diff --git a/examples/getfeatureinfo.js b/examples/getfeatureinfo.js
index fcf32db161..ae7258d6cb 100644
--- a/examples/getfeatureinfo.js
+++ b/examples/getfeatureinfo.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
   })
 });
 
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   map.getFeatureInfo({
     pixel: evt.getPixel(),
     success: function(featureInfoByLayer) {
diff --git a/examples/gpx.js b/examples/gpx.js
index 899b9cdb31..df2452b176 100644
--- a/examples/gpx.js
+++ b/examples/gpx.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   var pixel = evt.getPixel();
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/icon.js b/examples/icon.js
index af0e158b30..07ef45ce88 100644
--- a/examples/icon.js
+++ b/examples/icon.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var popup = new ol.Overlay({
 map.addOverlay(popup);
 
 
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   map.getFeatures({
     pixel: evt.getPixel(),
     layers: [vector],
diff --git a/examples/kml-earthquakes.js b/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
index fd2405cea9..8ff5de66d1 100644
--- a/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
+++ b/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   var pixel = evt.getPixel();
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/kml-timezones.js b/examples/kml-timezones.js
index 6657961593..8b88d27d93 100644
--- a/examples/kml-timezones.js
+++ b/examples/kml-timezones.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   var pixel = evt.getPixel();
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/kml.js b/examples/kml.js
index bce5752903..c356c761d8 100644
--- a/examples/kml.js
+++ b/examples/kml.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   var pixel = evt.getPixel();
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/overlay.js b/examples/overlay.js
index bc5d12915c..e4e036c099 100644
--- a/examples/overlay.js
+++ b/examples/overlay.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var popup = new ol.Overlay({
 });
 map.addOverlay(popup);
 
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   var element = popup.getElement();
   var coordinate = evt.getCoordinate();
   var hdms = ol.coordinate.toStringHDMS(ol.proj.transform(
diff --git a/examples/popup.js b/examples/popup.js
index 944b5b8b8b..0c6a362153 100644
--- a/examples/popup.js
+++ b/examples/popup.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
 /**
  * Add a click handler to the map to render the popup.
  */
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   var coordinate = evt.getCoordinate();
   var hdms = ol.coordinate.toStringHDMS(ol.proj.transform(
       coordinate, 'EPSG:3857', 'EPSG:4326'));
diff --git a/examples/vector-layer.js b/examples/vector-layer.js
index f1c2df3d7a..2f4214ced2 100644
--- a/examples/vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples/vector-layer.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('click', function(evt) {
+map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
   var pixel = evt.getPixel();
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
diff --git a/src/ol/events/condition.js b/src/ol/events/condition.js
index c69c2db7ec..7171cbde36 100644
--- a/src/ol/events/condition.js
+++ b/src/ol/events/condition.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ goog.provide('ol.events.ConditionType');
 goog.provide('ol.events.condition');
 
 goog.require('goog.dom.TagName');
-goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('goog.functions');
+goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType');
 
 
 /**
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ ol.events.condition.always = goog.functions.TRUE;
  * @return {boolean} True if the event is a click event.
  * @todo stability experimental
  */
-ol.events.condition.clickOnly = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
-  var browserEvent = mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent;
-  return browserEvent.type == goog.events.EventType.CLICK;
+ol.events.condition.singleClick = function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+  return mapBrowserEvent.type == ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.SINGLECLICK;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/doubleclickzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/doubleclickzoominteraction.js
index dc439f8b33..1b106052b1 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/doubleclickzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/doubleclickzoominteraction.js
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ ol.interaction.DoubleClickZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
   var stopEvent = false;
   var browserEvent = mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent;
-  if (mapBrowserEvent.type == ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DBLCLICK &&
-      mapBrowserEvent.isMouseActionButton()) {
+  if (mapBrowserEvent.type == ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DBLCLICK) {
     var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
     var anchor = mapBrowserEvent.getCoordinate();
     var delta = browserEvent.shiftKey ? -this.delta_ : this.delta_;
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
index 553254421e..705e872671 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ol.interaction.Select = function(opt_options) {
    * @type {ol.events.ConditionType}
    */
   this.condition_ = goog.isDef(options.condition) ?
-      options.condition : ol.events.condition.clickOnly;
+      options.condition : ol.events.condition.singleClick;
 
