diff --git a/examples/localized-openstreetmap.js b/examples/localized-openstreetmap.js
index e8053c83d1..21571eb09a 100644
--- a/examples/localized-openstreetmap.js
+++ b/examples/localized-openstreetmap.js
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     new ol.layer.TileLayer({
       source: new ol.source.OSM({
         attributions: [
-          new ol.Attribution(
-              'All maps © ' +
-              '<a href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/">OpenCycleMap</a>'),
+          new ol.Attribution({
+            html: 'All maps &copy; ' +
+                '<a href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/">OpenCycleMap</a>'
+          }),
           ol.source.OSM.DATA_ATTRIBUTION
         ],
         url: 'http://{a-c}.tile.opencyclemap.org/cycle/{z}/{x}/{y}.png'
diff --git a/examples/wms-custom-proj.js b/examples/wms-custom-proj.js
index 2d71383205..7926d4ec7e 100644
--- a/examples/wms-custom-proj.js
+++ b/examples/wms-custom-proj.js
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ var layers = [
     source: new ol.source.TiledWMS({
       url: 'http://wms.geo.admin.ch/',
       crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
-      attributions: [new ol.Attribution(
-          '&copy; ' +
-          '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home.html">' +
-          'Pixelmap 1:1000000 / geo.admin.ch</a>')],
+      attributions: [new ol.Attribution({
+        html: '&copy; ' +
+            '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/' +
+            'en/home.html">' +
+            'Pixelmap 1:1000000 / geo.admin.ch</a>'
+      })],
       params: {
         'LAYERS': 'ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe-pk1000.noscale',
         'FORMAT': 'image/jpeg'
@@ -36,10 +38,12 @@ var layers = [
     source: new ol.source.TiledWMS({
       url: 'http://wms.geo.admin.ch/',
       crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
-      attributions: [new ol.Attribution(
-          '&copy; ' +
-          '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home.html">' +
-          'National parks / geo.admin.ch</a>')],
+      attributions: [new ol.Attribution({
+        html: '&copy; ' +
+            '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/' +
+            'en/home.html">' +
+            'National parks / geo.admin.ch</a>'
+      })],
       params: {'LAYERS': 'ch.bafu.schutzgebiete-paerke_nationaler_bedeutung'},
       extent: extent
     })
diff --git a/examples/wms-no-proj.js b/examples/wms-no-proj.js
index 1bb50d5454..4d5db23199 100644
--- a/examples/wms-no-proj.js
+++ b/examples/wms-no-proj.js
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ goog.require('ol.source.TiledWMS');
 var layers = [
   new ol.layer.TileLayer({
     source: new ol.source.TiledWMS({
-      attributions: [new ol.Attribution(
-          '&copy; ' +
-          '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home.html">' +
-          'Pixelmap 1:1000000 / geo.admin.ch</a>')],
+      attributions: [new ol.Attribution({
+        html: '&copy; ' +
+            '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/' +
+            'en/home.html">' +
+            'Pixelmap 1:1000000 / geo.admin.ch</a>'
+      })],
       crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
       params: {
         'LAYERS': 'ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe-pk1000.noscale',
@@ -27,10 +29,12 @@ var layers = [
   }),
   new ol.layer.ImageLayer({
     source: new ol.source.SingleImageWMS({
-      attributions: [new ol.Attribution(
-          '&copy; ' +
-          '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home.html">' +
-          'National parks / geo.admin.ch</a>')],
+      attributions: [new ol.Attribution({
+        html: '&copy; ' +
+            '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/' +
+            'en/home.html">' +
+            'National parks / geo.admin.ch</a>'
+      })],
       crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
       params: {'LAYERS': 'ch.bafu.schutzgebiete-paerke_nationaler_bedeutung'},
       url: 'http://wms.geo.admin.ch/'
diff --git a/examples/wms-single-image-custom-proj.js b/examples/wms-single-image-custom-proj.js
index 8e4ed4ce4f..6e97b8cab3 100644
--- a/examples/wms-single-image-custom-proj.js
+++ b/examples/wms-single-image-custom-proj.js
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ var layers = [
     source: new ol.source.SingleImageWMS({
       url: 'http://wms.geo.admin.ch/',
       crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
-      attributions: [new ol.Attribution(
-          '&copy; ' +
-          '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home.html">' +
-          'Pixelmap 1:1000000 / geo.admin.ch</a>')],
+      attributions: [new ol.Attribution({
+        html: '&copy; ' +
+            '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/' +
+            'en/home.html">' +
+            'Pixelmap 1:1000000 / geo.admin.ch</a>'
+      })],
       params: {
         'LAYERS': 'ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe-pk1000.noscale',
         'FORMAT': 'image/jpeg'
@@ -33,10 +35,12 @@ var layers = [
     source: new ol.source.SingleImageWMS({
       url: 'http://wms.geo.admin.ch/',
       crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
-      attributions: [new ol.Attribution(
-          '&copy; ' +
-          '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/en/home.html">' +
-          'National parks / geo.admin.ch</a>')],
+      attributions: [new ol.Attribution({
+        html: '&copy; ' +
+            '<a href="http://www.geo.admin.ch/internet/geoportal/' +
+            'en/home.html">' +
+            'National parks / geo.admin.ch</a>'
+      })],
       params: {'LAYERS': 'ch.bafu.schutzgebiete-paerke_nationaler_bedeutung'},
       extent: extent
     })
diff --git a/examples/wmts-ign.js b/examples/wmts-ign.js
index 7a0f17c43e..d54d2730bb 100644
--- a/examples/wmts-ign.js
+++ b/examples/wmts-ign.js
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ xhr.onload = function() {
       'http://gpp3-wxs.ign.fr/static/logos/IGN/IGN.gif'
     ];
 
