diff --git a/src/ol/control/overviewmap.js b/src/ol/control/overviewmap.js
index 221c614185..359f7ebbc4 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/overviewmap.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/overviewmap.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.Collection');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
+goog.require('ol.MapProperty');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.Overlay');
 goog.require('ol.View');
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
  * @private
  */
 ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.handleMapPropertyChange_ = function(event) {
-  if (event.key === ol.Map.Property.VIEW) {
+  if (event.key === ol.MapProperty.VIEW) {
     var oldView = /** @type {ol.View} */ (event.oldValue);
     if (oldView) {
       this.unbindView_(oldView);
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 0938be17ea..74c36a27ce 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Collection');
 goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEvent');
 goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler');
 goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
+goog.require('ol.MapProperty');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.TileQueue');
 goog.require('ol.View');
@@ -367,13 +368,13 @@ ol.Map = function(options) {
   this.skippedFeatureUids_ = {};
 
   ol.events.listen(
-      this, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.Map.Property.LAYERGROUP),
+      this, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.MapProperty.LAYERGROUP),
       this.handleLayerGroupChanged_, this);
-  ol.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.Map.Property.VIEW),
+  ol.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.MapProperty.VIEW),
       this.handleViewChanged_, this);
-  ol.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.Map.Property.SIZE),
+  ol.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.MapProperty.SIZE),
       this.handleSizeChanged_, this);
-  ol.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.Map.Property.TARGET),
+  ol.events.listen(this, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.MapProperty.TARGET),
       this.handleTargetChanged_, this);
 
   // setProperties will trigger the rendering of the map if the map
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getEventPixel = function(event) {
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.getTarget = function() {
   return /** @type {Element|string|undefined} */ (
-      this.get(ol.Map.Property.TARGET));
+      this.get(ol.MapProperty.TARGET));
 };
 
 
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getInteractions = function() {
  * @api stable
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.getLayerGroup = function() {
-  return /** @type {ol.layer.Group} */ (this.get(ol.Map.Property.LAYERGROUP));
+  return /** @type {ol.layer.Group} */ (this.get(ol.MapProperty.LAYERGROUP));
 };
 
 
@@ -834,7 +835,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getRenderer = function() {
  * @api stable
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.getSize = function() {
-  return /** @type {ol.Size|undefined} */ (this.get(ol.Map.Property.SIZE));
+  return /** @type {ol.Size|undefined} */ (this.get(ol.MapProperty.SIZE));
 };
 
 
@@ -846,7 +847,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getSize = function() {
  * @api stable
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.getView = function() {
-  return /** @type {ol.View} */ (this.get(ol.Map.Property.VIEW));
+  return /** @type {ol.View} */ (this.get(ol.MapProperty.VIEW));
 };
 
 
@@ -1305,7 +1306,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.renderFrame_ = function(time) {
  * @api stable
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.setLayerGroup = function(layerGroup) {
-  this.set(ol.Map.Property.LAYERGROUP, layerGroup);
+  this.set(ol.MapProperty.LAYERGROUP, layerGroup);
 };
 
 
@@ -1316,7 +1317,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.setLayerGroup = function(layerGroup) {
  * @api
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.setSize = function(size) {
-  this.set(ol.Map.Property.SIZE, size);
+  this.set(ol.MapProperty.SIZE, size);
 };
 
 
@@ -1328,7 +1329,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.setSize = function(size) {
  * @api stable
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.setTarget = function(target) {
-  this.set(ol.Map.Property.TARGET, target);
+  this.set(ol.MapProperty.TARGET, target);
 };
 
 
@@ -1339,7 +1340,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.setTarget = function(target) {
  * @api stable
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.setView = function(view) {
-  this.set(ol.Map.Property.VIEW, view);
+  this.set(ol.MapProperty.VIEW, view);
 };
 
 
@@ -1431,11 +1432,11 @@ ol.Map.createOptionsInternal = function(options) {
 
   var layerGroup = (options.layers instanceof ol.layer.Group) ?
       options.layers : new ol.layer.Group({layers: options.layers});
-  values[ol.Map.Property.LAYERGROUP] = layerGroup;
+  values[ol.MapProperty.LAYERGROUP] = layerGroup;
 
-  values[ol.Map.Property.TARGET] = options.target;
+  values[ol.MapProperty.TARGET] = options.target;
 
-  values[ol.Map.Property.VIEW] = options.view !== undefined ?
+  values[ol.MapProperty.VIEW] = options.view !== undefined ?
       options.view : new ol.View();
 
   /**
@@ -1531,15 +1532,4 @@ ol.Map.createOptionsInternal = function(options) {
 
 };
 
-/**
- * @enum {string}
- */
-ol.Map.Property = {
-  LAYERGROUP: 'layergroup',
-  SIZE: 'size',
-  TARGET: 'target',
-  VIEW: 'view'
-};
-
-
 ol.proj.common.add();
diff --git a/src/ol/mapproperty.js b/src/ol/mapproperty.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48d374d4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/mapproperty.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+goog.provide('ol.MapProperty');
+
+/**
+ * @enum {string}
+ */
+ol.MapProperty = {
+  LAYERGROUP: 'layergroup',
+  SIZE: 'size',
+  TARGET: 'target',
+  VIEW: 'view'
+};