diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/vectorlayer.js
index 92287cc9b5..fe3a39aa55 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/vectorlayer.js
@@ -87,11 +87,21 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.composeFrame = function(frameState, lay
   var replayGroup = this.replayGroup_;
   if (replayGroup && !replayGroup.isEmpty()) {
     var layer = this.getLayer();
+    var drawOffsetX = 0;
+    var drawOffsetY = 0;
     var replayContext;
     if (layer.hasListener(ol.render.EventType.RENDER)) {
+      var drawWidth = context.canvas.width;
+      var drawHeight = context.canvas.height;
+      if (rotation) {
+        var drawSize = Math.round(Math.sqrt(drawWidth * drawWidth + drawHeight * drawHeight));
+        drawOffsetX = (drawSize - drawWidth) / 2;
+        drawOffsetY = (drawSize - drawHeight) / 2;
+        drawWidth = drawHeight = drawSize;
+      }
       // resize and clear
-      this.context_.canvas.width = context.canvas.width;
-      this.context_.canvas.height = context.canvas.height;
+      this.context_.canvas.width = drawWidth;
+      this.context_.canvas.height = drawHeight;
       replayContext = this.context_;
     } else {
       replayContext = context;
@@ -101,6 +111,9 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.composeFrame = function(frameState, lay
     // see http://jsperf.com/context-save-restore-versus-variable
     var alpha = replayContext.globalAlpha;
     replayContext.globalAlpha = layerState.opacity;
+    if (replayContext != context) {
+      replayContext.translate(drawOffsetX, drawOffsetY);
+    }
 
     var width = frameState.size[0] * pixelRatio;
     var height = frameState.size[1] * pixelRatio;
@@ -140,7 +153,8 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.composeFrame = function(frameState, lay
 
     if (replayContext != context) {
       this.dispatchRenderEvent(replayContext, frameState, transform);
-      context.drawImage(replayContext.canvas, 0, 0);
+      context.drawImage(replayContext.canvas, -drawOffsetX, -drawOffsetY);
+      replayContext.translate(-drawOffsetX, -drawOffsetY);
     }
     replayContext.globalAlpha = alpha;
   }