diff --git a/examples/select-features.js b/examples/select-features.js
index 097b459616..f15b04f2e2 100644
--- a/examples/select-features.js
+++ b/examples/select-features.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ goog.require('ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial');
 goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
+goog.require('ol.style.Rule');
 goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 goog.require('ol.style.Style');
 
@@ -22,6 +23,17 @@ var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
     url: 'data/gml/topp-states-wfs.xml'
   }),
   style: new ol.style.Style({
+    rules: [
+      new ol.style.Rule({
+        filter: 'this.renderIntent == "selected"',
+        symbolizers: [
+          new ol.style.Fill({
+            color: '#ffffff',
+            opacity: 0.5
+          })
+        ]
+      })
+    ],
     symbolizers: [
       new ol.style.Fill({
         color: '#ffffff',
diff --git a/src/ol/control/selectcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/selectcontrol.js
index 35c7db6d40..db4bcf8968 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/selectcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/selectcontrol.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ goog.require('ol.control.Control');
 goog.require('ol.css');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.condition');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
+goog.require('ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent');
 goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
 
 
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ ol.control.Select.prototype.select = function(featuresByLayer, clear) {
       var clone = featureMap[uid];
       if (clone) {
         // TODO: make toggle configurable
-        selectedFeatures.push(feature);
+        unselectedFeatures.push(feature);
         featuresToRemove.push(clone);
         delete featureMap[uid];
       }
@@ -210,14 +211,17 @@ ol.control.Select.prototype.select = function(featuresByLayer, clear) {
       if (!clone) {
         clone = feature.clone();
         featureMap[uid] = clone;
+        clone.renderIntent = ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.SELECTED;
         selectedFeatures.push(feature);
         featuresToAdd.push(clone);
       }
     }
     if (goog.isFunction(layer.setRenderIntent)) {
       // TODO: Implement setRenderIntent for ol.Layer.Vector
-      layer.setRenderIntent('hidden', selectedFeatures);
-      layer.setRenderIntent('default', unselectedFeatures);
+      layer.setRenderIntent(ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.HIDDEN,
+          selectedFeatures);
+      layer.setRenderIntent(ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.DEFAULT,
+          unselectedFeatures);
     }
     selectionLayer.removeFeatures(featuresToRemove);
     selectionLayer.addFeatures(featuresToAdd);
diff --git a/src/ol/feature.js b/src/ol/feature.js
index aa19448f98..69ca5aea0d 100644
--- a/src/ol/feature.js
+++ b/src/ol/feature.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.Feature');
 
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+goog.require('ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent');
 
 
 
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ ol.Feature = function(opt_values) {
    */
   this.geometryName_;
 
+  /**
+   * The render intent for this feature.
+   * @type {ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent|string}
+   */
+  this.renderIntent = ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.DEFAULT;
+
   /**
    * @type {Array.<ol.style.Symbolizer>}
    * @private
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index b79e26a329..fe010c7e18 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.remove = function(feature) {
  */
 ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType = {
   ADD: 'add',
-  REMOVE: 'remove'
+  CHANGE: goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
+  REMOVE: 'remove',
+  SYMBOLIZER: 'symbolizer'
 };
 
 
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.addFeatures = function(features) {
 ol.layer.Vector.prototype.clear = function() {
   this.featureCache_.clear();
   this.dispatchEvent(/** @type {ol.layer.VectorLayerEventObject} */ ({
-    type: goog.events.EventType.CHANGE
+    type: ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.CHANGE
   }));
 };
 
@@ -578,6 +580,30 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.removeFeatures = function(features) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Changes the renderIntent for an array of features.
+ * @param {string} renderIntent Render intent.
+ * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} features Features to change the renderIntent for.
+ */
+ol.layer.Vector.prototype.setRenderIntent = function(renderIntent, features) {
+  var extent = ol.extent.createEmpty(),
+      feature, geometry;
+  for (var i = features.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+    feature = features[i];
+    feature.renderIntent = renderIntent;
+    geometry = feature.getGeometry();
+    if (!goog.isNull(geometry)) {
+      ol.extent.extend(extent, geometry.getBounds());
+    }
+  }
+  this.dispatchEvent(/** @type {ol.layer.VectorLayerEventObject} */ ({
+    extent: extent,
+    features: features,
+    type: ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.SYMBOLIZER
+  }));
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} features Features.
  * @return {string} Feature info.
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayerrenderintent.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayerrenderintent.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..757fef5aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayerrenderintent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+goog.provide('ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent');
+
+
+/**
+ * @enum {string}
+ */
+ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent = {
+  DEFAULT: 'default',
+  HIDDEN: 'hidden',
+  SELECTED: 'selected'
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
index 8d704eb2c0..fa6091f008 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer = function(mapRenderer, layer) {
       ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.TILECACHE_SIZE);
   goog.events.listen(layer, [
     ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.ADD,
-    ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.REMOVE
+    ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.CHANGE,
+    ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.REMOVE,
+    ol.layer.VectorLayerEventType.SYMBOLIZER
   ],
   this.handleLayerChange_, false, this);
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorrenderer.js
index 354a91803e..1e4543f446 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorrenderer.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
+goog.require('ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent');
 goog.require('ol.style.IconLiteral');
 goog.require('ol.style.LineLiteral');
 goog.require('ol.style.Literal');
@@ -176,6 +177,9 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderLineStringFeatures_ =
   context.beginPath();
   for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
     feature = features[i];
+    if (feature.renderIntent === ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.HIDDEN) {
+      continue;
+    }
     id = goog.getUid(feature);
     currentSize = goog.isDef(this.symbolSizes_[id]) ?
         this.symbolSizes_[id] : [0];
@@ -253,6 +257,9 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderPointFeatures_ =
   context.globalAlpha = alpha;
   for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
     feature = features[i];
+    if (feature.renderIntent === ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.HIDDEN) {
+      continue;
+    }
     id = goog.getUid(feature);
     size = this.symbolSizes_[id];
     this.symbolSizes_[id] = goog.isDef(size) ?
@@ -296,7 +303,7 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderPointFeatures_ =
 ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderText_ =
     function(features, text, texts) {
   var context = this.context_,
-      vecs, vec;
+      feature, vecs, vec;
 
   if (context.fillStyle !== text.color) {
     context.fillStyle = text.color;
@@ -309,8 +316,12 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderText_ =
   context.textBaseline = 'middle';
 
   for (var i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    feature = features[i];
+    if (feature.renderIntent === ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.HIDDEN) {
+      continue;
+    }
     vecs = ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.getLabelVectors(
-        features[i].getGeometry());
+        feature.getGeometry());
     for (var j = 0, jj = vecs.length; j < jj; ++j) {
       vec = vecs[j];
       goog.vec.Mat4.multVec3(this.transform_, vec, vec);
@@ -336,7 +347,7 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderPolygonFeatures_ =
       fillOpacity = symbolizer.fillOpacity,
       globalAlpha,
       i, ii, geometry, components, j, jj, poly,
-      rings, numRings, ring, dim, k, kk, vec;
+      rings, numRings, ring, dim, k, kk, vec, feature;
 
   if (strokeColor) {
     context.strokeStyle = strokeColor;
@@ -359,7 +370,11 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderPolygonFeatures_ =
    */
   context.beginPath();
   for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-    geometry = features[i].getGeometry();
+    feature = features[i];
+    if (feature.renderIntent === ol.layer.VectorLayerRenderIntent.HIDDEN) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    geometry = feature.getGeometry();
     if (geometry instanceof ol.geom.Polygon) {
       components = [geometry];
     } else {