   /**
    * @private
diff --git a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
index de24ec2085..237ac700c9 100644
--- a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
+++ b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ goog.require('goog.events');
 goog.require('goog.events.BrowserEvent');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventTarget');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
-goog.require('ol.BrowserFeature');
 goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.FrameState');
 goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
@@ -76,16 +75,6 @@ ol.MapBrowserEvent.prototype.getPixel = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @return {boolean} Do we have a left click?
- */
-ol.MapBrowserEvent.prototype.isMouseActionButton = function() {
-  // always assume a left-click on touch devices
-  return ol.BrowserFeature.HAS_TOUCH ||
-      this.browserEvent.isMouseActionButton();
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Prevents the default browser action.
  * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/event.preventDefault
@@ -143,13 +132,13 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler = function(map) {
    * @type {Array.<number>}
    * @private
    */
-  this.listenerKeys_ = null;
+  this.dragListenerKeys_ = null;
 
   /**
-   * @type {Array.<number>}
+   * @type {goog.events.Key}
    * @private
    */
-  this.dragListenerKeys_ = null;
+  this.mousedownListenerKey_ = null;
 
   /**
    * @type {Array.<number>}
@@ -164,14 +153,11 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler = function(map) {
   this.down_ = null;
 
   var element = this.map_.getViewport();
-  this.listenerKeys_ = [
-    goog.events.listen(element,
-        [goog.events.EventType.CLICK, goog.events.EventType.DBLCLICK],
-        this.click_, false, this),
-    goog.events.listen(element,
-        goog.events.EventType.MOUSEDOWN,
-        this.handleMouseDown_, false, this)
-  ];
+
+  this.mousedownListenerKey_ = goog.events.listen(element,
+      goog.events.EventType.MOUSEDOWN,
+      this.handleMouseDown_, false, this);
+
   // touch events
   this.touchListenerKeys_ = [
     goog.events.listen(element, [
@@ -196,19 +182,22 @@ goog.inherits(ol.MapBrowserEventHandler, goog.events.EventTarget);
  * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
  * @private
  */
-ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.click_ = function(browserEvent) {
-  if (!this.dragged_) {
-    var newEvent;
-    var type = browserEvent.type;
-    if (type == goog.events.EventType.DBLCLICK) {
-      newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
-          ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DBLCLICK, this.map_, browserEvent);
+ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.emulateClick_ = function(browserEvent) {
+  if (this.clickTimeoutId_ !== 0) {
+    // double-click
+    goog.global.clearTimeout(this.clickTimeoutId_);
+    this.clickTimeoutId_ = 0;
+    var newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
+        ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DBLCLICK, this.map_, browserEvent);
+    this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
+  } else {
+    // click
+    this.clickTimeoutId_ = goog.global.setTimeout(goog.bind(function() {
+      this.clickTimeoutId_ = 0;
+      var newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
+          ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.SINGLECLICK, this.map_, browserEvent);
       this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
-    } else {
-      newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
-          ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.CLICK, this.map_, browserEvent);
-      this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
-    }
+    }, this), 250);
   }
 };
 
@@ -219,13 +208,15 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.click_ = function(browserEvent) {
  */
 ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleMouseUp_ = function(browserEvent) {
   if (this.down_) {
-    this.down_ = null;
     goog.array.forEach(this.dragListenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
     this.dragListenerKeys_ = null;
     if (this.dragged_) {
       var newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
           ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DRAGEND, this.map_, browserEvent);
       this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
+      this.down_ = null;
+    } else if (browserEvent.isMouseActionButton()) {
+      this.emulateClick_(browserEvent);
     }
   }
 };
@@ -239,18 +230,16 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleMouseDown_ = function(browserEvent) {
   var newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
       ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DOWN, this.map_, browserEvent);
   this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
-  if (!this.down_) {
-    this.down_ = browserEvent;
-    this.dragged_ = false;
-    this.dragListenerKeys_ = [
-      goog.events.listen(goog.global.document, goog.events.EventType.MOUSEMOVE,
-          this.handleMouseMove_, false, this),
-      goog.events.listen(goog.global.document, goog.events.EventType.MOUSEUP,
-          this.handleMouseUp_, false, this)
-    ];
-    // prevent browser image dragging with the dom renderer
-    browserEvent.preventDefault();
-  }
+  this.down_ = browserEvent;
+  this.dragged_ = false;
+  this.dragListenerKeys_ = [
+    goog.events.listen(goog.global.document, goog.events.EventType.MOUSEMOVE,
+        this.handleMouseMove_, false, this),
+    goog.events.listen(goog.global.document, goog.events.EventType.MOUSEUP,
+        this.handleMouseUp_, false, this)
+  ];
+  // prevent browser image dragging with the dom renderer
+  browserEvent.preventDefault();
 };
 
