diff --git a/src/ol/animation.js b/src/ol/animation.js
index 582c7c5ad0..4049186bb8 100644
--- a/src/ol/animation.js
+++ b/src/ol/animation.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // FIXME works for View2D only
+// FIXME dependency on ol.View2D suppressed to prevent dependency loop
 
 goog.provide('ol.animation');
 
 goog.require('goog.fx.easing');
 goog.require('ol.PreRenderFunction');
-goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.easing');
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/view2d.js b/src/ol/view2d.js
index e7cad27ed3..0ea5977c43 100644
--- a/src/ol/view2d.js
+++ b/src/ol/view2d.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Projection');
 goog.require('ol.ResolutionConstraint');
 goog.require('ol.RotationConstraint');
 goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.animation');
 
 
 /**
@@ -289,9 +290,16 @@ ol.View2D.prototype.zoom_ = function(map, resolution, opt_anchor) {
  * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
  * @param {number} delta Delta from previous zoom level.
  * @param {ol.Coordinate=} opt_anchor Anchor coordinate.
+ * @param {number=} opt_duration Duration.
  */
-ol.View2D.prototype.zoom = function(map, delta, opt_anchor) {
-  var resolution = this.constraints_.resolution(this.getResolution(), delta);
+ol.View2D.prototype.zoom = function(map, delta, opt_anchor, opt_duration) {
+  var currentResolution = this.getResolution();
+  if (goog.isDef(currentResolution) && goog.isDef(opt_duration)) {
+    map.requestRenderFrame();
+    map.addPreRenderFunction(ol.animation.createZoomFrom(
+        currentResolution, opt_duration));
+  }
+  var resolution = this.constraints_.resolution(currentResolution, delta);
   this.zoom_(map, resolution, opt_anchor);
 };