diff --git a/src/all.js b/src/all.js
index 47a9231ed7..62e738a54e 100644
--- a/src/all.js
+++ b/src/all.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 goog.provide('ol');
 
-goog.require('ol.MVCObject');
 goog.require('ol.MVCArray');
+goog.require('ol.MVCObject');
+goog.require('ol.TileBounds');
 goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
diff --git a/src/ol/tilebounds.js b/src/ol/tilebounds.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efe576df84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/tilebounds.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+goog.provide('ol.TileBounds');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('goog.math.Box');
+goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @extends {goog.math.Box}
+ * @param {number} top Top.
+ * @param {number} right Right.
+ * @param {number} bottom Bottom.
+ * @param {number} left Left.
+ */
+ol.TileBounds = function(top, right, bottom, left) {
+
+  goog.base(this, top, right, bottom, left);
+
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.TileBounds, goog.math.Box);
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {...ol.TileCoord} var_args Tile coordinates.
+ * @return {!ol.TileBounds} Bounding tile box.
+ */
+ol.TileBounds.boundingTileBounds = function(var_args) {
+  var tileCoord0 = arguments[0];
+  var tileBounds = new ol.TileBounds(tileCoord0.y, tileCoord0.x,
+                                     tileCoord0.y, tileCoord0.x);
+  var i;
+  for (i = 1; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
+    var tileCoord = arguments[i];
+    goog.asserts.assert(tileCoord.z == tileCoord0.z);
+    tileBounds.top = Math.min(tileBounds.top, tileCoord.y);
+    tileBounds.right = Math.max(tileBounds.right, tileCoord.x);
+    tileBounds.bottom = Math.max(tileBounds.bottom, tileCoord.y);
+    tileBounds.left = Math.min(tileBounds.left, tileCoord.x);
+  }
+  return tileBounds;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/tilebounds_test.js b/src/ol/tilebounds_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..842eb1ab34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/tilebounds_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+goog.require('goog.testing.jsunit');
+goog.require('ol.TileBounds');
+
+
+function testContainsPositive() {
+  var tb = new ol.TileBounds(0, 2, 2, 0);
+  var tc = new ol.TileCoord(3, 1, 1);
+  assertTrue(tb.contains(tc));
+}
+
+
+function testContainsNegative() {
+  var tb = new ol.TileBounds(0, 2, 2, 0);
+  var tc = new ol.TileCoord(3, 1, 3);
+  assertFalse(tb.contains(tc));
+}
+
+
+function testBoundingTileBounds() {
+  var tb = new ol.TileBounds.boundingTileBounds(
+      new ol.TileCoord(3, 1, 3),
+      new ol.TileCoord(3, 2, 0));
+  assertEquals(tb.top, 0);
+  assertEquals(tb.right, 2);
+  assertEquals(tb.bottom, 3);
+  assertEquals(tb.left, 1);
+}
+
+
+function testBoundingTileBoundsMixedZ() {
+  assertThrows(function() {
+    var tb = new ol.TileBounds.boundingTileBounds(
+        new ol.TileCoord(3, 1, 3),
+        new ol.TileCoord(4, 2, 0));
+  });
+}