diff --git a/src/all.js b/src/all.js
index ced5b8d7cf..01b6584d7d 100644
--- a/src/all.js
+++ b/src/all.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.TileBounds');
 goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
 goog.require('ol.TileGrid');
+goog.require('ol.TileLayer');
 goog.require('ol.TileStore');
 goog.require('ol.TileUrlFunction');
 goog.require('ol.TileUrlFunctionType');
diff --git a/src/ol/tilelayer.js b/src/ol/tilelayer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..879a4f8738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/tilelayer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+goog.provide('ol.TileLayer');
+
+goog.require('ol.Layer');
+goog.require('ol.TileStore');
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Object.<string, *>=} opt_values Values.
+ * @return {ol.Layer} Layer.
+ */
+ol.TileLayer.createOpenStreetMap = function(opt_values) {
+  var store = ol.TileStore.createOpenStreetMap();
+  return new ol.Layer(store, opt_values);
+};