diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/doubleclickzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/doubleclickzoominteraction.js
index 29fb5050b4..53a70ae951 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/doubleclickzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/doubleclickzoominteraction.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.interaction.DoubleClickZoom, ol.interaction.Interaction);
  */
 ol.interaction.DoubleClickZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  var stopEvent = false;
   var browserEvent = mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent;
   if (mapBrowserEvent.type == ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DBLCLICK &&
       mapBrowserEvent.isMouseActionButton()) {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ ol.interaction.DoubleClickZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     ol.interaction.Interaction.zoomByDelta(map, view, delta, anchor,
         ol.interaction.DOUBLECLICKZOOM_ANIMATION_DURATION);
     mapBrowserEvent.preventDefault();
-    mapBrowserEvent.stopOtherInteractions();
+    stopEvent = true;
   }
+  return !stopEvent;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/draginteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/draginteraction.js
index a4ed459161..3bcbc3ac93 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/draginteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/draginteraction.js
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ ol.interaction.Drag.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
   if (!map.isDef()) {
-    return;
+    return true;
   }
+  var stopEvent = false;
   var view = map.getView();
   var browserEvent = mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent;
   if (mapBrowserEvent.type == ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DOWN) {
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ ol.interaction.Drag.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
       view.setHint(ol.ViewHint.INTERACTING, 1);
       this.dragging_ = true;
       mapBrowserEvent.preventDefault();
-      mapBrowserEvent.stopOtherInteractions();
+      stopEvent = true;
     }
   }
+  return !stopEvent;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js b/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
index 11fa586d6b..6fb94e17a7 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ ol.interaction.Interaction = function() {
 
 /**
  * @param {ol.MapBrowserEvent} mapBrowserEvent Map browser event.
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the map browser event should continue
+ *     through the chain of interactions. false means stop, true
+ *     means continue.
  */
 ol.interaction.Interaction.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     goog.abstractMethod;
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/keyboardpaninteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/keyboardpaninteraction.js
index 7ebd1fd329..b52c7108a3 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/keyboardpaninteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/keyboardpaninteraction.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.interaction.KeyboardPan, ol.interaction.Interaction);
  */
 ol.interaction.KeyboardPan.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  var stopEvent = false;
   if (mapBrowserEvent.type == goog.events.KeyHandler.EventType.KEY) {
     var keyEvent = /** @type {goog.events.KeyEvent} */
         (mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent);
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ ol.interaction.KeyboardPan.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
       ol.interaction.Interaction.pan(
           map, view, delta, ol.interaction.KEYBOARD_PAN_DURATION);
       mapBrowserEvent.preventDefault();
-      mapBrowserEvent.stopOtherInteractions();
+      stopEvent = true;
     }
   }
+  return !stopEvent;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/keyboardzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/keyboardzoominteraction.js
index bf23e2adfa..f7b193179d 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/keyboardzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/keyboardzoominteraction.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.interaction.KeyboardZoom, ol.interaction.Interaction);
  */
 ol.interaction.KeyboardZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  var stopEvent = false;
   if (mapBrowserEvent.type == goog.events.KeyHandler.EventType.KEY) {
     var keyEvent = /** @type {goog.events.KeyEvent} */
         (mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent);
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ ol.interaction.KeyboardZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
       ol.interaction.Interaction.zoomByDelta(map, view, delta, undefined,
           ol.interaction.KEYBOARD_ZOOM_DURATION);
       mapBrowserEvent.preventDefault();
-      mapBrowserEvent.stopOtherInteractions();
+      stopEvent = true;
     }
   }
+  return !stopEvent;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
index 2042565c5e..cb21af1dd0 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom, ol.interaction.Interaction);
  */
 ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
-
+  var stopEvent = false;
   if (mapBrowserEvent.type ==
       goog.events.MouseWheelHandler.EventType.MOUSEWHEEL) {
     var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
         goog.bind(this.doZoom_, this, map), timeLeft);
 
     mapBrowserEvent.preventDefault();
-    mapBrowserEvent.stopOtherInteractions();
+    stopEvent = true;
   }
+  return !stopEvent;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/touchinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/touchinteraction.js
index b19b1e5d51..f1d258a223 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/touchinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/touchinteraction.js
@@ -126,4 +126,5 @@ ol.interaction.Touch.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     }
     this.handled_ = handled;
   }
+  return true;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 75f8519ccd..5c4fad875c 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   if (this.dispatchEvent(mapBrowserEvent) !== false) {
     for (i = interactionsArray.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
       var interaction = interactionsArray[i];
-      interaction.handleMapBrowserEvent(mapBrowserEvent);
-      if (mapBrowserEvent.otherInteractionsStopped) {
+      var cont = interaction.handleMapBrowserEvent(mapBrowserEvent);
+      if (!cont) {
         break;
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
index a277ea6057..aed9f2f769 100644
--- a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
+++ b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ ol.MapBrowserEvent = function(type, map, browserEvent, opt_frameState) {
    */
   this.coordinate_ = null;
 
-  /**
-   * @type {boolean}
-   */
-  this.otherInteractionsStopped = false;
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {ol.Pixel}
@@ -114,14 +109,6 @@ ol.MapBrowserEvent.prototype.preventDefault = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Stop the interaction chain.
- */
-ol.MapBrowserEvent.prototype.stopOtherInteractions = function() {
-  this.otherInteractionsStopped = true;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Prevents further propagation of the current event.
  * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/event.stopPropagation