diff --git a/src/ol/map.exports b/src/ol/map.exports
index 8523ff1658..71fe519081 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.exports
+++ b/src/ol/map.exports
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @exportClass ol.Map ol.MapOptions
+@exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addControl
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addLayer
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addPreRenderFunction
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addPreRenderFunctions
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.getFeatures
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.getInteractions
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.getRenderer
+@exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.removeControl
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.removeLayer
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.updateSize
 
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index e929730ecc..d08576f636 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -338,6 +338,18 @@ ol.Map = function(options) {
 goog.inherits(ol.Map, ol.Object);
 
 
+/**
+ * Add the given control to the map.
+ * @param {ol.control.Control} control Control.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.addControl = function(control) {
+  var controls = this.getControls();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(controls));
+  controls.push(control);
+  control.setMap(this);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Adds the given layer to the top of this map.
  * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
@@ -809,6 +821,20 @@ ol.Map.prototype.requestRenderFrame = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Remove the given control from the map.
+ * @param {ol.control.Control} control Control.
+ * @return {ol.control.Control|undefined} The removed control of undefined
+ *     if the control was not found.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.removeControl = function(control) {
+  var controls = this.getControls();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(controls));
+  control.setMap(null);
+  return /** @type {ol.control.Control|undefined} */ (controls.remove(control));
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Removes the given layer from the map.
  * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.