diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
index fe24292326..4fe85f8a54 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
@@ -387,12 +387,11 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
     
     /**
      * Property: rightOfDateLine
-     * {Boolean} Keeps track of the location of the map extent's center
-     * relative to the date line. The <setExtent> method compares this value
-     * (which is the one from the previous <setExtent> call) with the current
-     * position of the map extent relative to the date line and updates the
-     * xOffset when the extent's center has moved from one side of the date
-     * line to the other.
+     * {Boolean} Keeps track of the location of the map extent relative to the
+     * date line. The <setExtent> method compares this value (which is the one
+     * from the previous <setExtent> call) with the current position of the map
+     * extent relative to the date line and updates the xOffset when the extent
+     * has moved from one side of the date line to the other.
      */
     
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Renderer.html b/tests/Renderer.html
index a149d63746..be085f2d60 100644
--- a/tests/Renderer.html
+++ b/tests/Renderer.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         t.plan(2);
         
         var r = new OpenLayers.Renderer();
+        r.map = {};
         var extent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(1,2,3,4);
         r.resolution = 1;
         r.setExtent(extent, true);
diff --git a/tests/Renderer/Elements.html b/tests/Renderer/Elements.html
index 48db70adf0..c38c0376a0 100644
--- a/tests/Renderer/Elements.html
+++ b/tests/Renderer/Elements.html
@@ -616,7 +616,40 @@
         tearDown();
     }
 
-
+    function test_setExtent(t) {
+        t.plan(10);
+        setUp();
+        var resolution = 1;
+        var r = create_renderer();
+        r.map = {
+            getMaxExtent: function() {
+                return new OpenLayers.Bounds(-180,-90,180,90);
+            },
+            getResolution: function() {
+                return resolution;
+            },
+            baseLayer: {wrapDateLine: true}
+        }
+        
+        r.setExtent(new OpenLayers.Bounds(179, -1, 182, 1), true);
+        t.eq(r.rightOfDateLine, true, "on the right side of the dateline");
+        t.eq(r.xOffset, r.map.getMaxExtent().getWidth(), "correct xOffset");
+        r.setExtent(new OpenLayers.Bounds(179.5, -1, 182.5, 1), false);
+        t.eq(r.rightOfDateLine, true, "still on the right side of the dateline");
+        t.eq(r.xOffset, r.map.getMaxExtent().getWidth(), "still correct xOffset");
+        resolution = 2;
+        r.setExtent(new OpenLayers.Bounds(178, -2, 184, 2), true);
+        t.eq(r.rightOfDateLine, true, "still on the right side of the dateline");
+        t.eq(r.xOffset, r.map.getMaxExtent().getWidth() / resolution, "xOffset adjusted for new resolution");
+        r.setExtent(new OpenLayers.Bounds(-184, -2, 178, 2), false);
+        t.eq(r.rightOfDateLine, false, "on the left side of the dateline");
+        t.eq(r.xOffset, 0, "no xOffset");
+        r.setExtent(new OpenLayers.Bounds(178, -2, 184, 2), true);
+        t.eq(r.rightOfDateLine, true, "back on the right side of the dateline");
+        t.eq(r.xOffset, r.map.getMaxExtent().getWidth() / resolution, "correct xOffset");
+        
+        tearDown();
+    }
 
   </script>
 </head>