diff --git a/examples/animation.html b/examples/animation.html
index 3eae57f489..dbe6d34ff3 100644
--- a/examples/animation.html
+++ b/examples/animation.html
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         <div class="span12">
           <button id="rotate-left"><i class="icon-arrow-left"></i></button>
           <button id="rotate-right"><i class="icon-arrow-right"></i></button>
+          <button id="rotate-around-rome">Rotate around Rome</button>
           <button id="pan-to-london">Pan to London</button>
           <button id="elastic-to-moscow">Elastic to Moscow</button>
           <button id="bounce-to-istanbul">Bounce to Istanbul</button>
diff --git a/examples/animation.js b/examples/animation.js
index a14ea27954..de211bde63 100644
--- a/examples/animation.js
+++ b/examples/animation.js
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ rotateRight.addEventListener('click', function() {
   map.beforeRender(rotateRight);
 }, false);
 
+var rotateAroundRome = document.getElementById('rotate-around-rome');
+rotateAroundRome.addEventListener('click', function() {
+  var currentRotation = view.getRotation();
+  var rotateAroundRome = ol.animation.rotate({
+    anchor: rome,
+    duration: 1000,
+    rotation: currentRotation
+  });
+  map.beforeRender(rotateAroundRome);
+  view.rotate(currentRotation + (Math.PI / 2), rome);
+}, false);
 
 var panToLondon = document.getElementById('pan-to-london');
 panToLondon.addEventListener('click', function() {
diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index b9d52c6358..87b9d20619 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -544,7 +544,8 @@ olx.animation.PanOptions.prototype.easing;
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{rotation: number,
+ * @typedef {{rotation: (number|undefined),
+ *     anchor: (ol.Coordinate|undefined),
  *     start: (number|undefined),
  *     duration: (number|undefined),
  *     easing: (function(number):number|undefined)}}
@@ -554,12 +555,21 @@ olx.animation.RotateOptions;
 
 
 /**
- * The rotation to apply, in radians.
- * @type {number}
+ * The rotation value (in radians) to begin rotating from, typically
+ * `map.getView().getRotation()`. If `undefined` then `0` is assumed.
+ * @type {number|undefined}
  */
 olx.animation.RotateOptions.prototype.rotation;
 
 
+/**
+ * The rotation center/anchor. The map rotates around the center of the view
+ * if unspecified.
+ * @type {ol.Coordinate|undefined}
+ */
+olx.animation.RotateOptions.prototype.anchor;
+
+
 /**
  * The start time of the animation. Default is immediately.
  * @type {number|undefined}
diff --git a/src/ol/animation.js b/src/ol/animation.js
index 938f838db9..50c69921d5 100644
--- a/src/ol/animation.js
+++ b/src/ol/animation.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.animation');
 
 goog.require('ol.PreRenderFunction');
 goog.require('ol.ViewHint');
+goog.require('ol.coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.easing');
 
 
@@ -87,11 +88,13 @@ ol.animation.pan = function(options) {
  * @todo stability experimental
  */
 ol.animation.rotate = function(options) {
-  var sourceRotation = options.rotation;
+  var sourceRotation = goog.isDef(options.rotation) ? options.rotation : 0;
   var start = goog.isDef(options.start) ? options.start : goog.now();
   var duration = goog.isDef(options.duration) ? options.duration : 1000;
   var easing = goog.isDef(options.easing) ?
       options.easing : ol.easing.inAndOut;
+  var anchor = goog.isDef(options.anchor) ?
+      options.anchor : null;
 
   return (
       /**
@@ -106,9 +109,15 @@ ol.animation.rotate = function(options) {
         } else if (frameState.time < start + duration) {
           var delta = 1 - easing((frameState.time - start) / duration);
           var deltaRotation =
-              sourceRotation - frameState.view2DState.rotation;
+              (sourceRotation - frameState.view2DState.rotation) * delta;
           frameState.animate = true;
-          frameState.view2DState.rotation += delta * deltaRotation;
+          frameState.view2DState.rotation += deltaRotation;
+          if (!goog.isNull(anchor)) {
+            var center = frameState.view2DState.center;
+            ol.coordinate.sub(center, anchor);
+            ol.coordinate.rotate(center, deltaRotation);
+            ol.coordinate.add(center, anchor);
+          }
           frameState.viewHints[ol.ViewHint.ANIMATING] += 1;
           return true;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/ol/coordinate.js b/src/ol/coordinate.js
index 81838416aa..c34247c41f 100644
--- a/src/ol/coordinate.js
+++ b/src/ol/coordinate.js
@@ -182,6 +182,18 @@ ol.coordinate.scale = function(coordinate, s) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate.
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} delta Delta.
+ * @return {ol.Coordinate} Coordinate.
+ */
+ol.coordinate.sub = function(coordinate, delta) {
+  coordinate[0] -= delta[0];
+  coordinate[1] -= delta[1];
+  return coordinate;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.Coordinate} coord1 First coordinate.
  * @param {ol.Coordinate} coord2 Second coordinate.
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js b/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
index dbc57deee1..307b6e07d3 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
@@ -128,11 +128,7 @@ ol.interaction.Interaction.rotateWithoutConstraints =
       }
     }
     goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(view, ol.View2D);
-    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(opt_anchor)) {
-      var center = view.calculateCenterRotate(rotation, opt_anchor);
-      view.setCenter(center);
-    }
-    view.setRotation(rotation);
+    view.rotate(rotation, opt_anchor);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/view2d.exports b/src/ol/view2d.exports
index 01d44dd7b5..e665804784 100644
--- a/src/ol/view2d.exports
+++ b/src/ol/view2d.exports
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 @exportProperty ol.View2D.prototype.centerOn
 @exportProperty ol.View2D.prototype.getView2D
 @exportProperty ol.View2D.prototype.getZoom
+@exportProperty ol.View2D.prototype.rotate
 @exportProperty ol.View2D.prototype.setZoom
diff --git a/src/ol/view2d.js b/src/ol/view2d.js
index b87e6dfe58..e8df7039b1 100644
--- a/src/ol/view2d.js
+++ b/src/ol/view2d.js
@@ -534,6 +534,20 @@ ol.View2D.prototype.isDef = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Rotate the view around a given coordinate.
+ * @param {number} rotation New rotation value for the view.
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate=} opt_anchor The rotation center.
+ */
+ol.View2D.prototype.rotate = function(rotation, opt_anchor) {
+  if (goog.isDef(opt_anchor)) {
+    var center = this.calculateCenterRotate(rotation, opt_anchor);
+    this.setCenter(center);
+  }
+  this.setRotation(rotation);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Set the center of the current view.
  * @param {ol.Coordinate|undefined} center Center.