-    var attribution = new ol.Attribution(
-        '<a href="http://www.geoportail.fr/" target="_blank">' +
-        '<img src="http://api.ign.fr/geoportail/api/js/latest/' +
-        'theme/geoportal/img/logo_gp.gif"></a>');
+    var attribution = new ol.Attribution({
+      html: '<a href="http://www.geoportail.fr/" target="_blank">' +
+          '<img src="http://api.ign.fr/geoportail/api/js/latest/' +
+          'theme/geoportal/img/logo_gp.gif"></a>'
+    });
 
     var sourceOptions;
     var source;
diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index 74faeefaf4..c004df2eee 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} ol.AttributionOptions
+ * @property {string} html HTML markup for this attribution.
+ * @property {Object.<string, Array.<ol.TileRange>>|undefined} tileRanges
+ *     Tile ranges (FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY).
+ */
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ol.DeviceOrientationOptions
  * @property {boolean|undefined} tracking Tracking.
diff --git a/src/ol/attribution.exports b/src/ol/attribution.exports
index 053c0abeae..27673d4985 100644
--- a/src/ol/attribution.exports
+++ b/src/ol/attribution.exports
@@ -1 +1 @@
-@exportSymbol ol.Attribution
+@exportClass ol.Attribution ol.AttributionOptions
diff --git a/src/ol/attribution.js b/src/ol/attribution.js
index 81a88007be..95bc352e60 100644
--- a/src/ol/attribution.js
+++ b/src/ol/attribution.js
@@ -11,31 +11,31 @@ goog.require('ol.TileRange');
  *
  *     source: new ol.source.OSM({
  *       attributions: [
- *       new ol.Attribution(
- *         'All maps &copy; ' +
- *         '<a href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/">OpenCycleMap</a>'),
+ *       new ol.Attribution({
+ *         html: 'All maps &copy; ' +
+ *             '<a href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/">OpenCycleMap</a>'
+ *       }),
  *       ol.source.OSM.DATA_ATTRIBUTION
  *     ],
  *     ..
  *
  * @constructor
- * @param {string} html The markup to use for display of the attribution.
- * @param {Object.<string, Array.<ol.TileRange>>=} opt_tileRanges Tile ranges
- *     (FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY).
+ * @param {ol.AttributionOptions} options Attribution options.
  */
-ol.Attribution = function(html, opt_tileRanges) {
+ol.Attribution = function(options) {
 
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {string}
    */
-  this.html_ = html;
+  this.html_ = options.html;
 
