diff --git a/src/objectliterals.exports b/src/objectliterals.exports
index aa6bd4376e..abaa190619 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.exports
+++ b/src/objectliterals.exports
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.mouseWheelZoomDelta number|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.renderer ol.RendererHint|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.renderers Array.<ol.RendererHint>|undefined
+@exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.scaleLineControl boolean|undefined
+@exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.scaleLineUnits ol.control.ScaleLineUnits|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.shiftDragZoom boolean|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.target Element|string
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.touchPan boolean|undefined
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 7978e829d4..b0600bcdeb 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.control.Attribution');
 goog.require('ol.control.Control');
+goog.require('ol.control.ScaleLine');
 goog.require('ol.control.Zoom');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.DblClickZoom');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.DragPan');
@@ -925,6 +926,16 @@ ol.Map.createControls_ = function(mapOptions) {
     controls.push(new ol.control.Attribution({}));
   }
 
+  var scaleLineControl = goog.isDef(mapOptions.scaleLineControl) ?
+      mapOptions.scaleLineControl : false;
+  if (scaleLineControl) {
+    var scaleLineUnits = goog.isDef(mapOptions.scaleLineUnits) ?
+        mapOptions.scaleLineUnits : undefined;
+    controls.push(new ol.control.ScaleLine({
+      units: scaleLineUnits
+    }));
+  }
+
   var zoomControl = goog.isDef(mapOptions.zoomControl) ?
       mapOptions.zoomControl : true;
   if (zoomControl) {