diff --git a/css/ol.css b/css/ol.css
index 44ea0f35e9..6672d9e46d 100644
--- a/css/ol.css
+++ b/css/ol.css
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@
   background-color: #4c6079;
   background-color: rgba(0,60,136,0.7);
 }
-.ol-zoom-extent button:after {
-    content: "E";
-}
 .ol-zoom .ol-zoom-in {
   border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
 }
diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 5e76abf33b..8a47680672 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -1409,6 +1409,7 @@ olx.control.ZoomSliderOptions.prototype.render;
 /**
  * @typedef {{className: (string|undefined),
  *     target: (Element|undefined),
+ *     label: (string|undefined),
  *     tipLabel: (string|undefined),
  *     extent: (ol.Extent|undefined)}}
  * @api stable
@@ -1432,6 +1433,14 @@ olx.control.ZoomToExtentOptions.prototype.className;
 olx.control.ZoomToExtentOptions.prototype.target;
 
 
+/**
+ * Text label to use for the button. Default is `E`
+ * @type {string|undefined}
+ * @api stable
+ */
+olx.control.ZoomToExtentOptions.prototype.label;
+
+
 /**
  * Text label to use for the button tip. Default is `Zoom to extent`
  * @type {string|undefined}
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
index 0af782407d..1c592c7ec0 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ ol.control.ZoomToExtent = function(opt_options) {
   var className = goog.isDef(options.className) ? options.className :
       'ol-zoom-extent';
 
+  var label = goog.isDef(options.label) ?
+      options.label : 'E';
   var tipLabel = goog.isDef(options.tipLabel) ?
       options.tipLabel : 'Fit to extent';
   var button = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.BUTTON, {
     'type': 'button',
     'title': tipLabel
-  });
+  }, label);
 
   goog.events.listen(button, goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
       this.handleClick_, false, this);