diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 09e1f63b39..c3fec4bade 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -2585,6 +2585,7 @@ olx.interaction.DragZoomOptions.prototype.out;
  *     type: ol.geom.GeometryType,
  *     maxPoints: (number|undefined),
  *     minPoints: (number|undefined),
+ *     finishCondition: (ol.events.ConditionType|undefined),
  *     style: (ol.style.Style|Array.<ol.style.Style>|ol.style.StyleFunction|undefined),
  *     geometryFunction: (ol.interaction.DrawGeometryFunctionType|undefined),
  *     geometryName: (string|undefined),
@@ -2659,6 +2660,15 @@ olx.interaction.DrawOptions.prototype.maxPoints;
 olx.interaction.DrawOptions.prototype.minPoints;
 
 
+/**
+ * A function that takes an {@link ol.MapBrowserEvent} and returns a boolean
+ * to indicate whether the drawing can be finished.
+ * @type {ol.events.ConditionType|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.interaction.DrawOptions.prototype.finishCondition;
+
+
 /**
  * Style for sketch features.
  * @type {ol.style.Style|Array.<ol.style.Style>|ol.style.StyleFunction|undefined}
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.js
index 0b38d43c77..c6e5bce257 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.js
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ ol.interaction.Draw = function(options) {
    */
   this.maxPoints_ = options.maxPoints ? options.maxPoints : Infinity;
 
+  /**
+   * A function to decide if a potential finish coordinate is permissable
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.events.ConditionType}
+   */
+  this.finishCondition_ = options.finishCondition ? options.finishCondition : goog.functions.TRUE;
+
   var geometryFunction = options.geometryFunction;
   if (!geometryFunction) {
     if (this.type_ === ol.geom.GeometryType.CIRCLE) {
@@ -404,7 +411,9 @@ ol.interaction.Draw.handleUpEvent_ = function(event) {
     } else if (this.mode_ === ol.interaction.DrawMode.CIRCLE) {
       this.finishDrawing();
     } else if (this.atFinish_(event)) {
-      this.finishDrawing();
+      if (this.finishCondition_(event)) {
+        this.finishDrawing();
+      }
     } else {
       this.addToDrawing_(event);
     }
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
index 1a491caddc..1925892958 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/interaction/drawinteraction.test.js
@@ -333,6 +333,55 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe('drawing with a finishCondition', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      var draw = new ol.interaction.Draw({
+        source: source,
+        type: ol.geom.GeometryType.LINE_STRING,
+        finishCondition: function(event) {
+          if (ol.array.equals(event.coordinate,[30,-20])) {
+            return true;
+          }
+          return false;
+        }
+      });
+      map.addInteraction(draw);
+    });
+
+    it('draws a linestring failing to finish it first, the finishes it', function() {
+      var features;
+
+      // first point
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 10, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 10, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 10, 20);
+
+      // second point
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 40, 30);
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 40, 30);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 40, 30);
+
+      // try to finish on this point
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 40, 30);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 40, 30);
+
+      features = source.getFeatures();
+      expect(features).to.have.length(0);
+
+      // third point
+      simulateEvent('pointermove', 30, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 30, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 30, 20);
+
+      //  finish on this point
+      simulateEvent('pointerdown', 30, 20);
+      simulateEvent('pointerup', 30, 20);
+
+      features = source.getFeatures();
+      expect(features).to.have.length(1);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('drawing multi-linestrings', function() {
 
     beforeEach(function() {
@@ -811,6 +860,7 @@ describe('ol.interaction.Draw', function() {
   });
 });
 
+goog.require('ol.array');
 goog.require('ol.events');
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.Map');