diff --git a/src/ol/browserfeature.js b/src/ol/browserfeature.js
index 1695160557..265ba06fdd 100644
--- a/src/ol/browserfeature.js
+++ b/src/ol/browserfeature.js
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ ol.IS_LEGACY_IE = goog.userAgent.IE &&
 ol.BrowserFeature.DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO = goog.global.devicePixelRatio || 1;
 
 
+/**
+ * True if the browser supports ArrayBuffers.
+ * @type {boolean}
+ * @todo stability experimental
+ */
+ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_ARRAY_BUFFER = 'ArrayBuffer' in goog.global;
+
+
 /**
  * True if the browser's Canvas implementation implements {get,set}LineDash.
  * @type {boolean}