diff --git a/docs/source/api_reference/tile_layer.rst b/docs/source/api_reference/tile_layer.rst
index 2f1c11d8a..603efe0b0 100644
--- a/docs/source/api_reference/tile_layer.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api_reference/tile_layer.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ min_zoom           0
 max_zoom           18
 min_native_zoom    0
 max_native_zoom    18
+bounds             None
 tile_size          256
 attribution        "Map data (c) <a href=\'https://openstreetmap.org\'>OpenStreetMap</a> contributors"
 detect_retina      False
diff --git a/ipyleaflet/leaflet.py b/ipyleaflet/leaflet.py
index 7682b3aeb..258bd06e2 100644
--- a/ipyleaflet/leaflet.py
+++ b/ipyleaflet/leaflet.py
@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ class TileLayer(RasterLayer):
         Minimum zoom for this tile service.
     max_zoom: int, default 18
         Maximum zoom for this tile service.
+    bounds: list or None, default None
+        List of SW and NE location tuples. e.g. [(50, 75), (75, 120)].
     tile_size int, default 256
         Tile sizes for this tile service.
     attribution string, default "Map data (c) <a href="https://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors"
@@ -552,6 +554,7 @@ class TileLayer(RasterLayer):
     max_zoom = Int(18).tag(sync=True, o=True)
     min_native_zoom = Int(0).tag(sync=True, o=True)
     max_native_zoom = Int(18).tag(sync=True, o=True)
+    bounds = List(default_value=None, allow_none=True, help='list of SW and NE location tuples').tag(sync=True, o=True)
     tile_size = Int(256).tag(sync=True, o=True)
     attribution = Unicode('Map data (c) <a href="https://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors').tag(
         sync=True, o=True)
diff --git a/js/src/layers/TileLayer.js b/js/src/layers/TileLayer.js
index 2ba19603b..41a4529c6 100644
--- a/js/src/layers/TileLayer.js
+++ b/js/src/layers/TileLayer.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class LeafletTileLayerModel extends rasterlayer.LeafletRasterLayerModel {
       url: 'https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
       min_zoom: 0,
       max_zoom: 18,
+      bounds: null,
       tile_size: 256,
       attribution:
         'Map data (c) <a href="https://openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors',
diff --git a/ui-tests/notebooks/SplitMapControl.ipynb b/ui-tests/notebooks/SplitMapControl.ipynb
index b73d3faca..0b46e3ca7 100644
--- a/ui-tests/notebooks/SplitMapControl.ipynb
+++ b/ui-tests/notebooks/SplitMapControl.ipynb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    "source": [
     "from ipyleaflet import Map, basemaps, basemap_to_tiles, SplitMapControl\n",
     "\n",
-    "m = Map(center=(42.6824, 365.581), zoom=5)\n",
+    "m = Map(center=(44.15, 359.475), zoom=6)\n",
     "control = SplitMapControl()\n",
     "m.add_control(control)\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/ui-tests/tests/ipyleaflet.test.ts-snapshots/SplitMapControl-linux.png b/ui-tests/tests/ipyleaflet.test.ts-snapshots/SplitMapControl-linux.png
index bba86ed34..c5f3568f7 100644
Binary files a/ui-tests/tests/ipyleaflet.test.ts-snapshots/SplitMapControl-linux.png and b/ui-tests/tests/ipyleaflet.test.ts-snapshots/SplitMapControl-linux.png differ