diff --git a/examples/vector-osm.js b/examples/vector-osm.js
index 8b5bcf90f4..8dd778508b 100644
--- a/examples/vector-osm.js
+++ b/examples/vector-osm.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var vectorSource = new ol.source.ServerVector({
       vectorSource.readFeatures(response);
     });
   },
-  loadingStrategy: ol.loadingstrategy.createTile(new ol.tilegrid.XYZ({
+  strategy: ol.loadingstrategy.createTile(new ol.tilegrid.XYZ({
     maxZoom: 19
   })),
   projection: 'EPSG:3857'
diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index c9e90714e7..c9410a7a5d 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
  * @property {ol.Extent|undefined} extent Extent.
  * @property {ol.format.Feature} format Format.
  * @property {function(this: ol.source.ServerVector, ol.Extent, number, ol.proj.Projection)} loader Loading function.
- * @property {function(ol.Extent, number): Array.<ol.Extent>|undefined} loadingStrategy Loading strategy.  Default is `ol.loadingstrategy.bbox`.
+ * @property {function(ol.Extent, number): Array.<ol.Extent>|undefined} strategy Loading strategy.  Default is `ol.loadingstrategy.bbox`.
  * @property {string|undefined} logo Logo.
  * @property {ol.proj.ProjectionLike} projection Projection.
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/source/servervectorsource.js b/src/ol/source/servervectorsource.js
index 34f8752bf4..f10085c2b8 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/servervectorsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/servervectorsource.js
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ ol.source.ServerVector = function(options) {
    * @private
    * @type {function(ol.Extent, number): Array.<ol.Extent>}
    */
-  this.loadingStrategy_ = goog.isDef(options.loadingStrategy) ?
-      options.loadingStrategy : ol.loadingstrategy.bbox;
+  this.strategy_ = goog.isDef(options.strategy) ?
+      options.strategy : ol.loadingstrategy.bbox;
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ol.source.ServerVector.prototype.addFeaturesInternal = function(features) {
 ol.source.ServerVector.prototype.loadFeatures =
     function(extent, resolution, projection) {
   var loadedExtents = this.loadedExtents_;
-  var extentsToLoad = this.loadingStrategy_(extent, resolution);
+  var extentsToLoad = this.strategy_(extent, resolution);
   var i, ii;
   for (i = 0, ii = extentsToLoad.length; i < ii; ++i) {
     var extentToLoad = extentsToLoad[i];