diff --git a/src/ol/render/canvas/canvasimmediate.js b/src/ol/render/canvas/canvasimmediate.js
index 79a4d9339f..041d28184d 100644
--- a/src/ol/render/canvas/canvasimmediate.js
+++ b/src/ol/render/canvas/canvasimmediate.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 // FIXME test, especially polygons with holes and multipolygons
+// FIXME need to handle large thick features (where pixel size matters)
 
 goog.provide('ol.render.canvas.Immediate');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.render');
 goog.require('ol.render.IRender');
 goog.require('ol.style.fill');
@@ -14,9 +16,10 @@ goog.require('ol.style.stroke');
  * @constructor
  * @implements {ol.render.IRender}
  * @param {CanvasRenderingContext2D} context Context.
+ * @param {ol.Extent} extent Extent.
  * @param {goog.vec.Mat4.AnyType} transform Transform.
  */
-ol.render.canvas.Immediate = function(context, transform) {
+ol.render.canvas.Immediate = function(context, extent, transform) {
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -24,6 +27,12 @@ ol.render.canvas.Immediate = function(context, transform) {
    */
   this.context_ = context;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.Extent}
+   */
+  this.extent_ = extent;
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {goog.vec.Mat4.AnyType}
@@ -58,7 +67,8 @@ ol.render.canvas.Immediate = function(context, transform) {
 ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawImages_ = function(geometry) {
   var context = this.context_;
   var imageStyle = this.state_.imageStyle;
-  if (goog.isNull(imageStyle)) {
+  if (!ol.extent.intersects(this.extent_, geometry.getExtent()) ||
+      goog.isNull(imageStyle)) {
     return;
   }
   var pixelCoordinates = ol.render.transformGeometry(
@@ -122,9 +132,12 @@ ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawRings_ =
  * @inheritDoc
  */
 ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawFeature = function(feature, style) {
+  var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
+  if (!ol.extent.intersects(this.extent_, geometry.getExtent())) {
+    return;
+  }
   this.setFillStrokeStyle(style.fill, style.stroke);
   this.setImageStyle(style.image);
-  var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
   var renderGeometry =
       ol.render.canvas.Immediate.GEOMETRY_RENDERES_[geometry.getType()];
   goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(renderGeometry));
@@ -151,7 +164,8 @@ ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawMultiPointGeometry =
  */
 ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawLineStringGeometry =
     function(lineStringGeometry) {
-  if (goog.isNull(this.state_.strokeStyle)) {
+  if (!ol.extent.intersects(this.extent_, lineStringGeometry.getExtent()) ||
+      goog.isNull(this.state_.strokeStyle)) {
     return;
   }
   var context = this.context_;
@@ -168,7 +182,9 @@ ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawLineStringGeometry =
  */
 ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawMultiLineStringGeometry =
     function(multiLineStringGeometry) {
-  if (goog.isNull(this.state_.strokeStyle)) {
+  var geometryExtent = multiLineStringGeometry.getExtent();
+  if (!ol.extent.intersects(this.extent_, geometryExtent) ||
+      goog.isNull(this.state_.strokeStyle)) {
     return;
   }
   var context = this.context_;
@@ -190,6 +206,9 @@ ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawMultiLineStringGeometry =
  */
 ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawPolygonGeometry =
     function(polygonGeometry) {
+  if (!ol.extent.intersects(this.extent_, polygonGeometry.getExtent())) {
+    return;
+  }
   var state = this.state_;
   if (goog.isNull(this.fillStyle) && goog.isNull(this.strokeStyle)) {
     return;
@@ -214,6 +233,9 @@ ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawPolygonGeometry =
  */
 ol.render.canvas.Immediate.prototype.drawMultiPolygonGeometry =
     function(multiPolygonGeometry) {
+  if (!ol.extent.intersects(this.extent_, multiPolygonGeometry.getExtent())) {
+    return;
+  }
   var state = this.state_;
   if (goog.isNull(this.fillStyle) && goog.isNull(this.strokeStyle)) {
     return;
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
index 1428a8105e..8ff8a0131b 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.composeFrame =
 
   var vectorLayer = this.getVectorLayer();
   if (vectorLayer.hasListener(ol.layer.VectorEventType.POSTRENDER)) {
-    var render = new ol.render.canvas.Immediate(context, transform);
+    var render = new ol.render.canvas.Immediate(
+        context, frameState.extent, transform);
     var postRenderEvent = new ol.layer.VectorEvent(
         ol.layer.VectorEventType.POSTRENDER, vectorLayer, render, context,
         null);