diff --git a/src/objectliterals.exports b/src/objectliterals.exports
index 4af5ad024f..a990d913c6 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.exports
+++ b/src/objectliterals.exports
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.shiftDragZoom boolean|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.target Element|string
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.touchPan boolean|undefined
-@exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.touchRotateZoom boolean|undefined
+@exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.touchRotate boolean|undefined
+@exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.touchZoom boolean|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.view ol.IView|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.zoomControl boolean|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.zoomDelta number|undefined
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/touchrotateandzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/touchrotateinteraction.js
similarity index 69%
rename from src/ol/interaction/touchrotateandzoominteraction.js
rename to src/ol/interaction/touchrotateinteraction.js
index d06d6ee93d..1253866fdc 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/touchrotateandzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/touchrotateinteraction.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // FIXME works for View2D only
 
-goog.provide('ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom');
+goog.provide('ol.interaction.TouchRotate');
 
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol.View');
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ goog.require('ol.interaction.Touch');
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @extends {ol.interaction.Touch}
+ * @param {number=} opt_threshold Minimal angle to start a rotation.
+ *     Default to 0.3 (radian).
  */
-ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom = function() {
+ol.interaction.TouchRotate = function(opt_threshold) {
 
   goog.base(this);
 
@@ -23,12 +25,6 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom = function() {
    */
   this.lastAngle_;
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {number|undefined}
-   */
-  this.lastDistance_;
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {boolean}
@@ -45,23 +41,20 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom = function() {
    * @private
    * @type {number}
    */
-  this.rotationThreshold_ = 0.3;
+  this.threshold_ = goog.isDef(opt_threshold) ? opt_threshold : 0.3;
 
 };
-goog.inherits(ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom, ol.interaction.Touch);
+goog.inherits(ol.interaction.TouchRotate, ol.interaction.Touch);
 
 
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleTouchMove =
+ol.interaction.TouchRotate.prototype.handleTouchMove =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   goog.asserts.assert(this.targetTouches.length >= 2);
-  var scaleDelta = 1.0;
   var rotationDelta = 0.0;
 
-  var centroid = ol.interaction.Touch.centroid(this.targetTouches);
-
   var touch0 = this.targetTouches[0];
   var touch1 = this.targetTouches[1];
   var dx = touch0.clientX - touch1.clientX;
@@ -72,19 +65,11 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleTouchMove =
       touch1.clientY - touch0.clientY,
       touch1.clientX - touch0.clientX);
 
-  // distance between touches
-  var distance = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
-
-  if (goog.isDef(this.lastDistance_)) {
-    scaleDelta = this.lastDistance_ / distance;
-  }
-  this.lastDistance_ = distance;
-
   if (goog.isDef(this.lastAngle_)) {
     var delta = angle - this.lastAngle_;
     this.rotationDelta_ += delta;
     if (!this.rotating_ &&
-        Math.abs(this.rotationDelta_) > this.rotationThreshold_) {
+        Math.abs(this.rotationDelta_) > this.threshold_) {
       this.rotating_ = true;
     }
     rotationDelta = delta;
@@ -94,17 +79,15 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleTouchMove =
   var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
   var view = map.getView();
 
-  // rotate / scale anchor point.
+  // rotate anchor point.
   // FIXME: should be the intersection point between the lines:
   //     touch0,touch1 and previousTouch0,previousTouch1
   var viewportPosition = goog.style.getClientPosition(map.getViewport());
+  var centroid = ol.interaction.Touch.centroid(this.targetTouches);
   centroid.x -= viewportPosition.x;
   centroid.y -= viewportPosition.y;
   var anchor = map.getCoordinateFromPixel(centroid);
 
