diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 8a3d826d86..0cd320eeec 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
      * beforefeatureremoved - Triggered before a feature is removed. Listeners
      *      will receive an object with a *feature* property referencing the
      *      feature to be removed.
+     * beforefeaturesremoved - Triggered before multiple features are removed. 
+     *      Listeners will receive an object with a *features* property
+     *      referencing the features to be removed.
      * featureremoved - Triggerd after a feature is removed. The event
      *      object passed to listeners will have a *feature* property with a
      *      reference to the removed feature.
@@ -97,8 +100,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
      *      for a new set of features.
      */
     EVENT_TYPES: ["beforefeatureadded", "beforefeaturesadded",
-                  "featureadded", "featuresadded",
-                  "beforefeatureremoved", "featureremoved", "featuresremoved",
+                  "featureadded", "featuresadded", "beforefeatureremoved",
+                  "beforefeaturesremoved", "featureremoved", "featuresremoved",
                   "beforefeatureselected", "featureselected", "featureunselected", 
                   "beforefeaturemodified", "featuremodified", "afterfeaturemodified",
                   "vertexmodified", "sketchstarted", "sketchmodified",
@@ -621,6 +624,12 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         }
 
         var notify = !options || !options.silent;
+        
+        if (notify) {
+            this.events.triggerEvent(
+                "beforefeaturesremoved", {features: features}
+            );
+        }
 
         for (var i = features.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             // We remain locked so long as we're not at 0