diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/dragpaninteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/dragpaninteraction.js
index 8a49b6846a..d3a2c2fa7d 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/dragpaninteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/dragpaninteraction.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDrag = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   }
   var newCenter = new ol.Coordinate(
       this.startCenter.x + delta.x, this.startCenter.y + delta.y);
+  map.requestRenderFrame();
   map.setCenter(newCenter);
 };
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDrag = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
 ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDragStart = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   var browserEvent = mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent;
   if (this.condition_(browserEvent)) {
+    mapBrowserEvent.map.requestRenderFrame();
     return true;
   } else {
     return false;
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
index 730b4def6a..0fa9992f65 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ ol.interaction.DragRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleDrag =
       browserEvent.offsetX - size.width / 2,
       size.height / 2 - browserEvent.offsetY);
   var theta = Math.atan2(delta.y, delta.x);
-  // FIXME this should use map.withFrozenRendering but an assertion fails :-(
+  map.requestRenderFrame();
+  // FIXME the calls to map.rotate and map.zoomToResolution should use
+  // map.withFrozenRendering but an assertion fails :-(
   map.rotate(this.startRotation_, -theta);
   var resolution = this.startRatio_ * delta.magnitude();
   map.zoomToResolution(resolution);
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ ol.interaction.DragRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleDragStart =
     var theta = Math.atan2(delta.y, delta.x);
     this.startRotation_ = (map.getRotation() || 0) + theta;
     this.startRatio_ = resolution / delta.magnitude();
+    map.requestRenderFrame();
     return true;
   } else {
     return false;
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateinteraction.js
index b40ab74690..d574a72a64 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateinteraction.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ ol.interaction.DragRotate.prototype.handleDrag = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   var theta = Math.atan2(
       size.height / 2 - offset.y,
       offset.x - size.width / 2);
+  map.requestRenderFrame();
   map.rotate(this.startRotation_, -theta);
 };
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ ol.interaction.DragRotate.prototype.handleDragStart =
   var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
   if (browserEvent.isMouseActionButton() && this.condition_(browserEvent) &&
       map.canRotate()) {
+    map.requestRenderFrame();
     var size = map.getSize();
     var offset = mapBrowserEvent.getPixel();
     var theta = Math.atan2(
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
index c9b9ec47a7..0e439742c3 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     goog.asserts.assert(mouseWheelEvent instanceof goog.events.MouseWheelEvent);
     var anchor = mapBrowserEvent.getCoordinate();
     var delta = mouseWheelEvent.deltaY < 0 ? this.delta_ : -this.delta_;
+    map.requestRenderFrame();
     map.zoom(delta, anchor);
     mapBrowserEvent.preventDefault();
     mouseWheelEvent.preventDefault();
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 6ad2e77d52..3e0296695d 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.MapProperty');
 goog.provide('ol.RendererHint');
 
 goog.require('goog.array');
+goog.require('goog.async.AnimationDelay');
 goog.require('goog.debug.Logger');
 goog.require('goog.dispose');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ goog.require('goog.events.MouseWheelEvent');
 goog.require('goog.events.MouseWheelHandler');
 goog.require('goog.events.MouseWheelHandler.EventType');
 goog.require('goog.functions');
-goog.require('goog.fx.anim');
-goog.require('goog.fx.anim.Animated');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
 goog.require('ol.Collection');
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ ol.MapProperty = {
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @extends {ol.Object}
- * @implements {goog.fx.anim.Animated}
  * @param {ol.MapOptions} mapOptions Map options.
  */
 ol.Map = function(mapOptions) {
@@ -146,15 +144,11 @@ ol.Map = function(mapOptions) {
 
