diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
index bd502f3d7d..e7e3827e1d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PinchZoom.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PinchZoom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     applyTransform: function(transform) {
         var style = this.map.layerContainerDiv.style;
-        var transformProperty = OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedDom("transform");
+        var transformProperty = OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj("transform");
         if (transformProperty) {
             style[transformProperty] = transform;
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 6ae9a2987b..ce84785701 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -1509,10 +1509,10 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getBrowserName = function() {
 };
 
 /**
- * Constant: VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES
+ * Constant: VENDOR_PREFIXES
  * {Array} A list of prefixes to test support for vendor-prefixed properties
  */
-OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES = ["", "O", "ms", "Moz", "Webkit"];
+OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_PREFIXES = ["", "O", "ms", "Moz", "webkit"];
 
 /**
  * Method: getVendorPrefixedCss
@@ -1530,7 +1530,8 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedCss = (function() {
     function domToCss(prefixedDom) {
         return prefixedDom.
             replace(/([A-Z])/g, function(char) { return "-" + char.toLowerCase(); }).
-            replace(/^ms-/, "-ms-");
+            replace(/^ms-/, "-ms-").
+            replace(/^webkit-/, "-webkit-");
     }
     
     return function(property) {
@@ -1540,7 +1541,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedCss = (function() {
         if (cache[property] === undefined) {
             var domProperty = property.
                 replace(/(-.)/g, function(c) { return c.charAt(1).toUpperCase(); });
-            var prefixedDom = OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedDom(domProperty);
+            var prefixedDom = OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj(domProperty);
             cache[property] = domToCss(prefixedDom);
         }
         return cache[property];
@@ -1548,39 +1549,44 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedCss = (function() {
 })();
 
 /**
- * Method: getVendorPrefixedDom
+ * Method: getVendorPrefixedObj
  *
  * Parameters:
+ * object - {Object} Optional object to test for vendor-prefixed properties. Defaults to a DIV's style object.
  * property - {String} The standard DOM style property name
  *
  * Returns:
  * {String} The DOM style property name supported by the browser or null if
  *          unsupported
  */
-OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedDom = (function() {
+OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj = (function() {
     var cache = {};
     
-    return function(property) {
+    return function getVendorPrefixedObj(obj, property) {
+        // emulate method overloading
+        if (typeof obj === "string") {
+            return getVendorPrefixedObj(document.createElement("div").style, obj);
+        }
+        
         // clear cache for tests
         if (property === "clear cache") { cache = {}; return; }
 
         if (cache[property] === undefined) {
-            var el = document.createElement("div"),
-                tmpProp,
+            var tmpProp,
                 i = 0,
-                l = OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES.length,
+                l = OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_PREFIXES.length,
                 prefix;
 
             cache[property] = null;
-            for(var i=0,l=OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES.length; i<l; i++) {
-                prefix = OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES[i];
+            for(var i=0,l=OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_PREFIXES.length; i<l; i++) {
+                prefix = OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_PREFIXES[i];
                 if(prefix) {
                     tmpProp = prefix + property.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + property.slice(1);
                 } else {
                     tmpProp = property;
                 }                
                 
-                if(el.style[tmpProp] !== undefined) {
+                if(obj[tmpProp] !== undefined) {
                     cache[property] = tmpProp;
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/tests/Util.html b/tests/Util.html
index 84f67b1664..52cf89d83b 100644
--- a/tests/Util.html
+++ b/tests/Util.html
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@
      * Test vendor prefixing
      */
     function test_vendor_prefixes(t) {
-        t.plan(12);
+        t.plan(17);
         var o = {}, err;
         var orgCreateElement = document.createElement;
         // wrap document.createElement to control property values
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@
                     }
             };
         }
-        var testDomPrefix = curryTestPrefix("Dom"),
+        var testDomPrefix = curryTestPrefix("Obj"),
             testCssPrefix = curryTestPrefix("Css");
         
         o.prop = "test";
@@ -1165,8 +1165,8 @@
         testDomPrefix("testMultiWord", "testMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words");
         testCssPrefix("test-multi-word", "test-multi-word", "CSS vendor prefix - multiple words");
         
-        o.prop = "WebkitMultiWord";
-        testDomPrefix("multiWord", "WebkitMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words for WebKit");
+        o.prop = "webkitMultiWord";
+        testDomPrefix("multiWord", "webkitMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words for WebKit");
         testCssPrefix("multi-word", "-webkit-multi-word", "CSS vendor prefix - multiple words for WebKit");
         
         o.prop = "MozMultiWord";
@@ -1181,6 +1181,22 @@
         testDomPrefix("multiWord", "msMultiWord", "DOM vendor prefix - multiple words for Internet Explorer");
         testCssPrefix("multi-word", "-ms-multi-word", "CSS vendor prefix - multiple words for Internet Explorer");
         
+        // test vendor prefix on object
+        OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj({}, "clear cache");
+        t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj( { "test": true }, "test" ), "test", "Standard object property");
+        
+        OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj({}, "clear cache");
+        t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj( { "OTest": true }, "test" ), "OTest", "Standard object property");
+        
+        OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj({}, "clear cache");
+        t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj( { "msTest": true }, "test" ), "msTest", "Standard object property");
+        
+        OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj({}, "clear cache");
+        t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj( { "MozTest": true }, "test" ), "MozTest", "Standard object property");
+        
+        OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj({}, "clear cache");
+        t.eq( OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedObj( { "webkitTest": true }, "test" ), "webkitTest", "Standard object property");
+        
         // unwrap document.createElement
         document.createElement = orgCreateElement;
      }