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/assets/js/map_cluster_points.test.mjs b/assets/js/map_cluster_points.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..340267f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/map_cluster_points.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict"
+import test from "node:test"
+
+import {
+  clusterDiameterPixels,
+  clusterSizeClass,
+  mergeNearbyMapClusters
+} from "./map_cluster_points.mjs"
+
+const flatMap = scale => ({
+  project: ([longitude, latitude]) => ({x: longitude * scale, y: latitude * scale}),
+  unproject: ([x, y]) => ({lng: x / scale, lat: y / scale})
+})
+
+test("merges visually overlapping clusters and preserves their total", () => {
+  const points = [
+    {id: "a", type: "cluster", count: 100, urgent_count: 2, longitude: 0, latitude: 0},
+    {id: "b", type: "cluster", count: 50, urgent_count: 1, longitude: 30, latitude: 0},
+    {id: "c", type: "cluster", count: 7, urgent_count: 0, longitude: 140, latitude: 0}
+  ]
+
+  const result = mergeNearbyMapClusters(flatMap(1), points)
+
+  assert.equal(result.length, 2)
+  assert.equal(result.reduce((total, cluster) => total + cluster.count, 0), 157)
+
+  const merged = result.find(cluster => cluster.count === 150)
+  assert.equal(merged.urgent_count, 3)
+  assert.equal(merged.longitude, 10)
+  assert.equal(merged.latitude, 0)
+})
+
+test("splits the same clusters again at a closer zoom", () => {
+  const points = [
+    {id: "a", type: "cluster", count: 20, longitude: 0, latitude: 0},
+    {id: "b", type: "cluster", count: 30, longitude: 30, latitude: 0}
+  ]
+
+  assert.equal(mergeNearbyMapClusters(flatMap(1), points).length, 1)
+  assert.equal(mergeNearbyMapClusters(flatMap(3), points).length, 2)
+})
+
+test("uses larger non-overlapping markers for larger totals", () => {
+  assert.equal(clusterDiameterPixels(999), 44)
+  assert.equal(clusterDiameterPixels(1_000), 52)
+  assert.equal(clusterDiameterPixels(10_000), 56)
+  assert.equal(clusterDiameterPixels(100_000), 60)
+  assert.equal(clusterSizeClass(999), "is-md")
+  assert.equal(clusterSizeClass(1_000), "is-lg")
+  assert.equal(clusterSizeClass(10_000), "is-xl")
+  assert.equal(clusterSizeClass(100_000), "is-xxl")
+})
diff --git a/assets/package.json b/assets/package.json
index 475f4b5..1a6a197 100644
--- a/assets/package.json
+++ b/assets/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "who-need-help-assets",
   "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node --test js/*.test.mjs"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "maplibre-gl": "5.24.0"
   }
diff --git a/scripts/quality.sh b/scripts/quality.sh
index f0fdfe0..50d8e40 100755
--- a/scripts/quality.sh
+++ b/scripts/quality.sh
@@ -1467,6 +1467,10 @@ docker run --rm \
 
 echo "Auditing locked browser dependencies"
 docker build --target node_deps --tag "$assets_image" .
+docker run --rm \
+  --volume "$ROOT/assets/js:/assets/js:ro" \
+  "$assets_image" \
+  npm test
 docker run --rm "$assets_image" npm audit --audit-level=high
 docker build --tag "$e2e_image" e2e
 docker run --rm "$e2e_image" npm audit --audit-level=high