diff --git a/src/constants/src/default-settings.ts b/src/constants/src/default-settings.ts
index 4b91c614a2..de3b5af7d1 100644
--- a/src/constants/src/default-settings.ts
+++ b/src/constants/src/default-settings.ts
@@ -1275,7 +1275,10 @@ export const GEOCODER_DATASET_NAME = 'geocoder_dataset';
 export const GEOCODER_LAYER_ID = 'geocoder_layer';
 export const GEOCODER_GEO_OFFSET = 0.05;
 export const GEOCODER_ICON_COLOR: [number, number, number] = [255, 0, 0];
-export const GEOCODER_ICON_SIZE = 80;
+// Base icon size before anchor normalization. The geocoder pin icon is bottom-anchored
+// and scaled to fit the ScatterplotLayer unit circle (~0.5x), so the rendered size is
+// compensated here (80 * 2 = 160).
+export const GEOCODER_ICON_SIZE = 160;
 
 // Editor
 export const EDITOR_LAYER_ID = 'kepler_editor_layer';
diff --git a/src/layers/src/icon-layer/icon-layer.ts b/src/layers/src/icon-layer/icon-layer.ts
index b8ea7a6a7a..50b9bbff25 100644
--- a/src/layers/src/icon-layer/icon-layer.ts
+++ b/src/layers/src/icon-layer/icon-layer.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {BrushingExtension} from '@deck.gl/extensions';
 
 import {SvgIconLayer} from '@kepler.gl/deckgl-layers';
 import IconLayerIcon from './icon-layer-icon';
-import {ICON_FIELDS, CULL_MODE} from '@kepler.gl/constants';
+import {ICON_FIELDS, CULL_MODE, GEOCODER_LAYER_ID} from '@kepler.gl/constants';
 import IconInfoModalFactory from './icon-info-modal';
 import Layer, {LayerBaseConfig, LayerBaseConfigPartial} from '../base-layer';
 import {assignPointPairToLayerColumn, FindDefaultLayerPropsReturnValue} from '../layer-utils';
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export const pointVisConfigs: {
   billboard: 'billboard'
 };
 
+const BOTTOM_ANCHOR_ICONS = ['place'];
+
 function flatterIconPositions(icon) {
   // had to flip y, since @luma modal has changed
   return icon.mesh.cells.reduce((prev, cell) => {
@@ -107,6 +109,41 @@ function flatterIconPositions(icon) {
   }, []);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Anchors icon geometry at its bottom tip and normalizes it to fit within the
+ * ScatterplotLayer unit circle (radius ≤ 1). After shifting the tip to y=0,
+ * computes a uniform scale so the farthest vertex stays within the unit disk.
+ * GEOCODER_ICON_SIZE must compensate for this scale (original_size / scale).
+ */
+function anchorIconAtBottom(positions: number[]): number[] {
+  const anchored = positions.slice();
+  let minY = Infinity;
+  for (let i = 1; i < anchored.length; i += 3) {
+    if (anchored[i] < minY) minY = anchored[i];
+  }
+  // Shift tip to y=0
+  for (let i = 1; i < anchored.length; i += 3) {
+    anchored[i] -= minY;
+  }
+  // Compute the maximum distance from origin across all vertices
+  let maxDist = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < anchored.length; i += 3) {
+    const x = anchored[i];
+    const y = anchored[i + 1];
+    const dist = Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y);
+    if (dist > maxDist) maxDist = dist;
+  }
+  // Normalize so all vertices fit within the unit circle
+  if (maxDist > 1) {
+    const scale = 1 / maxDist;
+    for (let i = 0; i < anchored.length; i += 3) {
+      anchored[i] *= scale;
+      anchored[i + 1] *= scale;
+    }
+  }
+  return anchored;
+}
+
 export default class IconLayer extends Layer {
   getIconAccessor: (dataContainer: DataContainerInterface) => (d: any) => any;
   _layerInfoModal: () => JSX.Element;
@@ -421,6 +458,14 @@ export default class IconLayer extends Layer {
     const baseLayerId = defaultLayerProps.id || this.id;
     const layerIdWithVersion = `${baseLayerId}_${this.iconGeometryVersion}`;
 
+    const isGeocoderLayer = this.id === GEOCODER_LAYER_ID;
+    const getIconGeometry = isGeocoderLayer
+      ? (id: string) => {
+          const geo = this.iconGeometry?.[id];
+          return geo && BOTTOM_ANCHOR_ICONS.includes(id) ? anchorIconAtBottom(geo) : geo;
+        }
+      : (id: string) => this.iconGeometry?.[id];
+
     return [
       new SvgIconLayer({
         ...defaultLayerProps,
@@ -429,7 +474,7 @@ export default class IconLayer extends Layer {
         ...layerProps,
         ...data,
         parameters,
-        getIconGeometry: id => this.iconGeometry?.[id],
+        getIconGeometry,
 
         // update triggers
         updateTriggers,
@@ -449,7 +494,7 @@ export default class IconLayer extends Layer {
               getPosition: data.getPosition,
               getRadius: data.getRadius,
               getFillColor: this.config.highlightColor,
-              getIconGeometry: id => this.iconGeometry?.[id]
+              getIconGeometry
             })
           ]
         : []),
diff --git a/test/browser/components/geocoder-panel-test.js b/test/browser/components/geocoder-panel-test.js
index 52653a0107..c22eb2e8d4 100644
--- a/test/browser/components/geocoder-panel-test.js
+++ b/test/browser/components/geocoder-panel-test.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ test('GeocoderPanel - render', t => {
               isVisible: true,
               hidden: true,
               visConfig: {
-                radius: 80
+                radius: 160
               }
             }
           }