diff --git a/demos/full-screen/full-screen.js b/demos/full-screen/full-screen.js
index e133624915..c0384a8be2 100644
--- a/demos/full-screen/full-screen.js
+++ b/demos/full-screen/full-screen.js
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
   layers: new ol.Collection([layer]),
   zoom: 2
 });
-var zoom = new ol.control.Zoom(map, 4);
+var zoom = new ol.control.Zoom({
+  delta: 4,
+  map: map
+});
diff --git a/demos/side-by-side/side-by-side.js b/demos/side-by-side/side-by-side.js
index 9b953f41d2..6406ed9952 100644
--- a/demos/side-by-side/side-by-side.js
+++ b/demos/side-by-side/side-by-side.js
@@ -38,21 +38,26 @@ if (!goog.isNull(webglMap)) {
   webglMap.bindTo('rotation', domMap);
 }
 
-var attributionControl = new ol.control.Attribution(domMap);
-document.getElementById('attribution').appendChild(
-    attributionControl.getElement());
+var attributionControl = new ol.control.Attribution({
+  map: domMap,
+  target: document.getElementById('attribution')
+});
 
-var domMousePositionControl = new ol.control.MousePosition(domMap,
-    ol.Projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'), ol.CoordinateFormat.hdms,
-    ' ');
-document.getElementById('domMousePosition').appendChild(
-    domMousePositionControl.getElement());
+var domMousePositionControl = new ol.control.MousePosition({
+  coordinateFormat: ol.CoordinateFormat.hdms,
+  map: domMap,
+  projection: ol.Projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
+  target: document.getElementById('domMousePosition'),
+  undefinedHtml: ' '
+});
 
-var webglMousePositionControl = new ol.control.MousePosition(webglMap,
-    ol.Projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'), ol.CoordinateFormat.hdms,
-    ' ');
-document.getElementById('webglMousePosition').appendChild(
-    webglMousePositionControl.getElement());
+var webglMousePositionControl = new ol.control.MousePosition({
+  coordinateFormat: ol.CoordinateFormat.hdms,
+  map: webglMap,
+  projection: ol.Projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
+  target: document.getElementById('webglMousePosition'),
+  undefinedHtml: ' '
+});
 
 var keyboardInteraction = new ol.interaction.Keyboard();
 keyboardInteraction.addCallback('0', function() {
diff --git a/demos/two-layers/two-layers.js b/demos/two-layers/two-layers.js
index 2a17231f5f..54a0a662a4 100644
--- a/demos/two-layers/two-layers.js
+++ b/demos/two-layers/two-layers.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ domMap.bindTo('layers', webglMap);
 domMap.bindTo('resolution', webglMap);
 domMap.bindTo('rotation', webglMap);
 
-var attributionControl = new ol.control.Attribution(webglMap);
-document.getElementById('attribution').appendChild(
-    attributionControl.getElement());
+var attributionControl = new ol.control.Attribution({
+  map: webglMap,
+  target: document.getElementById('attribution')
+});
diff --git a/src/ol/control/attribution.js b/src/ol/control/attribution.js
index 3df1dfff94..db8bac9370 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/attribution.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/attribution.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // FIXME check clean-up code
 
 goog.provide('ol.control.Attribution');
+goog.provide('ol.control.AttributionOptions');
 
 goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('goog.dom.TagName');
@@ -19,21 +20,25 @@ goog.require('ol.control.Control');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Layer');
 
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {{map: (ol.Map|undefined),
+ *            target: (Element|undefined)}}
+ */
+ol.control.AttributionOptions;
+
+
 
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @extends {ol.control.Control}
- * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
+ * @param {ol.control.AttributionOptions} attributionOptions Attribution
+ *     options.
  */
-ol.control.Attribution = function(map) {
+ol.control.Attribution = function(attributionOptions) {
 
-  goog.base(this, map);
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {Element}
-   */
-  this.ulElement_ = goog.dom.createElement(goog.dom.TagName.UL);
+  var element = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.UL, {
+    'class': 'ol-attribution'
+  });
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -59,22 +64,17 @@ ol.control.Attribution = function(map) {
    */
   this.coverageAreass_ = {};
 
-  goog.events.listen(
-      map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.CENTER),
-      this.handleMapChanged, false, this);
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Array.<number>}
+   */
+  this.mapListenerKeys_ = null;
 