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {Object.<string, Array.<ol.TileRange>>}
    */
-  this.tileRanges_ = opt_tileRanges || null;
+  this.tileRanges_ = goog.isDef(options.tileRanges) ?
+      options.tileRanges : null;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/source/bingmapssource.js b/src/ol/source/bingmapssource.js
index 9882130e9c..226138140f 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/bingmapssource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/bingmapssource.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ol.source.BingMaps.prototype.handleImageryMetadataResponse =
                 }
               }
             });
-        return new ol.Attribution(html, tileRanges);
+        return new ol.Attribution({html: html, tileRanges: tileRanges});
       });
   this.setAttributions(attributions);
 
diff --git a/src/ol/source/mapquestsource.js b/src/ol/source/mapquestsource.js
index 2263523fc6..c7b2bce931 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/mapquestsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/mapquestsource.js
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ goog.require('ol.source.XYZ');
 ol.source.MapQuestOSM = function() {
 
   var attributions = [
-    new ol.Attribution(
-        'Tiles Courtesy of ' +
-        '<a href="http://www.mapquest.com/" target="_blank">MapQuest</a>'),
+    new ol.Attribution({
+      html: 'Tiles Courtesy of ' +
+          '<a href="http://www.mapquest.com/" target="_blank">MapQuest</a>'
+    }),
     ol.source.OSM.DATA_ATTRIBUTION
   ];
 
@@ -41,12 +42,14 @@ goog.inherits(ol.source.MapQuestOSM, ol.source.XYZ);
 ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial = function() {
 
   var attributions = [
-    new ol.Attribution(
-        'Tiles Courtesy of ' +
-        '<a href="http://www.mapquest.com/" target="_blank">MapQuest</a>'),
-    new ol.Attribution(
-        'Portions Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech and ' +
-        'U.S. Depart. of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency')
+    new ol.Attribution({
+      html: 'Tiles Courtesy of ' +
+          '<a href="http://www.mapquest.com/" target="_blank">MapQuest</a>'
+    }),
+    new ol.Attribution({
+      html: 'Portions Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech and ' +
+          'U.S. Depart. of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency'
+    })
   ];
 
   goog.base(this, {
diff --git a/src/ol/source/osmsource.js b/src/ol/source/osmsource.js
index 4f3e88dd19..cc759a3653 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/osmsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/osmsource.js
@@ -44,21 +44,24 @@ goog.inherits(ol.source.OSM, ol.source.XYZ);
  * @const
  * @type {ol.Attribution}
  */
-ol.source.OSM.DATA_ATTRIBUTION = new ol.Attribution(
-    'Data &copy; <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetMap</a> ' +
-    'contributors, ' +
-    '<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">ODbL</a>');
+ol.source.OSM.DATA_ATTRIBUTION = new ol.Attribution({
+  html: 'Data &copy; ' +
+      '<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetMap</a> ' +
+      'contributors, ' +
+      '<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">ODbL</a>'
+});
 
 
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {ol.Attribution}
  */
-ol.source.OSM.TILE_ATTRIBUTION = new ol.Attribution(
-    'Tiles &copy; ' +
-    '<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetMap</a> ' +
-    'contributors, ' +
-    '<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC BY-SA</a>');
+ol.source.OSM.TILE_ATTRIBUTION = new ol.Attribution({
+  html: 'Tiles &copy; ' +
+      '<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetMap</a> ' +
+      'contributors, ' +
+      '<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC BY-SA</a>'
+});
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ol/source/stamensource.js b/src/ol/source/stamensource.js
index 01a856201d..1486aa0d98 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/stamensource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/stamensource.js
@@ -114,8 +114,10 @@ goog.inherits(ol.source.Stamen, ol.source.XYZ);
  * @const {Array.<ol.Attribution>}
  */
 ol.source.Stamen.ATTRIBUTIONS = [
-  new ol.Attribution(
-      'Map tiles by <a href="http://stamen.com/">Stamen Design</a>, under ' +
-      '<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC BY 3.0</a>.'),
+  new ol.Attribution({
+    html: 'Map tiles by <a href="http://stamen.com/">Stamen Design</a>, ' +
+        'under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC BY' +
+        ' 3.0</a>.'
+  }),
   ol.source.OSM.DATA_ATTRIBUTION
 ];
diff --git a/src/ol/source/tilejsonsource.js b/src/ol/source/tilejsonsource.js
index 42c1e97a4e..9d01f57acb 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/tilejsonsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/tilejsonsource.js
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ ol.source.TileJSON.prototype.handleTileJSONResponse = function() {
           [tileGrid.getTileRangeForExtentAndZ(attributionExtent, z)];
     }
     this.setAttributions([
-      new ol.Attribution(tileJSON.attribution, tileRanges)
+      new ol.Attribution({
+        html: tileJSON.attribution,
+        tileRanges: tileRanges
+      })
     ]);
   }