diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index e1a9049076..2872eb358e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
      *  - *loadend* Triggered when layer loading ends.
      *  - *loadcancel* Triggered when layer loading is canceled.
      *  - *visibilitychanged* Triggered when layer visibility is changed.
+     *  - *moveend* Triggered when layer is moved, object passed as
+     *      argument has a zoomChanged boolean property which tells that the
+     *      zoom has changed.
      */
-    EVENT_TYPES: ["loadstart", "loadend", "loadcancel", "visibilitychanged"],
+    EVENT_TYPES: ["loadstart", "loadend", "loadcancel", "visibilitychanged",
+                  "moveend"],
         
     /**
      * APIProperty: events
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
index 1890b94dc8..e82e9f0e2e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
@@ -1567,6 +1567,9 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
                     }
                     if (inRange && layer.visibility) {
                         layer.moveTo(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging);
+                        layer.events.triggerEvent("moveend",
+                            {"zoomChanged": zoomChanged}
+                        );
                     }
                 }                
             }