diff --git a/examples/device-orientation.js b/examples/device-orientation.js
index b464d2e958..e70f419630 100644
--- a/examples/device-orientation.js
+++ b/examples/device-orientation.js
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ var deviceOrientation = new ol.DeviceOrientation();
 var track = new ol.dom.Input(document.getElementById('track'));
 track.bindTo('checked', deviceOrientation, 'tracking');
 
-deviceOrientation.on('change', function(event) {
-  document.getElementById('alpha').innerHTML = event.target.getAlpha();
-  document.getElementById('beta').innerHTML = event.target.getBeta();
-  document.getElementById('gamma').innerHTML = event.target.getGamma();
-  document.getElementById('heading').innerHTML = event.target.getHeading();
+deviceOrientation.on('propertychange', function(event) {
+  // event.key is the changed property name
+  var key = event.key;
+  var element = document.getElementById(key);
+  if (element) {
+    element.innerHTML = deviceOrientation.get(key);
+  }
 });
 
 // tilt the map
diff --git a/examples/geolocation.js b/examples/geolocation.js
index 7fb3fe83f2..fc0d2ac62e 100644
--- a/examples/geolocation.js
+++ b/examples/geolocation.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ geolocation.bindTo('projection', map.getView());
 var track = new ol.dom.Input(document.getElementById('track'));
 track.bindTo('checked', geolocation, 'tracking');
 
-geolocation.on('change', function() {
+geolocation.on('propertychange', function() {
   $('#accuracy').text(geolocation.getAccuracy() + ' [m]');
   $('#altitude').text(geolocation.getAltitude() + ' [m]');
   $('#altitudeAccuracy').text(geolocation.getAltitudeAccuracy() + ' [m]');
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/layergroup.js b/src/ol/layer/layergroup.js
index c2c0940786..2afe59ca8e 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/layergroup.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/layergroup.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.layer.Group');
 goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.events');
+goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('goog.math');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('ol.Collection');
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ ol.layer.Group.prototype.handleLayersChanged_ = function(event) {
     for (i = 0, ii = layersArray.length; i < ii; i++) {
       layer = layersArray[i];
       this.listenerKeys_[goog.getUid(layer).toString()] =
-          goog.events.listen(layer, ol.ObjectEventType.CHANGE,
+          goog.events.listen(layer,
+              [ol.ObjectEventType.CHANGE, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE],
               this.handleLayerChange_, false, this);
     }
   }
@@ -120,8 +122,8 @@ ol.layer.Group.prototype.handleLayersChanged_ = function(event) {
 ol.layer.Group.prototype.handleLayersAdd_ = function(collectionEvent) {
   var layer = /** @type {ol.layer.Base} */ (collectionEvent.getElement());
   this.listenerKeys_[goog.getUid(layer).toString()] = goog.events.listen(
-      layer, ol.ObjectEventType.CHANGE, this.handleLayerChange_, false,
-      this);
+      layer, [ol.ObjectEventType.CHANGE, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE],
+      this.handleLayerChange_, false, this);
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index c6d2f2fcf8..d8ced68de7 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler');
 goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
 goog.require('ol.MapEventType');
 goog.require('ol.Object');
+goog.require('ol.ObjectEvent');
 goog.require('ol.ObjectEventType');
 goog.require('ol.Pixel');
 goog.require('ol.PostRenderFunction');
@@ -208,9 +209,9 @@ ol.Map = function(options) {
 
   /**
    * @private
-   * @type {goog.events.Key}
+   * @type {Array.<goog.events.Key>}
    */
-  this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKey_ = null;
+  this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKeys_ = null;
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -899,7 +900,18 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleViewChanged_ = function() {
  * @param {goog.events.Event} event Event.
  * @private
  */
+ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerGroupMemberChanged_ = function(event) {
+  goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(event, goog.events.Event);
+  this.render();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.ObjectEvent} event Event.
+ * @private
+ */
 ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerGroupPropertyChanged_ = function(event) {
+  goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(event, ol.ObjectEvent);
   this.render();
 };
 
@@ -908,15 +920,23 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerGroupPropertyChanged_ = function(event) {
  * @private
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerGroupChanged_ = function() {
-  if (!goog.isNull(this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKey_)) {
-    goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKey_);
-    this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKey_ = null;
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKeys_)) {
+    var length = this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKeys_.length;
+    for (var i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+      goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKeys_[i]);
+    }
+    this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKeys_ = null;
   }
   var layerGroup = this.getLayerGroup();
   if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(layerGroup)) {
-    this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKey_ = goog.events.listen(
-        layerGroup, ol.ObjectEventType.CHANGE,
-        this.handleLayerGroupPropertyChanged_, false, this);
+    this.layerGroupPropertyListenerKeys_ = [
+      goog.events.listen(
+          layerGroup, ol.ObjectEventType.CHANGE,
+          this.handleLayerGroupPropertyChanged_, false, this),
+      goog.events.listen(
+          layerGroup, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
+          this.handleLayerGroupMemberChanged_, false, this)
+    ];
   }
   this.render();
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/object.js b/src/ol/object.js
index c8dc0febdf..40e1fd65b3 100644
--- a/src/ol/object.js
+++ b/src/ol/object.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 goog.provide('ol.Object');
+goog.provide('ol.ObjectEvent');
 goog.provide('ol.ObjectEventType');
 
 goog.require('goog.array');
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Observable');
  */
 ol.ObjectEventType = {
   BEFORECHANGE: 'beforechange',
-  CHANGE: 'change'
+  CHANGE: 'propertychange'
 };