diff --git a/src/ol/view.js b/src/ol/view.js
index fad56ddd13..37bbdb3c86 100644
--- a/src/ol/view.js
+++ b/src/ol/view.js
@@ -351,12 +351,12 @@ ol.View.prototype.getResolutionForValueFunction = function(opt_power) {
 
 
 /**
- * @return {number|undefined} The rotation of the view.
+ * @return {number} The rotation of the view.
  * @observable
  * @api stable
  */
 ol.View.prototype.getRotation = function() {
-  return /** @type {number|undefined} */ (this.get(ol.ViewProperty.ROTATION));
+  return /** @type {number} */ (this.get(ol.ViewProperty.ROTATION));
 };
 goog.exportProperty(
     ol.View.prototype,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ ol.View.prototype.getState = function() {
     center: center.slice(),
     projection: goog.isDef(projection) ? projection : null,
     resolution: resolution,
-    rotation: goog.isDef(rotation) ? rotation : 0
+    rotation: rotation
   });
 };
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ goog.exportProperty(
 
 /**
  * Set the rotation for this view.
- * @param {number|undefined} rotation The rotation of the view.
+ * @param {number} rotation The rotation of the view.
  * @observable
  * @api stable
  */
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/view.test.js b/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
index fe35e8d646..c4f3eb02cd 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 goog.provide('ol.test.View');
 
 describe('ol.View', function() {
+
+  describe('constructor (defaults)', function() {
+    var view;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      view = new ol.View();
+    });
+
+    it('creates an instance', function() {
+      expect(view).to.be.a(ol.View);
+    });
+
+    it('provides default rotation', function() {
+      expect(view.getRotation()).to.be(0);
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('create constraints', function() {
 
     describe('create resolution constraint', function() {