   /**
    * @private
-   * @type {boolean}
+   * @type {goog.async.AnimationDelay}
    */
-  this.animatedRenderer_ = false;
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {number}
-   */
-  this.animatingCount_ = 0;
+  this.animationDelay_ =
+      new goog.async.AnimationDelay(this.renderFrame_, undefined, this);
+  this.registerDisposable(this.animationDelay_);
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -652,14 +646,6 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleBrowserWindowResize = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @return {boolean} Is animating.
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.isAnimating = function() {
-  return this.animatingCount_ > 0;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @return {boolean} Is defined.
  */
@@ -670,17 +656,6 @@ ol.Map.prototype.isDef = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.onAnimationFrame = function() {
-  if (goog.DEBUG) {
-    this.logger.info('onAnimationFrame');
-  }
-  this.renderFrame_();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @private
  */
@@ -704,33 +679,43 @@ ol.Map.prototype.recalculateTransforms_ = function() {
  * Render.
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.render = function() {
-  if (this.animatingCount_ < 1) {
-    if (this.freezeRenderingCount_ === 0) {
-      this.renderFrame_();
-    } else {
-      this.dirty_ = true;
-    }
+  if (this.animationDelay_.isActive()) {
+    // pass
+  } else if (this.freezeRenderingCount_ === 0) {
+    this.animationDelay_.fire();
+  } else {
+    this.dirty_ = true;
   }
 };
 
 
 /**
+ * Request that renderFrame_ be called some time in the future.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.requestRenderFrame = function() {
+  if (this.freezeRenderingCount_ === 0) {
+    if (!this.animationDelay_.isActive()) {
+      this.animationDelay_.start();
+    }
+  } else {
+    this.dirty_ = true;
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} time Time.
  * @private
  */
-ol.Map.prototype.renderFrame_ = function() {
+ol.Map.prototype.renderFrame_ = function(time) {
+  if (this.freezeRenderingCount_ != 0) {
+    return;
+  }
   if (goog.DEBUG) {
     this.logger.info('renderFrame_');
   }
-  var animatedRenderer = this.renderer_.render();
+  this.renderer_.renderFrame(time);
   this.dirty_ = false;
-  if (animatedRenderer != this.animatedRenderer_) {
-    if (animatedRenderer) {
-      this.startAnimating();
-    } else {
-      this.stopAnimating();
-    }
-    this.animatedRenderer_ = animatedRenderer;
-  }
   if (goog.DEBUG) {
     this.logger.info('postrender');
   }
@@ -852,42 +837,13 @@ goog.exportProperty(
     ol.Map.prototype.setUserProjection);
 
 
-/**
- * Start animating.
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.startAnimating = function() {
-  if (++this.animatingCount_ == 1) {
-    if (goog.DEBUG) {
-      this.logger.info('startAnimating');
-    }
-    goog.fx.anim.registerAnimation(this);
-  }
-};
-
-
-/**
- * Stop animating.
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.stopAnimating = function() {
-  goog.asserts.assert(this.animatingCount_ > 0);
-  if (--this.animatingCount_ === 0) {
-    if (goog.DEBUG) {
-      this.logger.info('stopAnimating');
-    }
-    goog.fx.anim.unregisterAnimation(this);
-  }
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Unfreeze rendering.
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.unfreezeRendering = function() {
   goog.asserts.assert(this.freezeRenderingCount_ > 0);
-  if (--this.freezeRenderingCount_ === 0 &&
-      this.animatingCount_ < 1 &&
-      this.dirty_) {
-    this.renderFrame_();
+  if (--this.freezeRenderingCount_ === 0 && this.dirty_) {
+    this.animationDelay_.fire();
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domlayerrenderer.js
index cddf4ce527..ed7ae1203f 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domlayerrenderer.js
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Layer.prototype.handleLayerVisibleChange = function() {
 
 /**
  * Render.
+ * @param {number} time Time.
  */
-ol.renderer.dom.Layer.prototype.render = goog.abstractMethod;
+ol.renderer.dom.Layer.prototype.renderFrame = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
index 82f8d5cd1c..108f8a2cb9 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/dom/dommaprenderer.js
@@ -135,11 +135,7 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.createLayerRenderer = function(layer) {
  */
 ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.handleCenterChanged = function() {
   goog.base(this, 'handleCenterChanged');
-  var map = this.getMap();
-  if (!map.isDef()) {
-    return;
-  }
-  map.render();
+  this.getMap().render();
 };
 
 
@@ -148,11 +144,7 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.handleCenterChanged = function() {
  */
 ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.handleResolutionChanged = function() {
   goog.base(this, 'handleResolutionChanged');
-  var map = this.getMap();
-  if (!map.isDef()) {
-    return;
-  }
-  map.render();
+  this.getMap().render();
 };
 
