diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 1c075ad2f9..9b8dfa6f7d 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -726,6 +726,15 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getPixelFromCoordinate = function(coordinate) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Get the map renderer.
+ * @return {ol.renderer.Map} Renderer
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.getRenderer = function() {
+  return this.renderer_;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Get the size of this map.
  * @return {ol.Size|undefined} The size in pixels of the map in the DOM.
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
index fcde3dfee3..ad9d509a1d 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasmaprenderer.js
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.getCanvasLayerRenderer = function(layer) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.Map.prototype.getType = function() {
+  return 'canvas';
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
index c055d038e1..e3d6e7db84 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.createLayerRenderer = function(layer) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.getType = function() {
+  return 'dom';
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
index 193ca1ac1c..4024b12fb6 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ ol.renderer.Map.prototype.getMap = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {string} Type
+ */
+ol.renderer.Map.prototype.getType = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
 /**
  * @param {string} layerKey Layer key.
  * @return {ol.renderer.Layer} Layer renderer.
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
index 04f0eff835..51593cba72 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
@@ -346,6 +346,14 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.getTileTextureQueue = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.getType = function() {
+  return 'webgl';
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {goog.events.Event} event Event.
  * @protected