diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index f642f94bfe..3cf5845f20 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -1608,7 +1608,8 @@ olx.interaction.DragZoomOptions.prototype.style;
  *     snapTolerance: (number|undefined),
  *     type: ol.geom.GeometryType,
  *     minPointsPerRing: (number|undefined),
- *     style: (ol.style.Style|Array.<ol.style.Style>|ol.feature.StyleFunction|undefined)}}
+ *     style: (ol.style.Style|Array.<ol.style.Style>|ol.feature.StyleFunction|undefined),
+ *     geometryName: (string|undefined)}}
  * @todo api
  */
 olx.interaction.DrawOptions;
@@ -1658,6 +1659,13 @@ olx.interaction.DrawOptions.prototype.minPointsPerRing;
 olx.interaction.DrawOptions.prototype.style;
 
 
+/**
+ * Geometry name to use for features created by the draw interaction.
+ * @type {string|undefined}
+ */
+olx.interaction.DrawOptions.prototype.geometryName;
+
+
 /**
  * @typedef {{condition: (ol.events.ConditionType|undefined),
  *     pixelDelta: (number|undefined)}}
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.js
index 15d36386e5..722b99cae6 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.js
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ ol.interaction.Draw = function(options) {
         options.style : ol.interaction.Draw.getDefaultStyleFunction()
   });
 
+  /**
+   * Name of the geometry attribute for newly created features.
+   * @type {string|undefined}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.geometryName_ = options.geometryName;
+
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.interaction.Draw, ol.interaction.Pointer);
 
@@ -350,7 +357,11 @@ ol.interaction.Draw.prototype.startDrawing_ = function(event) {
     }
   }
   goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(geometry));
-  this.sketchFeature_ = new ol.Feature(geometry);
+  this.sketchFeature_ = new ol.Feature();
+  if (goog.isDef(this.geometryName_)) {
+    this.sketchFeature_.setGeometryName(this.geometryName_);
+  }
+  this.sketchFeature_.setGeometry(geometry);
   this.updateSketchFeatures_();
   this.dispatchEvent(new ol.DrawEvent(ol.DrawEventType.DRAWSTART,
       this.sketchFeature_));
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
index db1f36e537..14fa5deaae 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
@@ -69,6 +69,28 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('specifying a geometryName', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      var draw = new ol.interaction.Draw({
+        source: source,
+        geometryName: 'the_geom',
+        type: ol.geom.GeometryType.POINT
+      });
+      map.addInteraction(draw);
+    });
+
+    it('creates a feature with the correct geometryName', function() {
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 10, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 10, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 10, 20);
+      var features = source.getFeatures();
+      var geometry = features[0].getGeometry();
+      expect(features[0].getGeometryName()).to.equal('the_geom');
+      expect(geometry).to.be.a(ol.geom.Point);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('drawing points', function() {
     var draw;