diff --git a/js/id/behavior/drag_node.js b/js/id/behavior/drag_node.js
index 084c81895..1bfddfed6 100644
--- a/js/id/behavior/drag_node.js
+++ b/js/id/behavior/drag_node.js
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 iD.behavior.DragNode = function(mode) {
     var history = mode.history,
+        size = mode.map.size(),
+        nudgeInterval,
         projection = mode.map.projection;
 
+    function edge(point) {
+        var pad = [30, 100, 30, 100];
+        if (point[0] > size[0] - pad[0]) return [-10, 0];
+        else if (point[0] < pad[2]) return [10, 0];
+        else if (point[1] > size[1] - pad[1]) return [0, -10];
+        else if (point[1] < pad[3]) return [0, 10];
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    function startNudge(nudge) {
+        if (nudgeInterval) window.clearInterval(nudgeInterval);
+        nudgeInterval = window.setInterval(function() {
+            mode.map.pan(nudge).redraw();
+        }, 50);
+    }
+
+    function stopNudge(nudge) {
+        if (nudgeInterval) window.clearInterval(nudgeInterval);
+        nudgeInterval = null;
+    }
+
     return iD.behavior.drag()
         .delegate(".node")
         .origin(function(entity) {
@@ -13,11 +36,17 @@ iD.behavior.DragNode = function(mode) {
         })
         .on('move', function(entity) {
             d3.event.sourceEvent.stopPropagation();
+
+            var nudge = edge(d3.event.point);
+            if (nudge) startNudge(nudge);
+            else stopNudge();
+
             history.replace(
                 iD.actions.MoveNode(entity.id, projection.invert(d3.event.point)),
                 'moved a node');
         })
         .on('end', function() {
+            stopNudge();
             history.replace(
                 iD.actions.Noop(),
                 'moved a node');
diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 60ad3de39..487ac736a 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -258,9 +258,19 @@ iD.Map = function() {
             t[0] - ll[0] + c[0],
             t[1] - ll[1] + c[1]]);
         zoom.translate(projection.translate());
+        dispatch.move(map);
         return true;
     }
 
+    map.pan = function(d) {
+        var t = projection.translate();
+        t[0] += d[0];
+        t[1] += d[1];
+        projection.translate(t);
+        zoom.translate(projection.translate());
+        return map;
+    };
+
     map.size = function(_) {
         if (!arguments.length) return dimensions;
         dimensions = _;