diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/Draw.js b/src/ol/interaction/Draw.js
index 61f59ba0fb..879fcf88d2 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/Draw.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/Draw.js
@@ -956,8 +956,12 @@ export function createRegularPolygon(opt_sides, opt_angle) {
       squaredCoordinateDistance(center, end));
     const geometry = opt_geometry ? /** @type {module:ol/geom/Polygon} */ (opt_geometry) :
       fromCircle(new Circle(center), opt_sides);
-    const angle = opt_angle ? opt_angle :
-      Math.atan((end[1] - center[1]) / (end[0] - center[0]));
+    let angle = opt_angle;
+    if (!opt_angle) {
+      const x = end[0] - center[0];
+      const y = end[1] - center[1];
+      angle = Math.atan(y / x) - (x < 0 ? Math.PI : 0);
+    }
     makeRegular(geometry, center, radius, angle);
     return geometry;
   };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
index b2497c166f..f0b95de23e 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/draw.test.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
    * @param {number} x Horizontal offset from map center.
    * @param {number} y Vertical offset from map center.
    * @param {boolean=} opt_shiftKey Shift key is pressed.
+   * @return {module:ol/MapBrowserPointerEvent} The simulated event.
    */
   function simulateEvent(type, x, y, opt_shiftKey) {
     const viewport = map.getViewport();
@@ -72,8 +73,12 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
       clientX: position.left + x + width / 2,
       clientY: position.top + y + height / 2,
       shiftKey: shiftKey
+    }, {
+      pointerType: 'mouse'
     });
-    map.handleMapBrowserEvent(new MapBrowserPointerEvent(type, map, event));
+    const simulatedEvent = new MapBrowserPointerEvent(type, map, event);
+    map.handleMapBrowserEvent(simulatedEvent);
+    return simulatedEvent;
   }
 
   describe('constructor', function() {
@@ -1059,8 +1064,7 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
       const draw = new Draw({
         source: source,
         type: 'Circle',
-        geometryFunction:
-            createRegularPolygon(4, Math.PI / 4)
+        geometryFunction: createRegularPolygon(4, Math.PI / 4)
       });
       map.addInteraction(draw);
 
@@ -1082,6 +1086,52 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
       expect(coordinates[0][0][0]).to.roughlyEqual(20, 1e-9);
       expect(coordinates[0][0][1]).to.roughlyEqual(20, 1e-9);
     });
+
+    it('sketch start point always matches the mouse point', function() {
+      const draw = new Draw({
+        source: source,
+        type: 'Circle',
+        geometryFunction: createRegularPolygon(3)
+      });
+      map.addInteraction(draw);
+
+      // regular polygon center point
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 60, 60);
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 60, 60);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 60, 60);
+
+      // move to first quadrant
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 79, 80);
+      let event = simulateEvent('pointermove', 80, 80);
+      let coordinate = event.coordinate;
+      const firstQuadrantCoordinate = draw.sketchFeature_.getGeometry().getFirstCoordinate();
+      expect(firstQuadrantCoordinate[0]).to.roughlyEqual(coordinate[0], 1e-9);
+      expect(firstQuadrantCoordinate[1]).to.roughlyEqual(coordinate[1], 1e-9);
+
+      // move to second quadrant
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 41, 80);
+      event = simulateEvent('pointermove', 40, 80);
+      coordinate = event.coordinate;
+      const secondQuadrantCoordinate = draw.sketchFeature_.getGeometry().getFirstCoordinate();
+      expect(secondQuadrantCoordinate[0]).to.roughlyEqual(coordinate[0], 1e-9);
+      expect(secondQuadrantCoordinate[1]).to.roughlyEqual(coordinate[1], 1e-9);
+
+      // move to third quadrant
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 40, 41);
+      event = simulateEvent('pointermove', 40, 40);
+      coordinate = event.coordinate;
+      const thirdQuadrantCoordinate = draw.sketchFeature_.getGeometry().getFirstCoordinate();
+      expect(thirdQuadrantCoordinate[0]).to.roughlyEqual(coordinate[0], 1e-9);
+      expect(thirdQuadrantCoordinate[1]).to.roughlyEqual(coordinate[1], 1e-9);
+
+      // move to fourth quadrant
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 79, 40);
+      event = simulateEvent('pointermove', 80, 40);
+      coordinate = event.coordinate;
+      const fourthQuadrantCoordinate = draw.sketchFeature_.getGeometry().getFirstCoordinate();
+      expect(fourthQuadrantCoordinate[0]).to.roughlyEqual(coordinate[0], 1e-9);
+      expect(fourthQuadrantCoordinate[1]).to.roughlyEqual(coordinate[1], 1e-9);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('createBox', function() {