diff --git a/examples/image-vector-layer.js b/examples/image-vector-layer.js
index 0a9ef82870..cd24c917b4 100644
--- a/examples/image-vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples/image-vector-layer.js
@@ -56,35 +56,32 @@ const featureOverlay = new VectorLayer({
 let highlight;
 const displayFeatureInfo = function(pixel) {
 
-  const feature = map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(pixel, function(feature) {
-    return feature;
-  });
+  map.getLayers().item(0).getFeatures(pixel).then(function(features) {
+    const feature = features.length > 0 ? features[0] : undefined;
 
-  const info = document.getElementById('info');
-  if (feature) {
-    info.innerHTML = feature.getId() + ': ' + feature.get('name');
-  } else {
-    info.innerHTML = ' ';
-  }
-
-  if (feature !== highlight) {
-    if (highlight) {
-      featureOverlay.getSource().removeFeature(highlight);
-    }
+    const info = document.getElementById('info');
     if (feature) {
-      featureOverlay.getSource().addFeature(feature);
+      info.innerHTML = feature.getId() + ': ' + feature.get('name');
+    } else {
+      info.innerHTML = ' ';
     }
-    highlight = feature;
-  }
 
+    if (feature !== highlight) {
+      if (highlight) {
+        featureOverlay.getSource().removeFeature(highlight);
+      }
+      if (feature) {
+        featureOverlay.getSource().addFeature(feature);
+      }
+      highlight = feature;
+    }
+  });
 };
 
 map.on('pointermove', function(evt) {
-  if (evt.dragging) {
-    return;
+  if (!evt.dragging) {
+    displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
   }
-  const pixel = map.getEventPixel(evt.originalEvent);
-  displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
 map.on('click', function(evt) {
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorImageLayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorImageLayer.js
index e1cec57020..85b4efd2f8 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorImageLayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorImageLayer.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import CanvasVectorLayerRenderer from './VectorLayer.js';
 import EventType from '../../events/EventType.js';
 import ImageState from '../../ImageState.js';
 import {renderDeclutterItems} from '../../render.js';
+import {apply, compose, create} from '../../transform.js';
 
 /**
  * @classdesc
@@ -36,6 +37,18 @@ class CanvasVectorImageLayerRenderer extends CanvasImageLayerRenderer {
      */
     this.layerImageRatio_ = layer.getImageRatio();
 
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {import("../../transform.js").Transform};
+     */
+    this.coordinateToVectorPixelTransform_ = create();
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {import("../../transform.js").Transform};
+     */
+    this.renderedPixelToCoordinateTransform_ = null;
+
   }
 
   /**
@@ -46,6 +59,22 @@ class CanvasVectorImageLayerRenderer extends CanvasImageLayerRenderer {
     super.disposeInternal();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @inheritDoc
+   */
+  getFeatures(pixel) {
+    if (this.vectorRenderer_) {
+      const vectorPixel = apply(this.coordinateToVectorPixelTransform_,
+        apply(this.renderedPixelToCoordinateTransform_, pixel.slice()));
+      return this.vectorRenderer_.getFeatures(vectorPixel);
+    } else {
+      const promise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+        resolve([]);
+      });
+      return promise;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    */
@@ -68,16 +97,15 @@ class CanvasVectorImageLayerRenderer extends CanvasImageLayerRenderer {
       renderedExtent = renderedExtent.slice(0);
       scaleFromCenter(renderedExtent, this.layerImageRatio_);
     }
+    const width = getWidth(renderedExtent) / viewResolution;
+    const height = getHeight(renderedExtent) / viewResolution;
 
     if (!hints[ViewHint.ANIMATING] && !hints[ViewHint.INTERACTING] && !isEmpty(renderedExtent)) {
       vectorRenderer.useContainer(null, null, 1);
       const context = vectorRenderer.context;
       const imageFrameState = /** @type {import("../../PluggableMap.js").FrameState} */ (assign({}, frameState, {
         declutterItems: [],
-        size: [
-          getWidth(renderedExtent) / viewResolution,
-          getHeight(renderedExtent) / viewResolution
-        ],
+        size: [width, height],
         viewState: /** @type {import("../../View.js").State} */ (assign({}, frameState.viewState, {
           rotation: 0
         }))
@@ -102,7 +130,14 @@ class CanvasVectorImageLayerRenderer extends CanvasImageLayerRenderer {
       const image = this.image_;
       const imageResolution = image.getResolution();
       const imagePixelRatio = image.getPixelRatio();
-      this.renderedResolution = imageResolution * pixelRatio / imagePixelRatio;
+      const renderedResolution = imageResolution * pixelRatio / imagePixelRatio;
+      this.renderedResolution = renderedResolution;
+      this.renderedPixelToCoordinateTransform_ = frameState.pixelToCoordinateTransform.slice();
+      this.coordinateToVectorPixelTransform_ = compose(this.coordinateToVectorPixelTransform_,
+        width / 2, height / 2,
+        1 / renderedResolution, -1 / renderedResolution,
+        0,
+        -viewState.center[0], -viewState.center[1]);
     }
 
     return !!this.image_;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/layer/vectorimage.test.js b/test/spec/ol/layer/vectorimage.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f847b9423e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/layer/vectorimage.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import Feature from '../../../../src/ol/Feature.js';
+import Point from '../../../../src/ol/geom/Point.js';
+import Map from '../../../../src/ol/Map.js';
+import View from '../../../../src/ol/View.js';
+import VectorImageLayer from '../../../../src/ol/layer/VectorImage.js';
+import VectorSource from '../../../../src/ol/source/Vector.js';
+
+describe('ol/layer/VectorImage', function() {
+
+  describe('#getFeatures()', function() {
+
+    let map, layer;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      layer = new VectorImageLayer({
+        source: new VectorSource({
+          features: [
+            new Feature({
+              geometry: new Point([-1000000, 0]),
+              name: 'feature1'
+            }),
+            new Feature({
+              geometry: new Point([1000000, 0]),
+              name: 'feture2'
+            })
+          ]
+        })
+      });
+      const container = document.createElement('div');
+      container.style.width = '256px';
+      container.style.height = '256px';
+      document.body.appendChild(container);
+      map = new Map({
+        target: container,
+        layers: [
+          layer
+        ],
+        view: new View({
+          zoom: 2,
+          center: [0, 0]
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+      document.body.removeChild(map.getTargetElement());
+      map.setTarget(null);
+    });
+
+    it('detects features properly', function(done) {
+      map.renderSync();
+      const pixel = map.getPixelFromCoordinate([-1000000, 0]);
+      layer.getFeatures(pixel).then(function(features) {
+        expect(features[0].get('name')).to.be('feature1');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/vectorimage.test.js b/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/vectorimage.test.js
index 98d41e1fda..ab261f1e6b 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/vectorimage.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/vectorimage.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import VectorSource from '../../../../../src/ol/source/Vector.js';
 import CanvasVectorImageLayerRenderer from '../../../../../src/ol/renderer/canvas/VectorImageLayer.js';
 import {get as getProjection} from '../../../../../src/ol/proj.js';
 import {scaleFromCenter} from '../../../../../src/ol/extent.js';
+import {create} from '../../../../../src/ol/transform.js';
 
 
 describe('ol/renderer/canvas/VectorImageLayer', function() {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ describe('ol/renderer/canvas/VectorImageLayer', function() {
         layerIndex: 0,
         extent: extent,
         viewHints: [],
+        pixelToCoordinateTransform: create(),
         viewState: {
           center: [0, 0],
           projection: projection,