diff --git a/src/ol.js b/src/ol.js
index 8abbd43446..f67428b118 100644
--- a/src/ol.js
+++ b/src/ol.js
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ goog.require("ol.TileSet");
 goog.require("ol.geom.geometry");
 goog.require("ol.geom.point");
 goog.require('ol.layer.XYZ');
+goog.require('ol.layer.OSM');
+goog.require('ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer');
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/LayerRenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/LayerRenderer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ed2d90382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/LayerRenderer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+goog.provide('ol.renderer.LayerRenderer');
+
+/**
+ * A single layer renderer that will be created by the composite map renderer.
+ *
+ * @interface
+ * @param {Element} target
+ * @param {!ol.layer.Layer} layer
+ */
+ol.renderer.LayerRenderer = function(target, layer) {};
+
+/**
+ * Get layer being rendered.
+ *
+ * @returns {!ol.layer.Layer}
+ */
+ol.renderer.LayerRenderer.prototype.getLayer = function() {};
+
+/**
+ * Get an identifying string for this renderer.
+ *
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+ol.renderer.LayerRenderer.prototype.getType = function() {};
+
+/**
+ * Determine if this renderer is supported in the given environment.
+ *
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+ol.renderer.LayerRenderer.isSupported = function() {};
+
+/**
+ * Determine if this renderer is capable of renderering the given layer.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+ol.renderer.LayerRenderer.canRender = function(layer) {};
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/TileLayerRenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/TileLayerRenderer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5231825147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/TileLayerRenderer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+goog.provide('ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer');
+
+goog.require('ol.renderer.LayerRenderer');
+goog.require('ol.layer.TileLayer');
+goog.require('ol.renderer.Composite');
+goog.require('ol.TileSet');
+goog.require('ol.Bounds');
+
+
+/**
+ * A single layer renderer that will be created by the composite map renderer.
+ *
+ * @constructor
+ * @implements {ol.renderer.LayerRenderer}
+ * @param {!Element} target
+ * @param {!ol.layer.Layer} layer
+ */
+ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer = function(target, layer) {
+    
+    /** 
+     * @type {!Element} 
+     * @private
+     */
+    this.target_ = target;
+    
+    /** 
+     * @type {!ol.layer.Layer}
+     * @private
+     */
+    this.layer_ = layer;
+    
+    /**
+     * @type {ol.Bounds}
+     * @private
+     */
+    this.rendererdBounds = null;
+
+};
+
+/**
+ * Render the layer.
+ *
+ * @param {!ol.Loc} center
+ * @param {number} resolution
+ */
+ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer.prototype.draw = function(center, resolution) {
+    var mapSize = goog.style.getSize(this.target_);
+    var halfMapWidth = (resolution * mapSize.width) / 2;
+    var halfMapHeight = (resolution * mapSize.height) / 2;
+    var x = center.getX();
+    var y = center.getY();
+    var mapMinX = x - halfMapWidth;
+    var mapMaxY = y + halfMapHeight;
+    var bounds = new ol.Bounds(
+        mapMinX, y - halfMapHeight, x + halfMapWidth, mapMaxY,
+        center.getProjection()
+    );
+    var tileSet = this.layer_.getData(bounds, resolution);
+    var tiles = tileSet.getTiles();
+    var rows = tiles.length;
+    var first = rows > 0 ? tiles[0][0] : null;
+    if (first) {
+        var cols = tiles[0].length;
+        var tileResolution = tileSet.getResolution();
+        var scale = resolution / tileResolution;
+        // TODO: implement ol.TileSet#getBounds
+        var firstBounds = first.getBounds();
+        var tileMinX = firstBounds.getMinX();
+        var tileMaxY = firstBounds.getMaxY();
+        var pxOriginX = (tileMinX - mapMinX) / resolution;
+        var pxOriginY = (mapMaxY - tileMaxY) / resolution;
+        var tileHeight = tileSet.getTileHeight();
+        var tileWidth = tileSet.getTileWidth();
+        var fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
+        var tile, img;
+        for (var j=0, tileTop=pxOriginY; j<rows; ++j, tileTop+=tileHeight) {
+            for (var i=0, tileLeft=pxOriginX; i<cols; ++i, tileLeft+=tileWidth) {
+                tile = tiles[j][i];
+                img = tile.getImg();
+                // TODO: scale is almost always 1, set size on the archetype img
+                img.style.height = Math.round(tileHeight * scale) + "px";
+                img.style.width = Math.round(tileWidth * scale) + "px";
+                img.style.top = tileTop + "px";
+                img.style.left = tileLeft + "px";
+                tile.load();
+                fragment.appendChild(img);
+            }
+        }
+        this.target_.appendChild(fragment);
+    }
+};
+
+/** @inheritDoc */
+ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer.prototype.getLayer = function() {
+    return this.layer_;
+};
+
+/** @inheritDoc */
+ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer.prototype.getType = function() {
+    // TODO: revisit
+    return "img";
+};
+
+/** 
+ * Determine if this renderer type is supported in this environment.
+ *
+ * @returns {boolean} This renderer is supported.
+ */
+ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer.isSupported = function() {
+    return true;
+};
+
+/** 
+ * Determine if this renderer can render the given layer.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer The candidate layer.
+ * @returns {boolean} This renderer is capable of rendering the layer.
+ */
+ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer.canRender = function(layer) {
+    return layer instanceof ol.layer.TileLayer;
+};
+
+ol.renderer.Composite.register(ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/renderer/TileLayerRenderer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/renderer/TileLayerRenderer.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9061b87dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/renderer/TileLayerRenderer.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+describe("ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer", function() {
+
+    it("is supported in this environment", function() {
+        // this will not always be true, but for now we expect it to be so
+        expect(ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer.isSupported()).toBe(true);
+    });
+    
+    it("handles tile layers", function() {
+        var xyz = new ol.layer.XYZ();
+        expect(ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer.canRender(xyz)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("doesn't handle arbitrary layers", function() {
+        var layer = new ol.layer.Layer();
+        expect(ol.renderer.TileLayerRenderer.canRender(layer)).toBe(false);
+    });
+    
+});
+