diff --git a/src/ol.js b/src/ol.js
index afba95fb92..c4ae4425f3 100644
--- a/src/ol.js
+++ b/src/ol.js
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ goog.provide("ol");
 goog.require('ol.bounds');
 goog.require('ol.control.Control');
 goog.require('ol.control.Navigation');
-goog.require('ol.event');
+goog.require('ol.event.Drag');
 goog.require('ol.event.Events');
-goog.require('ol.event.Sequence');
 goog.require("ol.map");
 goog.require("ol.loc");
 goog.require("ol.feature");
diff --git a/src/ol/Map.js b/src/ol/Map.js
index 0723ed1903..a2a4742a15 100644
--- a/src/ol/Map.js
+++ b/src/ol/Map.js
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ ol.Map = function() {
      * @private
      * @type {ol.event.Events}
      */
-    this.events_ = new ol.event.Events(this);
+    this.events_ = new ol.event.Events(
+        this, undefined, false, ['Drag']
+    );
     
     /**
      * @private
diff --git a/src/ol/control/Navigation.js b/src/ol/control/Navigation.js
index 648ec8979c..e7eadacd57 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/Navigation.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/Navigation.js
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ ol.control.Navigation = function(opt_autoActivate) {
     this.autoActivate_ =
         goog.isDef(opt_autoActivate) ? opt_autoActivate : true;
     
-    /**
-     * type {number}
-     * @private
-     */
-    this.oldX = undefined;
-
-    /**
-     * type {number}
-     * @private
-     */
-    this.oldY = undefined;
-
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.control.Navigation, ol.control.Control);
 
@@ -54,10 +42,8 @@ ol.control.Navigation.prototype.deactivate = function() {
 };
 
 /**
- * @param {Event} evt
+ * @param {ol.event.DragEvent} evt
  */
 ol.control.Navigation.prototype.moveMap = function(evt) {
-    this.getMap().moveByPx(evt.clientX - oldX, evt.clientY - oldY);
-    oldX = evt.clientX;
-    oldY = evt.clientY;
+    this.getMap().moveByPx(evt.dx, evt.dy);
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ol/event/Drag.js b/src/ol/event/Drag.js
index 8a27523f08..ea7d4e6933 100644
--- a/src/ol/event/Drag.js
+++ b/src/ol/event/Drag.js
@@ -1,57 +1,119 @@
 goog.provide('ol.event.Drag');
+goog.provide('ol.event.DragEvent');
 
-goog.require('ol.event.Sequence');
+goog.require('ol.event.ISequence');
+goog.require('goog.functions');
 goog.require('goog.fx.Dragger');
+goog.require('goog.fx.DragEvent');
 goog.require('goog.fx.Dragger.EventType');
+goog.require('goog.functions');
 
 
 /**
  * @constructor
- * @extends {ol.event.Sequence}
+ * @param {Element} target The element that will be dragged.
+ * @extends {goog.fx.Dragger}
+ * @implements {ol.event.ISequence}
  * @export
  */
-ol.event.Drag = function() {
+ol.event.Drag = function(target) {
+    goog.base(this, target);
     
-    goog.base(this);
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {number} clientX of the previous event
+     */
+    this.previousX_ = 0;
     
-    /** @inheritDoc */
-    this.eventType_ = {
-        DRAGSTART: 'dragstart',
-        DRAG: 'drag',
-        DRAGEND: 'dragend'
-    };
-    
-    var providedEvents = this.getProvidedEvents(),
-        oldX, oldY;
-
-    providedEvents[this.eventType_.DRAGSTART] = {};
-    providedEvents[this.eventType_.DRAGSTART]
-        [goog.fx.Dragger.EventType.START] = function(evt) {
-            oldX = evt.screenX;
-            oldY = evt.screenY;
-        };
-
-    providedEvents[this.eventType_.DRAG] = {};
-    providedEvents[this.eventType_.DRAG]
-        [goog.fx.Dragger.EventType.DRAG] = function(evt) {
-            evt.dx = evt.screenX - oldX;
-            evt.dy = evt.screenY - oldY;
-            oldX = evt.screenX;
-            oldY = evt.screenY;
-        };
-
-    providedEvents[this.eventType_.DRAGEND] = {};
-    providedEvents[this.eventType_.DRAGEND]
-        [goog.fx.Dragger.EventType.END] = true;
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {number}  clientY of the previous event
+     */
+    this.previousY_ = 0;
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.event.Drag, goog.fx.Dragger);
+
+/**
+ * @param {string|goog.fx.DragEvent} e
+ * @return {boolean} If anyone called preventDefault on the event object (or
+ *     if any of the handlers returns false this will also return false.
+ */
+ol.event.Drag.prototype.dispatchEvent = function(e) {
+    if (e instanceof goog.fx.DragEvent) {
+        if (e.type === goog.fx.Dragger.EventType.START) {
+            e.type = ol.event.Drag.EventType.DRAGSTART;
+        } else if (e.type === goog.fx.Dragger.EventType.END) {
+            e.type = ol.event.Drag.EventType.DRAGEND;
+        }
+    }
+    return goog.base(this, 'dispatchEvent', e);
 };
-goog.inherits(ol.event.Drag, ol.event.Sequence);
 
