diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/vectortilelayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/vectortilelayer.js
index 2f4a026b09..65afef3403 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/vectortilelayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/vectortilelayer.js
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorTileLayer.prototype.createReplayGroup_ = function(
   var pixelRatio = frameState.pixelRatio;
   var projection = frameState.viewState.projection;
   var revision = layer.getRevision();
-  var renderOrder = layer.getRenderOrder() || null;
+  var renderOrder = /** @type {ol.RenderOrderFunction} */
+      (layer.getRenderOrder()) || null;
 
   var replayState = tile.getReplayState();
   if (!replayState.dirty && replayState.renderedRevision == revision &&
diff --git a/src/ol/source/vectortile.js b/src/ol/source/vectortile.js
index af3a529873..9b448c8771 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/vectortile.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/vectortile.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.TileState');
 goog.require('ol.VectorImageTile');
 goog.require('ol.VectorTile');
-goog.require('ol.events');
-goog.require('ol.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 goog.require('ol.size');
 goog.require('ol.tilegrid');
@@ -114,9 +112,8 @@ ol.source.VectorTile.prototype.getTile = function(z, x, y, pixelRatio, projectio
         tileUrl !== undefined ? tileUrl : '',
         this.format_, this.tileLoadFunction, urlTileCoord, this.tileUrlFunction,
         this.tileGrid, this.getTileGridForProjection(projection),
-        this.sourceTiles_, pixelRatio, projection, this.tileClass);
-    ol.events.listen(tile, ol.events.EventType.CHANGE,
-        this.handleTileChange, this);
+        this.sourceTiles_, pixelRatio, projection, this.tileClass,
+        this.handleTileChange.bind(this));
 
     this.tileCache.set(tileCoordKey, tile);
     return tile;
diff --git a/src/ol/typedefs.js b/src/ol/typedefs.js
index 9d2be5fe1e..c6bb11c223 100644
--- a/src/ol/typedefs.js
+++ b/src/ol/typedefs.js
@@ -453,9 +453,11 @@ ol.RegularShapeRenderOptions;
 
 /**
  * A function to be used when sorting features before rendering.
- * It takes two instances of {@link ol.Feature} and returns a `{number}`.
+ * It takes two instances of {@link ol.Feature} or {@link ol.render.Feature} and
+ * returns a `{number}`.
  *
- * @typedef {function(ol.Feature, ol.Feature):number}
+ * @typedef {function((ol.Feature|ol.render.Feature), (ol.Feature|ol.render.Feature)):
+ *     number}
  */
 ol.RenderOrderFunction;
 
diff --git a/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js b/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
index 7ac49ab936..c3ff9cb6ae 100644
--- a/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
+++ b/src/ol/vectorimagetile.js
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ goog.require('ol.featureloader');
  * @param {function(new: ol.VectorTile, ol.TileCoord, ol.TileState, string,
  *     ol.format.Feature, ol.TileLoadFunctionType)} tileClass Class to
  *     instantiate for source tiles.
+ * @param {function(this: ol.source.VectorTile, ol.events.Event)} handleTileChange
+ *     Function to call when a source tile's state changes.
  */
 ol.VectorImageTile = function(tileCoord, state, src, format, tileLoadFunction,
     urlTileCoord, tileUrlFunction, sourceTileGrid, tileGrid, sourceTiles,
-    pixelRatio, projection, tileClass) {
+    pixelRatio, projection, tileClass, handleTileChange) {
 
   ol.Tile.call(this, tileCoord, state);
 
@@ -86,6 +88,11 @@ ol.VectorImageTile = function(tileCoord, state, src, format, tileLoadFunction,
    */
   this.loadListenerKeys_ = [];
 
+  /**
+   * @type {Array.<ol.EventsKey>}
+   */
+  this.sourceTileListenerKeys_ = [];
+
   if (urlTileCoord) {
     var extent = tileGrid.getTileCoordExtent(urlTileCoord);
     var resolution = tileGrid.getResolution(tileCoord[0]);
@@ -104,6 +111,8 @@ ol.VectorImageTile = function(tileCoord, state, src, format, tileLoadFunction,
               tileUrl == undefined ? ol.TileState.EMPTY : ol.TileState.IDLE,
               tileUrl == undefined ? '' : tileUrl,
               format, tileLoadFunction);
+          this.sourceTileListenerKeys_.push(
+              ol.events.listen(sourceTile, ol.events.EventType.CHANGE, handleTileChange));
         }
         sourceTile.consumers++;
         this.tileKeys.push(sourceTileKey);
@@ -139,6 +148,8 @@ ol.VectorImageTile.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
   }
   this.state = ol.TileState.ABORT;
   this.changed();
+  this.sourceTileListenerKeys_.forEach(ol.events.unlistenByKey);
+  this.sourceTileListenerKeys_.length = 0;
   ol.Tile.prototype.disposeInternal.call(this);
 };
 
@@ -157,7 +168,6 @@ ol.VectorImageTile.prototype.getContext = function() {
 /**
  * Get the Canvas for this tile.
  * @return {HTMLCanvasElement} Canvas.
- * @api
  */
 ol.VectorImageTile.prototype.getImage = function() {
   return this.replayState_.renderedTileRevision == -1 ?
diff --git a/src/ol/vectortile.js b/src/ol/vectortile.js
index 11fa1f8f05..6a82372fc6 100644
--- a/src/ol/vectortile.js
+++ b/src/ol/vectortile.js
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ ol.VectorTile = function(tileCoord, state, src, format, tileLoadFunction) {
 ol.inherits(ol.VectorTile, ol.Tile);
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.VectorTile.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
+  this.features_ = null;
+  this.replayGroups_ = {};
+  this.state = ol.TileState.ABORT;
+  this.changed();
+  ol.Tile.prototype.disposeInternal.call(this);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Get the feature format assigned for reading this tile's features.
  * @return {ol.format.Feature} Feature format.
@@ -77,7 +89,10 @@ ol.VectorTile.prototype.getFormat = function() {
 
 
 /**
- * @return {Array.<ol.Feature>} Features.
+ * Get the features for this tile. Geometries will be in the projection returned
+ * by {@link #getProjection}.
+ * @return {Array.<ol.Feature|ol.render.Feature>} Features.
+ * @api
  */
 ol.VectorTile.prototype.getFeatures = function() {
   return this.features_;
@@ -93,7 +108,9 @@ ol.VectorTile.prototype.getKey = function() {
 
 
 /**
+ * Get the feature projection of features returned by {@link #getFeatures}.
  * @return {ol.proj.Projection} Feature projection.
+ * @api
  */
 ol.VectorTile.prototype.getProjection = function() {
   return this.projection_;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/source/vectortile.test.js b/test/spec/ol/source/vectortile.test.js
index 7a90d3225a..273a66f137 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/source/vectortile.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/source/vectortile.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ describe('ol.source.VectorTile', function() {
   var source = new ol.source.VectorTile({
     format: format,
     tileGrid: ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({tileSize: 512}),
-    url: '{z}/{x}/{y}.pbf'
+    tilePixelRatio: 8,
+    url: 'spec/ol/data/{z}-{x}-{y}.vector.pbf'
   });
   var tile;
 
@@ -47,4 +48,21 @@ describe('ol.source.VectorTile', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Tile load events', function() {
+    it('triggers tileloadstart and tileloadend with ol.VectorTile', function(done) {
+      tile = source.getTile(14, 8938, -5681, 1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'));
+      var started = false;
+      source.on('tileloadstart', function() {
+        started = true;
+      });
+      source.on('tileloadend', function(e) {
+        expect(started).to.be(true);
+        expect(e.tile).to.be.a(ol.VectorTile);
+        expect(e.tile.getFeatures().length).to.be(1327);
+        done();
+      });
+      tile.load();
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/vectorimagetile.test.js b/test/spec/ol/vectorimagetile.test.js
index 8abe2ef5a9..8cd14276e8 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/vectorimagetile.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/vectorimagetile.test.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('ol.VectorImageTile', function() {
         ol.VectorImageTile.defaultLoadFunction, [0, 0, 0], function() {
           return url;
         }, ol.tilegrid.createXYZ(), ol.tilegrid.createXYZ(), {},
-        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile);
+        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile, function() {});
 
     tile.load();
     var sourceTile = tile.getTile(tile.tileKeys[0]);
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('ol.VectorImageTile', function() {
         ol.VectorImageTile.defaultLoadFunction, [0, 0, 0], function() {
           return url;
         }, ol.tilegrid.createXYZ(), ol.tilegrid.createXYZ(), {},
-        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile);
+        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile, function() {});
 
     tile.load();
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('ol.VectorImageTile', function() {
     var tile = new ol.VectorImageTile([0, 0, 0], 0, url, format,
         ol.VectorImageTile.defaultLoadFunction, [0, 0, 0], function() {},
         ol.tilegrid.createXYZ(), ol.tilegrid.createXYZ(), {},
-        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile);
+        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile, function() {});
 
     tile.load();
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('ol.VectorImageTile', function() {
         ol.VectorImageTile.defaultLoadFunction, [0, 0, 0], function() {
           return url;
         }, ol.tilegrid.createXYZ(), ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({tileSize: 512}), {},
-        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile);
+        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile, function() {});
 
     tile.load();
     expect(tile.loadListenerKeys_.length).to.be(4);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('ol.VectorImageTile', function() {
         ol.VectorImageTile.defaultLoadFunction, [0, 0, 0], function() {
           return url;
         }, ol.tilegrid.createXYZ(), ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({tileSize: 512}), {},
-        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile);
+        1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'), ol.VectorTile, function() {});
 
     tile.load();
     ol.events.listenOnce(tile, 'change', function() {