 
@@ -160,11 +152,8 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.handleResolutionChanged = function() {
  * @inheritDoc
  */
 ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.handleRotationChanged = function() {
-  var map = this.getMap();
-  if (!map.isDef()) {
-    return;
-  }
-  map.render();
+  goog.base(this, 'handleRotationChanged');
+  this.getMap().render();
 };
 
 
@@ -173,24 +162,19 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.handleRotationChanged = function() {
  */
 ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.handleSizeChanged = function() {
   goog.base(this, 'handleSizeChanged');
-  var map = this.getMap();
-  if (!map.isDef()) {
-    return;
-  }
-  map.render();
+  this.getMap().render();
 };
 
 
 /**
  * Render the map.  Sets up the layers pane on first render and adjusts its
  * position as needed on subsequent calls.
- *
- * @return {boolean} Animating.
+ * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.render = function() {
+ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.renderFrame = function(time) {
   var map = this.getMap();
   if (!map.isDef()) {
-    return false;
+    return;
   }
 
   var mapCenter = map.getCenter();
@@ -228,14 +212,16 @@ ol.renderer.dom.Map.prototype.render = function() {
   this.renderedRotation_ = mapRotation;
   this.renderedSize_ = mapSize;
 
-  var animate = false;
+  var requestRenderFrame = false;
   this.forEachReadyVisibleLayer(function(layer, layerRenderer) {
-    if (layerRenderer.render()) {
-      animate = true;
+    if (layerRenderer.renderFrame(time)) {
+      requestRenderFrame = true;
     }
   });
 
-  return animate;
+  if (requestRenderFrame) {
+    map.requestRenderFrame();
+  }
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
index 7b3abd7d0d..e753a6020c 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer = function(mapRenderer, tileLayer, target) {
    */
   this.renderedMapResolution_ = undefined;
 
-  /**
-   * @type {Object.<number, (number|null)>}
-   * @private
-   */
-  this.tileChangeListenerKeys_ = {};
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer, ol.renderer.dom.Layer);
 
@@ -91,24 +86,10 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.removeExtraTiles_ =
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {goog.events.Event} event Tile change event.
- * @private
- */
-ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.handleTileChange_ = function(event) {
-  var tile = /** @type {ol.Tile} */ (event.target);
-  goog.asserts.assert(tile.getState() == ol.TileState.LOADED);
-  var tileKey = goog.getUid(tile);
-  goog.asserts.assert(tileKey in this.tileChangeListenerKeys_);
-  delete this.tileChangeListenerKeys_[tileKey];
-  this.render();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
+ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.renderFrame = function(time) {
 
   var map = this.getMap();
   if (!map.isDef()) {
@@ -134,6 +115,7 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
   var tileRange =
       tileGrid.getTileRangeForExtentAndResolution(mapExtent, mapResolution);
 
+  var allTilesLoaded = true;
 
   // first pass through the tile range to determine all the tiles needed
   tileRange.forEachTileCoord(z, function(tileCoord) {
@@ -145,18 +127,15 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
 
     var key = tile.tileCoord.toString();
     var state = tile.getState();
-    if (state == ol.TileState.LOADED) {
+    if (state == ol.TileState.IDLE) {
+      tile.load();
+    } else if (state == ol.TileState.LOADED) {
       tilesToDrawByZ[z][key] = tile;
       return;
-    } else {
-      var tileKey = goog.getUid(tile);
-      if (!(tileKey in this.tileChangeListenerKeys_)) {
-        this.tileChangeListenerKeys_[tileKey] = goog.events.listen(tile,
-            goog.events.EventType.CHANGE, this.handleTileChange_, false, this);
-        tile.load();
-      }
     }
 
+    allTilesLoaded = false;
+
     /**
      * Look for already loaded tiles at alternate z that can serve as
      * placeholders until tiles at the current z have loaded.
@@ -243,4 +222,6 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
   this.renderedMapResolution_ = mapResolution;
 
   this.removeExtraTiles_(tilesToDrawByZ);
+
+  return !allTilesLoaded;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
index 55b0fd5e08..b1caf6a48d 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
@@ -309,9 +309,10 @@ ol.renderer.Map.prototype.removeLayerRenderer = function(layer) {
 
