diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/draginteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/draginteraction.js
index b41e548a6b..1d525bae7d 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/draginteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/draginteraction.js
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ ol.interaction.Drag.prototype.handleDragEnd = goog.nullFunction;
 ol.interaction.Drag.prototype.handleDragStart = goog.functions.FALSE;
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.MapBrowserEvent} mapBrowserEvent Event.
+ * @protected
+ */
+ol.interaction.Drag.prototype.handleDown = goog.nullFunction;
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
@@ -91,6 +98,10 @@ ol.interaction.Drag.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
   }
   var view = map.getView();
   var browserEvent = mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent;
+  if (mapBrowserEvent.type == ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DOWN) {
+    goog.asserts.assert(browserEvent instanceof goog.events.BrowserEvent);
+    this.handleDown(mapBrowserEvent);
+  }
   if (this.dragging_) {
     if (mapBrowserEvent.type == ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DRAG) {
       goog.asserts.assert(browserEvent instanceof goog.events.BrowserEvent);
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/dragpaninteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/dragpaninteraction.js
index 3fcc4d4157..5c516d62ff 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/dragpaninteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/dragpaninteraction.js
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ goog.require('ol.interaction.Drag');
  * @constructor
  * @extends {ol.interaction.Drag}
  * @param {ol.interaction.ConditionType} condition Condition.
+ * @param {ol.Kinetic=} opt_kinetic Kinetic object.
  */
-ol.interaction.DragPan = function(condition) {
+ol.interaction.DragPan = function(condition, opt_kinetic) {
 
   goog.base(this);
 
@@ -27,6 +28,18 @@ ol.interaction.DragPan = function(condition) {
    */
   this.condition_ = condition;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.Kinetic|undefined}
+   */
+  this.kinetic_ = opt_kinetic;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {?ol.PreRenderFunction}
+   */
+  this.kineticPreRenderFn_ = null;
+
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.interaction.DragPan, ol.interaction.Drag);
 
@@ -35,6 +48,9 @@ goog.inherits(ol.interaction.DragPan, ol.interaction.Drag);
  * @inheritDoc
  */
 ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDrag = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  if (this.kinetic_) {
+    this.kinetic_.update(mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent);
+  }
   var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
   // FIXME works for View2D only
   var view = map.getView();
@@ -55,9 +71,27 @@ ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDrag = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
  * @inheritDoc
  */
 ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDragEnd = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+
+  // FIXME works for View2D only
+
   var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
-  map.requestRenderFrame();
-  map.getView().setHint(ol.ViewHint.PANNING, -1);
+  var view = map.getView();
+  view.setHint(ol.ViewHint.PANNING, -1);
+
+  if (this.kinetic_ && this.kinetic_.end()) {
+    var distance = this.kinetic_.getDistance();
+    var angle = this.kinetic_.getAngle();
+    var center = view.getCenter();
+    this.kineticPreRenderFn_ = this.kinetic_.createPanFrom(center);
+    map.addPreRenderFunction(this.kineticPreRenderFn_);
+
+    var centerpx = map.getPixelFromCoordinate(center);
+    var destpx = new ol.Pixel(
+        centerpx.x - distance * Math.cos(angle),
+        centerpx.y - distance * Math.sin(angle));
+    var dest = map.getCoordinateFromPixel(destpx);
+    view.setCenter(dest);
+  }
 };
 
