diff --git a/css/ol.css b/css/ol.css
index 67b3b4a08b..824c28cc8e 100644
--- a/css/ol.css
+++ b/css/ol.css
@@ -296,3 +296,40 @@ button.ol-full-screen-true:after {
 .ol-has-tooltip [role=tooltip] {
   font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Verdana,Geneva,Lucida,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
 }
+
+.ol-overviewmap {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 0.5em;
+  bottom: 0.5em;
+}
+.ol-overviewmap.ol-uncollapsible {
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  border-radius: 0 4px 0 0;
+}
+.ol-overviewmap .ol-overviewmap-map,
+.ol-overviewmap button {
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+.ol-overviewmap .ol-overviewmap-map {
+  border: 1px solid #7b98bc;
+  height: 150px;
+  margin: 2px;
+  width: 150px;
+}
+.ol-overviewmap:not(.ol-collapsed) button{
+  bottom: 1px;
+  left: 2px;
+  position: absolute;
+}
+.ol-overviewmap:not(.ol-collapsed) button:hover [role=tooltip],
+.ol-overviewmap.ol-collapsed .ol-overviewmap-map,
+.ol-overviewmap.ol-uncollapsible button {
+  display: none;
+}
+.ol-overviewmap:not(.ol-collapsed) {
+  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
+}
+.ol-overviewmap-box {
+  border: 2px dotted rgba(0,60,136,0.7);
+}
diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 62288792e6..4180b053c7 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -1037,6 +1037,78 @@ olx.control.MousePositionOptions.prototype.target;
 olx.control.MousePositionOptions.prototype.undefinedHTML;
 
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {{collapsed: (boolean|undefined),
+ *     collapseLabel: (string|undefined),
+ *     collapsible: (boolean|undefined),
+ *     label: (string|undefined),
+ *     layers: (Array.<ol.layer.Layer>|ol.Collection|undefined),
+ *     target: (Element|undefined),
+ *     tipLabel: (string|undefined)}}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.control.OverviewMapOptions;
+
+
+/**
+ * Whether the control should start collapsed or not (expanded).
+ * Default to `true`.
+ * @type {boolean|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.control.OverviewMapOptions.prototype.collapsed;
+
+
+/**
+ * Text label to use for the expanded overviewmap button. Default is `«`
+ * @type {string|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.control.OverviewMapOptions.prototype.collapseLabel;
+
+
+/**
+ * Whether the control can be collapsed or not. Default to `true`.
+ * @type {boolean|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.control.OverviewMapOptions.prototype.collapsible;
+
+
+/**
+ * Text label to use for the collapsed overviewmap button. Default is `»`
+ * @type {string|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.control.OverviewMapOptions.prototype.label;
+
+
+/**
+ * Layers for the overview map. If not set, then all main map layers are used
+ * instead.
+ * @type {!Array.<ol.layer.Layer>|!ol.Collection|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.control.OverviewMapOptions.prototype.layers;
+
+
+/**
+ * Specify a target if you want the control to be rendered outside of the map's
+ * viewport.
+ * @type {Element|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.control.OverviewMapOptions.prototype.target;
+
+
+/**
+ * Text label to use for the button tip. Default is `Overview map`
+ * @type {string|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.control.OverviewMapOptions.prototype.tipLabel;
+
+
 /**
  * @typedef {{className: (string|undefined),
  *     minWidth: (number|undefined),
diff --git a/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e2a6d9ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/control/overviewmapcontrol.js
@@ -0,0 +1,510 @@
+goog.provide('ol.control.OverviewMap');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('goog.dom');
+goog.require('goog.dom.TagName');
+goog.require('goog.dom.classlist');
+goog.require('goog.events');
+goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
+goog.require('goog.math.Size');
+goog.require('goog.style');
+goog.require('ol.Collection');
+goog.require('ol.Map');
+goog.require('ol.MapEventType');
+goog.require('ol.Object');
+goog.require('ol.Overlay');
+goog.require('ol.OverlayPositioning');
+goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.control.Control');
+goog.require('ol.coordinate');
+goog.require('ol.css');
+goog.require('ol.extent');
+goog.require('ol.pointer.PointerEventHandler');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a new control with a map acting as an overview map for an other
+ * defined map.
+ * @constructor
+ * @extends {ol.control.Control}
+ * @param {olx.control.OverviewMapOptions=} opt_options OverviewMap options.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap = function(opt_options) {
+
+  var options = goog.isDef(opt_options) ? opt_options : {};
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.collapsed_ = goog.isDef(options.collapsed) ? options.collapsed : true;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  this.collapsible_ = goog.isDef(options.collapsible) ?
