diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 32dadbe6cf..7deab6bc85 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -6684,6 +6684,37 @@ olx.source.VectorOptions.prototype.format;
  * The loader function used to load features, from a remote source for example.
  * If this is not set and `url` is set, the source will create and use an XHR
  * feature loader.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * var vectorSource = new ol.source.Vector({
+ *   format: new ol.format.GeoJSON(),
+ *   loader: function(extent, resolution, projection) {
+ *      var proj = projection.getCode();
+ *      var url = 'https://ahocevar.com/geoserver/wfs?service=WFS&' +
+ *          'version=1.1.0&request=GetFeature&typename=osm:water_areas&' +
+ *          'outputFormat=application/json&srsname=' + proj + '&' +
+ *          'bbox=' + extent.join(',') + ',' + proj;
+ *      var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+ *      xhr.open('GET', url);
+ *      var onError = function() {
+ *        vectorSource.removeLoadedExtent(extent);
+ *      }
+ *      xhr.onerror = onError;
+ *      xhr.onload = function() {
+ *        if (xhr.status == 200) {
+ *          vectorSource.addFeatures(
+ *              vectorSource.getFormat().readFeatures(xhr.responseText));
+ *        } else {
+ *          onError();
+ *        }
+ *      }
+ *      xhr.send();
+ *    },
+ *    strategy: ol.loadingstrategy.bbox
+ *  });
+ * ```
  * @type {ol.FeatureLoader|undefined}
  * @api
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/source/vector.js b/src/ol/source/vector.js
index fc56d22d6c..9d2916eddb 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/vector.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/vector.js
@@ -762,6 +762,26 @@ ol.source.Vector.prototype.loadFeatures = function(
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Remove an extent from the list of loaded extents.
+ * @param {ol.Extent} extent Extent.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.source.Vector.prototype.removeLoadedExtent = function(extent) {
+  var loadedExtentsRtree = this.loadedExtentsRtree_;
+  var obj;
+  loadedExtentsRtree.forEachInExtent(extent, function(object) {
+    if (ol.extent.equals(object.extent, extent)) {
+      obj = object;
+      return true;
+    }
+  });
+  if (obj) {
+    loadedExtentsRtree.remove(obj);
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Remove a single feature from the source.  If you want to remove all features
  * at once, use the {@link ol.source.Vector#clear source.clear()} method
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/source/vector.test.js b/test/spec/ol/source/vector.test.js
index 13ea161baf..8b6db3027d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/source/vector.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/source/vector.test.js
@@ -451,6 +451,19 @@ describe('ol.source.Vector', function() {
         expect(count1).to.eql(1);
         expect(count2).to.eql(1);
       });
+
+      it('removes extents with #removeLoadedExtent()', function(done) {
+        var source = new ol.source.Vector();
+        source.setLoader(function(bbox, resolution, projection) {
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            expect(source.loadedExtentsRtree_.getAll()).to.have.length(1);
+            source.removeLoadedExtent(bbox);
+            expect(source.loadedExtentsRtree_.getAll()).to.have.length(0);
+            done();
+          }, 0);
+        });
+        source.loadFeatures([-10000, -10000, 10000, 10000], 1, ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'));
+      });
     });
 
   });