diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index acd1abd2d4..a3dbb63ae2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
             jsFiles = [
                 "OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js",
                 "OpenLayers/Util.js",
+                "OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js",
                 "OpenLayers/Animation.js",
                 "OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js",
                 "OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js",
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Animation.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Animation.js
index cadc14dedb..a19a03909f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Animation.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Animation.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * full text of the license. 
  *
  * @requires OpenLayers/SingleFile.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js
  */
 
 /**
@@ -19,11 +20,8 @@ OpenLayers.Animation = (function(window) {
      * Property: isNative
      * {Boolean} true if a native requestAnimationFrame function is available
      */
-    var isNative = !!(window.requestAnimationFrame ||
-        window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
-        window.mozRequestAnimationFrame ||
-        window.oRequestAnimationFrame ||
-        window.msRequestAnimationFrame);
+    var requestAnimationFrame = OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.js(window, "requestAnimationFrame");
+    var isNative = !!(requestAnimationFrame);
     
     /**
      * Function: requestFrame
@@ -36,11 +34,7 @@ OpenLayers.Animation = (function(window) {
      * element - {DOMElement} Optional element that visually bounds the animation.
      */
     var requestFrame = (function() {
-        var request = window.requestAnimationFrame ||
-            window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
-            window.mozRequestAnimationFrame ||
-            window.oRequestAnimationFrame ||
-            window.msRequestAnimationFrame ||
+        var request = window[requestAnimationFrame] ||
             function(callback, element) {
                 window.setTimeout(callback, 16);
             };
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
index 89240190a9..6652b601e8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * full text of the license. */
 
 /**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js
  * @requires OpenLayers/Handler/Pinch.js
  */
 
@@ -162,8 +163,10 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PinchZoom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     applyTransform: function(transform) {
         var style = this.map.layerContainerDiv.style;
-        style['-webkit-transform'] = transform;
-        style['-moz-transform'] = transform;
+        var transformProperty = OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.style("transform");
+        if (transformProperty) {
+            style[transformProperty] = transform;
+        }
     },
     
     /**
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6bf3fe72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2012 by OpenLayers Contributors (see authors.txt for
+ * full list of contributors). Published under the 2-clause BSD license.
+ * See license.txt in the OpenLayers distribution or repository for the
+ * full text of the license.
+ *
+ * @requires OpenLayers/SingleFile.js
+ */
+
+OpenLayers.Util = OpenLayers.Util || {};
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix
+ * A collection of utility functions to detect vendor prefixed features
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix = (function() {
+    "use strict";
+    
+    var VENDOR_PREFIXES = ["", "O", "ms", "Moz", "Webkit"],
+        divStyle = document.createElement("div").style,
+        cssCache = {},
+        jsCache = {};
+
+    
+    /**
+     * Function: domToCss
+     * Converts a upper camel case DOM style property name to a CSS property
+     *      i.e. transformOrigin -> transform-origin
+     *      or   WebkitTransformOrigin -> -webkit-transform-origin
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * prefixedDom - {String} The property to convert
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} The CSS property
+     */
+    function domToCss(prefixedDom) {
+        if (!prefixedDom) { return null; }
+        return prefixedDom.
+            replace(/([A-Z])/g, function(c) { return "-" + c.toLowerCase(); }).
+            replace(/^ms-/, "-ms-");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: css
+     * Detect which property is used for a CSS property
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * property - {String} The standard (unprefixed) CSS property name
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} The standard CSS property, prefixed property or null if not
+     *          supported
+     */
+    function css(property) {
+        if (cssCache[property] === undefined) {
+            var domProperty = property.
+                replace(/(-[\s\S])/g, function(c) { return c.charAt(1).toUpperCase(); });
+            var prefixedDom = style(domProperty);
+            cssCache[property] = domToCss(prefixedDom);
+        }
+        return cssCache[property];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: js
+     * Detect which property is used for a JS property/method
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * obj - {Object} The object to test on
+     * property - {String} The standard (unprefixed) JS property name
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} The standard JS property, prefixed property or null if not
+     *          supported
+     */
+    function js(obj, property) {
+        if (jsCache[property] === undefined) {
+            var tmpProp,
+                i = 0,
+                l = VENDOR_PREFIXES.length,
+                prefix,
+                isStyleObj = (typeof obj.cssText !== "undefined");
+
+            jsCache[property] = null;
+            for(; i<l; i++) {
+                prefix = VENDOR_PREFIXES[i];
+                if(prefix) {
+                    if (!isStyleObj) {
+                        // js prefix should be lower-case, while style
+                        // properties have upper case on first character
+                        prefix = prefix.toLowerCase();
+                    }
+                    tmpProp = prefix + property.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + property.slice(1);
+                } else {
+                    tmpProp = property;
+                }
+
+                if(obj[tmpProp] !== undefined) {
+                    jsCache[property] = tmpProp;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return jsCache[property];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: style
+     * Detect which property is used for a DOM style property
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * property - {String} The standard (unprefixed) style property name
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {String} The standard style property, prefixed property or null if not
+     *          supported
+     */
+    function style(property) {
+        return js(divStyle, property);
+    }
+    
+    return {
+        css:      css,
+        js:       js,
+        style:    style,
+        
+        // used for testing
+        cssCache:       cssCache,
+        jsCache:        jsCache
+    };
+}());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Animation.html b/tests/Animation.html
index f113690933..c24ae49363 100644
--- a/tests/Animation.html
+++ b/tests/Animation.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
         // dependencies for tests
         var OpenLayers = [
+            "OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js",
             "OpenLayers/Animation.js"
         ];
 
