diff --git a/src/ol.js b/src/ol.js
index 29f3e4a655..93a9a92342 100644
--- a/src/ol.js
+++ b/src/ol.js
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ goog.require("ol.loc");
 goog.require("ol.projection");
 
 goog.require("ol.Tile");
+goog.require("ol.TileSet");
diff --git a/src/ol/TileSet.js b/src/ol/TileSet.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbe1f22ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/TileSet.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+goog.provide('ol.TileSet');
+
+/**
+ * The TileSet class. A TileSet instance represents a collection of
+ * tiles. Tiles of a TileSet have the same resolution, width and
+ * height.
+ * @constructor
+ */
+ol.TileSet = function() {
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {number|undefined}
+     */
+    this.resolution_ = undefined;
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {number|undefined}
+     */
+    this.bounds_ = undefined;
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {number|undefined}
+     */
+    this.tileWidth_ = undefined;
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {number|undefined}
+     */
+    this.tileHeight_ = undefined;
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {Array.<ol.Tile>|undefined}
+     */
+    this.tiles_ = undefined;
+};
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index d331119af3..3f64ee9160 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/Map.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/Projection.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/Tile.test.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/TileSet.test.js"></script>
 
   <script type="text/javascript">
     (function() {
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/TileSet.test.js b/test/spec/ol/TileSet.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae161561ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/TileSet.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+describe("ol.TileSet", function() {
+    describe("creating a tileset", function() {
+        it("creates a tileset instance", function() {
+            var tileset = new ol.TileSet();
+            expect(tileset instanceof ol.TileSet).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+});