 /** @inheritDoc */
-ol.event.Drag.prototype.setElement = function(element) {
-    goog.base(this, 'setElement', element);
-    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(element)) {
-        this.dragger_ = new goog.fx.Dragger(element);
-    } else if (this.dragger_) {
-        this.dragger_.dispose();
-    }
+ol.event.Drag.prototype.startDrag = function(e) {
+    this.previousX_ = e.clientX;
+    this.previousY_ = e.clientY;
+    e.type = ol.event.Drag.EventType.DRAGSTART;
+    goog.base(this, 'startDrag', e);
+};
+
+/** @inheritDoc */
+ol.event.Drag.prototype.doDrag = function(e, x, y, dragFromScroll) {
+    e.dx = e.clientX - this.previousX_;
+    e.dy = e.clientX - this.previousY_;
+    goog.base(this, 'doDrag', e, x, y, dragFromScroll);
+};
+
+/** @override */
+ol.event.Drag.prototype.defaultAction = function(x, y) {};
+
+/** @inheritDoc */
+ol.event.Drag.prototype.getEventTypes = function() {
+    return ol.event.Drag.EventType;
+};
+
+/** @inheritDoc */
+ol.event.Drag.prototype.destroy = ol.event.Drag.prototype.dispose;
+
+
+/**
+ * Object representing a drag event
+ *
+ * @param {string} type Event type.
+ * @param {goog.fx.Dragger} dragobj Drag object initiating event.
+ * @param {number} clientX X-coordinate relative to the viewport.
+ * @param {number} clientY Y-coordinate relative to the viewport.
+ * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Object representing the
+ *     browser event that caused this drag event.
+ * @constructor
+ * @extends {goog.fx.DragEvent}
+ */
+ol.event.DragEvent = function(type, dragobj, clientX, clientY, browserEvent) {
+    
+    goog.base(this, type, dragobj, clientX, clientY, browserEvent);
+    
+    /**
+     * The move delta in X direction since the previous drag event
+     *
+     * @type {number}
+     */
+    this.dx = 0;
+    
+    /**
+     * The move delta in Y direction since the previous drag event
+     *
+     * @type {number}
+     */
+    this.dy = 0;
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.event.DragEvent, goog.fx.DragEvent);
+
+
+/**
+ * @type {Object.<string, string>}
+ */
+ol.event.Drag.EventType = {
+    DRAGSTART: 'dragstart',
+    DRAG: goog.fx.Dragger.EventType.DRAG,
+    DRAGEND: 'dragend'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ol/event/Events.js b/src/ol/event/Events.js
index c31f8f8fd9..4551744213 100644
--- a/src/ol/event/Events.js
+++ b/src/ol/event/Events.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventTarget');
 goog.require('goog.events.Listener');
 goog.require('goog.style');
-goog.require('goog.fx.Dragger');
 
 /**
  * Determine whether event was caused by a single touch
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ ol.event.isMultiTouch = function(evt) {
  *     property on the event object that is passed, which represents the
  *     relative position of the pointer to the {@code element}. Default is
  *     false.
- * @param {Array.<Object>=} opt_sequences Event sequences to register with this
- *     events instance.
+ * @param {Array.<String>=} opt_sequences Event sequences to register with
+ *     this Events instance.
  * @export
  */
 ol.event.Events = function(object, opt_element, opt_includeXY, opt_sequences) {
@@ -75,24 +74,21 @@ ol.event.Events = function(object, opt_element, opt_includeXY, opt_sequences) {
     
