diff --git a/src/ol/framestate.js b/src/ol/framestate.js
index 032dac1ed7..32a7edb31c 100644
--- a/src/ol/framestate.js
+++ b/src/ol/framestate.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Color');
 goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.Extent');
 goog.require('ol.Size');
+goog.require('ol.TileQueue');
 goog.require('ol.View2DState');
 goog.require('ol.layer.LayerState');
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ goog.require('ol.layer.LayerState');
  *            layerStates: Object.<number, ol.layer.LayerState>,
  *            postRenderFunctions: Array.<ol.PostRenderFunction>,
  *            size: ol.Size,
+ *            tileQueue: ol.TileQueue,
  *            time: number,
  *            view2DState: ol.View2DState}}
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/imagetile.js b/src/ol/imagetile.js
index c75c11ea23..12255034e3 100644
--- a/src/ol/imagetile.js
+++ b/src/ol/imagetile.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ ol.ImageTile.prototype.getKey = function() {
 ol.ImageTile.prototype.handleImageError_ = function() {
   this.state = ol.TileState.ERROR;
   this.unlistenImage_();
+  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 01a180637c..a617727b2e 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Pixel');
 goog.require('ol.ResolutionConstraint');
 goog.require('ol.RotationConstraint');
 goog.require('ol.Size');
+goog.require('ol.TileQueue');
 goog.require('ol.TransformFunction');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
@@ -249,6 +250,12 @@ ol.Map = function(mapOptions) {
    */
   this.handlePostRender_ = goog.bind(this.handlePostRender, this);
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.TileQueue}
+   */
+  this.tileQueue_ = new ol.TileQueue(goog.bind(this.getTilePriority, this));
+
   this.setValues(mapOptionsInternal.values);
 
   this.handleBrowserWindowResize();
@@ -420,6 +427,24 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getOverlayContainer = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Tile} tile Tile.
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} tileCenter Tile center.
+ * @param {number} tileResolution Tile resolution.
+ * @return {number|undefined} Tile priority.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.getTilePriority = function(tile, tileCenter, tileResolution) {
+  if (goog.isNull(this.frameState_)) {
+    return undefined;
+  } else {
+    var center = this.frameState_.view2DState.center;
+    var deltaX = tileCenter.x - center.x;
+    var deltaY = tileCenter.y - center.y;
+    return Math.sqrt(deltaX * deltaX + deltaY * deltaY) / tileResolution;
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
  * @param {string=} opt_type Type.
@@ -474,6 +499,8 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
  * @protected
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.handlePostRender = function() {
+  this.tileQueue_.reprioritize(); // FIXME only call if needed
+  this.tileQueue_.loadMoreTiles();
   goog.array.forEach(
       this.postRenderFunctions_,
       function(postRenderFunction) {
@@ -572,6 +599,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.renderFrame_ = function(time) {
       layerStates: layerStates,
       postRenderFunctions: [],
       size: size,
+      tileQueue: this.tileQueue_,
       view2DState: view2DState,
       time: time
     };
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
index 9f139550f9..e5205853c8 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/dom/domtilelayerrenderer.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.renderFrame =
 
   var view2DState = frameState.view2DState;
   var z = tileGrid.getZForResolution(view2DState.resolution);
+  var tileResolution = tileGrid.getResolution(z);
 
   /** @type {Object.<number, Object.<string, ol.Tile>>} */
   var tilesToDrawByZ = {};
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ ol.renderer.dom.TileLayer.prototype.renderFrame =
 
     var tileState = tile.getState();
     if (tileState == ol.TileState.IDLE) {
-      tile.load();
+      var tileCenter = tileGrid.getTileCoordCenter(tileCoord);
+      frameState.tileQueue.enqueue(tile, tileCenter, tileResolution);
     } else if (tileState == ol.TileState.LOADED) {
       tilesToDrawByZ[z][tile.tileCoord.toString()] = tile;
       return;
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgltilelayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgltilelayerrenderer.js
index fa4160dfe1..7fef2e09c4 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgltilelayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/webgltilelayerrenderer.js
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer.prototype.renderFrame =
 
       var tileState = tile.getState();
       if (tileState == ol.TileState.IDLE) {
-        tile.load();
+        var tileCenter = tileGrid.getTileCoordCenter(tileCoord);
+        frameState.tileQueue.enqueue(tile, tileCenter, tileResolution);
       } else if (tileState == ol.TileState.LOADED) {
         if (mapRenderer.isTileTextureLoaded(tile)) {
           tilesToDrawByZ[z][tileCoord.toString()] = tile;
diff --git a/src/ol/tilequeue.js b/src/ol/tilequeue.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6a487a405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/tilequeue.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+goog.provide('ol.TilePriorityFunction');
+goog.provide('ol.TileQueue');
+
+goog.require('goog.events');
+goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
+goog.require('goog.structs.PriorityQueue');
+goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
+goog.require('ol.Tile');
+goog.require('ol.TileState');
+
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {function(ol.Tile, ol.Coordinate, number): (number|undefined)}
+ */
+ol.TilePriorityFunction;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {ol.TilePriorityFunction} tilePriorityFunction
+ *     Tile priority function.
+ */
+ol.TileQueue = function(tilePriorityFunction) {
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.TilePriorityFunction}
+   */
+  this.tilePriorityFunction_ = tilePriorityFunction;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.maxTilesLoading_ = 8;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  this.tilesLoading_ = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {goog.structs.PriorityQueue}
+   */
+  this.queue_ = new goog.structs.PriorityQueue();
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Object.<string, boolean>}
+   */
+  this.queuedTileKeys_ = {};
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Tile} tile Tile.
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} tileCenter Tile center.
+ * @param {number} tileResolution Tile resolution.
+ */
+ol.TileQueue.prototype.enqueue =
+    function(tile, tileCenter, tileResolution) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(tile.getState() == ol.TileState.IDLE);
+  var tileKey = tile.getKey();
+  if (!(tileKey in this.queuedTileKeys_)) {
+    var priority = this.tilePriorityFunction_(tile, tileCenter, tileResolution);
+    if (goog.isDef(priority)) {
+      this.queue_.enqueue(priority, arguments);
+      this.queuedTileKeys_[tileKey] = true;
+    } else {
+      // FIXME fire drop event?
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @protected
+ */
+ol.TileQueue.prototype.handleTileChange = function() {
+  --this.tilesLoading_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ */
+ol.TileQueue.prototype.loadMoreTiles = function() {
+  var tile, tileKey;
+  while (!this.queue_.isEmpty() && this.tilesLoading_ < this.maxTilesLoading_) {
+    tile = (/** @type {Array} */ (this.queue_.remove()))[0];
+    tileKey = tile.getKey();
+    delete this.queuedTileKeys_[tileKey];
+    goog.events.listen(tile, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
+        this.handleTileChange, false, this);
+    tile.load();
+    ++this.tilesLoading_;
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ */
+ol.TileQueue.prototype.reprioritize = function() {
+  if (!this.queue_.isEmpty()) {
+    var values = /** @type {Array.<Array>} */ this.queue_.getValues();
+    this.queue_.clear();
+    this.queuedTileKeys_ = {};
+    var i;
+    for (i = 0; i < values.length; ++i) {
+      this.enqueue.apply(this, values[i]);
+    }
+  }
+};