diff --git a/src/ol/geom/linestring.js b/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
index b992d5c490..bbb598bfd8 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 goog.provide('ol.geom.LineString');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.CoordinateArray');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.geom');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryEvent');
 goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryType');
 
 
@@ -108,6 +110,19 @@ ol.geom.LineString.prototype.distanceFromCoordinate = function(coordinate) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Update the linestring coordinates.
+ * @param {ol.CoordinateArray} coordinates Coordinates array.
+ */
+ol.geom.LineString.prototype.setCoordinates = function(coordinates) {
+  var oldBounds = this.bounds_;
+  this.bounds_ = null;
+  this.coordinates_ = coordinates;
+  this.dispatchEvent(new ol.geom.GeometryEvent(goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
+      this, oldBounds));
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
@@ -118,5 +133,5 @@ ol.geom.LineString.prototype.transform = function(transform) {
     coord = coordinates[i];
     transform(coord, coord, coord.length);
   }
-  this.bounds_ = null;
+  this.setCoordinates(coordinates); // for change event
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
index 5cf4f65885..627adcbd36 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
@@ -34,6 +34,35 @@ describe('ol.geom.LineString', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#setCoordinates()', function() {
+
+    it('updates the coordinates', function() {
+      var line = new ol.geom.LineString([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
+      line.setCoordinates([[30, 40], [50, 60]]);
+      expect(line.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[30, 40], [50, 60]]);
+    });
+
+    it('invalidates bounds', function() {
+      var line = new ol.geom.LineString([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
+      line.setCoordinates([[30, 40], [50, 60]]);
+      expect(line.getBounds()).to.eql([30, 40, 50, 60]);
+    });
+
+    it('triggers a change event', function(done) {
+      var line = new ol.geom.LineString([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
+      expect(line.getBounds()).to.eql([10, 20, 30, 40]);
+      goog.events.listen(line, 'change', function(evt) {
+        expect(evt.target).to.equal(line);
+        expect(evt.oldExtent).to.eql([10, 20, 30, 40]);
+        expect(evt.target.getBounds()).to.eql([30, 40, 50, 60]);
+        expect(evt.target.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[30, 40], [50, 60]]);
+        done();
+      });
+      line.setCoordinates([[30, 40], [50, 60]]);
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('#transform()', function() {
 
     var forward = ol.proj.getTransform('EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857');
@@ -67,6 +96,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.LineString', function() {
 
 });
 
+goog.require('goog.events');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LineString');
 goog.require('ol.proj');