diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 1741aa6fd7..a21452d9e7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
                 "OpenLayers/Handler/Polygon.js",
                 "OpenLayers/Handler/Feature.js",
                 "OpenLayers/Handler/Drag.js",
+                "OpenLayers/Handler/Pinch.js",
                 "OpenLayers/Handler/RegularPolygon.js",
                 "OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js",
                 "OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js",
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
index f19e7f0f74..4e7f51f4d3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ OpenLayers.Event = {
         return event.touches && event.touches.length == 1;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Method: isMultiTouch
+     * Determine whether event was caused by a multi touch
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * event - {Event}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean}
+     */
+    isMultiTouch: function(event) {
+        return event.touches && event.touches.length > 1;
+    },
+
     /**
      * Method: isLeftClick
      * Determine whether event was caused by a left click. 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Pinch.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Pinch.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d50d96ebf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Pinch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2006-2011 by OpenLayers Contributors (see authors.txt for
+ * full list of contributors). Published under the Clear BSD license.
+ * See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the
+ * full text of the license. */
+
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Handler.js
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch
+ * The pinch handler is used to deal with sequences of browser events related
+ *     to pinch gestures. The handler is used by controls that want to know
+ *     when a pinch sequence begins, when a pinch is happening, and when it has
+ *     finished.
+ *
+ * Controls that use the pinch handler typically construct it with callbacks
+ *     for 'start', 'move', and 'done'.  Callbacks for these keys are
+ *     called when the pinch begins, with each change, and when the pinch is
+ *     done.
+ *
+ * Create a new pinch handler with the <OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch> constructor.
+ *
+ * Inherits from:
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Handler>
+ */
+OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
+
+    /**
+     * Property: started
+     * {Boolean} When a touchstart event is received, we want to record it,
+     *     but not set 'pinching' until the touchmove get started after
+     *     starting.
+     */
+    started: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: stopDown
+     * {Boolean} Stop propagation of touchstart events from getting to
+     *     listeners on the same element. Default is true.
+     */
+    stopDown: true,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: pinching
+     * {Boolean}
+     */
+    pinching: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: last
+     * {Object} Object that store informations related to pinch last touch.
+     */
+    last: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Property: start
+     * {Object} Object that store informations related to pinch touchstart.
+     */
+    start: null,
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch
+     * Returns OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * control - {<OpenLayers.Control>} The control that is making use of
+     *     this handler.  If a handler is being used without a control, the
+     *     handlers setMap method must be overridden to deal properly with
+     *     the map.
+     * callbacks - {Object} An object containing functions to be called when
+     *     the pinch operation start, change, or is finished. The callbacks
+     *     should expect to receive an object argument, which contains
+     *     information about scale, distance, and position of touch points.
+     * options - {Object}
+     */
+    initialize: function(control, callbacks, options) {
+        OpenLayers.Handler.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: touchstart
+     * Handle touchstart events
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Let the event propagate.
+     */
+    touchstart: function(evt) {
+        var propagate = true;
+        this.pinching = false;
+        if (OpenLayers.Event.isMultiTouch(evt)) {
+            this.started = true;
+            this.last = this.start = {
+                distance: this.getDistance(evt.touches),
+                delta: 0,
+                scale: 1
+            };
+            this.callback("start", [evt, this.start]);
+            propagate = !this.stopDown;
+        } else {
+            this.started = false;
+            this.start = null;
+            this.last = null;
+        }
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop(evt);
+        return propagate;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: touchmove
+     * Handle touchmove events
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Let the event propagate.
+     */
+    touchmove: function(evt) {
+        if (this.started && OpenLayers.Event.isMultiTouch(evt)) {
+            this.pinching = true;
+            var current = this.getPinchData(evt);
+            this.callback("move", [evt, current]);
+            this.last = current;
+        }
+        return true;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: touchend
+     * Handle touchend events
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} Let the event propagate.
+     */
+    touchend: function(evt) {
+        if (this.started) {
+            this.started = false;
+            this.pinching = false;
+            this.callback("done", [evt, this.start, this.last]);
+            this.start = null;
+            this.last = null;
+        }
+        return true;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: activate
+     * Activate the handler.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} The handler was successfully activated.
+     */
+    activate: function() {
+        var activated = false;
+        if (OpenLayers.Handler.prototype.activate.apply(this, arguments)) {
+            this.pinching = false;
+            activated = true;
+        }
+        return activated;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: deactivate
+     * Deactivate the handler.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Boolean} The handler was successfully deactivated.
