diff --git a/src/ol/geom/linearring.js b/src/ol/geom/linearring.js
index 3fa3bcbbe7..d47230b5a9 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/linearring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/linearring.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.LinearRing');
 
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat');
+goog.require('ol.geom.simplify');
 
 
 
@@ -36,6 +37,22 @@ ol.geom.LinearRing.prototype.getCoordinates = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.geom.LinearRing.prototype.getSimplifiedGeometryInternal =
+    function(squaredTolerance) {
+  var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
+  simplifiedFlatCoordinates.length = ol.geom.simplify.douglasPeucker(
+      this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.flatCoordinates.length, this.stride,
+      squaredTolerance, simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0);
+  var simplifiedLinearRing = new ol.geom.LinearRing(null);
+  simplifiedLinearRing.setFlatCoordinates(
+      ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XY, simplifiedFlatCoordinates);
+  return simplifiedLinearRing;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */