diff --git a/src/uk_bus_stops/static/app.js b/src/uk_bus_stops/static/app.js
index fc6463a..d087557 100644
--- a/src/uk_bus_stops/static/app.js
+++ b/src/uk_bus_stops/static/app.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ function restoreSearchFromUrl() {
     : null;
   if (coordinates) {
     byId('search-input').value = `${coordinates.lat}, ${coordinates.lon}`;
+    showLocationImmediately({...coordinates, label: `${coordinates.lat}, ${coordinates.lon}`});
     loadUrl(`${API_URLS.stops}?${new URLSearchParams(coordinates)}`);
     return;
   }
@@ -358,10 +359,21 @@ function renderGeocodeChoices(data) {
 function chooseLocation(locationResult) {
   const coordinates = {lat: locationResult.lat, lon: locationResult.lon};
   setSearchUrl(new URLSearchParams(coordinates));
+  showLocationImmediately(locationResult);
   const apiParams = new URLSearchParams({...coordinates, label: locationResult.label});
   loadUrl(`${API_URLS.stops}?${apiParams}`);
 }
 
+/** Mark and zoom to known coordinates without waiting for the stop query. */
+function showLocationImmediately(locationResult) {
+  if (searchMarker) searchMarker.remove();
+  searchMarker = L.circleMarker([locationResult.lat, locationResult.lon], {
+    radius: 7, color: '#0d6efd', fillColor: '#fff', fillOpacity: 1, weight: 3,
+  }).bindTooltip(locationResult.label || 'Search location').addTo(map);
+  if (isMobile()) setPanel(true);
+  moveMap(() => centrePointInVisibleMap(locationResult.lat, locationResult.lon, 16));
+}
+
 /** Choose marker colours that make different transport modes easy to scan. */
 function markerColour(stop) {
   const type = stop.transport_type || '';
@@ -619,6 +631,7 @@ byId('search-form').addEventListener('submit', event => {
   if (coordinates) {
     const params = new URLSearchParams(coordinates);
     setSearchUrl(params);
+    showLocationImmediately({...coordinates, label: `${coordinates.lat}, ${coordinates.lon}`});
     loadUrl(`${API_URLS.stops}?${params}`);
   } else {
     const params = new URLSearchParams({q: query});
@@ -637,6 +650,7 @@ byId('locate-button').addEventListener('click', () => {
       const params = new URLSearchParams(coordinates);
       setSearchUrl(params);
       byId('search-input').value = `${coordinates.lat}, ${coordinates.lon}`;
+      showLocationImmediately({...coordinates, label: 'Your location'});
       const apiParams = new URLSearchParams({...coordinates, label: 'Your location'});
       loadUrl(`${API_URLS.stops}?${apiParams}`);
     },
diff --git a/tests/test_uk_bus_stops_playwright.py b/tests/test_uk_bus_stops_playwright.py
index 8d58c05..11a1d35 100644
--- a/tests/test_uk_bus_stops_playwright.py
+++ b/tests/test_uk_bus_stops_playwright.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ def test_coordinate_url_and_search_input(chromium_browser: Any, flask_url: str)
 def test_single_postcode_match_opens_directly(chromium_browser: Any, flask_url: str) -> None:
     """A unique UK postcode result skips the location-choice panel."""
     page = chromium_browser.new_page(viewport={"width": 1280, "height": 800})
+    pending_stop_requests: list[Any] = []
     page.route("**/api/search?*", lambda route: route.fulfill(json={
         "kind": "geocode",
         "query": "SW1A 1AA",
@@ -205,15 +206,19 @@ def test_single_postcode_match_opens_directly(chromium_browser: Any, flask_url:
             "type": "postcode",
         }],
     }))
-    page.route("**/api/stops?*", lambda route: route.fulfill(json={
-        "kind": "location",
-        "location": {"lat": 51.501, "lon": -0.142, "label": "Westminster, London"},
-        "stops": [],
-    }))
+    page.route("**/api/stops?*", lambda route: pending_stop_requests.append(route))
     page.goto(flask_url, wait_until="networkidle")
     page.get_by_label("Location or ATCO code").fill("SW1A 1AA")
     page.get_by_role("button", name="Search").click()
     playwright_api.expect(page).to_have_url(re.compile(r"\?lat=51.501&lon=-0.142$"))
+    playwright_api.expect(page.locator(".leaflet-interactive")).to_have_count(1)
+    assert page.evaluate("map.getZoom()") == 16
+    assert len(pending_stop_requests) == 1
+    pending_stop_requests[0].fulfill(json={
+        "kind": "location",
+        "location": {"lat": 51.501, "lon": -0.142, "label": "Westminster, London"},
+        "stops": [],
+    })
     playwright_api.expect(page.locator("#stop-count")).to_have_text("0 found")
     playwright_api.expect(page.locator("#geocode-panel")).to_be_hidden()
     page.close()