-  goog.events.listen(
-      map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.LAYERS),
-      this.handleMapLayersChanged, false, this);
-
-  goog.events.listen(map,
-      ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.RESOLUTION),
-      this.handleMapChanged, false, this);
-
-  goog.events.listen(map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.SIZE),
-      this.handleMapChanged, false, this);
-
-  this.handleMapLayersChanged();
+  goog.base(this, {
+    element: element,
+    map: attributionOptions.map,
+    target: attributionOptions.target
+  });
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.control.Attribution, ol.control.Control);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ol.control.Attribution.prototype.createAttributionElementsForLayer_ =
       goog.style.showElement(attributionElement, false);
     }
 
-    goog.dom.appendChild(this.ulElement_, attributionElement);
+    goog.dom.appendChild(this.element, attributionElement);
 
     this.attributionElements_[attributionKey] = attributionElement;
 
@@ -154,14 +154,6 @@ ol.control.Attribution.prototype.createAttributionElementsForLayer_ =
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.control.Attribution.prototype.getElement = function() {
-  return this.ulElement_;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
  * @param {ol.Extent} mapExtent Map extent.
@@ -361,6 +353,35 @@ ol.control.Attribution.prototype.removeLayer = function(layer) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.control.Attribution.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.mapListenerKeys_)) {
+    goog.array.forEach(this.mapListenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
+  }
+  this.mapListenerKeys_ = null;
+  goog.base(this, 'setMap', map);
+  if (!goog.isNull(map)) {
+    this.mapListenerKeys_ = [
+      goog.events.listen(
+          map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.CENTER),
+          this.handleMapChanged, false, this),
+      goog.events.listen(
+          map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.LAYERS),
+          this.handleMapLayersChanged, false, this),
+      goog.events.listen(
+          map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.RESOLUTION),
+          this.handleMapChanged, false, this),
+      goog.events.listen(
+          map, ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.SIZE),
+          this.handleMapChanged, false, this)
+    ];
+    this.handleMapLayersChanged();
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
  * @param {boolean} mapIsDef Map is defined.
diff --git a/src/ol/control/control.js b/src/ol/control/control.js
index 83ca63706d..b974259b5d 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/control.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/control.js
@@ -1,38 +1,73 @@
 goog.provide('ol.control.Control');
+goog.provide('ol.control.ControlOptions');
 
 goog.require('goog.Disposable');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {{element: (Element|undefined),
+ *            map: (ol.Map|undefined),
+ *            target: (Element|undefined)}}
+ */
+ol.control.ControlOptions;
+
+
 
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @extends {goog.Disposable}
- * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
+ * @param {ol.control.ControlOptions} controlOptions Control options.
  */
-ol.control.Control = function(map) {
+ol.control.Control = function(controlOptions) {
 
   goog.base(this);
 
+  /**
+   * @protected
+   * @type {Element}
+   */
+  this.element = goog.isDef(controlOptions.element) ?
+      controlOptions.element : null;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Element|undefined}
+   */
+  this.target_ = controlOptions.target;
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {ol.Map}
    */
-  this.map_ = map;
+  this.map_ = null;
+
+  if (goog.isDef(controlOptions.map)) {
+    this.setMap(controlOptions.map);
+  }
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.control.Control, goog.Disposable);
 
 
-/**
- * @return {Element} Element.
- */
-ol.control.Control.prototype.getElement = goog.abstractMethod;
-
-
 /**
  * @return {ol.Map} Map.
  */
 ol.control.Control.prototype.getMap = function() {
   return this.map_;
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
+ */
+ol.control.Control.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.map_)) {
+    goog.dom.removeNode(this.element);
+  }
+  this.map_ = map;
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.map_)) {
+    var target = goog.isDef(this.target_) ? this.target_ : map.getViewport();
+    goog.dom.appendChild(target, this.element);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/control/mouseposition.js b/src/ol/control/mouseposition.js
index fc8a570695..a60a9d9e16 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/mouseposition.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/mouseposition.js
@@ -1,53 +1,66 @@
 // FIXME should listen on appropriate pane, once it is defined
 
 goog.provide('ol.control.MousePosition');
+goog.provide('ol.control.MousePositionOptions');
 
 goog.require('goog.events');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
+goog.require('goog.style');
 goog.require('ol.MapProperty');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
+goog.require('ol.Pixel');
 goog.require('ol.Projection');
 goog.require('ol.TransformFunction');
 goog.require('ol.control.Control');
 
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {{coordinateFormat: (ol.CoordinateFormatType|undefined),
+ *            map: (ol.Map|undefined),
+ *            projection: (ol.Projection|undefined),
+ *            target: (Element|undefined),
+ *            undefinedHtml: (string|undefined)}}
+ */
+ol.control.MousePositionOptions;
+
+
 
