diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/OSM.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/OSM.js
index 04e7b04454..264687644f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/OSM.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/OSM.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.OSM = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
     /**
      * APIProperty: url
      * {String} The tileset URL scheme. Defaults to
-     * : http://tile.openstreetmap.org/${z}/${x}/${y}.png
+     * : http://[a|b|c].tile.openstreetmap.org/${z}/${x}/${y}.png
      * (the official OSM tileset) if the second argument to the constructor
      * is null or undefined. To use another tileset you can have something
      * like this:
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.OSM = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ, {
      *       "http://tah.openstreetmap.org/Tiles/tile/${z}/${x}/${y}.png"); 
      * (end)
      */
-    url: 'http://tile.openstreetmap.org/${z}/${x}/${y}.png',
+    url: [
+        'http://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/${z}/${x}/${y}.png',
+        'http://b.tile.openstreetmap.org/${z}/${x}/${y}.png',
+        'http://c.tile.openstreetmap.org/${z}/${x}/${y}.png'
+    ],
 
     /**
      * Property: attribution