 
@@ -272,21 +261,15 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleMouseMove_ = function(browserEvent) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
- * @private
- */
-ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.relayEvent_ = function(browserEvent) {
-  this.dispatchEvent(new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
-      browserEvent.type, this.map_, browserEvent));
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
  * @private
  */
 ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleTouchStart_ = function(browserEvent) {
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.mousedownListenerKey_)) {
+    goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.mousedownListenerKey_);
+    this.mousedownListenerKey_ = null;
+  }
   // prevent context menu
   // When the IE pointer events are used, this prevents a
   // 'mousedown' from being fired after this event for the primary
@@ -328,24 +311,7 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleTouchEnd_ = function(browserEvent) {
   this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
   if (!this.dragged_) {
     goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(this.down_));
-    if (this.clickTimeoutId_ !== 0) {
-      // double-click
-      goog.global.clearTimeout(this.clickTimeoutId_);
-      this.clickTimeoutId_ = 0;
-      newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
-          ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DBLCLICK, this.map_, this.down_);
-      this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
-      this.down_ = null;
-    } else {
-      // click
-      this.clickTimeoutId_ = goog.global.setTimeout(goog.bind(function() {
-        this.clickTimeoutId_ = 0;
-        newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserEvent(
-            ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.CLICK, this.map_, this.down_);
-        this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
-        this.down_ = null;
-      }, this), 250);
-    }
+    this.emulateClick_(this.down_);
   }
 };
 
@@ -354,9 +320,9 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handleTouchEnd_ = function(browserEvent) {
  * FIXME empty description for jsdoc
  */
 ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
-  if (!goog.isNull(this.listenerKeys_)) {
-    goog.array.forEach(this.listenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
-    this.listenerKeys_ = null;
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.mousedownListenerKey_)) {
+    goog.events.unlistenByKey(this.mousedownListenerKey_);
+    this.mousedownListenerKey_ = null;
   }
   if (!goog.isNull(this.dragListenerKeys_)) {
     goog.array.forEach(this.dragListenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
@@ -375,12 +341,12 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.disposeInternal = function() {
  * @enum {string}
  */
 ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType = {
-  CLICK: goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
   DBLCLICK: goog.events.EventType.DBLCLICK,
   DOWN: 'down',
   DRAGSTART: 'dragstart',
   DRAG: 'drag',
   DRAGEND: 'dragend',
+  SINGLECLICK: 'singleclick',
   TOUCHSTART: goog.events.EventType.TOUCHSTART,
   TOUCHMOVE: goog.events.EventType.TOUCHMOVE,
   TOUCHEND: goog.events.EventType.TOUCHEND
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/mapbrowserevent.test.js b/test/spec/ol/mapbrowserevent.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf2b385fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/mapbrowserevent.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+goog.provide('ol.test.MapBrowserEventHandler');
+
+describe('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler', function() {
+  describe('#emulateClick_', function() {
+    var clock;
+    var handler;
+    var singleclickSpy;
+    var dblclickSpy;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+      handler = new ol.MapBrowserEventHandler(new ol.Map({}));
+
+      singleclickSpy = sinon.spy();
+      goog.events.listen(handler, 'singleclick', singleclickSpy);
+
+      dblclickSpy = sinon.spy();
+      goog.events.listen(handler, 'dblclick', dblclickSpy);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+      clock.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('emulates click', function() {
+      handler.emulateClick_();
+      expect(singleclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
+      expect(dblclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
+
+      clock.tick(250);
+      expect(singleclickSpy.calledOnce).to.be.ok();
+      expect(dblclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
+
+      handler.emulateClick_();
+      expect(singleclickSpy.calledOnce).to.be.ok();
+      expect(dblclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
+    });
+
+    it('emulates dblclick', function() {
+      handler.emulateClick_();
+      expect(singleclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
+      expect(dblclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
+
+      handler.emulateClick_();
+      expect(singleclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
+      expect(dblclickSpy.calledOnce).to.be.ok();
+
+      clock.tick(250);
+      expect(singleclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
+      expect(dblclickSpy.calledOnce).to.be.ok();
+    });
+
+  });
+});
+
+goog.require('goog.events');
+goog.require('ol.Map');
+goog.require('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler');