diff --git a/examples/animation.html b/examples/animation.html
index 3eae57f489..dbe6d34ff3 100644
--- a/examples/animation.html
+++ b/examples/animation.html
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         <div class="span12">
           <button id="rotate-left"><i class="icon-arrow-left"></i></button>
           <button id="rotate-right"><i class="icon-arrow-right"></i></button>
+          <button id="rotate-around-rome">Rotate around Rome</button>
           <button id="pan-to-london">Pan to London</button>
           <button id="elastic-to-moscow">Elastic to Moscow</button>
           <button id="bounce-to-istanbul">Bounce to Istanbul</button>
diff --git a/examples/animation.js b/examples/animation.js
index a14ea27954..de211bde63 100644
--- a/examples/animation.js
+++ b/examples/animation.js
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ rotateRight.addEventListener('click', function() {
   map.beforeRender(rotateRight);
 }, false);
 
+var rotateAroundRome = document.getElementById('rotate-around-rome');
+rotateAroundRome.addEventListener('click', function() {
+  var currentRotation = view.getRotation();
+  var rotateAroundRome = ol.animation.rotate({
+    anchor: rome,
+    duration: 1000,
+    rotation: currentRotation
+  });
+  map.beforeRender(rotateAroundRome);
+  view.rotate(currentRotation + (Math.PI / 2), rome);
+}, false);
 
 var panToLondon = document.getElementById('pan-to-london');
 panToLondon.addEventListener('click', function() {