diff --git a/src/ol/source/vectorfilesource.js b/src/ol/source/vectorfilesource.js
index 8e82084814..865f647e55 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/vectorfilesource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/vectorfilesource.js
@@ -106,20 +106,17 @@ ol.source.VectorFile.prototype.readFeatures_ = function(source) {
   var format = this.format;
   var features = format.readFeatures(source);
   var featureProjection = format.readProjection(source);
-  var transform;
   if (!ol.proj.equivalent(featureProjection, this.reprojectTo_)) {
-    transform = ol.proj.getTransform(featureProjection, this.reprojectTo_);
-  } else {
-    transform = null;
-  }
-  var i, ii;
-  for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-    var feature = features[i];
-    var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
-    if (!goog.isNull(geometry) && !goog.isNull(transform)) {
-      geometry.transform(transform);
+    var transform = ol.proj.getTransform(featureProjection, this.reprojectTo_);
+    var i, ii;
+    for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+      var feature = features[i];
+      var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
+      if (!goog.isNull(geometry)) {
+        geometry.transform(transform);
+      }
     }
-    this.addFeature(feature);
   }
+  this.addFeaturesInternal(features);
   this.setState(ol.source.State.READY);
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/source/vectorsource.exports b/src/ol/source/vectorsource.exports
index cc76d95621..1b55238538 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/vectorsource.exports
+++ b/src/ol/source/vectorsource.exports
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @exportSymbol ol.source.Vector
 @exportProperty ol.source.Vector.prototype.addFeature
+@exportProperty ol.source.Vector.prototype.addFeatures
 @exportProperty ol.source.Vector.prototype.getClosestFeatureToCoordinate
 @exportProperty ol.source.Vector.prototype.forEachFeature
 @exportProperty ol.source.Vector.prototype.getAllFeatures
diff --git a/src/ol/source/vectorsource.js b/src/ol/source/vectorsource.js
index 11079daf57..a69c70ca6d 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/vectorsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/vectorsource.js
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@ ol.source.Vector = function(opt_options) {
   this.featureChangeKeys_ = {};
 
   if (goog.isDef(options.features)) {
-    var features = options.features;
-    var i, ii;
-    for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-      this.addFeature(features[i]);
-    }
+    this.addFeaturesInternal(options.features);
   }
 
 };
@@ -78,6 +74,17 @@ goog.inherits(ol.source.Vector, ol.source.Source);
  * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
  */
 ol.source.Vector.prototype.addFeature = function(feature) {
+  this.addFeatureInternal(feature);
+  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Add a feature without firing a `change` event.
+ * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
+ * @protected
+ */
+ol.source.Vector.prototype.addFeatureInternal = function(feature) {
   var featureKey = goog.getUid(feature) + '';
   goog.asserts.assert(!(featureKey in this.featureChangeKeys_));
   this.featureChangeKeys_[featureKey] = goog.events.listen(feature,
@@ -91,16 +98,42 @@ ol.source.Vector.prototype.addFeature = function(feature) {
   }
   this.dispatchEvent(
       new ol.source.VectorEvent(ol.source.VectorEventType.ADDFEATURE, feature));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} features Features.
+ */
+ol.source.Vector.prototype.addFeatures = function(features) {
+  this.addFeaturesInternal(features);
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Add features without firing a `change` event.
+ * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} features Features.
+ * @protected
+ */
+ol.source.Vector.prototype.addFeaturesInternal = function(features) {
+  // FIXME use R-Bush bulk load when available
+  var i, ii;
+  for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    this.addFeatureInternal(features[i]);
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * FIXME empty description for jsdoc
  */
 ol.source.Vector.prototype.clear = function() {
-  this.rBush_.forEach(this.removeFeatureInternal_, this);
+  this.rBush_.forEach(this.removeFeatureInternal, this);
   this.rBush_.clear();
+  goog.object.forEach(
+      this.nullGeometryFeatures_, this.removeFeatureInternal, this);
+  goog.object.clear(this.nullGeometryFeatures_);
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.object.isEmpty(this.featureChangeKeys_));
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
 
@@ -268,16 +301,17 @@ ol.source.Vector.prototype.removeFeature = function(feature) {
   } else {
     this.rBush_.remove(feature);
   }
-  this.removeFeatureInternal_(feature);
+  this.removeFeatureInternal(feature);
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
 
 
 /**
+ * Remove feature without firing a `change` event.
  * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
- * @private
+ * @protected
  */
-ol.source.Vector.prototype.removeFeatureInternal_ = function(feature) {
+ol.source.Vector.prototype.removeFeatureInternal = function(feature) {
   var featureKey = goog.getUid(feature) + '';
   goog.asserts.assert(featureKey in this.featureChangeKeys_);
   goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.featureChangeKeys_[featureKey]);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/source/vectorsource.test.js b/test/spec/ol/source/vectorsource.test.js
index 7037c86bbc..975a793af6 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/source/vectorsource.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/source/vectorsource.test.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('ol.source.Vector', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('when populated with 10 random points', function() {
+  describe('when populated with 10 random points and a null', function() {
 
     var features;
     var vectorSource;
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ describe('ol.source.Vector', function() {
         features[i] =
             new ol.Feature(new ol.geom.Point([Math.random(), Math.random()]));
       }
+      features.push(new ol.Feature(null));
       vectorSource = new ol.source.Vector({
         features: features
       });
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ describe('ol.source.Vector', function() {
         expect(changeSpy).to.be.called();
         expect(changeSpy.callCount).to.be(1);
         expect(removeFeatureSpy).to.be.called();
-        expect(removeFeatureSpy.callCount).to.be(10);
+        expect(removeFeatureSpy.callCount).to.be(features.length);
       });
 
     });