diff --git a/examples/vector-layer.html b/examples/vector-layer.html
index d286840586..c34ff9cde5 100644
--- a/examples/vector-layer.html
+++ b/examples/vector-layer.html
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
           </div>
           <div id="tags">vector, geojson, style</div>
         </div>
+        <div class="span4 pull-right">
+          <div id="info" class="alert alert-success">
+            &nbsp;
+          </div>
+        </div>
 
       </div>
 
diff --git a/examples/vector-layer.js b/examples/vector-layer.js
index 1f23f67028..d830d654ee 100644
--- a/examples/vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples/vector-layer.js
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
   })
 });
 
+map.on('mousemove', function(evt) {
+  var features = map.getFeatureInfoForPixel(evt.getPixel(), [vector]);
+  var info = [];
+  for (var i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    info.push(features[i].get('name'));
+  }
+  document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = info.join(', ') || '&nbsp;';
+});
+
 
 var geojson = new ol.parser.GeoJSON();
 var url = 'data/countries.json';
diff --git a/src/ol/coordinate.js b/src/ol/coordinate.js
index bf1d7c0ee9..ad60916902 100644
--- a/src/ol/coordinate.js
+++ b/src/ol/coordinate.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ ol.CoordinateFormatType;
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {Array.<number>}
+ * An array representing a coordinate.
+ * @typedef {Array.<number>} ol.Coordinate
  */
 ol.Coordinate;
 
@@ -84,6 +85,18 @@ ol.coordinate.scale = function(coordinate, s) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coord1 First coordinate.
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coord2 Second coordinate.
+ * @return {number} Squared distance between coord1 and coord2.
+ */
+ol.coordinate.squaredDistance = function(coord1, coord2) {
+  var dx = coord1[0] - coord2[0];
+  var dy = coord1[1] - coord2[1];
+  return dx * dx + dy * dy;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.Coordinate|undefined} coordinate Coordinate.
  * @return {string} Hemisphere, degrees, minutes and seconds.
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/base.js b/src/ol/geom/base.js
index 31ebb15f95..1b8d3e4a04 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/base.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/base.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 goog.provide('ol.geom.Vertex');
 goog.provide('ol.geom.VertexArray');
 