+     */
+    deactivate: function() {
+        var deactivated = false;
+        if (OpenLayers.Handler.prototype.deactivate.apply(this, arguments)) {
+            this.started = false;
+            this.pinching = false;
+            this.start = null;
+            this.last = null;
+            deactivated = true;
+        }
+        return deactivated;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getDistance
+     * Get the distance in pixels between two touches.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * touches - {Array(Object)}
+     */
+    getDistance: function(touches) {
+        var t0 = touches[0];
+        var t1 = touches[1];
+        return Math.sqrt(
+            Math.pow(t0.clientX - t1.clientX, 2) +
+            Math.pow(t0.clientY - t1.clientY, 2)
+        );
+    },
+
+
+    /**
+     * Method: getPinchData
+     * Get informations about the pinch event.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * evt - {Event}
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Object} Object that contains data about the current pinch.
+     */
+    getPinchData: function(evt) {
+        var distance = this.getDistance(evt.touches);
+        var scale = distance / this.start.distance;
+        return {
+            distance: distance,
+            delta: this.last.distance - distance,
+            scale: scale
+        };
+    },
+
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch"
+});
+
diff --git a/tests/Handler/Pinch.html b/tests/Handler/Pinch.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2924e229f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Handler/Pinch.html
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+  <script src="../OLLoader.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    function test_constructor(t) {
+        t.plan(3);
+        var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
+        control.id = Math.random();
+        var callbacks = {foo: "bar"};
+        var options = {bar: "foo"};
+
+        var oldInit = OpenLayers.Handler.prototype.initialize;
+
+        OpenLayers.Handler.prototype.initialize = function(con, call, opt) {
+            t.eq(con.id, control.id,
+                 "constructor calls parent with the correct control");
+            t.eq(call, callbacks,
+                 "constructor calls parent with the correct callbacks");
+            t.eq(opt, options,
+                 "constructor calls parent with the correct options");
+        };
+        var handler = new OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch(control, callbacks, options);
+
+        OpenLayers.Handler.prototype.initialize = oldInit;
+    }
+
+    function test_activate(t) {
+        t.plan(3);
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+        var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
+        map.addControl(control);
+        var handler = new OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch(control);
+        handler.active = true;
+        var activated = handler.activate();
+        t.ok(!activated,
+             "activate returns false if the handler was already active");
+        handler.active = false;
+        handler.pinching = true;
+        activated = handler.activate();
+        t.ok(activated,
+             "activate returns true if the handler was not already active");
+        t.ok(!handler.pinching,
+             "activate sets pinching to false");
+
+    }
+
+    function test_events(t) {
+        // each handled event should be activated twice when handler is
+        // activated, so:
+        // 27 = 4tests * 2*3events + 1tests * 3events
+        t.plan(27);
+
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+        var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
+        map.addControl(control);
+        var handler = new OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch(control);
+
+        // list below events that should be handled (events) and those
+        // that should not be handled (nonevents) by the handler
+        var events = ["touchend", "touchmove", "touchstart"];
+        var nonevents = ["mousedown", "mouseup", "mousemove", "mouseout",
+        "click", "dblclick", "resize", "focus", "blur"];
+        map.events.registerPriority = function(type, obj, func) {
+                // this is one of the mock handler methods
+                t.eq(OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(nonevents, type), -1,
+                     "registered method is not one of the events " +
+                     "that should not be handled: " + type);
+                t.ok(OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(events, type) > -1,
+                     "activate calls registerPriority with browser event: " + type);
+                t.eq(typeof func, "function",
+                     "activate calls registerPriority with a function");
+                t.eq(obj["CLASS_NAME"], "OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch",
+                     "activate calls registerPriority with the handler");
+        };
+        handler.activate();
+        handler.deactivate();
+
+        // set browser event like properties on the handler
+        for(var i=0; i<events.length; ++i) {
+            setMethod(events[i]);
+        }
+        function setMethod(key) {
+            handler[key] = function() {return key;};
+        }
+
+        map.events.registerPriority = function(type, obj, func) {
+            var r = func();
+            if(typeof r == "string") {
+                t.eq(r, type,
+                     "activate calls registerPriority with the correct method");
+            }
+        }
+        handler.activate();
+
+    }
+
+    function test_callbacks(t) {
+        t.plan(23);
+
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls: []});
+
+        var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
+        map.addControl(control);
+
+        // set fake values for touches
+        var testEvents = {
+            start: {
+                type: 'start',
+                touches: [{
+                    clientX: 100,
+                    clientY: 0
+                }, {
+                    clientX: 0,
+                    clientY: 0