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @extends {ol.control.Control}
- * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
- * @param {ol.Projection=} opt_projection Projection.
- * @param {ol.CoordinateFormatType=} opt_coordinateFormat Coordinate format.
- * @param {string=} opt_undefinedHTML Undefined HTML.
+ * @param {ol.control.MousePositionOptions} mousePositionOptions Mouse position
+ *     options.
  */
-ol.control.MousePosition =
-    function(map, opt_projection, opt_coordinateFormat, opt_undefinedHTML) {
+ol.control.MousePosition = function(mousePositionOptions) {
 
-  goog.base(this, map);
+  var element = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, {
+    'class': 'ol-mouse-position'
+  });
+
+  goog.base(this, {
+    element: element,
+    map: mousePositionOptions.map,
+    target: mousePositionOptions.target
+  });
 
   /**
    * @private
-   * @type {Element}
+   * @type {ol.Projection|undefined}
    */
-  this.divElement_ = goog.dom.createElement(goog.dom.TagName.DIV);
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {ol.Projection}
-   */
-  this.projection_ = opt_projection || null;
+  this.projection_ = mousePositionOptions.projection;
 
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {ol.CoordinateFormatType|undefined}
    */
-  this.coordinateFormat_ = opt_coordinateFormat;
+  this.coordinateFormat_ = mousePositionOptions.coordinateFormat;
 
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {string}
    */
-  this.undefinedHTML_ = opt_undefinedHTML || '';
+  this.undefinedHtml_ = goog.isDef(mousePositionOptions.undefinedHtml) ?
+      mousePositionOptions.undefinedHtml : '';
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -55,15 +68,11 @@ ol.control.MousePosition =
    */
   this.transform_ = ol.Projection.identityTransform;
 
-  goog.events.listen(map,
-      ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.PROJECTION),
-      this.handleMapProjectionChanged, false, this);
-
-  goog.events.listen(map.getViewport(), goog.events.EventType.MOUSEMOVE,
-      this.handleMouseMove, false, this);
-
-  goog.events.listen(map.getViewport(), goog.events.EventType.MOUSEOUT,
-      this.handleMouseOut, false, this);
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Array.<number>}
+   */
+  this.listenerKeys_ = [];
 
   this.handleMapProjectionChanged();
 
@@ -71,28 +80,20 @@ ol.control.MousePosition =
 goog.inherits(ol.control.MousePosition, ol.control.Control);
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.control.MousePosition.prototype.getElement = function() {
-  return this.divElement_;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @protected
  */
 ol.control.MousePosition.prototype.handleMapProjectionChanged = function() {
   var map = this.getMap();
   var mapProjection = map.getProjection();
-  if (!goog.isDef(mapProjection) || goog.isNull(this.projection_)) {
+  if (!goog.isDef(mapProjection) || !goog.isDef(this.projection_)) {
     this.transform_ = ol.Projection.identityTransform;
   } else {
     this.transform_ =
         ol.Projection.getTransform(mapProjection, this.projection_);
   }
   // FIXME should we instead re-calculate using the last known mouse position?
-  this.divElement_.innerHTML = this.undefinedHTML_;
+  this.element.innerHTML = this.undefinedHtml_;
 };
 
 
@@ -102,7 +103,9 @@ ol.control.MousePosition.prototype.handleMapProjectionChanged = function() {
  */
 ol.control.MousePosition.prototype.handleMouseMove = function(browserEvent) {
   var map = this.getMap();
-  var pixel = new ol.Pixel(browserEvent.offsetX, browserEvent.offsetY);
+  var eventPosition = goog.style.getRelativePosition(
+      browserEvent, map.getViewport());
+  var pixel = new ol.Pixel(eventPosition.x, eventPosition.y);
   var coordinate = map.getCoordinateFromPixel(pixel);
   var html;
   if (goog.isDef(coordinate)) {
@@ -113,9 +116,9 @@ ol.control.MousePosition.prototype.handleMouseMove = function(browserEvent) {
       html = coordinate.toString();
     }
   } else {
-    html = this.undefinedHTML_;
+    html = this.undefinedHtml_;
   }
-  this.divElement_.innerHTML = html;
+  this.element.innerHTML = html;
 };
 