+      options.collapsible : true;
+
+  if (!this.collapsible_) {
+    this.collapsed_ = false;
+  }
+
+  var className = goog.isDef(options.className) ?
+      options.className : 'ol-overviewmap';
+
+  var tipLabel = goog.isDef(options.tipLabel) ?
+      options.tipLabel : 'Overview map';
+  var tip = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.SPAN, {
+    'role' : 'tooltip'
+  }, tipLabel);
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {string}
+   */
+  this.collapseLabel_ = goog.isDef(options.collapseLabel) ?
+      options.collapseLabel : '\u00AB';
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {string}
+   */
+  this.label_ = goog.isDef(options.label) ? options.label : '\u00BB';
+  var label = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.SPAN, {},
+      (this.collapsible_ && !this.collapsed_) ?
+      this.collapseLabel_ : this.label_);
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Element}
+   */
+  this.labelSpan_ = label;
+  var button = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.BUTTON, {
+    'class': 'ol-has-tooltip',
+    'type': 'button'
+  }, this.labelSpan_);
+  goog.dom.appendChild(button, tip);
+
+  var buttonHandler = new ol.pointer.PointerEventHandler(button);
+  this.registerDisposable(buttonHandler);
+  goog.events.listen(buttonHandler, ol.pointer.EventType.POINTERUP,
+      this.handlePointerUp_, false, this);
+  goog.events.listen(button, goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
+      this.handleClick_, false, this);
+
+  goog.events.listen(button, [
+    goog.events.EventType.MOUSEOUT,
+    goog.events.EventType.FOCUSOUT
+  ], function() {
+    this.blur();
+  }, false);
+
+  var ovmapDiv = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, 'ol-overviewmap-map');
+
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Map}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.ovmap_ = new ol.Map({
+    controls: new ol.Collection(),
+    interactions: new ol.Collection(),
+    target: ovmapDiv
+  });
+  var ovmap = this.ovmap_;
+
+  if (goog.isDef(options.layers)) {
+    options.layers.forEach(
+        /**
+       * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
+       */
+        function(layer) {
+          ovmap.addLayer(layer);
+        }, this);
+  }
+
+  var box = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, 'ol-overviewmap-box');
+
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Overlay}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.boxOverlay_ = new ol.Overlay({
+    position: [0, 0],
+    positioning: ol.OverlayPositioning.BOTTOM_LEFT,
+    element: box
+  });
+  this.ovmap_.addOverlay(this.boxOverlay_);
+
+  var element = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, {
+    'class': className + ' ' + ol.css.CLASS_UNSELECTABLE + ' ' +
+        ol.css.CLASS_CONTROL +
+        (this.collapsed_ && this.collapsible_ ? ' ol-collapsed' : '') +
+        (this.collapsible_ ? '' : ' ol-uncollapsible')
+  }, ovmapDiv, button);
+
+  goog.base(this, {
+    element: element,
+    target: options.target
+  });
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.control.OverviewMap, ol.control.Control);
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
+  var currentMap = this.getMap();
+
+  if (goog.isNull(map) && !goog.isNull(currentMap)) {
+    goog.events.unlisten(
+        currentMap, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.MapProperty.VIEW),
+        this.handleViewChanged_, false, this);
+  }
+
+  goog.base(this, 'setMap', map);
+
+  if (!goog.isNull(map)) {
+
+    // if no layers were set for the overviewmap map, then bind with
+    // those in the main map
+    if (this.ovmap_.getLayers().getLength() === 0) {
+      this.ovmap_.bindTo(ol.MapProperty.LAYERGROUP, map);
+    }
+
+    // bind current map view, or any new one
+    this.bindView_();
+
+    goog.events.listen(
+        map, ol.Object.getChangeEventType(ol.MapProperty.VIEW),
+        this.handleViewChanged_, false, this);
+
+    this.ovmap_.updateSize();
+    this.resetExtent_();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Bind some actions to the main map view.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.bindView_ = function() {
+  var map = this.getMap();
+  var view = map.getView();
+
+  // if the map does not have a view, we can't act upon it
+  if (goog.isNull(view)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // FIXME - the overviewmap view rotation currently follows the one used
+  // by the main map view.  We could support box rotation instead.  The choice
+  // between the 2 modes would be made in a single option
+  this.ovmap_.getView().bindTo(ol.ViewProperty.ROTATION, view);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called on each map render. Executes in a requestAnimationFrame
+ * callback. Manage the extent of the overview map accordingly,
+ * then update the overview map box.