     /**
      * @private
-     * @type {!Array.<Object>}
+     * @type {Array.<String>}
+     */
+    this.sequenceProviders_ = goog.isDef(opt_sequences) ? opt_sequences : [];
+    
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @type {Array.<ol.event.ISequence>}
      */
     this.sequences_ = [];
     
-    this.setElement(opt_element);
-    this.setSequences(opt_sequences);
-};
-goog.inherits(ol.event.Events, goog.events.EventTarget);
-
-/**
- * @param {Array.<ol.event.Sequence>} sequences
- */
-ol.event.Events.prototype.setSequences = function(sequences) {
-    this.sequences_ = sequences || [];
-    for (var i=0, ii=this.sequences_.length; i<ii; ++i) {
-        this.sequences_[i].setElement(this.element_);
+    if (goog.isDef(opt_element)) {
+        this.setElement(opt_element);
     }
 };
+goog.inherits(ol.event.Events, goog.events.EventTarget);
 
 /**
  * @return {Object} The object that this instance is bound to.
@@ -129,20 +125,22 @@ ol.event.Events.prototype.getElement = function() {
  * @export
  */
 ol.event.Events.prototype.setElement = function(element) {
-    var t, types = {};
-    goog.object.extend(types, goog.events.EventType);
-    goog.object.extend(types, goog.fx.Dragger.EventType);
+    var types, t;    
     if (this.element_) {
+        types = this.getBrowserEventTypes();
         for (t in types) {
             // register the event cross-browser
             goog.events.unlisten(
                 this.element_, types[t], this.handleBrowserEvent, false, this
             );
         }
+        this.destroySequences();
         delete this.element_;
     }
     this.element_ = element || null;
     if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(element)) {
+        this.createSequences(element);
+        types = this.getBrowserEventTypes();
         for (t in types) {
             // register the event cross-browser
             goog.events.listen(
@@ -150,7 +148,34 @@ ol.event.Events.prototype.setElement = function(element) {
             );
         }
     }
-    this.setSequences(this.sequences_);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @param {EventTarget} target
+ */
+ol.event.Events.prototype.createSequences = function(target) {
+    for (var i=0, ii=this.sequenceProviders_.length; i<ii; ++i) {
+        this.sequences_.push(new ol.event[this.sequenceProviders_[i]](target));
+    }
+};
+
+ol.event.Events.prototype.destroySequences = function() {
+    for (var i=this.sequences_.length-1; i>=0; --i) {
+        this.sequences_[i].destroy();
+    }
+    this.sequences_ = [];
+};
+
+/**
+ * @return {Object.<string, string>}
+ */
+ol.event.Events.prototype.getBrowserEventTypes = function() {
+    var types = {};
+    goog.object.extend(types, goog.events.EventType);
+    for (var i=this.sequences_.length-1; i>=0; --i) {
+        goog.object.extend(types, this.sequences_[i].getEventTypes());
+    }
+    return types;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -202,21 +227,21 @@ ol.event.Events.prototype.unregister = function(type, listener, opt_scope) {
  * Trigger a specified registered event.  
  *
  * @param {string} type The type of the event to trigger.
- * @param {Object} evt The event object that will be passed to listeners.
+ * @param {Object=} opt_evt The event object that will be passed to listeners.
  *
  * @return {boolean} The last listener return.  If a listener returns false,
  *     the chain of listeners will stop getting called.
  * @export
  */
-ol.event.Events.prototype.triggerEvent = function(type, evt) {
+ol.event.Events.prototype.triggerEvent = function(type, opt_evt) {
     var returnValue,
         listeners = goog.events.getListeners(this, type, true)
             .concat(goog.events.getListeners(this, type, false));
     if (arguments.length === 1) {
-        evt = {type: type};
+        opt_evt = {type: type};
     }
     for (var i=0, ii=listeners.length; i<ii; ++i) {
-        returnValue = listeners[i].handleEvent(evt);
+        returnValue = listeners[i].handleEvent(opt_evt);
         if (returnValue === false) {
             break;
         }
@@ -224,31 +249,6 @@ ol.event.Events.prototype.triggerEvent = function(type, evt) {
     return returnValue;
 };
 
