diff --git a/src/all.js b/src/all.js
index a9896cb5a1..17dcebca05 100644
--- a/src/all.js
+++ b/src/all.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ goog.provide('ol');
 goog.require('ol.Bounds');
 goog.require('ol.Camera');
 goog.require('ol.Extent');
+goog.require('ol.LayerView');
 goog.require('ol.MVCArray');
 goog.require('ol.MVCObject');
 goog.require('ol.TileBounds');
diff --git a/src/ol/layerview.js b/src/ol/layerview.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..452e15c410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/layerview.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+goog.provide('ol.LayerView');
+
+goog.require('ol.MVCObject');
+
+
+/**
+ * @enum {string}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.LayerViewProperty_ = {
+  OPACITY: 'opacity',
+  VISIBLE: 'visible'
+};
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @extends {ol.MVCObject}
+ */
+ol.LayerView = function() {
+
+  goog.base(this);
+
+  this.setVisible(true);
+  this.setOpacity(1);
+
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.LayerView, ol.MVCObject);
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {number} Opacity.
+ */
+ol.LayerView.prototype.getOpacity = function() {
+  return /** @type {number} */ (this.get(ol.LayerViewProperty_.OPACITY));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {boolean} Visible.
+ */
+ol.LayerView.prototype.getVisible = function() {
+  return /** @type {boolean} */ (this.get(ol.LayerViewProperty_.VISIBLE));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} opacity Opacity.
+ */
+ol.LayerView.prototype.setOpacity = function(opacity) {
+  this.set(ol.LayerViewProperty_.OPACITY, opacity);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {boolean} visible Visible.
+ */
+ol.LayerView.prototype.setVisible = function(visible) {
+  this.set(ol.LayerViewProperty_.VISIBLE, visible);
+};