diff --git a/google.html b/google.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17fb22024d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/google.html
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+  <head>
+    <meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no"> <!--ie image gizmo OFF!-->
+    <style type="text/css">
+        #map {
+            width: 800px;
+            height: 475px;
+            border: 1px solid black;
+            background-color: red;
+        }
+    </style>
+        <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAjpkAC9ePGem0lIq5XcMiuhQbadBmKcUIPHxSF0F5bD4xQY6ODhQsIZ7vSYVQ9GdAJRHatRM4NCVF9w"
+              type="text/javascript"></script>
+    <script src="lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+        <!--
+        var lat = 40;
+        var lon = 5;
+        var zoom = 5;
+        var map, layer;
+
+        function init(){
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
+            gmap = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google( "Google" );
+            layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
+                "http://octo.metacarta.com/cgi-bin/mapserv",
+                {map: '/mapdata/vmap_wms.map', layers: 'basic', format: 'image/jpeg'} );
+                
+            map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LatLon(lat, lon), zoom);
+            map.addLayer(layer);
+            map.addLayer(gmap);
+        }
+        // -->
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body onload="init()">
+    <h1>OpenLayers Example</h1>
+    <div id="map"></div>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index a9047f9ec9..ecdd363d7a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ catch(e){
         "OpenLayers/Layer.js",
         "OpenLayers/Tile.js",
         "OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js",
+        "OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js",
         "OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js",
         "OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js",
         "OpenLayers/Control.js",
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index 56119d863d..b5426f0682 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.prototype = {
     */
     initialize: function(name) {
         this.name = name;
+        this.div = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv();
+        this.div.style.width="100%";
+        this.div.style.height="100%";
     },
     
     /**
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d304c5351f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+OpenLayers.Layer.Google = Class.create();
+OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
+    // gmap stores the Google Map element
+    gmap:null,
+    initialize: function(name) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [name]);
+        this.gmap = new GMap2(this.div);
+    },
+    moveTo: function() {
+        center = this.map.getCenter();
+        this.gmap.setCenter(
+           new GLatLng(center.lat, center.lon), 
+           this.map.getZoom()
+        );
+    } 
+    
+});
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
index 767da7b8a8..23fbc04932 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map.prototype = {
     */    
     addLayer: function (layer) {
         layer.map = this;
-        layer.div = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv();
-        //layer.div.style.overflow = "hidden";
+        layer.div.style.overflow = "";
         layer.div.style.zIndex = this.Z_INDEX_BASE['Layer'] + this.layers.length;
         this.layerContainerDiv.appendChild(layer.div);
         this.layers.push(layer);