+ * @param {goog.events.Event} event Event.
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.handleMapPostrender = function(event) {
+  this.validateExtent_();
+  this.updateBox_();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Called on main map view changed.
+ * @param {goog.events.Event} event Event.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.handleViewChanged_ = function(event) {
+  this.bindView_();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Reset the overview map extent if the box size (width or
+ * height) is less than the size of the overview map size times minRatio
+ * or is greater than the size of the overview size times maxRatio.
+ *
+ * If the map extent was not reset, the box size can fits in the defined
+ * ratio sizes. This method then checks if is contained inside the overview
+ * map current extent. If not, recenter the overview map to the current
+ * main map center location.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.validateExtent_ = function() {
+  var map = this.getMap();
+  var ovmap = this.ovmap_;
+
+  if (!map.isRendered() || !ovmap.isRendered()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var mapSize = map.getSize();
+  goog.asserts.assertArray(mapSize);
+
+  var view = map.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(view));
+  var extent = view.calculateExtent(mapSize);
+
+  var ovmapSize = ovmap.getSize();
+  goog.asserts.assertArray(ovmapSize);
+
+  var ovview = ovmap.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(ovview));
+  var ovextent = ovview.calculateExtent(ovmapSize);
+
+  var topLeftPixel =
+      ovmap.getPixelFromCoordinate(ol.extent.getTopLeft(extent));
+  var bottomRightPixel =
+      ovmap.getPixelFromCoordinate(ol.extent.getBottomRight(extent));
+  var boxSize = new goog.math.Size(
+      Math.abs(topLeftPixel[0] - bottomRightPixel[0]),
+      Math.abs(topLeftPixel[1] - bottomRightPixel[1]));
+
+  var ovmapWidth = ovmapSize[0];
+  var ovmapHeight = ovmapSize[1];
+
+  if (boxSize.width < ovmapWidth * ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MIN_RATIO ||
+      boxSize.height < ovmapHeight * ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MIN_RATIO ||
+      boxSize.width > ovmapWidth * ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MAX_RATIO ||
+      boxSize.height > ovmapHeight * ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MAX_RATIO) {
+    this.resetExtent_();
+  } else if (!ol.extent.containsExtent(ovextent, extent)) {
+    this.recenter_();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Reset the overview map extent to half calculated min and max ratio times
+ * the extent of the main map.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.resetExtent_ = function() {
+  if (ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MAX_RATIO === 0 || ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MIN_RATIO === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var map = this.getMap();
+  var ovmap = this.ovmap_;
+
+  var mapSize = map.getSize();
+  goog.asserts.assertArray(mapSize);
+
+  var view = map.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(view));
+  var extent = view.calculateExtent(mapSize);
+
+  var ovmapSize = ovmap.getSize();
+  goog.asserts.assertArray(ovmapSize);
+
+  var ovview = ovmap.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(ovview));
+
+  // get how many times the current map overview could hold different
+  // box sizes using the min and max ratio, pick the step in the middle used
+  // to calculate the extent from the main map to set it to the overview map,
+  var steps = Math.log(
+      ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MAX_RATIO / ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MIN_RATIO) / Math.LN2;
+  var ratio = 1 / (Math.pow(2, steps / 2) * ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MIN_RATIO);
+  ol.extent.scaleFromCenter(extent, ratio);
+  ovview.fitExtent(extent, ovmapSize);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the center of the overview map to the map center without changing its
+ * resolution.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.recenter_ = function() {
+  var map = this.getMap();
+  var ovmap = this.ovmap_;
+
+  var view = map.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(view));
+
+  var ovview = ovmap.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(ovview));
+
+  ovview.setCenter(view.getCenter());
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Update the box using the main map extent
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.updateBox_ = function() {
+  var map = this.getMap();
+  var ovmap = this.ovmap_;
+
+  if (!map.isRendered() || !ovmap.isRendered()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var mapSize = map.getSize();
+  goog.asserts.assertArray(mapSize);
+
+  var view = map.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(view));
+
+  var ovview = ovmap.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(ovview));
+
+  var ovmapSize = ovmap.getSize();
+  goog.asserts.assertArray(ovmapSize);
+
+  var rotation = view.getRotation();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(rotation));
+
+  var overlay = this.boxOverlay_;
+  var box = this.boxOverlay_.getElement();
+  var extent = view.calculateExtent(mapSize);
+  var ovresolution = ovview.getResolution();
+  var bottomLeft = ol.extent.getBottomLeft(extent);
+  var topRight = ol.extent.getTopRight(extent);
+
+  // set position using bottom left coordinates
+  var rotateBottomLeft = this.calculateCoordinateRotate_(rotation, bottomLeft);
+  overlay.setPosition(rotateBottomLeft);
+
+  // set box size calculated from map extent size and overview map resolution
+  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(box)) {
+    var boxWidth = Math.abs((bottomLeft[0] - topRight[0]) / ovresolution);
+    var boxHeight = Math.abs((topRight[1] - bottomLeft[1]) / ovresolution);
+    goog.style.setBorderBoxSize(box, new goog.math.Size(
+        boxWidth, boxHeight));
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} rotation Target rotation.
