diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index 971291cfca..240dd79e79 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -904,6 +904,18 @@
  * @property {string} url Url.
  */
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} olx.source.RemoteVectorOptions
+ * @property {Array.<ol.Attribution>|undefined} attributions Attributions.
+ * @property {ol.Extent|undefined} extent Extent.
+ * @property {function(ol.Extent, number): string} extentUrlFunction Extent URL function.
+ * @property {Object.<string, string>|undefined} headers Headers.
+ * @property {ol.format.Feature} format Format.
+ * @property {function(ol.Extent, number): Array.<ol.Extent>} loadingFunction Loading function.
+ * @property {string|undefined} logo Logo.
+ * @property {ol.proj.ProjectionLike} projection Projection.
+ */
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} olx.source.TileJSONOptions
  * @property {null|string|undefined} crossOrigin crossOrigin setting for image
diff --git a/src/ol/source/remotevectorsource.exports b/src/ol/source/remotevectorsource.exports
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e984107fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/source/remotevectorsource.exports
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@exportSymbol ol.source.RemoteVector
diff --git a/src/ol/source/remotevectorsource.js b/src/ol/source/remotevectorsource.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..926c6fc051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/source/remotevectorsource.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// FIXME cache expiration
+
+goog.provide('ol.source.RemoteVector');
+
+goog.require('ol.extent');
+goog.require('ol.source.FormatVector');
+goog.require('ol.structs.RBush');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @extends {ol.source.FormatVector}
+ * @param {olx.source.RemoteVectorOptions} options Options.
+ */
+ol.source.RemoteVector = function(options) {
+
+  goog.base(this, {
+    attributions: options.attributions,
+    extent: options.extent,
+    format: options.format,
+    headers: options.headers,
+    logo: options.logo,
+    projection: options.projection
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.structs.RBush.<{extent: ol.Extent}>}
+   */
+  this.loadedExtents_ = new ol.structs.RBush();
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {function(ol.Extent, number): Array.<ol.Extent>}
+   */
+  this.loadingFunction_ = options.loadingFunction;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {function(ol.Extent, number): string}
+   */
+  this.extentUrlFunction_ = options.extentUrlFunction;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Object.<number|string, boolean>}
+   */
+  this.loadedFeatures_ = {};
+
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.source.RemoteVector, ol.source.FormatVector);
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.source.RemoteVector.prototype.addFeaturesInternal = function(features) {
+  /** @type {Array.<ol.Feature>} */
+  var notLoadedFeatures = [];
+  var i, ii;
+  for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    var feature = features[i];
+    var featureId = feature.getId();
+    if (!(featureId in this.loadedFeatures_)) {
+      notLoadedFeatures.push(feature);
+      this.loadedFeatures_[featureId] = true;
+    }
+  }
+  goog.base(this, 'addFeaturesInternal', notLoadedFeatures);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.source.RemoteVector.prototype.loadFeatures = function(extent, resolution) {
+  var loadedExtents = this.loadedExtents_;
+  var extentsToLoad = this.loadingFunction_(extent, resolution);
+  var i, ii;
+  for (i = 0, ii = extentsToLoad.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    var extentToLoad = extentsToLoad[i];
+    var alreadyLoaded = loadedExtents.forEachInExtent(extentToLoad,
+        /**
+         * @param {{extent: ol.Extent}} object Object.
+         * @return {boolean} Contains.
+         */
+        function(object) {
+          return ol.extent.containsExtent(object.extent, extentToLoad);
+        });
+    if (!alreadyLoaded) {
+      var url = this.extentUrlFunction_(extentToLoad, resolution);
+      this.loadFeaturesFromURL(url);
+      loadedExtents.insert(extentToLoad, {extent: extentToLoad.slice()});
+    }
+  }
+};