diff --git a/src/ol/structs/integerset.js b/src/ol/structs/integerset.js
index a83850b1ff..17967c57bc 100644
--- a/src/ol/structs/integerset.js
+++ b/src/ol/structs/integerset.js
@@ -213,6 +213,31 @@ ol.structs.IntegerSet.prototype.getSize = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {number} start Start.
+ * @param {number} stop Stop.
+ * @return {boolean} Intersects range.
+ */
+ol.structs.IntegerSet.prototype.intersectsRange = function(start, stop) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(start <= stop);
+  if (start == stop) {
+    return false;
+  } else {
+    var arr = this.arr_;
+    var n = arr.length;
+    var i = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < n; i += 2) {
+      if (arr[i] <= start && start < arr[i + 1] ||
+          arr[i] < stop && stop - 1 < arr[i + 1] ||
+          start < arr[i] && arr[i + 1] <= stop) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {boolean} Is empty.
  */
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/structs/integerset.test.js b/test/spec/ol/structs/integerset.test.js
index e63c3720be..48a8328dc7 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/structs/integerset.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/structs/integerset.test.js
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ describe('ol.structs.IntegerSet', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('intersectsRange', function() {
+
+      it('returns false', function() {
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(0, 0)).to.be(false);
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('isEmpty', function() {
 
       it('returns true', function() {
@@ -277,6 +285,43 @@ describe('ol.structs.IntegerSet', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('intersectsRange', function() {
+
+      it('returns the expected value for small ranges', function() {
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(1, 3)).to.be(false);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(2, 4)).to.be(false);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(3, 5)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(4, 6)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(5, 7)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(6, 8)).to.be(false);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(7, 9)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(8, 10)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(9, 11)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(10, 12)).to.be(false);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(11, 13)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(12, 14)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(13, 15)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(14, 16)).to.be(false);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(15, 17)).to.be(false);
+      });
+
+      it('returns the expected value for large ranges', function() {
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(-3, 1)).to.be(false);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(1, 5)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(1, 9)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(1, 13)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(1, 17)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(5, 9)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(5, 13)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(5, 17)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(9, 13)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(9, 17)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(13, 17)).to.be(true);
+        expect(is.intersectsRange(17, 21)).to.be(false);
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('isEmpty', function() {
 
       it('returns false', function() {