diff --git a/src/ol/geom/flat/interiorpoint.js b/src/ol/geom/flat/interiorpoint.js
index 3311a6cf5a..f3b263964a 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/flat/interiorpoint.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/flat/interiorpoint.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ goog.require('ol.geom.flat.contains');
  * @param {Array.<number>} flatCenters Flat centers.
  * @param {number} flatCentersOffset Flat center offset.
  * @param {Array.<number>=} opt_dest Destination.
- * @return {Array.<number>} Destination.
+ * @return {Array.<number>} Destination point as XYM coordinate, where M is the
+ * length of the horizontal intersection that the point belongs to.
  */
 ol.geom.flat.interiorpoint.linearRings = function(flatCoordinates, offset,
     ends, stride, flatCenters, flatCentersOffset, opt_dest) {
@@ -61,10 +62,10 @@ ol.geom.flat.interiorpoint.linearRings = function(flatCoordinates, offset,
     pointX = flatCenters[flatCentersOffset];
   }
   if (opt_dest) {
-    opt_dest.push(pointX, y);
+    opt_dest.push(pointX, y, maxSegmentLength);
     return opt_dest;
   } else {
-    return [pointX, y];
+    return [pointX, y, maxSegmentLength];
   }
 };
 
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ ol.geom.flat.interiorpoint.linearRings = function(flatCoordinates, offset,
  * @param {Array.<Array.<number>>} endss Endss.
  * @param {number} stride Stride.
  * @param {Array.<number>} flatCenters Flat centers.
- * @return {Array.<number>} Interior points.
+ * @return {Array.<number>} Interior points as XYM coordinates, where M is the
+ * length of the horizontal intersection that the point belongs to.
  */
 ol.geom.flat.interiorpoint.linearRingss = function(flatCoordinates, offset, endss, stride, flatCenters) {
   var interiorPoints = [];
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index 7f2f9c1589..93e3a9b635 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -223,12 +223,13 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getFlatInteriorPoints = function() {
 
 /**
  * Return the interior points as {@link ol.geom.MultiPoint multipoint}.
- * @return {ol.geom.MultiPoint} Interior points.
+ * @return {ol.geom.MultiPoint} Interior points as XYM coordinates, where M is
+ * the length of the horizontal intersection that the point belongs to.
  * @api
  */
 ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getInteriorPoints = function() {
   var interiorPoints = new ol.geom.MultiPoint(null);
-  interiorPoints.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XY,
+  interiorPoints.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XYM,
       this.getFlatInteriorPoints().slice());
   return interiorPoints;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
index 7884ca53fd..76d2795ab7 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
@@ -210,11 +210,12 @@ ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.getFlatInteriorPoint = function() {
 
 /**
  * Return an interior point of the polygon.
- * @return {ol.geom.Point} Interior point.
+ * @return {ol.geom.Point} Interior point as XYM coordinate, where M is the
+ * length of the horizontal intersection that the point belongs to.
  * @api
  */
 ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.getInteriorPoint = function() {
-  return new ol.geom.Point(this.getFlatInteriorPoint());
+  return new ol.geom.Point(this.getFlatInteriorPoint(), ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XYM);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
index c45341be7e..4ec851383b 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
@@ -195,4 +195,18 @@ describe('ol.geom.MultiPolygon', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#getInteriorPoints', function() {
+
+    it('returns XYM multipoint with intersection width as M', function() {
+      var geom = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([
+        [[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]]],
+        [[[1, 1], [1, 2], [2, 2], [2, 1], [1, 1]]]
+      ]);
+      var interiorPoints = geom.getInteriorPoints();
+      expect(interiorPoints.getType()).to.be('MultiPoint');
+      expect(interiorPoints.layout).to.be('XYM');
+      expect(interiorPoints.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[0.5, 0.5, 1], [1.5, 1.5, 1]]);
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
index a600afe1de..0a6345abe4 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
@@ -541,6 +541,17 @@ describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#getInteriorPoint', function() {
+
+    it('returns XYM point with intersection width as M', function() {
+      var geom = new ol.geom.Polygon([[[0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [0, 0]]]);
+      var interiorPoint = geom.getInteriorPoint();
+      expect(interiorPoint.getType()).to.be('Point');
+      expect(interiorPoint.layout).to.be('XYM');
+      expect(interiorPoint.getCoordinates()).to.eql([0.5, 0.5, 1]);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('ol.geom.Polygon.fromExtent', function() {
     it('creates the correct polygon', function() {
       var extent = [1, 2, 3, 5];