diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 5035b7d904..4b3c65a68d 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -2534,12 +2534,21 @@ olx.interaction.MouseWheelZoomOptions.prototype.duration;
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{threshold: (number|undefined)}}
+ * @typedef {{threshold: (number|undefined),
+ *     duration: (number|undefined)}}
  * @api
  */
 olx.interaction.PinchRotateOptions;
 
 
+/**
+ * The duration of the animation in milliseconds. Default is `250`.
+ * @type {number|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.interaction.PinchRotateOptions.prototype.duration;
+
+
 /**
  * Minimal angle in radians to start a rotation. Default is `0.3`.
  * @type {number|undefined}
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/pinchrotateinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/pinchrotateinteraction.js
index ebb1a08247..7cae131e17 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/pinchrotateinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/pinchrotateinteraction.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.interaction.PinchRotate');
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.functions');
 goog.require('goog.style');
-goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.ViewHint');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Interaction');
@@ -61,6 +60,12 @@ ol.interaction.PinchRotate = function(opt_options) {
    */
   this.threshold_ = goog.isDef(options.threshold) ? options.threshold : 0.3;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.duration_ = goog.isDef(options.duration) ? options.duration : 250;
+
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.interaction.PinchRotate, ol.interaction.Pointer);
 
@@ -131,7 +136,7 @@ ol.interaction.PinchRotate.handleUpEvent_ = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
     if (this.rotating_) {
       var rotation = view.getRotation();
       ol.interaction.Interaction.rotate(
-          map, view, rotation, this.anchor_, ol.ROTATE_ANIMATION_DURATION);
+          map, view, rotation, this.anchor_, this.duration_);
     }
     return false;
   } else {
diff --git a/src/ol/ol.js b/src/ol/ol.js
index 0bcaa08976..b0af1db4cb 100644
--- a/src/ol/ol.js
+++ b/src/ol/ol.js
@@ -198,12 +198,6 @@ ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MAX_RATIO = 0.75;
 ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MIN_RATIO = 0.1;
 
 
-/**
- * @define {number} Rotate animation duration.
- */
-ol.ROTATE_ANIMATION_DURATION = 250;
-
-
 /**
  * @define {number} Tolerance for geometry simplification in device pixels.
  */