 
@@ -124,5 +127,29 @@ ol.control.MousePosition.prototype.handleMouseMove = function(browserEvent) {
  * @protected
  */
 ol.control.MousePosition.prototype.handleMouseOut = function(browserEvent) {
-  this.divElement_.innerHTML = this.undefinedHTML_;
+  this.element.innerHTML = this.undefinedHtml_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.control.MousePosition.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
+  if (goog.isNull(this.listenerKeys_)) {
+    goog.array.forEach(this.listenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
+  }
+  this.listenerKeys_ = null;
+  goog.base(this, 'setMap', map);
+  if (!goog.isNull(map)) {
+    var viewport = map.getViewport();
+    this.listenerKeys = [
+      goog.events.listen(map,
+          ol.Object.getChangedEventType(ol.MapProperty.PROJECTION),
+          this.handleMapProjectionChanged, false, this),
+      goog.events.listen(viewport, goog.events.EventType.MOUSEMOVE,
+          this.handleMouseMove, false, this),
+      goog.events.listen(viewport, goog.events.EventType.MOUSEOUT,
+          this.handleMouseOut, false, this)
+    ];
+  }
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoom.js b/src/ol/control/zoom.js
index 5c504d9668..5e9126093d 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoom.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoom.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 goog.provide('ol.control.Zoom');
+goog.provide('ol.control.ZoomOptions');
 
 goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('goog.dom.TagName');
@@ -8,67 +9,55 @@ goog.require('ol.Projection');
 goog.require('ol.control.Control');
 
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {{delta: (number|undefined),
+ *            map: (ol.Map|undefined),
+ *            target: (Element|undefined)}}
+ */
+ol.control.ZoomOptions;
+
+
 
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @extends {ol.control.Control}
- * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
- * @param {number=} opt_zoomDelta Optional zoom delta.
+ * @param {ol.control.ZoomOptions} zoomOptions Zoom options.
  */
-ol.control.Zoom = function(map, opt_zoomDelta) {
+ol.control.Zoom = function(zoomOptions) {
 
-  goog.base(this, map);
+  var inElement = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.A, {
+    'href': '#zoomIn',
+    'class': 'ol-zoom-in'
+  }, '+');
+  goog.events.listen(
+      inElement, goog.events.EventType.CLICK, this.handleIn_, false, this);
+
+  var outElement = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.A, {
+    'href': '#zoomOut',
+    'class': 'ol-zoom-out'
+  }, '\u2212');
+  goog.events.listen(
+      outElement, goog.events.EventType.CLICK, this.handleOut_, false, this);
+
+  var element = goog.dom.createDom(
+      goog.dom.TagName.DIV, 'ol-zoom', inElement, outElement);
+
+  goog.base(this, {
+    element: element,
+    map: zoomOptions.map,
+    target: zoomOptions.target
+  });
 
   /**
    * @type {number}
    * @private
    */
-  this.zoomDelta_ = goog.isDef(opt_zoomDelta) ? opt_zoomDelta : 1;
-
-  /**
-   * @type {Element}
-   * @private
-   */
-  this.divElement_ = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, 'ol-zoom');
-
-  /**
-   * @type {Element}
-   * @private
-   */
-  this.inButton_ = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, 'ol-zoom-in',
-      goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.A, {'href': '#zoomIn'}));
-
-  /**
-   * @type {Element}
-   * @private
-   */
-  this.outButton_ = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, 'ol-zoom-out',
-      goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.A, {'href': '#zoomOut'}));
-
-  goog.dom.setTextContent(
-      /** @type {Element} */ (this.inButton_.firstChild), '+');
-  goog.dom.setTextContent(
-      /** @type {Element} */ (this.outButton_.firstChild), '\u2212');
-  goog.dom.append(this.divElement_, this.inButton_, this.outButton_);
-  goog.dom.append(/** @type {!Node} */ (map.getViewport()), this.divElement_);
-
-  goog.events.listen(this.inButton_, goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
-      this.handleIn_, false, this);
-  goog.events.listen(this.outButton_, goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
-      this.handleOut_, false, this);
+  this.delta_ = goog.isDef(zoomOptions.delta) ? zoomOptions.delta : 1;
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.control.Zoom, ol.control.Control);
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.control.Zoom.prototype.getElement = function() {
-  return this.divElement_;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent The browser event to handle.
  * @private
@@ -76,7 +65,7 @@ ol.control.Zoom.prototype.getElement = function() {
 ol.control.Zoom.prototype.handleIn_ = function(browserEvent) {
   browserEvent.stopPropagation();
   browserEvent.preventDefault();
-  this.getMap().zoom(this.zoomDelta_);
+  this.getMap().zoom(this.delta_);
 };
 
 
@@ -87,17 +76,5 @@ ol.control.Zoom.prototype.handleIn_ = function(browserEvent) {
 ol.control.Zoom.prototype.handleOut_ = function(browserEvent) {
   browserEvent.stopPropagation();
   browserEvent.preventDefault();
-  this.getMap().zoom(-this.zoomDelta_);
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.control.Zoom.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
-  goog.dom.removeNode(this.divElement_);
-  delete this.inButton_;
-  delete this.outButton_;
-  delete this.divElement_;
-  goog.base(this, 'disposeInternal');
+  this.getMap().zoom(-this.delta_);
 };