diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index ac598f2604..18ebe0a420 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -1439,13 +1439,22 @@ OpenLayers.Util.removeTail = function(url) {
     return head;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Constant: IS_WEBKIT
+ * {Boolean} True if the userAgent reports the browser to use the WebKit engine
+ */
+OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT = (function() {
+    var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
+    return ua.indexOf("webkit") !== -1;
+})();
+
 /**
  * Constant: IS_GECKO
  * {Boolean} True if the userAgent reports the browser to use the Gecko engine
  */
 OpenLayers.IS_GECKO = (function() {
     var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
-    return ua.indexOf("webkit") == -1 && ua.indexOf("gecko") != -1;
+    return !OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT && ua.indexOf("gecko") !== -1;
 })();
 
 /**
@@ -1475,6 +1484,8 @@ OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME = (function() {
         name = "opera";
     } else if (ua.indexOf("msie") != -1) {
         name = "msie";
+    } else if(ua.indexOf("chrome") != -1) {
+        name = "chrome";
     } else if (ua.indexOf("safari") != -1) {
         name = "safari";
     } else if (ua.indexOf("mozilla") != -1) {
diff --git a/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html b/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
index 27ce63dd20..ec6e7a5792 100644
--- a/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
+++ b/tests/deprecated/Layer/MapServer.html
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
                        (window.location.host == "localhost") ||
                        (window.location.host == "openlayers.org");
 
-        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "opera" || OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "safari") {
+        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "opera" || OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT) {
             t.plan(1);
-            t.debug_print("Can't test google reprojection in Opera or Safari.");
+            t.debug_print("Can't test google reprojection in Opera or WebKit.");
         } else if(validkey) {
             t.plan(5);
             var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
diff --git a/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html b/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
index 523d6eef12..cca85ffc83 100644
--- a/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
+++ b/tests/deprecated/Layer/WMS.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         var validkey = (window.location.protocol == "file:") ||
                        (window.location.host == "localhost") ||
                        (window.location.host == "openlayers.org");
-        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "opera" || OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "safari") {
+        if (OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME == "opera" || OpenLayers.IS_WEBKIT) {
             t.plan(1);
             t.debug_print("Can't test google reprojection in Opera or Safari.");
         } else if(validkey) {