 
 /**
- * @return {boolean} Animating.
+ * Render.
+ * @param {number} time Time.
  */
-ol.renderer.Map.prototype.render = goog.functions.FALSE;
+ol.renderer.Map.prototype.renderFrame = goog.functions.FALSE;
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgllayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgllayerrenderer.js
index 90e457fa2d..465d6ac55a 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgllayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgllayerrenderer.js
@@ -112,5 +112,7 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Layer.prototype.handleWebGLContextLost = goog.nullFunction;
 
 /**
  * Render.
+ * @param {number} time Time.
+ * @return {boolean} Request render frame.
  */
-ol.renderer.webgl.Layer.prototype.render = goog.abstractMethod;
+ol.renderer.webgl.Layer.prototype.renderFrame = goog.abstractMethod;
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
index 13ea482b40..5a7d893bfb 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglmaprenderer.js
@@ -601,12 +601,20 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.removeLayerRenderer = function(layer) {
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.render = function() {
+ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.renderFrame = function(time) {
 
   if (!this.getMap().isDef()) {
-    return false;
+    return;
   }
 
+  var requestRenderFrame = false;
+
+  this.forEachReadyVisibleLayer(function(layer, layerRenderer) {
+    if (layerRenderer.renderFrame(time)) {
+      requestRenderFrame = true;
+    }
+  });
+
   var size = /** @type {ol.Size} */ this.getMap().getSize();
   if (!this.canvasSize_.equals(size)) {
     this.canvas_.width = size.width;
@@ -616,7 +624,7 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.render = function() {
 
   var animate = false;
   this.forEachReadyVisibleLayer(function(layer, layerRenderer) {
-    if (layerRenderer.render()) {
+    if (layerRenderer.renderFrame(time)) {
       animate = true;
     }
   });
@@ -684,7 +692,9 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.Map.prototype.render = function() {
     gl.drawArrays(goog.webgl.TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
   }, this);
 
-  return animate;
+  if (requestRenderFrame) {
+    this.getMap().requestRenderFrame();
+  }
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgltilelayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgltilelayerrenderer.js
index 8722ce4064..2b7e9d5b9c 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgltilelayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgltilelayerrenderer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // FIXME large resolutions lead to too large framebuffers :-(
 // FIXME animated shaders! check in redraw
+// FIXME throttle texture uploads
+// FIXME prioritize texture uploads
 
 goog.provide('ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer');
 goog.provide('ol.renderer.webgl.tilelayerrenderer');
@@ -141,12 +143,6 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer = function(mapRenderer, tileLayer) {
    */
   this.framebufferDimension_ = undefined;
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {Object.<number, (number|null)>}
-   */
-  this.tileChangeListenerKeys_ = {};
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {goog.vec.Mat4.AnyType}
@@ -276,19 +272,6 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.getTexture = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {goog.events.Event} event Event.
- * @protected
- */
-ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.handleTileChange = function(event) {
-  var tile = /** @type {ol.Tile} */ (event.target);
-  var tileKey = goog.getUid(tile);
-  goog.asserts.assert(tileKey in this.tileChangeListenerKeys_);
-  delete this.tileChangeListenerKeys_[tileKey];
-  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
@@ -304,9 +287,9 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.handleWebGLContextLost = function() {
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
+ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.renderFrame = function(time) {
 
-  var animate = false;
+  var requestRenderFrame = false;
 
   var mapRenderer = this.getMapRenderer();
   var map = this.getMap();
@@ -413,26 +396,26 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
       var tile = tileSource.getTile(tileCoord);
 
       if (goog.isNull(tile)) {
-        // FIXME consider returning here as this is outside the source's extent
-      } else if (tile.getState() == ol.TileState.LOADED) {
-        if (mapRenderer.isImageTextureLoaded(tile.getImage())) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      var tileState = tile.getState();
+      if (tileState == ol.TileState.IDLE) {
+        tile.load();
+      } else if (tileState == ol.TileState.LOADED) {
+        var image = tile.getImage();
+        if (mapRenderer.isImageTextureLoaded(image)) {
           tilesToDrawByZ[z][tileCoord.toString()] = tile;
           return;
         } else {
-          imagesToLoad.push(tile.getImage());
-          allTilesLoaded = false;
+          imagesToLoad.push(image);
         }
-      } else {
-        var tileKey = goog.getUid(tile);
-        if (!(tileKey in this.tileChangeListenerKeys_)) {
-          tile.load();
-          // FIXME will need to handle aborts as well
-          this.tileChangeListenerKeys_[tileKey] = goog.events.listen(tile,
-              goog.events.EventType.CHANGE, this.handleTileChange, false, this);
-        }
-        allTilesLoaded = false;
+      } else if (tileState == ol.TileState.ERROR) {
+        return;
       }
 