diff --git a/tests/Util/vendorPrefix.html b/tests/Util/vendorPrefix.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..924ae09c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Util/vendorPrefix.html
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+    <head>
+        <title>vendorPrefix.js Tests</title>
+        <script>
+        var div = document.createElement("div");
+        var style = div.style,
+            orgCreateElement = document.createElement;
+            
+        // wrap document.createElement to control property values
+        document.createElement = function(type) {
+            return div;
+        };
+
+        // dependencies for tests
+        var OpenLayers = [
+            "OpenLayers/Util/vendorPrefix.js"
+        ];
+
+        </script>
+        <script src="../OLLoader.js"></script>
+
+        <script>
+        
+        /**
+         * Test vendor prefixing
+         */
+        function test_vendor_prefixes(t) {
+            t.plan(20);
+            var err;
+            
+            function clearCache(type) {
+                var cache = OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix[type.replace("style", "js") + "Cache"];
+                for (var key in cache) {
+                    delete cache[key];
+                }
+            }
+            
+            function setStyleMockProp(prop, value) {
+                if (prop && value === undefined) {
+                    delete style[prop];
+                } else if (prop) {
+                    style[prop] = value;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            function curryTestPrefix(type) {
+                return function(standardProp, expectedPrefix, msg) {
+                        var prefixedProp, err;
+                        try {
+                            clearCache(type);
+                            setStyleMockProp(expectedPrefix, "");
+                            prefixedProp = OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix[type](standardProp);
+                        } catch(e) {
+                            err = e;
+                        } finally {
+                            setStyleMockProp(expectedPrefix, undefined);
+                        }
+                        
+                        if(!err) {
+                            t.eq(prefixedProp, expectedPrefix, msg);
+                        } else {
+                            t.fail("Error when testing " + type.toUpperCase() + " vendor prefix: " + err.message);
+                        }
+                };
+            }
+            var testDomPrefix = curryTestPrefix("style"),
+                testCssPrefix = curryTestPrefix("css");
+
+            testDomPrefix("unsupported", null, "DOM vendor prefix - unsupported");
+            testCssPrefix("unsupported", null, "CSS vendor prefix - unsupported");
+
+            testDomPrefix("test", "test", "DOM vendor prefix - single word");
+            testCssPrefix("test", "test", "CSS vendor prefix - single word");
+
+            testDomPrefix("testMultiWord", "testMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words");
+            testCssPrefix("test-multi-word", "test-multi-word", "CSS vendor prefix - multiple words");
+
+            testDomPrefix("multiWord", "WebkitMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words for WebKit");
+            testCssPrefix("multi-word", "-webkit-multi-word", "CSS vendor prefix - multiple words for WebKit");
+
+            testDomPrefix("multiWord", "MozMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words for Mozilla");
+            testCssPrefix("multi-word", "-moz-multi-word", "CSS vendor prefix - multiple words for Mozilla");
+
+            testDomPrefix("multiWord", "OMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words for Opera");
+            testCssPrefix("multi-word", "-o-multi-word", "CSS vendor prefix - multiple words for Opera");
+
+            testDomPrefix("multiWord", "msMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words for Internet Explorer");
+            testCssPrefix("multi-word", "-ms-multi-word", "CSS vendor prefix - multiple words for Internet Explorer");
+
+            // test vendor prefix on object
+            clearCache("js");
+            t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.js( {}, "unsupported" ), null, "Standard object property - unsupported");
+
+            clearCache("js");
+            t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.js( { "test": true }, "test" ), "test", "Standard object property");
+
+            clearCache("js");
+            t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.js( { "oTest": true }, "test" ), "oTest", "Standard object property");
+
+            clearCache("js");
+            t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.js( { "msTest": true }, "test" ), "msTest", "Standard object property");
+
+            clearCache("js");
+            t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.js( { "mozTest": true }, "test" ), "mozTest", "Standard object property");
+
+            clearCache("js");
+            t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.vendorPrefix.js( { "webkitTest": true }, "test" ), "webkitTest", "Standard object property");
+
+            // unwrap document.createElement
+            document.createElement = orgCreateElement;
+        }
+        
+        </script>
+    </head>
+    <body></body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index c883ed34d7..44b0db2b90 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
     <li>Tween.html</li>
     <li>Kinetic.html</li>
     <li>Util.html</li>
+    <li>Util/vendorPrefix.html</li>
     <li>deprecated/Ajax.html</li>
     <li>deprecated/Util.html</li>
     <li>deprecated/BaseTypes/Class.html</li>