diff --git a/examples/bind-input.js b/examples/bind-input.js
index 52deeb0c07..051045c1cd 100644
--- a/examples/bind-input.js
+++ b/examples/bind-input.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.RendererHints');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.dom.Input');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.source.OSM');
-goog.require('ol.webgl');
 
 
-if (!ol.webgl.SUPPORTED) {
+if (!ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_WEBGL) {
   var inputs = document.getElementsByClassName('webgl');
   for (var i = 0, len = inputs.length; i < len; i++) {
     inputs[i].disabled = true;
diff --git a/examples/brightness-contrast.js b/examples/brightness-contrast.js
index d07824fcf6..47b9c66e8d 100644
--- a/examples/brightness-contrast.js
+++ b/examples/brightness-contrast.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial');
-goog.require('ol.webgl');
 
 
 function setResetBrightnessButtonHTML() {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function setResetContrastButtonHTML() {
   resetContrast.innerHTML = 'Contrast (' + layer.getContrast().toFixed(3) + ')';
 }
 
-if (!ol.webgl.SUPPORTED) {
+if (!ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_WEBGL) {
   var info = document.getElementById('no-webgl');
   /**
    * display error message
diff --git a/examples/hue-saturation.js b/examples/hue-saturation.js
index 8770a4ccb6..d80390bf70 100644
--- a/examples/hue-saturation.js
+++ b/examples/hue-saturation.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 goog.require('ol.source.BingMaps');
-goog.require('ol.webgl');
 
 
 function setResetHueButtonHTML() {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function setResetSaturationButtonHTML() {
       layer.getSaturation().toFixed(2) + ')';
 }
 
-if (!ol.webgl.SUPPORTED) {
+if (!ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_WEBGL) {
   var info = document.getElementById('no-webgl');
   /**
    * display error message
diff --git a/examples/side-by-side.js b/examples/side-by-side.js
index afa8425cc7..304117071d 100644
--- a/examples/side-by-side.js
+++ b/examples/side-by-side.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial');
-goog.require('ol.webgl');
 
 
 var domMap = new ol.Map({
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var domMap = new ol.Map({
   })
 });
 
-if (ol.webgl.SUPPORTED) {
+if (!ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_WEBGL) {
   var webglMap = new ol.Map({
     renderer: ol.RendererHint.WEBGL,
     target: 'webglMap'
diff --git a/src/ol/browserfeature.exports b/src/ol/browserfeature.exports
index 45cb41ac8a..46f7db1350 100644
--- a/src/ol/browserfeature.exports
+++ b/src/ol/browserfeature.exports
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 @exportSymbol ol.BrowserFeature
 @exportProperty ol.BrowserFeature.DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO
 @exportProperty ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_TOUCH
+@exportProperty ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_WEBGL
diff --git a/src/ol/browserfeature.js b/src/ol/browserfeature.js
index 585713bd52..7b5d3c2fe7 100644
--- a/src/ol/browserfeature.js
+++ b/src/ol/browserfeature.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 goog.provide('ol.BrowserFeature');
 
+goog.require('goog.dom');
+goog.require('goog.dom.TagName');
+goog.require('ol.webgl');
+
 
 /**
  * @define {boolean} Assume touch.
@@ -27,3 +31,29 @@ ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_TOUCH = ol.ASSUME_TOUCH ||
     (goog.global.document &&
     'ontouchstart' in goog.global.document.documentElement) ||
     !!(goog.global.navigator.msPointerEnabled);
+
+
+/**
+ * True if browser supports WebGL.
+ * @const
+ * @type {boolean}
+ * @todo stability experimental
+ */
+ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_WEBGL = (
+    /**
+     * @return {boolean} WebGL supported.
+     */
+    function() {
+      if (!('WebGLRenderingContext' in goog.global)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      try {
+        var canvas = /** @type {HTMLCanvasElement} */
+            (goog.dom.createElement(goog.dom.TagName.CANVAS));
+        return !goog.isNull(ol.webgl.getContext(canvas, {
+          failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat: true
+        }));
+      } catch (e) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    })();
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglrenderer.js
index eb1871d9a6..ea6e24ade6 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webglrenderer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 goog.provide('ol.renderer.webgl');
 
-goog.require('ol.webgl');
+goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
 
 
 /**
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ goog.require('ol.webgl');
  * @const
  * @type {boolean}
  */
-ol.renderer.webgl.SUPPORTED = ol.webgl.SUPPORTED;
+ol.renderer.webgl.SUPPORTED = ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_WEBGL;
diff --git a/src/ol/webgl/webgl.exports b/src/ol/webgl/webgl.exports
deleted file mode 100644
index 582ed7670e..0000000000
--- a/src/ol/webgl/webgl.exports
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-@exportSymbol ol.webgl.SUPPORTED ol.webgl.SUPPORTED
diff --git a/src/ol/webgl/webgl.js b/src/ol/webgl/webgl.js
index 8720d354d6..6b39a1edc7 100644
--- a/src/ol/webgl/webgl.js
+++ b/src/ol/webgl/webgl.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 goog.provide('ol.webgl');
 goog.provide('ol.webgl.WebGLContextEventType');
 
-goog.require('goog.dom');
-goog.require('goog.dom.TagName');
-
 
 /**
  * @const
@@ -45,28 +42,3 @@ ol.webgl.getContext = function(canvas, opt_attributes) {
   }
   return null;
 };
-
-
-/**
- * Is supported.
- * @const
- * @type {boolean}
- */
-ol.webgl.SUPPORTED = (
-    /**
-     * @return {boolean} WebGL supported.
-     */
-    function() {
-      if (!('WebGLRenderingContext' in goog.global)) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      try {
-        var canvas = /** @type {HTMLCanvasElement} */
-            (goog.dom.createElement(goog.dom.TagName.CANVAS));
-        return !goog.isNull(ol.webgl.getContext(canvas, {
-          failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat: true
-        }));
-      } catch (e) {
-        return false;
-      }
-    })();