+ * @param {ol.Coordinate} coordinate Coordinate.
+ * @return {ol.Coordinate|undefined} Coordinate for rotation and center anchor.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.calculateCoordinateRotate_ = function(
+    rotation, coordinate) {
+  var coordinateRotate;
+
+  var map = this.getMap();
+  var view = map.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(view));
+
+  var currentCenter = view.getCenter();
+
+  if (goog.isDef(currentCenter)) {
+    coordinateRotate = [
+      coordinate[0] - currentCenter[0],
+      coordinate[1] - currentCenter[1]
+    ];
+    ol.coordinate.rotate(coordinateRotate, rotation);
+    ol.coordinate.add(coordinateRotate, currentCenter);
+  }
+  return coordinateRotate;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} event The event to handle
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.handleClick_ = function(event) {
+  if (event.screenX !== 0 && event.screenY !== 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  this.handleToggle_();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.pointer.PointerEvent} pointerEvent The event to handle
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.handlePointerUp_ = function(pointerEvent) {
+  pointerEvent.browserEvent.preventDefault();
+  this.handleToggle_();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.handleToggle_ = function() {
+  goog.dom.classlist.toggle(this.element, 'ol-collapsed');
+  goog.dom.setTextContent(this.labelSpan_,
+      (this.collapsed_) ? this.collapseLabel_ : this.label_);
+  this.collapsed_ = !this.collapsed_;
+
+  // manage overview map if it had not been rendered before and control
+  // is expanded
+  var ovmap = this.ovmap_;
+  if (!this.collapsed_ && !ovmap.isRendered()) {
+    ovmap.updateSize();
+    this.resetExtent_();
+    goog.events.listenOnce(ovmap, ol.MapEventType.POSTRENDER,
+        function(event) {
+          this.updateBox_();
+        },
+        false, this);
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {boolean} True if the widget is collapsible.
+ * @api stable
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.getCollapsible = function() {
+  return this.collapsible_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {boolean} collapsible True if the widget is collapsible.
+ * @api stable
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.setCollapsible = function(collapsible) {
+  if (this.collapsible_ === collapsible) {
+    return;
+  }
+  this.collapsible_ = collapsible;
+  goog.dom.classlist.toggle(this.element, 'ol-uncollapsible');
+  if (!collapsible && this.collapsed_) {
+    this.handleToggle_();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {boolean} collapsed True if the widget is collapsed.
+ * @api stable
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.setCollapsed = function(collapsed) {
+  if (!this.collapsible_ || this.collapsed_ === collapsed) {
+    return;
+  }
+  this.handleToggle_();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {boolean} True if the widget is collapsed.
+ * @api stable
+ */
+ol.control.OverviewMap.prototype.getCollapsed = function() {
+  return this.collapsed_;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/ol.js b/src/ol/ol.js
index 2af3b89101..6e0968f9d3 100644
--- a/src/ol/ol.js
+++ b/src/ol/ol.js
@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@ ol.MOUSEWHEELZOOM_MAXDELTA = 1;
 ol.MOUSEWHEELZOOM_TIMEOUT_DURATION = 80;
 
 
+/**
+ * @define {number} Maximum width and/or height extent ratio that determines
+ * when the overview map should be zoomed out.
+ */
+ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MAX_RATIO = 0.75;
+
+
+/**
+ * @define {number} Minimum width and/or height extent ratio that determines
+ * when the overview map should be zoomed in.
+ */
+ol.OVERVIEWMAP_MIN_RATIO = 0.1;
+
+
 /**
  * @define {number} Rotate animation duration.
  */