+goog.require('ol.coordinate');
+
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Array.<number>}
@@ -12,3 +14,59 @@ ol.geom.Vertex;
  * @typedef {Array.<ol.geom.Vertex>}
  */
 ol.geom.VertexArray;
+
+
+/**
+ * Calculate the squared distance from a point to a line segment.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate of the point.
+ * @param {Array.<ol.Coordinate>} segment Line segment (2 coordinates).
+ * @return {number} Squared distance from the point to the line segment.
+ */
+ol.geom.squaredDistanceToSegment = function(coordinate, segment) {
+  // http://de.softuses.com/103478, Kommentar #1
+  var v = segment[0];
+  var w = segment[1];
+  var l2 = ol.coordinate.squaredDistance(v, w);
+  if (l2 == 0) {
+    return ol.coordinate.squaredDistance(coordinate, v);
+  }
+  var t = ((coordinate[0] - v[0]) * (w[0] - v[0]) +
+      (coordinate[1] - v[1]) * (w[1] - v[1])) / l2;
+  if (t < 0) {
+    return ol.coordinate.squaredDistance(coordinate, v);
+  }
+  if (t > 1) {
+    return ol.coordinate.squaredDistance(coordinate, w);
+  }
+  return ol.coordinate.squaredDistance(coordinate,
+      [v[0] + t * (w[0] - v[0]), v[1] + t * (w[1] - v[1])]);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Calculate whether a point falls inside a polygon.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate of the point.
+ * @param {Array.<ol.Coordinate>} vertices Vertices of the polygon.
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the point falls inside the polygon.
+ */
+ol.geom.pointInPolygon = function(coordinate, vertices) {
+  // http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/wrf/Research/Short_Notes/pnpoly.html
+  var x = coordinate[0], y = coordinate[1];
+  var inside = false;
+  var xi, yi, xj, yj, intersect;
+  var numVertices = vertices.length;
+  for (var i = 0, j = numVertices - 1; i < numVertices; j = i++) {
+    xi = vertices[i][0];
+    yi = vertices[i][1];
+    xj = vertices[j][0];
+    yj = vertices[j][1];
+    intersect = ((yi > y) != (yj > y)) &&
+        (x < (xj - xi) * (y - yi) / (yj - yi) + xi);
+    if (intersect) {
+      inside = !inside;
+    }
+  }
+  return inside;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/linestring.js b/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
index 7f92785690..7a7f2321fd 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
@@ -146,3 +146,20 @@ ol.geom.LineString.prototype.getType = function() {
 ol.geom.LineString.prototype.getSharedId = function() {
   return this.sharedId_;
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * Calculate the distance from a coordinate to this linestring.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate.
+ * @return {number} Distance from the coordinate to this linestring.
+ */
+ol.geom.LineString.prototype.distanceFromCoordinate = function(coordinate) {
+  var coordinates = this.getCoordinates();
+  var dist2 = Infinity;
+  for (var i = 0, j = 1, len = coordinates.length; j < len; i = j++) {
+    dist2 = Math.min(dist2, ol.geom.squaredDistanceToSegment(coordinate,
+        [coordinates[i], coordinates[j]]));
+  }
+  return Math.sqrt(dist2);
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js b/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
index 71f99afbe1..b656648992 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@ ol.geom.MultiLineString.prototype.getType = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Calculate the distance from a coordinate to this multilinestring. This is
+ * the closest distance of the coordinate to one of this multilinestring's
+ * components.<
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate.
+ * @return {number} Distance from the coordinate to this multilinestring.
+ */
+ol.geom.MultiLineString.prototype.distanceFromCoordinate =
+    function(coordinate) {
+  var distance = Infinity;
+  for (var i = 0, ii = this.components.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    distance = Math.min(distance,
+        this.components[i].distanceFromCoordinate(coordinate));
+  }
+  return distance;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Create a multi-linestring geometry from an array of linestring geometries.
  *
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index b3c87c6175..452f487386 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -56,6 +56,24 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getType = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Check whether a given coordinate is inside this multipolygon.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate.
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the coordinate is inside the multipolygon.
+ */
+ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.containsCoordinate = function(coordinate) {
+  var containsCoordinate = false;
+  for (var i = 0, ii = this.components.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    if (this.components[i].containsCoordinate(coordinate)) {
+      containsCoordinate = true;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return containsCoordinate;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Create a multi-polygon geometry from an array of polygon geometries.
  *
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
index c38b4aa57a..383cdebd98 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
@@ -88,3 +88,26 @@ ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.getCoordinates = function() {
 ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.getType = function() {
   return ol.geom.GeometryType.POLYGON;
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * Check whether a given coordinate is inside this polygon.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate.
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the coordinate is inside the polygon.
+ */
+ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.containsCoordinate = function(coordinate) {
+  var rings = this.rings;
+  var containsCoordinate = ol.geom.pointInPolygon(coordinate,
+      rings[0].getCoordinates());
+  if (containsCoordinate) {
+    // if inner ring contains point, polygon does not contain it
+    for (var i = 1, ii = rings.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+      if (ol.geom.pointInPolygon(coordinate, rings[i].getCoordinates())) {
+        containsCoordinate = false;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return containsCoordinate;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/map.exports b/src/ol/map.exports
index 6fa9bba48a..048d03366d 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.exports
+++ b/src/ol/map.exports
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addLayer
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addPreRenderFunction
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addPreRenderFunctions
+@exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.getFeatureInfoForPixel
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.getInteractions
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.getRenderer
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.removeLayer
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 616ed73c0c..e144fe7e68 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -427,6 +427,23 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getCoordinateFromPixel = function(pixel) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Get feature information for a pixel on the map.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Pixel} pixel Pixel coordinate relative to the map viewport.
+ * @param {Array.<ol.layer.Layer>=} opt_layers Layers to restrict the query to.
+ *     All layers will be queried if not provided.
+ * @return {Array.<ol.Feature|string>} Feature information.  Layers that are
+ *     able to return attribute data will return ol.Feature instances, other
+ *     layers will return a string which can either be plain text or markup.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.getFeatureInfoForPixel = function(pixel, opt_layers) {
+  var layers = goog.isDefAndNotNull(opt_layers) ?
+      opt_layers : this.getLayers().getArray();
+  return this.getRenderer().getFeatureInfoForPixel(pixel, layers);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {ol.Collection} Interactions.
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
index 108458b198..035178f538 100644
--- a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
+++ b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler = function(map) {
    */
   this.downListenerKey_ = null;
 