 
@@ -67,6 +101,9 @@ ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDragEnd = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
 ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDragStart = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   var browserEvent = mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent;
   if (this.condition_(browserEvent)) {
+    if (this.kinetic_) {
+      this.kinetic_.begin(browserEvent);
+    }
     var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
     map.requestRenderFrame();
     map.getView().setHint(ol.ViewHint.PANNING, 1);
@@ -75,3 +112,21 @@ ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDragStart = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
     return false;
   }
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.interaction.DragPan.prototype.handleDown = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
+  // FIXME works for View2D only
+  var view = map.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(view instanceof ol.View2D);
+  goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(mapBrowserEvent.frameState));
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.kineticPreRenderFn_) &&
+      map.removePreRenderFunction(this.kineticPreRenderFn_)) {
+    map.requestRenderFrame();
+    view.setCenter(mapBrowserEvent.frameState.view2DState.center);
+    this.kineticPreRenderFn_ = null;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/kinetic.js b/src/ol/kinetic.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44aabe850b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/kinetic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+
+goog.provide('ol.Kinetic');
+
+goog.require('goog.array');
+goog.require('ol.Pixel');
+goog.require('ol.animation');
+
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {{x: number,
+ *            y: number,
+ *            t: number}}
+ */
+ol.KineticPoint;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {number} decay Rate of decay (must be negative).
+ * @param {number} minVelocity Minimum velocity (pixels/millisecond).
+ * @param {number} delay Delay to consider to calculate the kinetic
+ *     initial values (milliseconds).
+ */
+ol.Kinetic = function(decay, minVelocity, delay) {
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.decay_ = decay;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.minVelocity_ = minVelocity;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.delay_ = delay;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Array.<ol.KineticPoint>}
+   */
+  this.points_ = [];
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.angle_ = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.initialVelocity_ = 0;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
+ */
+ol.Kinetic.prototype.begin = function(browserEvent) {
+  this.points_.length = 0;
+  this.angle_ = 0;
+  this.initialVelocity_ = 0;
+  this.update(browserEvent);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
+ */
+ol.Kinetic.prototype.update = function(browserEvent) {
+  this.points_.push({
+    x: browserEvent.clientX,
+    y: browserEvent.clientY,
+    t: goog.now()
+  });
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {boolean} Whether we should do kinetic animation.
+ */
+ol.Kinetic.prototype.end = function() {
+  var now = goog.now();
+  var lastIndex = this.points_.length - 1;
+  var firstIndex = lastIndex - 1;
+  while (firstIndex >= 0 && this.points_[firstIndex].t > now - this.delay_) {
+    firstIndex--;
+  }
+  if (firstIndex >= 0) {
+    var first = this.points_[firstIndex];
+    var last = this.points_[lastIndex];
+    var dx = last.x - first.x;
+    var dy = last.y - first.y;
+    this.angle_ = Math.atan2(dy, dx);
+    this.initialVelocity_ = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy) / (last.t - first.t);
+    return this.initialVelocity_ > this.minVelocity_;
+  }
+  return false;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} source Source coordinate for the animation.
+ * @return {ol.PreRenderFunction} Pre-render function for kinetic animation.
+ */
+ol.Kinetic.prototype.createPanFrom = function(source) {
+  var decay = this.decay_;
+  var initialVelocity = this.initialVelocity_;
+  var minVelocity = this.minVelocity_;
+  var duration = this.getDuration_();
+  var easingFunction = function(t) {
+    return initialVelocity * (Math.exp((decay * t) * duration) - 1) /
+        (minVelocity - initialVelocity);
+  };
+  return ol.animation.createPanFrom({
+    source: source,
+    duration: duration,
+    easing: easingFunction
+  });
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @return {number} Duration of animation (milliseconds).
+ */
+ol.Kinetic.prototype.getDuration_ = function() {
+  return Math.log(this.minVelocity_ / this.initialVelocity_) / this.decay_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {number} Total distance travelled (pixels).
+ */
+ol.Kinetic.prototype.getDistance = function() {
+  return (this.minVelocity_ - this.initialVelocity_) / this.decay_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {number} Angle of the kinetic panning animation (radians).
+ */
+ol.Kinetic.prototype.getAngle = function() {
+  return this.angle_;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 46e9743e9f..22609eb4a6 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Color');
 goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.Extent');
 goog.require('ol.FrameState');
+goog.require('ol.Kinetic');
 goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEvent');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
 goog.require('ol.Pixel');
@@ -325,6 +326,15 @@ ol.Map.prototype.addPreRenderFunctions = function(preRenderFunctions) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.PreRenderFunction} preRenderFunction Pre-render function.
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the preRenderFunction has been found and removed.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.removePreRenderFunction = function(preRenderFunction) {
+  return goog.array.remove(this.preRenderFunctions_, preRenderFunction);
+};
+
+
 /**
  *
  * @inheritDoc
@@ -532,6 +542,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleControlsRemove_ = function(collectionEvent) {
  * @param {ol.MapBrowserEvent} mapBrowserEvent The event to handle.
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  mapBrowserEvent.frameState = this.frameState_;
   var interactions = this.getInteractions();
   var interactionsArray = /** @type {Array.<ol.interaction.Interaction>} */
       (interactions.getArray());
@@ -984,7 +995,8 @@ ol.Map.createInteractions_ = function(mapOptions) {
       mapOptions.dragPan : true;
   if (dragPan) {
     interactions.push(
-        new ol.interaction.DragPan(ol.interaction.condition.noModifierKeys));
+        new ol.interaction.DragPan(ol.interaction.condition.noModifierKeys,
+            new ol.Kinetic(-0.005, 0.05, 100)));
   }
 
   var keyboard = goog.isDef(mapOptions.keyboard) ?
diff --git a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
index cdb40d3e66..a6b0f20be7 100644
--- a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
+++ b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ goog.require('ol.Pixel');
  * @param {string} type Event type.
  * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
  * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
+ * @param {?ol.FrameState=} opt_frameState Frame state.
  */
-ol.MapBrowserEvent = function(type, map, browserEvent) {
+ol.MapBrowserEvent = function(type, map, browserEvent, opt_frameState) {
 
-  goog.base(this, type, map);
+  goog.base(this, type, map, opt_frameState);
 
   /**
    * @type {goog.events.BrowserEvent}
@@ -230,6 +231,9 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleUp_ = function(browserEvent) {
  * @private
  */
 ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleDown_ = function(browserEvent) {
+  var newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
+      ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DOWN, this.map_, browserEvent);
+  this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
   if (!this.previous_) {
     this.touchEnableBrowserEvent_(browserEvent);
     this.down_ = browserEvent;
@@ -306,5 +310,6 @@ ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType = {
   DBLCLICK: goog.events.EventType.DBLCLICK,
   DRAGSTART: 'dragstart',
   DRAG: 'drag',
-  DRAGEND: 'dragend'
+  DRAGEND: 'dragend',
+  DOWN: 'down'
 };