diff --git a/react-native-meridian-maps/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/react-native-meridian-maps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index e4b9612..37ec419 100644
--- a/react-native-meridian-maps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/react-native-meridian-maps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PODS:
   - hermes-engine (0.79.2):
     - hermes-engine/Pre-built (= 0.79.2)
   - hermes-engine/Pre-built (0.79.2)
-  - MeridianMaps (0.1.19):
+  - MeridianMaps (0.1.21):
     - DoubleConversion
     - glog
     - hermes-engine
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   fmt: a40bb5bd0294ea969aaaba240a927bd33d878cdd
   glog: 5683914934d5b6e4240e497e0f4a3b42d1854183
   hermes-engine: 314be5250afa5692b57b4dd1705959e1973a8ebe
-  MeridianMaps: 3d2e11d0738f596a3fbc1d36b722679f1dcd9100
+  MeridianMaps: b02395f5b0c29548d7d452446a55ce8b7e321580
   RCT-Folly: e78785aa9ba2ed998ea4151e314036f6c49e6d82
   RCTDeprecation: 83ffb90c23ee5cea353bd32008a7bca100908f8c
   RCTRequired: eb7c0aba998009f47a540bec9e9d69a54f68136e
diff --git a/react-native-meridian-maps/ios/MeridianMapViewManager.m b/react-native-meridian-maps/ios/MeridianMapViewManager.m
index 0049a47..1e07ff1 100644
--- a/react-native-meridian-maps/ios/MeridianMapViewManager.m
+++ b/react-native-meridian-maps/ios/MeridianMapViewManager.m
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ - (void)setupMap {
 
     self.mapViewController = mapViewController;
 
+    // Enable user location display on the map view
+    if (self.showLocationUpdates) {
+        self.mapViewController.mapView.showsUserLocation = YES;
+        NSLog(@"[MeridianMapView] Enabled showsUserLocation on mapView");
+    }
+
     // Set up location manager
     self.appKey = [MREditorKey keyWithIdentifier:self.appId];
     self.locationManager = [[MRLocationManager alloc] initWithApp:self.appKey];
@@ -206,6 +212,12 @@ - (void)setMapViewController:(CustomMapViewController *)mapViewController {
           UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;
       [self addSubview:mapViewController.view];
 
+      // Enable user location display if needed
+      if (self.showLocationUpdates) {
+          mapViewController.mapView.showsUserLocation = YES;
+          NSLog(@"[MeridianMapView] Enabled showsUserLocation on mapView (setMapViewController)");
+      }
+
       // Update location updates based on current setting
       [self updateLocationUpdates];
 
@@ -327,6 +339,12 @@ - (void)updateLocationUpdates {
         } else if (status == kCLAuthorizationStatusAuthorizedWhenInUse || status == kCLAuthorizationStatusAuthorizedAlways) {
             NSLog(@"[MeridianMapView] Starting location updates");
             [self.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
+
+            // Also enable map view user location display
+            if (self.mapViewController.mapView) {
+                self.mapViewController.mapView.showsUserLocation = YES;
+                NSLog(@"[MeridianMapView] Enabled showsUserLocation (permission granted)");
+            }
         } else {
             NSLog(@"[MeridianMapView] Location permission is denied or restricted. Status: %d", status);
             MMEventEmitter *emitter = [self.bridge moduleForClass:[MMEventEmitter class]];
@@ -342,6 +360,12 @@ - (void)updateLocationUpdates {
     } else {
         NSLog(@"[MeridianMapView] Stopping location updates");
         [self.locationManager stopUpdatingLocation];
+
+        // Also disable map view user location display
+        if (self.mapViewController.mapView) {
+            self.mapViewController.mapView.showsUserLocation = NO;
+            NSLog(@"[MeridianMapView] Disabled showsUserLocation");
+        }
     }
 }