-  // scale, bypass the resolution constraint
-  view.zoom_(map, view.getResolution() * scaleDelta, anchor);
-
   // rotate
   if (this.rotating_) {
     view.rotate(map, view.getRotation() + rotationDelta, anchor);
@@ -115,13 +98,11 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleTouchMove =
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleTouchEnd =
+ol.interaction.TouchRotate.prototype.handleTouchEnd =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   if (this.targetTouches.length < 2) {
     var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
     var view = map.getView();
-    // take the resolution constraint into account
-    view.zoomToResolution(map, view.getResolution());
     view.setHint(ol.ViewHint.PANNING, -1);
     return false;
   } else {
@@ -133,11 +114,10 @@ ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleTouchEnd =
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
-ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleTouchStart =
+ol.interaction.TouchRotate.prototype.handleTouchStart =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   if (this.targetTouches.length >= 2) {
     var view = mapBrowserEvent.map.getView();
-    this.lastDistance_ = undefined;
     this.lastAngle_ = undefined;
     this.rotating_ = false;
     this.rotationDelta_ = 0.0;
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/touchzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/touchzoominteraction.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d5bd178ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/touchzoominteraction.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// FIXME works for View2D only
+
+goog.provide('ol.interaction.TouchZoom');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.ViewHint');
+goog.require('ol.interaction.Touch');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @extends {ol.interaction.Touch}
+ */
+ol.interaction.TouchZoom = function() {
+
+  goog.base(this);
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number|undefined}
+   */
+  this.lastDistance_;
+
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.interaction.TouchZoom, ol.interaction.Touch);
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.interaction.TouchZoom.prototype.handleTouchMove =
+    function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(this.targetTouches.length >= 2);
+  var scaleDelta = 1.0;
+
+  var touch0 = this.targetTouches[0];
+  var touch1 = this.targetTouches[1];
+  var dx = touch0.clientX - touch1.clientX;
+  var dy = touch0.clientY - touch1.clientY;
+
+  // distance between touches
+  var distance = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
+
+  if (goog.isDef(this.lastDistance_)) {
+    scaleDelta = this.lastDistance_ / distance;
+  }
+  this.lastDistance_ = distance;
+
+  var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
+  var view = map.getView();
+
+  // scale anchor point.
+  var viewportPosition = goog.style.getClientPosition(map.getViewport());
+  var centroid = ol.interaction.Touch.centroid(this.targetTouches);
+  centroid.x -= viewportPosition.x;
+  centroid.y -= viewportPosition.y;
+  var anchor = map.getCoordinateFromPixel(centroid);
+
+  // scale, bypass the resolution constraint
+  view.zoom_(map, view.getResolution() * scaleDelta, anchor);
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.interaction.TouchZoom.prototype.handleTouchEnd =
+    function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  if (this.targetTouches.length < 2) {
+    var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
+    var view = map.getView();
+    // take the resolution constraint into account
+    view.zoomToResolution(map, view.getResolution());
+    view.setHint(ol.ViewHint.PANNING, -1);
+    return false;
+  } else {
+    return true;
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.interaction.TouchZoom.prototype.handleTouchStart =
+    function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  if (this.targetTouches.length >= 2) {
+    var view = mapBrowserEvent.map.getView();
+    this.lastDistance_ = undefined;
+    view.setHint(ol.ViewHint.PANNING, 1);
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index ad1fa4d8c0..1a16c95136 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ goog.require('ol.interaction.KeyboardPan');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.KeyboardZoom');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.TouchPan');
-goog.require('ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom');
+goog.require('ol.interaction.TouchRotate');
+goog.require('ol.interaction.TouchZoom');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.condition');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Layer');
 goog.require('ol.renderer.Map');
@@ -967,10 +968,16 @@ ol.Map.createInteractions_ = function(mapOptions) {
     interactions.push(new ol.interaction.TouchPan());
   }
 
-  var touchRotateZoom = goog.isDef(mapOptions.touchRotateZoom) ?
-      mapOptions.touchRotateZoom : true;
-  if (touchRotateZoom) {
-    interactions.push(new ol.interaction.TouchRotateAndZoom());
+  var touchRotate = goog.isDef(mapOptions.touchRotate) ?
+      mapOptions.touchRotate : true;
+  if (touchRotate) {
+    interactions.push(new ol.interaction.TouchRotate());
+  }
+
+  var touchZoom = goog.isDef(mapOptions.touchZoom) ?
+      mapOptions.touchZoom : true;
+  if (touchZoom) {
+    interactions.push(new ol.interaction.TouchZoom());
   }
 
   var dragPan = goog.isDef(mapOptions.dragPan) ?
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
index db5ed7f546..43cda9f703 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
         mouseWheelZoom: false,
         shiftDragZoom: false,
         touchPan: false,
-        touchRotateZoom: false
+        touchRotate: false,
+        touchZoom: false
       };
     });