+  /**
+   * @type {?number}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.moveListenerKey_ = null;
+
   /**
    * @type {Array.<number>}
    * @private
@@ -172,6 +178,9 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler = function(map) {
   this.downListenerKey_ = goog.events.listen(element,
       goog.events.EventType.MOUSEDOWN,
       this.handleMouseDown_, false, this);
+  this.moveListenerKey_ = goog.events.listen(element,
+      goog.events.EventType.MOUSEMOVE,
+      this.relayMouseMove_, false, this);
   // touch events
   this.touchListenerKeys_ = [
     goog.events.listen(element, [
@@ -281,6 +290,16 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleMouseMove_ = function(browserEvent) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.relayMouseMove_ = function(browserEvent) {
+  this.dispatchEvent(new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
+      ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.MOUSEMOVE, this.map_, browserEvent));
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
  * @private
@@ -335,6 +354,7 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleTouchEnd_ = function(browserEvent) {
 ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
   goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.clickListenerKey_);
   goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.downListenerKey_);
+  goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.moveListenerKey_);
   if (!goog.isNull(this.dragListenerKeys_)) {
     goog.array.forEach(this.dragListenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
     this.dragListenerKeys_ = null;
@@ -360,5 +380,6 @@ ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType = {
   DRAGEND: 'dragend',
   TOUCHSTART: goog.events.EventType.TOUCHSTART,
   TOUCHMOVE: goog.events.EventType.TOUCHMOVE,
-  TOUCHEND: goog.events.EventType.TOUCHEND
+  TOUCHEND: goog.events.EventType.TOUCHEND,
+  MOUSEMOVE: goog.events.EventType.MOUSEMOVE
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
index b343880a36..83dcbdff06 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ goog.require('goog.events');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('goog.vec.Mat4');
+goog.require('ol.Pixel');
 goog.require('ol.Size');
 goog.require('ol.TileCache');
 goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
@@ -187,6 +188,52 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.getTransform = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Pixel} pixel Pixel coordinate relative to the map viewport.
+ * @return {Array.<ol.Feature>} Features at the pixel location.
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.getFeatureInfoForPixel =
+    function(pixel) {
+  // TODO adjust pixel tolerance for applied styles
+  var minPixel = new ol.Pixel(pixel.x - 1, pixel.y - 1);
+  var maxPixel = new ol.Pixel(pixel.x + 1, pixel.y + 1);
+  var map = this.getMap();
+
+  var locationMin = map.getCoordinateFromPixel(minPixel);
+  var locationMax = map.getCoordinateFromPixel(maxPixel);
+  var locationBbox = ol.extent.boundingExtent([locationMin, locationMax]);
+  var filter = new ol.filter.Extent(locationBbox);
+  // TODO do a real intersect against the filtered result for exact matches
+  var candidates = this.getLayer().getFeatures(filter);
+
+  var location = map.getCoordinateFromPixel(pixel);
+  // TODO adjust tolerance for stroke width or use configurable tolerance
+  var tolerance = map.getView().getView2D().getResolution() * 3;
+  var result = [];
+  var candidate, geom;
+  for (var i = 0, ii = candidates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    candidate = candidates[i];
+    geom = candidate.getGeometry();
+    if (goog.isFunction(geom.containsCoordinate)) {
+      // For polygons, check if the pixel location is inside the polygon
+      if (geom.containsCoordinate(location)) {
+        result.push(candidate);
+      }
+    } else if (goog.isFunction(geom.distanceFromCoordinate)) {
+      // For lines, check if the ditance to the pixel location is within the
+      // tolerance threshold
+      if (geom.distanceFromCoordinate(location) < tolerance) {
+        result.push(candidate);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // For points, the bbox filter is all we need
+      result.push(candidate);
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {goog.events.Event} event Layer change event.
  * @private
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
index 607bcebc6e..3197bdbe54 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/maprenderer.js
@@ -103,6 +103,29 @@ ol.renderer.Map.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
 ol.renderer.Map.prototype.getCanvas = goog.functions.NULL;
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Pixel} pixel Pixel coordinate relative to the map viewport.
+ * @param {Array.<ol.layer.Layer>} layers Layers to query.
+ * @return {Array.<ol.Feature|string>} Feature information.  Layers that are
+ *     able to return attribute data will return ol.Feature instances, other
+ *     layers will return a string which can either be plain text or markup.
+ */
+ol.renderer.Map.prototype.getFeatureInfoForPixel =
+    function(pixel, layers) {
+  var layer, layerRenderer;
+  var featureInfo = [];
+  for (var i = 0, ii = layers.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    layer = layers[i];
+    layerRenderer = this.getLayerRenderer(layer);
+    if (goog.isFunction(layerRenderer.getFeatureInfoForPixel)) {
+      featureInfo.push.apply(featureInfo,
+          layerRenderer.getFeatureInfoForPixel(pixel));
+    }
+  }
+  return featureInfo;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
  * @protected