-/**
- * @param {Event} evt
- */
-ol.event.Events.prototype.handleSequences = function(evt) {
-    var sequences = this.sequences_,
-        type = evt.type,
-        sequenceEvt, browserEvent, handled, providedEvents, providedEventType;
-    for (var i=0, ii=sequences.length; i<ii; ++i) {
-        providedEvents = sequences[i].getProvidedEvents();
-        for (providedEventType in providedEvents) {
-            // clone the original event
-            sequenceEvt = {}; goog.object.extend(sequenceEvt, evt);
-            browserEvent = providedEvents[providedEventType];
-            handled = browserEvent[type];
-            if (goog.typeOf(handled) === "function") {
-                handled = handled(evt);
-            }
-            if (handled) {
-                sequenceEvt.type = providedEventType;
-                this.dispatchEvent(sequenceEvt);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-};
-
 /**
  * Basically just a wrapper to the triggerEvent() function, but takes 
  * care to set a property 'xy' on the event with the current mouse position.
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ ol.event.Events.prototype.handleBrowserEvent = function(evt) {
         var element = /** @type {!Element} */ this.element_;
         evt.xy = goog.style.getRelativePosition(evt, element);
     }
-    this.handleSequences(evt);
     this.dispatchEvent(evt);
 };
 
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ ol.event.Events.prototype.handleBrowserEvent = function(evt) {
  * @export
  */
 ol.event.Events.prototype.destroy = function() {
-    this.setElement();
+    this.setElement(null);
     for (var p in this) {
         delete this[p];
     }
diff --git a/src/ol/event/ISequence.js b/src/ol/event/ISequence.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33fea71d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/event/ISequence.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+goog.provide('ol.event.ISequence');
+
+/**
+ * Interface for event sequences
+ *
+ * @interface
+ * @param {Element} target The element that will be listened to for browser
+ *     events.
+ */
+ol.event.ISequence = function(target) {};
+
+/**
+ * @return {Object.<string, string>} element
+ */
+ol.event.ISequence.prototype.getEventTypes = function() {};
+
+/**
+ * Destroys the sequence
+ */
+ol.event.ISequence.prototype.destroy = function() {};
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/Events.test.js b/test/spec/ol/Events.test.js
index 26fa7be2c9..cae3c193f4 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/Events.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/Events.test.js
@@ -123,29 +123,36 @@ describe("ol.event.Events", function() {
         events.destroy();
     });
     
-    it("can map browser events to sequences", function() {
+    it("can be extended with event sequences", function() {
         var element = document.createElement("div"),
-            events = new ol.event.Events("foo", element),
+            events = new ol.event.Events("foo", element, false, ["Drag"]),
             mockEvt;
         
         // mock dom object
         goog.object.extend(element, new goog.events.EventTarget());
         
         log = [];
-        events.register('start', logFn);
+        events.register('dragstart', logFn);
         events.register('drag', logFn);
-        events.register('end', logFn);
+        events.register('dragend', logFn);
 
-        mockEvt = new goog.events.BrowserEvent({type: "start", button: null});
+        mockEvt = new goog.events.BrowserEvent({
+            type: "dragstart", button: null
+        });
         element.dispatchEvent(mockEvt);
-        mockEvt = new goog.events.BrowserEvent({type: "drag", button: null});
+        mockEvt = new goog.events.BrowserEvent({
+            type: "drag", button: null
+        });
         element.dispatchEvent(mockEvt);
-        mockEvt = new goog.events.BrowserEvent({type: "end", button: null});
+        mockEvt = new goog.events.BrowserEvent({
+            type: "dragend", button: null
+        });
         element.dispatchEvent(mockEvt);
         
-        expect(log[0].evt.type).toBe("start");
+        expect(log.length).toBe(3);
+        expect(log[0].evt.type).toBe("dragstart");
         expect(log[1].evt.type).toBe("drag");
-        expect(log[2].evt.type).toBe("end");
+        expect(log[2].evt.type).toBe("dragend");
         
         events.destroy();
     });