diff --git a/cellpose/plot.py b/cellpose/plot.py
index 99bacddc..81e533dc 100644
--- a/cellpose/plot.py
+++ b/cellpose/plot.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def dx_to_circ(dP):
     return rgb
 
 
-def show_segmentation(fig, img, maski, flowi, channels=[0, 0], file_name=None):
+def show_segmentation(fig, img, maski, flowi, channels=[0, 0], file_name=None, seg_norm=False, share_axes=False):
     """Plot segmentation results (like on website).
 
     Can save each panel of figure with file_name option. Use channels option if
@@ -58,13 +58,14 @@ def show_segmentation(fig, img, maski, flowi, channels=[0, 0], file_name=None):
         channels (list of int, optional): Channels used to run Cellpose, no need to use if image is RGB. Defaults to [0, 0].
         file_name (str, optional): File name of image. If file_name is not None, figure panels are saved. Defaults to None.
         seg_norm (bool, optional): Improve cell visibility under labels. Defaults to False.
+        share_axes (bool, optional): Share x and y axes between subplots for synchronized zooming. Defaults to False.
     """
     if not MATPLOTLIB_ENABLED:
         raise ImportError(
             "matplotlib not installed, install with 'pip install matplotlib'")
-    ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 4, 1)
+    
+    # 1. Process initial image
     img0 = img.copy()
-
     if img0.shape[0] < 4:
         img0 = np.transpose(img0, (1, 2, 0))
     if img0.shape[-1] < 3 or img0.ndim < 3:
@@ -72,33 +73,38 @@ def show_segmentation(fig, img, maski, flowi, channels=[0, 0], file_name=None):
     else:
         if img0.max() <= 50.0:
             img0 = np.uint8(np.clip(img0, 0, 1) * 255)
-    ax.imshow(img0)
-    ax.set_title("original image")
-    ax.axis("off")
 
+    # 2. Prepare plot data
     outlines = utils.masks_to_outlines(maski)
-
     overlay = mask_overlay(img0, maski)
-
-    ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 4, 2)
+    
     outX, outY = np.nonzero(outlines)
     imgout = img0.copy()
-    imgout[outX, outY] = np.array([255, 0, 0])  # pure red
-
-    ax.imshow(imgout)
-    ax.set_title("predicted outlines")
-    ax.axis("off")
-
-    ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 4, 3)
-    ax.imshow(overlay)
-    ax.set_title("predicted masks")
-    ax.axis("off")
+    imgout[outX, outY] = np.array([255, 0, 0])
+
+    # List of (data, title) for the 4 subplots
+    plot_data = [
+        (img0, "original image"),
+        (imgout, "predicted outlines"),
+        (overlay, "predicted masks"),
+        (flowi, "predicted cell pose")
+    ]
 
-    ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 4, 4)
-    ax.imshow(flowi)
-    ax.set_title("predicted cell pose")
-    ax.axis("off")
+    # 3. Create subplots in a loop
+    axes = []
+    for i, (data, title) in enumerate(plot_data):
+        # Determine sharing: only for subplots index 1, 2, 3 and if share_axes is True
+        if i > 0 and share_axes:
+            ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 4, i + 1, sharex=axes[0], sharey=axes[0])
+        else:
+            ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 4, i + 1)
+        
+        ax.imshow(data)
+        ax.set_title(title)
+        ax.axis("off")
+        axes.append(ax)
 
+    # 4. Handle file saving
     if file_name is not None:
         save_path = os.path.splitext(file_name)[0]
         io.imsave(save_path + "_overlay.jpg", overlay)