diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
index 4e6e9d6bf0..0a6cc240e2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.Vector.style = {
         strokeColor: "#ee9900",
         strokeOpacity: 1,
         strokeWidth: 1,
+        strokeLinecap: "round",
         hoverStrokeColor: "red",
         hoverStrokeOpacity: 1,
         hoverStrokeWidth: 0.2,
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.Vector.style = {
         strokeColor: "blue",
         strokeOpacity: 1,
         strokeWidth: 2,
+        strokeLinecap: "round",
         hoverStrokeColor: "red",
         hoverStrokeOpacity: 1,
         hoverStrokeWidth: 0.2,
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.Vector.style = {
         hoverFillOpacity: 0.8,
         strokeColor: "yellow",
         strokeOpacity: 1,
+        strokeLinecap: "round",
         strokeWidth: 4,
         hoverStrokeColor: "red",
         hoverStrokeOpacity: 1,
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index 9499391198..b9fe9aa9d5 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG.prototype =
             node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke", style.strokeColor);
             node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-opacity", style.strokeOpacity);
             node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-width", style.strokeWidth);
+            node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke-linecap", style.strokeLinecap);
         } else {
             node.setAttributeNS(null, "stroke", "none");
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
index 20819a3489..805ac0111a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML.prototype =
                 node.appendChild(stroke);
             }
             stroke.setAttribute("opacity", style.strokeOpacity);
+            stroke.setAttribute("endcap", !style.strokeLinecap || style.strokeLinecap == 'butt' ? 'flat' : style.strokeLinecap);
         }
         
         if (style.cursor) {