diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index e9c0fe5c09..709810cf94 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} ol.source.OSMOptions
  * @property {Array.<ol.Attribution>|undefined} attributions Attributions.
+ * @property {null|string|undefined} crossOrigin crossOrigin setting for image
+ *     requests. Default is `anonymous`.
  * @property {number|undefined} maxZoom Max zoom.
  * @property {ol.TileLoadFunctionType|undefined} tileLoadFunction Optional
  *     function to load a tile given a URL.
diff --git a/src/ol/source/osmsource.js b/src/ol/source/osmsource.js
index 92e13ec6b8..96012bc18d 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/osmsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/osmsource.js
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ ol.source.OSM = function(opt_options) {
     attributions = ol.source.OSM.ATTRIBUTIONS;
   }
 
+  var crossOrigin = goog.isDef(options.crossOrigin) ?
+      options.crossOrigin : 'anonymous';
+
   var url = goog.isDef(options.url) ?
       options.url : 'http://{a-c}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png';
 
   goog.base(this, {
     attributions: attributions,
-    crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
+    crossOrigin: crossOrigin,
     opaque: true,
     maxZoom: options.maxZoom,
     tileLoadFunction: options.tileLoadFunction,