diff --git a/src/ol/source/imagestaticsource.js b/src/ol/source/imagestaticsource.js
index 04fa00fa78..705c8eb639 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/imagestaticsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/imagestaticsource.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 goog.provide('ol.source.ImageStatic');
 
 goog.require('goog.events');
+goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.Image');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ ol.source.ImageStatic = function(options) {
    */
   this.image_ = new ol.Image(imageExtent, resolution, 1, attributions,
       options.url, crossOrigin, imageLoadFunction);
+  goog.events.listen(this.image_, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
+      this.handleImageChange, false, this);
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.source.ImageStatic, ol.source.Image);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/source/images/12-655-1583.png b/test/spec/ol/source/images/12-655-1583.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e590f2e38
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diff --git a/test/spec/ol/source/imagestaticsource.test.js b/test/spec/ol/source/imagestaticsource.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..126341cc9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/source/imagestaticsource.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+goog.provide('ol.test.source.ImageStatic');
+
+describe('ol.source.ImageStatic', function() {
+
+  var extent, pixelRatio, projection, resolution;
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    extent = [
+      -13637278.73946974, 4543799.13271362,
+      -13617443.330629736, 4553927.038961405];
+    pixelRatio = 1;
+    projection = ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857');
+    resolution = 38;
+  });
+
+  describe('#getImage', function() {
+
+    it('triggers image load events', function(done) {
+      var source = new ol.source.ImageStatic({
+        url: 'spec/ol/source/images/12-655-1583.png',
+        imageExtent: [
+          -13629027.891360067, 4539747.983913189,
+          -13619243.951739565, 4549531.923533691],
+        projection: projection,
+        imageSize: [256, 256]
+      });
+
+      var imageloadstart = sinon.spy();
+      var imageloaderror = sinon.spy();
+
+      source.on('imageloadstart', imageloadstart);
+      source.on('imageloaderror', imageloaderror);
+      source.on('imageloadend', function(event) {
+        expect(imageloadstart.callCount).to.be(1);
+        expect(imageloaderror.callCount).to.be(0);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      var image = source.getImage(extent, resolution, pixelRatio, projection);
+      image.load();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+goog.require('ol.source.ImageStatic');
+goog.require('ol.proj');