diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/draw.js b/src/ol/interaction/draw.js
index 970e157e91..554ec6573a 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/draw.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/draw.js
@@ -152,7 +152,11 @@ ol.interaction.Draw = function(options) {
       geometryFunction = function(coordinates, opt_geometry) {
         var geometry = opt_geometry;
         if (geometry) {
-          geometry.setCoordinates(coordinates);
+          if (mode === ol.interaction.Draw.Mode.POLYGON) {
+            geometry.setCoordinates([coordinates[0].concat([coordinates[0][0]])]);
+          } else {
+            geometry.setCoordinates(coordinates);
+          }
         } else {
           geometry = new Constructor(coordinates);
         }
@@ -617,12 +621,10 @@ ol.interaction.Draw.prototype.finishDrawing = function() {
     coordinates.pop();
     this.geometryFunction_(coordinates, geometry);
   } else if (this.mode_ === ol.interaction.Draw.Mode.POLYGON) {
-    // When we finish drawing a polygon on the last point,
-    // the last coordinate is duplicated as for LineString
-    // we force the replacement by the first point
+    // remove the redundant last point in ring
     coordinates[0].pop();
-    coordinates[0].push(coordinates[0][0]);
     this.geometryFunction_(coordinates, geometry);
+    coordinates = geometry.getCoordinates();
   }
 
   // cast multi-part geometries
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
index 603a59dde7..e51b06f548 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
@@ -494,21 +494,30 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
       map.addInteraction(draw);
     });
 
+    function isClosed(polygon) {
+      var first = polygon.getFirstCoordinate();
+      var last = polygon.getLastCoordinate();
+      expect(first).to.eql(last);
+    }
+
     it('draws polygon with clicks, finishing on first point', function() {
       // first point
       simulateEvent('pointermove', 10, 20);
       simulateEvent('pointerdown', 10, 20);
       simulateEvent('pointerup', 10, 20);
+      isClosed(draw.sketchFeature_.getGeometry());
 
       // second point
       simulateEvent('pointermove', 30, 20);
       simulateEvent('pointerdown', 30, 20);
       simulateEvent('pointerup', 30, 20);
+      isClosed(draw.sketchFeature_.getGeometry());
 
       // third point
       simulateEvent('pointermove', 40, 10);
       simulateEvent('pointerdown', 40, 10);
       simulateEvent('pointerup', 40, 10);
+      isClosed(draw.sketchFeature_.getGeometry());
 
       // finish on first point
       simulateEvent('pointermove', 10, 20);