diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorrenderer.js
index 956a8687ba..c2608eee82 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorrenderer.js
@@ -306,11 +306,13 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderPolygonFeatures_ =
   var context = this.context_,
       strokeColor = symbolizer.strokeColor,
       strokeWidth = symbolizer.strokeWidth,
+      strokeOpacity = symbolizer.strokeOpacity,
       fillColor = symbolizer.fillColor,
+      fillOpacity = symbolizer.fillOpacity,
+      globalAlpha,
       i, ii, geometry, components, j, jj, poly,
       rings, numRings, ring, dim, k, kk, vec;
 
-  context.globalAlpha = symbolizer.opacity;
   if (strokeColor) {
     context.strokeStyle = strokeColor;
     if (strokeWidth) {
@@ -359,7 +361,17 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderPolygonFeatures_ =
         }
         if (fillColor && strokeColor) {
           // scenario 3 - fill and stroke each time
+          if (fillOpacity !== globalAlpha) {
+            goog.asserts.assertNumber(fillOpacity);
+            context.globalAlpha = fillOpacity;
+            globalAlpha = fillOpacity;
+          }
           context.fill();
+          if (strokeOpacity !== globalAlpha) {
+            goog.asserts.assertNumber(strokeOpacity);
+            context.globalAlpha = strokeOpacity;
+            globalAlpha = strokeOpacity;
+          }
           context.stroke();
           if (i < ii - 1 || j < jj - 1) {
             context.beginPath();
@@ -371,9 +383,19 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorRenderer.prototype.renderPolygonFeatures_ =
   if (!(fillColor && strokeColor)) {
     if (fillColor) {
       // scenario 2 - fill all at once
+      if (fillOpacity !== globalAlpha) {
+        goog.asserts.assertNumber(fillOpacity);
+        context.globalAlpha = fillOpacity;
+        globalAlpha = fillOpacity;
+      }
       context.fill();
     } else {
       // scenario 1 - stroke all at once
+      if (strokeOpacity !== globalAlpha) {
+        goog.asserts.assertNumber(strokeOpacity);
+        context.globalAlpha = strokeOpacity;
+        globalAlpha = strokeOpacity;
+      }
       context.stroke();
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/ol/style/polygon.js b/src/ol/style/polygon.js
index bcb5ac724f..258fa8775a 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/polygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/polygon.js
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ goog.require('ol.style.SymbolizerLiteral');
 
 /**
  * @typedef {{fillColor: (string|undefined),
+ *            fillOpacity: (number|undefined),
  *            strokeColor: (string|undefined),
- *            strokeWidth: (number|undefined),
- *            opacity: (number)}}
+ *            strokeOpacity: (number|undefined),
+ *            strokeWidth: (number|undefined)}}
  */
 ol.style.PolygonLiteralOptions;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,13 @@ ol.style.PolygonLiteral = function(options) {
     goog.asserts.assertString(options.fillColor, 'fillColor must be a string');
   }
 
+  /** @type {number|undefined} */
+  this.fillOpacity = options.fillOpacity;
+  if (goog.isDef(options.fillOpacity)) {
+    goog.asserts.assertNumber(
+        options.fillOpacity, 'fillOpacity must be a number');
+  }
+
   /** @type {string|undefined} */
   this.strokeColor = options.strokeColor;
   if (goog.isDef(this.strokeColor)) {
@@ -40,6 +48,13 @@ ol.style.PolygonLiteral = function(options) {
         this.strokeColor, 'strokeColor must be a string');
   }
 
+  /** @type {number|undefined} */
+  this.strokeOpacity = options.strokeOpacity;
+  if (goog.isDef(this.strokeOpacity)) {
+    goog.asserts.assertNumber(
+        this.strokeOpacity, 'strokeOpacity must be a number');
+  }
+
   /** @type {number|undefined} */
   this.strokeWidth = options.strokeWidth;
   if (goog.isDef(this.strokeWidth)) {
@@ -47,14 +62,14 @@ ol.style.PolygonLiteral = function(options) {
         this.strokeWidth, 'strokeWidth must be a number');
   }
 
