diff --git a/src/ol/resolutionconstraint.js b/src/ol/resolutionconstraint.js
index 98b1fd8b61..023bd61da5 100644
--- a/src/ol/resolutionconstraint.js
+++ b/src/ol/resolutionconstraint.js
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ ol.ResolutionConstraint.createSnapToResolutions = function(resolutions) {
           var z =
               ol.array.linearFindNearest(resolutions, resolution, direction);
           z = ol.math.clamp(z + delta, 0, resolutions.length - 1);
-          return resolutions[z];
+          var index = Math.floor(z);
+          if (z != index && index < resolutions.length - 1) {
+            var power = resolutions[index] / resolutions[index + 1];
+            return resolutions[index] / Math.pow(power, z - index);
+          } else {
+            return resolutions[index];
+          }
         } else {
           return undefined;
         }
@@ -45,14 +51,7 @@ ol.ResolutionConstraint.createSnapToPower = function(power, maxResolution, opt_m
        */
       function(resolution, delta, direction) {
         if (resolution !== undefined) {
-          var offset;
-          if (direction > 0) {
-            offset = 0;
-          } else if (direction < 0) {
-            offset = 1;
-          } else {
-            offset = 0.5;
-          }
+          var offset = -direction / 2 + 0.5;
           var oldLevel = Math.floor(
               Math.log(maxResolution / resolution) / Math.log(power) + offset);
           var newLevel = Math.max(oldLevel + delta, 0);
diff --git a/src/ol/view.js b/src/ol/view.js
index b0ce90cfc5..07678fe31d 100644
--- a/src/ol/view.js
+++ b/src/ol/view.js
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ ol.View = function(opt_options) {
    */
   this.minResolution_ = resolutionConstraintInfo.minResolution;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.zoomFactor_ = resolutionConstraintInfo.zoomFactor;
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {Array.<number>|undefined}
@@ -453,27 +459,32 @@ ol.View.prototype.getState = function() {
 
 /**
  * Get the current zoom level. Return undefined if the current
- * resolution is undefined or not a "constrained resolution".
+ * resolution is undefined or not within the "resolution constraints".
  * @return {number|undefined} Zoom.
  * @api stable
  */
 ol.View.prototype.getZoom = function() {
-  var offset;
+  var zoom;
   var resolution = this.getResolution();
-
-  if (resolution !== undefined) {
-    var res, z = 0;
-    do {
-      res = this.constrainResolution(this.maxResolution_, z);
-      if (res == resolution) {
-        offset = z;
-        break;
+  if (resolution !== undefined &&
+      resolution >= this.minResolution_ && resolution <= this.maxResolution_) {
+    var offset = this.minZoom_ || 0;
+    var max, zoomFactor;
+    if (this.resolutions_) {
+      var nearest = ol.array.linearFindNearest(this.resolutions_, resolution, 1);
+      offset += nearest;
+      if (nearest == this.resolutions_.length - 1) {
+        return offset;
       }
-      ++z;
-    } while (res > this.minResolution_);
+      max = this.resolutions_[nearest];
+      zoomFactor = max / this.resolutions_[nearest + 1];
+    } else {
+      max = this.maxResolution_;
+      zoomFactor = this.zoomFactor_;
+    }
+    zoom = offset + Math.log(max / resolution) / Math.log(zoomFactor);
   }
-
-  return offset !== undefined ? this.minZoom_ + offset : offset;
+  return zoom;
 };
 
 
@@ -689,7 +700,7 @@ ol.View.createCenterConstraint_ = function(options) {
  * @private
  * @param {olx.ViewOptions} options View options.
  * @return {{constraint: ol.ResolutionConstraintType, maxResolution: number,
- *     minResolution: number}} The constraint.
+ *     minResolution: number, zoomFactor: number}} The constraint.
  */
 ol.View.createResolutionConstraint_ = function(options) {
   var resolutionConstraint;
@@ -763,7 +774,7 @@ ol.View.createResolutionConstraint_ = function(options) {
         zoomFactor, maxResolution, maxZoom - minZoom);
   }
   return {constraint: resolutionConstraint, maxResolution: maxResolution,
-    minResolution: minResolution, minZoom: minZoom};
+    minResolution: minResolution, minZoom: minZoom, zoomFactor: zoomFactor};
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/view.test.js b/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
index b7bfbe1158..212bf445aa 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
@@ -323,17 +323,20 @@ describe('ol.View', function() {
       view.setResolution(undefined);
       expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(undefined);
 
-      view.setResolution(511);
+      view.setResolution(513);
       expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(undefined);
 
       view.setResolution(512);
       expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(0);
 
-      view.setResolution(64);
-      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(3);
+      view.setResolution(100);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.roughlyEqual(2.35614, 1e-5);
 
       view.setResolution(65);
-      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(undefined);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.roughlyEqual(2.97763, 1e-5);
+
+      view.setResolution(64);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(3);
 
       view.setResolution(16);
       expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(5);
@@ -341,6 +344,28 @@ describe('ol.View', function() {
       view.setResolution(15);
       expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(undefined);
     });
+
+    it('works for resolution arrays with variable zoom factors', function() {
+      var view = new ol.View({
+        resolutions: [10, 5, 2, 1]
+      });
+
+      view.setZoom(1);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(1);
+
+      view.setZoom(1.3);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(1.3);
+
+      view.setZoom(2);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(2);
+
+      view.setZoom(2.7);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(2.7);
+
+      view.setZoom(3);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(3);
+
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#getZoom() - constrained', function() {
@@ -359,6 +384,9 @@ describe('ol.View', function() {
       view.setZoom(15);
       expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(15);
 
+      view.setZoom(15.3);
+      expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(15.3);
+
       view.setZoom(20);
       expect(view.getZoom()).to.be(20);