diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/draw.js b/src/ol/interaction/draw.js
index c0f05454c4..6b8a8b3012 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/draw.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/draw.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.interaction.Draw');
 
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.events');
+goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.events.Event');
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType');
@@ -766,6 +767,36 @@ ol.interaction.Draw.createRegularPolygon = function(opt_sides, opt_angle) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Create a `geometryFunction` that will create a box-shaped polygon (aligned
+ * with the coordinate system axes).  Use this with the draw interaction and
+ * `type: 'Circle'` to return a box instead of a circle geometry.
+ * @return {ol.DrawGeometryFunctionType} Function that draws a box-shaped polygon.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.interaction.Draw.createBox = function() {
+  return (
+    /**
+     * @param {ol.Coordinate|Array.<ol.Coordinate>|Array.<Array.<ol.Coordinate>>} coordinates
+     * @param {ol.geom.SimpleGeometry=} opt_geometry
+     * @return {ol.geom.SimpleGeometry}
+     */
+    function(coordinates, opt_geometry) {
+      var extent = ol.extent.boundingExtent(coordinates);
+      var geometry = opt_geometry || new ol.geom.Polygon(null);
+      geometry.setCoordinates([[
+        ol.extent.getBottomLeft(extent),
+        ol.extent.getBottomRight(extent),
+        ol.extent.getTopRight(extent),
+        ol.extent.getTopLeft(extent),
+        ol.extent.getBottomLeft(extent)
+      ]]);
+      return geometry;
+    }
+  );
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Get the drawing mode.  The mode for mult-part geometries is the same as for
  * their single-part cousins.
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
index 78ef2b996c..603a59dde7 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
@@ -897,6 +897,35 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('ol.interaction.Draw.createBox', function() {
+    it('creates a box-shaped polygon in Circle mode', function() {
+      var draw = new ol.interaction.Draw({
+        source: source,
+        type: 'Circle',
+        geometryFunction: ol.interaction.Draw.createBox()
+      });
+      map.addInteraction(draw);
+
+      // first point
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 0, 0);
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 0, 0);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 0, 0);
+
+      // finish on second point
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 20, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 20, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 20, 20);
+
+      var features = source.getFeatures();
+      var geometry = features[0].getGeometry();
+      expect(geometry).to.be.a(ol.geom.Polygon);
+      var coordinates = geometry.getCoordinates();
+      expect(coordinates[0]).to.have.length(5);
+      expect(geometry.getArea()).to.equal(400);
+      expect(geometry.getExtent()).to.eql([0, -20, 20, 0]);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('extend an existing feature', function() {
     var draw;
     var feature;