+                }]
+            },
+            move: {
+                type: 'move',
+                touches: [{
+                    clientX: 100,
+                    clientY: 0
+                }, {
+                    clientX: 20,
+                    clientY: 0
+                }]
+            },
+            done: {
+                type: 'done',
+                touches: []
+            }
+        };
+        
+        // set callback methods
+        var customCb = OpenLayers.Function.False;
+        var cb = function(evt) {
+            var tch = testEvents[evt.type].touches;
+            t.ok(evt.touches[0].clientX == tch[0].clientX &&
+                evt.touches[0].clientY == tch[0].clientY,
+                "touchstart sets first touch position correctly in evt");
+            t.ok(evt.touches[1].clientX == tch[1].clientX &&
+                evt.touches[1].clientY == tch[1].clientY,
+                "touchstart sets second touch position correctly in evt");
+            t.eq(handler.start.distance, 100, "start distance is " +
+                "always the same");
+            customCb.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+        var callbacks = {
+            start: cb,
+            move: cb,
+            done: customCb
+        };
+
+        var handler = new OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch(control, callbacks);
+        handler.activate();
+
+        var old_isMultiTouch = OpenLayers.Event.isMultiTouch;
+        var old_stop = OpenLayers.Event.stop;
+        
+        // test single touch
+        OpenLayers.Event.isMultiTouch = function() {
+            return false;
+        }
+        handler.started = true;
+        handler.start = {
+            distance: 100,
+            delta: 0,
+            scale: 1
+        };
+        handler.last = {
+            distance: 150,
+            delta: 10,
+            scale: 1.5
+        };
+        map.events.triggerEvent("touchstart", testEvents.start);
+        t.ok(!handler.started, "1) touchstart (singletouch) sets started to false");
+        t.eq(handler.start, null, "1) touchstart (singletouch) sets start to null");
+        t.eq(handler.last, null, "1) touchstart (singletouch) sets last to null");
+
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop = function(evt, allowDefault) {
+            if(allowDefault) {
+                t.fail(
+                    "touchstart is prevented from falling to other elements");
+            }
+        }
+        OpenLayers.Event.isMultiTouch = function(evt) {
+            var res = old_isMultiTouch(evt);
+            t.ok(res, "fake event is a mutitouch touch event");
+            return res;
+        }
+        customCb = function(evt, pinchdata) {
+            t.eq(pinchdata.distance, 100, "2) calculated distance is correct");
+            t.eq(pinchdata.delta, 0, "2) calculated delta is correct");
+            t.eq(pinchdata.scale, 1, "2) calculated scale is correct");
+        }
+        map.events.triggerEvent("touchstart", testEvents.start);
+        t.ok(handler.started, "2) touchstart sets the started flag to true");
+        t.ok(!handler.pinching, "2) touchstart sets the pinching flag to false");
+
+        customCb = function(evt, pinchdata) {
+            t.eq(pinchdata.distance, 80, "3) calculated distance is correct");
+            t.eq(pinchdata.delta, 20, "3) calculated delta is correct");
+            t.eq(pinchdata.scale, 0.8, "3) calculated scale is correct");
+        }
+        map.events.triggerEvent("touchmove", testEvents.move);
+        t.ok(handler.started, "3) started flag still set to true");
+        t.ok(handler.pinching, "3) touchmove sets the pinching flag to true");
+
+
+        customCb = function(evt, first, last) {
+            t.eq(first.distance, 100, "4) calculated distance is correct");
+            t.eq(first.delta, 0, "4) calculated delta is correct");
+            t.eq(first.scale, 1, "4) calculated scale is correct");
+            t.eq(last.distance, 80, "4) calculated distance is correct");
+            t.eq(last.delta, 20, "4) calculated delta is correct");
+            t.eq(last.scale, 0.8, "4) calculated scale is correct");
+        }
+        map.events.triggerEvent("touchend", testEvents.done);
+        t.ok(!handler.started, "4) started flag is set to false");
+        t.ok(!handler.pinching, "4) touchdone sets the pinching flag to false");
+
+        OpenLayers.Event.stop = old_stop;
+        OpenLayers.Event.isMultiTouch = old_isMultiTouch;
+
+        // test move or done before start
+        customCb = function(evt) {
+            t.fail("should not pass here")
+        }
+        map.events.triggerEvent("touchmove", testEvents.move);
+        map.events.triggerEvent("touchend", testEvents.end);
+
+    }
+
+    function test_deactivate(t) {
+        t.plan(6);
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+        var control = new OpenLayers.Control();
+        map.addControl(control);
+        var handler = new OpenLayers.Handler.Pinch(control);
+        handler.active = false;
+        var deactivated = handler.deactivate();
+        t.ok(!deactivated,
+             "deactivate returns false if the handler was not already active");
+        handler.active = true;
+        handler.pinching = true;
+        deactivated = handler.deactivate();
+        t.ok(deactivated,
+             "deactivate returns true if the handler was active already");
+        t.ok(!handler.started,
+             "deactivate sets started to false");
+        t.ok(!handler.pinching,
+             "deactivate sets pinching to false");
+        t.ok(handler.start == null,
+             "deactivate sets start to null");
+        t.ok(handler.last == null,
+             "deactivate sets start to null");
+    }
+
+
+  </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div id="map" style="width: 300px; height: 150px;"/>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index be92040d0f..505d05e404 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     <li>Handler/Box.html</li>
     <li>Handler/Click.html</li>
     <li>Handler/Drag.html</li>
+    <li>Handler/Pinch.html</li>
     <li>Handler/Feature.html</li>
     <li>Handler/Hover.html</li>
     <li>Handler/Keyboard.html</li>