-  goog.asserts.assert(
-      goog.isDef(this.fillColor) ||
-      (goog.isDef(this.strokeColor) && goog.isDef(this.strokeWidth)),
-      'Either fillColor or strokeColor and strokeWidth must be set');
-
-  goog.asserts.assertNumber(options.opacity, 'opacity must be a number');
-  /** @type {number} */
-  this.opacity = options.opacity;
+  // fill and/or stroke properties must be defined
+  var fillDef = goog.isDef(this.fillColor) && goog.isDef(this.fillOpacity);
+  var strokeDef = goog.isDef(this.strokeColor) &&
+      goog.isDef(this.strokeOpacity) &&
+      goog.isDef(this.strokeWidth);
+  goog.asserts.assert(fillDef || strokeDef,
+      'Either fillColor and fillOpacity or ' +
+      'strokeColor and strokeOpacity and strokeWidth must be set');
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.style.PolygonLiteral, ol.style.SymbolizerLiteral);
@@ -65,9 +80,10 @@ goog.inherits(ol.style.PolygonLiteral, ol.style.SymbolizerLiteral);
  */
 ol.style.PolygonLiteral.prototype.equals = function(polygonLiteral) {
   return this.fillColor == polygonLiteral.fillColor &&
+      this.fillOpacity == polygonLiteral.fillOpacity &&
       this.strokeColor == polygonLiteral.strokeColor &&
-      this.strokeWidth == polygonLiteral.strokeWidth &&
-      this.opacity == polygonLiteral.opacity;
+      this.strokeOpacity == polygonLiteral.strokeOpacity &&
+      this.strokeWidth == polygonLiteral.strokeWidth;
 };
 
 
@@ -80,20 +96,54 @@ ol.style.PolygonLiteral.prototype.equals = function(polygonLiteral) {
 ol.style.Polygon = function(options) {
   goog.base(this);
 
+
+  // fill handling - if any fill property is supplied, use all defaults
+  var fillColor = null,
+      fillOpacity = null;
+
+  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.fillColor) ||
+      goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.fillOpacity)) {
+
+    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.fillColor)) {
+      fillColor = (options.fillColor instanceof ol.expr.Expression) ?
+          options.fillColor :
+          new ol.expr.Literal(options.fillColor);
+    } else {
+      fillColor = new ol.expr.Literal(
+          /** @type {string} */ (ol.style.PolygonDefaults.fillColor));
+    }
+
+    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.fillOpacity)) {
+      fillOpacity = (options.fillOpacity instanceof ol.expr.Expression) ?
+          options.fillOpacity :
+          new ol.expr.Literal(options.fillOpacity);
+    } else {
+      fillOpacity = new ol.expr.Literal(
+          /** @type {number} */ (ol.style.PolygonDefaults.fillOpacity));
+    }
+
+  }
+
   /**
    * @type {ol.expr.Expression}
    * @private
    */
-  this.fillColor_ = !goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.fillColor) ?
-      null :
-      (options.fillColor instanceof ol.expr.Expression) ?
-          options.fillColor : new ol.expr.Literal(options.fillColor);
+  this.fillColor_ = fillColor;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.expr.Expression}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.fillOpacity_ = fillOpacity;
+
 
   // stroke handling - if any stroke property is supplied, use defaults
   var strokeColor = null,
+      strokeOpacity = null,
       strokeWidth = null;
 
   if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.strokeColor) ||
+      goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.strokeOpacity) ||
       goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.strokeWidth)) {
 
     if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.strokeColor)) {
@@ -105,6 +155,15 @@ ol.style.Polygon = function(options) {
           /** @type {string} */ (ol.style.PolygonDefaults.strokeColor));
     }
 
+    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.strokeOpacity)) {
+      strokeOpacity = (options.strokeOpacity instanceof ol.expr.Expression) ?
+          options.strokeOpacity :
+          new ol.expr.Literal(options.strokeOpacity);
+    } else {
+      strokeOpacity = new ol.expr.Literal(
+          /** @type {number} */ (ol.style.PolygonDefaults.strokeOpacity));
+    }
+
     if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(options.strokeWidth)) {
       strokeWidth = (options.strokeWidth instanceof ol.expr.Expression) ?
           options.strokeWidth :
@@ -113,6 +172,7 @@ ol.style.Polygon = function(options) {
       strokeWidth = new ol.expr.Literal(
           /** @type {number} */ (ol.style.PolygonDefaults.strokeWidth));
     }
+
   }
 
   /**
@@ -125,21 +185,21 @@ ol.style.Polygon = function(options) {
    * @type {ol.expr.Expression}
    * @private
    */
-  this.strokeWidth_ = strokeWidth;
-
-  // one of stroke or fill can be null, both null is user error
-  goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(this.fillColor_) ||
-      !(goog.isNull(this.strokeColor_) && goog.isNull(this.strokeWidth_)),
-      'Stroke or fill properties must be provided');
+  this.strokeOpacity_ = strokeOpacity;
 
   /**
    * @type {ol.expr.Expression}
    * @private
    */
-  this.opacity_ = !goog.isDef(options.opacity) ?
-      new ol.expr.Literal(ol.style.PolygonDefaults.opacity) :
-      (options.opacity instanceof ol.expr.Expression) ?
-          options.opacity : new ol.expr.Literal(options.opacity);
+  this.strokeWidth_ = strokeWidth;
+
+  // one of stroke or fill can be null, both null is user error
+  var fill = !goog.isNull(this.fillColor_) && !goog.isNull(this.fillOpacity_);
+  var stroke = !goog.isNull(this.strokeColor_) &&
+      !goog.isNull(this.strokeOpacity_) &&
+      !goog.isNull(this.strokeWidth_);
+  goog.asserts.assert(fill || stroke,
+      'Stroke or fill properties must be provided');
 
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.style.Polygon, ol.style.Symbolizer);
@@ -157,31 +217,43 @@ ol.style.Polygon.prototype.createLiteral = function(opt_feature) {
     goog.asserts.assertString(fillColor, 'fillColor must be a string');
   }
 
+  var fillOpacity;
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.fillOpacity_)) {
+    fillOpacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fillOpacity_, opt_feature);
+    goog.asserts.assertNumber(fillOpacity, 'fillOpacity must be a number');
+  }
+
   var strokeColor;
   if (!goog.isNull(this.strokeColor_)) {
     strokeColor = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.strokeColor_, opt_feature);
     goog.asserts.assertString(strokeColor, 'strokeColor must be a string');
   }
 
+  var strokeOpacity;
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.strokeOpacity_)) {
+    strokeOpacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.strokeOpacity_, opt_feature);
+    goog.asserts.assertNumber(strokeOpacity, 'strokeOpacity must be a number');
+  }
+
   var strokeWidth;
   if (!goog.isNull(this.strokeWidth_)) {
     strokeWidth = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.strokeWidth_, opt_feature);
     goog.asserts.assertNumber(strokeWidth, 'strokeWidth must be a number');
   }
 
-  goog.asserts.assert(
-      goog.isDef(fillColor) ||
-      (goog.isDef(strokeColor) && goog.isDef(strokeWidth)),
-      'either fillColor or strokeColor and strokeWidth must be defined');
+  var fill = goog.isDef(fillColor) && goog.isDef(fillOpacity);
+  var stroke = goog.isDef(strokeColor) && goog.isDef(strokeOpacity) &&
+      goog.isDef(strokeWidth);
 
-  var opacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.opacity_, opt_feature);
-  goog.asserts.assertNumber(opacity, 'opacity must be a number');
+  goog.asserts.assert(fill || stroke,
+      'either fill or stroke properties must be defined');
 
   return new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
     fillColor: fillColor,
+    fillOpacity: fillOpacity,
     strokeColor: strokeColor,
-    strokeWidth: strokeWidth,
-    opacity: opacity
+    strokeOpacity: strokeOpacity,
+    strokeWidth: strokeWidth
   });
 };
 
@@ -196,11 +268,11 @@ ol.style.Polygon.prototype.getFillColor = function() {
 
 
 /**
- * Get the opacity.
- * @return {ol.expr.Expression} Opacity.
+ * Get the fill opacity.
+ * @return {ol.expr.Expression} Fill opacity.
  */
-ol.style.Polygon.prototype.getOpacity = function() {
-  return this.opacity_;
+ol.style.Polygon.prototype.getFillOpacity = function() {
+  return this.fillOpacity_;
 };
 
 
@@ -213,6 +285,15 @@ ol.style.Polygon.prototype.getStrokeColor = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Get the stroke opacity.
+ * @return {ol.expr.Expression} Stroke opacity.
+ */
+ol.style.Polygon.prototype.getStrokeOpacity = function() {
+  return this.strokeOpacity_;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Get the stroke width.
  * @return {ol.expr.Expression} Stroke width.
@@ -233,12 +314,12 @@ ol.style.Polygon.prototype.setFillColor = function(fillColor) {
 
 
 /**
- * Set the opacity.
- * @param {ol.expr.Expression} opacity Opacity.
+ * Set the fill opacity.
+ * @param {ol.expr.Expression} fillOpacity Fill opacity.
  */
-ol.style.Polygon.prototype.setOpacity = function(opacity) {
-  goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(opacity, ol.expr.Expression);
-  this.opacity_ = opacity;
+ol.style.Polygon.prototype.setFillOpacity = function(fillOpacity) {
+  goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(fillOpacity, ol.expr.Expression);
+  this.fillOpacity_ = fillOpacity;
 };
 
 
@@ -252,6 +333,16 @@ ol.style.Polygon.prototype.setStrokeColor = function(strokeColor) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Set the stroke opacity.
+ * @param {ol.expr.Expression} strokeOpacity Stroke opacity.
+ */
+ol.style.Polygon.prototype.setStrokeOpacity = function(strokeOpacity) {
+  goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(strokeOpacity, ol.expr.Expression);
+  this.strokeOpacity_ = strokeOpacity;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Set the stroke width.
  * @param {ol.expr.Expression} strokeWidth Stroke width.
@@ -267,7 +358,8 @@ ol.style.Polygon.prototype.setStrokeWidth = function(strokeWidth) {
  */
 ol.style.PolygonDefaults = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
   fillColor: '#ffffff',
+  fillOpacity: 0.4,
   strokeColor: '#696969',
-  strokeWidth: 1.5,
-  opacity: 0.75
+  strokeOpacity: 0.8,
+  strokeWidth: 1.5
 });
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/style/polygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/style/polygon.test.js
index d5136b7690..f8cf968929 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/style/polygon.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/style/polygon.test.js
@@ -8,23 +8,58 @@ describe('ol.style.PolygonLiteral', function() {
       var literal = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
         strokeWidth: 3,
         strokeColor: '#013',
+        strokeOpacity: 0.4,
         fillColor: '#BADA55',
-        opacity: 1
+        fillOpacity: 0.3
       });
       var equalLiteral = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
+        strokeWidth: 3,
+        strokeColor: '#013',
+        strokeOpacity: 0.4,
         fillColor: '#BADA55',
-        strokeColor: '#013',
-        strokeWidth: 3,
-        opacity: 1
+        fillOpacity: 0.3
       });
-      var differentLiteral = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
-        fillColor: '#013',
+      var differentStrokeWidth = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
+        strokeWidth: 5,
         strokeColor: '#013',
+        strokeOpacity: 0.4,
+        fillColor: '#BADA55',
+        fillOpacity: 0.3
+      });
+      var differentStrokeColor = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
         strokeWidth: 3,
-        opacity: 1
+        strokeColor: '#ffff00',
+        strokeOpacity: 0.4,
+        fillColor: '#BADA55',
+        fillOpacity: 0.3
+      });
+      var differentStrokeOpacity = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
+        strokeWidth: 3,
+        strokeColor: '#013',
+        strokeOpacity: 0.41,
+        fillColor: '#BADA55',
+        fillOpacity: 0.3
+      });
+      var differentFillColor = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
+        strokeWidth: 3,
+        strokeColor: '#013',
+        strokeOpacity: 0.4,
+        fillColor: '#00ffff',
+        fillOpacity: 0.3
+      });
+      var differentFillOpacity = new ol.style.PolygonLiteral({
+        strokeWidth: 3,
+        strokeColor: '#013',
+        strokeOpacity: 0.4,
+        fillColor: '#BADA55',
+        fillOpacity: 0.31
       });
       expect(literal.equals(equalLiteral)).to.be(true);
-      expect(literal.equals(differentLiteral)).to.be(false);
+      expect(literal.equals(differentStrokeWidth)).to.be(false);
+      expect(literal.equals(differentStrokeColor)).to.be(false);
+      expect(literal.equals(differentStrokeOpacity)).to.be(false);
+      expect(literal.equals(differentFillColor)).to.be(false);
+      expect(literal.equals(differentFillOpacity)).to.be(false);
     });
 
   });
@@ -45,7 +80,7 @@ describe('ol.style.Polygon', function() {
 
     it('accepts expressions', function() {
       var symbolizer = new ol.style.Polygon({
-        opacity: ol.expr.parse('value / 100'),
+        fillOpacity: ol.expr.parse('value / 100'),
         fillColor: ol.expr.parse('fillAttr')
       });
       expect(symbolizer).to.be.a(ol.style.Polygon);
@@ -57,7 +92,7 @@ describe('ol.style.Polygon', function() {
 
     it('evaluates expressions with the given feature', function() {
       var symbolizer = new ol.style.Polygon({
-        opacity: ol.expr.parse('value / 100'),
+        fillOpacity: ol.expr.parse('value / 100'),
         fillColor: ol.expr.parse('fillAttr')
       });
 
@@ -68,7 +103,7 @@ describe('ol.style.Polygon', function() {
 
       var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(feature);
       expect(literal).to.be.a(ol.style.PolygonLiteral);
-      expect(literal.opacity).to.be(42 / 100);
+      expect(literal.fillOpacity).to.be(42 / 100);
       expect(literal.fillColor).to.be('#ff0000');
       expect(literal.strokeColor).to.be(undefined);
     });
@@ -101,6 +136,20 @@ describe('ol.style.Polygon', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#getFillOpacity()', function() {
+
+    it('returns the fill opacity', function() {
+      var symbolizer = new ol.style.Polygon({
+        fillColor: '#ffffff',
+        fillOpacity: 0.123
+      });
+
+      var opacity = symbolizer.getFillOpacity();
+      expect(opacity).to.be.a(ol.expr.Literal);
+      expect(opacity.getValue()).to.be(0.123);
+    });
+
+  });
 
   describe('#getStrokeColor()', function() {
 
@@ -130,15 +179,15 @@ describe('ol.style.Polygon', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('#getOpacity()', function() {
+  describe('#getStrokeOpacity()', function() {
 
     it('returns the stroke opacity', function() {
       var symbolizer = new ol.style.Polygon({
         strokeWidth: 1,
-        opacity: 0.123
+        strokeOpacity: 0.123
       });
 
-      var opacity = symbolizer.getOpacity();
+      var opacity = symbolizer.getStrokeOpacity();
       expect(opacity).to.be.a(ol.expr.Literal);
       expect(opacity.getValue()).to.be(0.123);
     });
@@ -228,16 +277,16 @@ describe('ol.style.Polygon', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('#setOpacity()', function() {
+  describe('#setStrokeOpacity()', function() {
 
     it('sets the stroke opacity', function() {
       var symbolizer = new ol.style.Polygon({
         strokeWidth: 1,
-        opacity: 0.123
+        strokeOpacity: 0.123
       });
-      symbolizer.setOpacity(new ol.expr.Literal(0.321));
+      symbolizer.setStrokeOpacity(new ol.expr.Literal(0.321));
 
-      var opacity = symbolizer.getOpacity();
+      var opacity = symbolizer.getStrokeOpacity();
       expect(opacity).to.be.a(ol.expr.Literal);
       expect(opacity.getValue()).to.be(0.321);
     });
@@ -245,11 +294,11 @@ describe('ol.style.Polygon', function() {
     it('throws when not provided an expression', function() {
       var symbolizer = new ol.style.Polygon({
         strokeWidth: 1,
-        opacity: 1
+        strokeOpacity: 1
       });
 
       expect(function() {
-        symbolizer.setOpacity(0.5);
+        symbolizer.setStrokeOpacity(0.5);
       }).throwException(function(err) {
         expect(err).to.be.a(goog.asserts.AssertionError);
       });