+      allTilesLoaded = false;
+
       // FIXME this could be more efficient about filling partial holes
       tileGrid.forEachTileCoordParentTileRange(
           tileCoord,
@@ -497,7 +480,6 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
               this.logger.info('uploaded textures');
             }
           }, mapRenderer, imagesToLoad));
-      animate = true;
     }
 
     if (allTilesLoaded) {
@@ -506,6 +488,7 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
     } else {
       this.renderedTileRange_ = null;
       this.renderedFramebufferExtent_ = null;
+      requestRenderFrame = true;
     }
 
   }
@@ -531,6 +514,6 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.render = function() {
       -0.5,
       0);
 
-  return animate;
+  return requestRenderFrame;
 
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
index a936388a7d..1ce6d9f694 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+goog.require('goog.async.AnimationDelay');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
+goog.require('ol.Collection');
+goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
+goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
+goog.require('ol.layer.TileLayer');
+goog.require('ol.source.XYZ');
 
 describe('ol.Map', function() {
 
@@ -135,4 +141,102 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('user animation', function() {
+
+    var layer, map;
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      // always use setTimeout based shim for requestAnimationFrame
+      spyOn(goog.async.AnimationDelay.prototype, 'getRaf_')
+          .andCallFake(function() {return null;});
+
+      layer = new ol.layer.TileLayer({
+        source: new ol.source.XYZ({
+          url: 'foo',
+          maxZoom: 2
+        })
+      });
+
+      map = new ol.Map({
+        center: new ol.Coordinate(0, 0),
+        layers: new ol.Collection([layer]),
+        renderer: ol.RendererHint.DOM,
+        target: 'map',
+        zoom: 1
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+      map.dispose();
+      layer.dispose();
+    });
+
+    it('can set up an animation loop', function() {
+
+      function quadInOut(t, b, c, d) {
+        if ((t /= d / 2) < 1) {
+          return c / 2 * t * t + b;
+        }
+        return -c / 2 * ((--t) * (t - 2) - 1) + b;
+      }
+
+      var duration = 500;
+      var destination = new ol.Coordinate(1000, 1000);
+
+      var origin = map.getCenter();
+      var start = new Date().getTime();
+      var x0 = origin.x;
+      var y0 = origin.y;
+      var dx = destination.x - origin.x;
+      var dy = destination.y - origin.y;
+
+      var o = {
+        callback: function() {
+          var dt = new Date().getTime() - start;
+          var more = dt <= duration,
+              x, y;
+          if (more) {
+            x = quadInOut(dt, x0, dx, duration);
+            y = quadInOut(dt, y0, dy, duration);
+          } else {
+            x = destination.x;
+            y = destination.y;
+          }
+          map.setCenter(new ol.Coordinate(x, y));
+          if (more) {
+            animationDelay.start();
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      spyOn(o, 'callback').andCallThrough();
+
+      var animationDelay = new goog.async.AnimationDelay(o.callback);
+
+      animationDelay.start();
+
+      // confirm that the center is somewhere between origin and destination
+      // after a short delay
+      waits(100);
+      runs(function() {
+        expect(o.callback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        var loc = map.getCenter();
+        expect(loc.x).not.toEqual(origin.x);
+        expect(loc.y).not.toEqual(origin.y);
+        expect(loc.x).not.toEqual(destination.x);
+        expect(loc.y).not.toEqual(destination.y);
+      });
+
+      // confirm that the map has reached the destination after the duration
+      waits(duration);
+      runs(function() {
+        var loc = map.getCenter();
+        expect(loc.x).toEqual(destination.x);
+        expect(loc.y).toEqual(destination.y);
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });