diff --git a/src/ol/coordinate.js b/src/ol/coordinate.js
index c683fda00a..0b3bd07916 100644
--- a/src/ol/coordinate.js
+++ b/src/ol/coordinate.js
@@ -112,10 +112,25 @@ ol.coordinate.degreesToStringHDMS_ = function(degrees, hemispheres, opt_fraction
   var normalizedDegrees = ol.math.modulo(degrees + 180, 360) - 180;
   var x = Math.abs(3600 * normalizedDegrees);
   var dflPrecision = opt_fractionDigits || 0;
-  return Math.floor(x / 3600) + '\u00b0 ' +
-      ol.string.padNumber(Math.floor((x / 60) % 60), 2) + '\u2032 ' +
-      ol.string.padNumber((x % 60), 2, dflPrecision) + '\u2033 ' +
-      hemispheres.charAt(normalizedDegrees < 0 ? 1 : 0);
+
+  var deg = Math.floor(x / 3600);
+  var min = Math.floor((x / 60) % 60);
+  var precision = Math.pow(10, dflPrecision);
+  var sec = Math.ceil((x * precision) % 60) / precision;
+
+  if (60 === sec) {
+    sec = 0;
+    min += 1;
+  }
+
+  if (min >= 60) {
+    min -= 60;
+    deg = deg >= 0 ? deg + 1 : deg - 1;
+  }
+
+  return deg + '\u00b0 ' + ol.string.padNumber(min, 2) + '\u2032 ' +
+    ol.string.padNumber(sec, 2, dflPrecision) + '\u2033 ' +
+    hemispheres.charAt(normalizedDegrees < 0 ? 1 : 0);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/coordinate.test.js b/test/spec/ol/coordinate.test.js
index 215e3ee5d8..0627866cd0 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/coordinate.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/coordinate.test.js
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ describe('ol.coordinate', function() {
     it('formats with zero fractional digits as default', function() {
       var coord = [7.85, 47.983333];
       var got = ol.coordinate.toStringHDMS(coord);
-      var expected = '47° 58′ 60″ N 7° 50′ 60″ E';
+      var expected = '47° 59′ 00″ N 7° 51′ 00″ E';
       expect(got).to.be(expected);
     });
     it('formats with given fractional digits, if passed', function() {
-      var coord = [7.85, 47.983333];
+      var coord = [7.85, 47.983201];
       var got = ol.coordinate.toStringHDMS(coord, 3);
-      var expected = '47° 58′ 59.999″ N 7° 50′ 60.000″ E';
+      var expected = '47° 58′ 59.524″ N 7° 51′ 0.000″ E';
       expect(got).to.be(expected);
     });
   });