diff --git a/exports/ol/map.js b/exports/ol/map.js
index 1b038c0d6c..d6dcaf7787 100644
--- a/exports/ol/map.js
+++ b/exports/ol/map.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ol.MapExport = function(container, mapOptionsExtern) {
 
   goog.base(this, container, {
     center: mapOptionsExtern.center,
+    controls: mapOptionsExtern.controls,
     doubleClickZoom: mapOptionsExtern.doubleClickZoom,
     dragPan: mapOptionsExtern.dragPan,
     interactions: mapOptionsExtern.interactions,
diff --git a/externs/ol.js b/externs/ol.js
index 42179b7246..a1b22f9c27 100644
--- a/externs/ol.js
+++ b/externs/ol.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ olx.MapOptionsExtern = function() {};
 olx.MapOptionsExtern.prototype.center;
 
 
+/**
+ * @type {ol.Collection|undefined}
+ */
+olx.MapOptionsExtern.prototype.controls;
+
+
 /**
  * @type {boolean|undefined}
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 0dc91558a1..10a7c50456 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -176,6 +176,25 @@ ol.Map = function(container, mapOptionsLiteral) {
       this.handleBrowserEvent, false, this);
   this.registerDisposable(mouseWheelHandler);
 
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Collection}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.controls_ = mapOptions.controls;
+
+  this.controls_.forEach(
+      /**
+       * @param {ol.control.Control} control Control.
+       */
+      function(control) {
+        control.setMap(this);
+      }, this);
+
+  goog.events.listen(this.controls_, ol.CollectionEventType.ADD,
+      this.handleControlsAdd_, false, this);
+  goog.events.listen(this.controls_, ol.CollectionEventType.REMOVE,
+      this.handleControlsRemove_, false, this);
+
   /**
    * @type {ol.renderer.Map}
    * @private
@@ -280,6 +299,14 @@ ol.Map.prototype.getContainer = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {ol.Collection} Controls.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.getControls = function() {
+  return this.controls_;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.Pixel} pixel Pixel.
  * @return {ol.Coordinate} Coordinate.
@@ -488,6 +515,26 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleBrowserEvent = function(browserEvent, opt_type) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.handleControlsAdd_ = function(collectionEvent) {
+  var control = /** @type {ol.control.Control} */ collectionEvent.elem;
+  control.setMap(this);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.handleControlsRemove_ = function(collectionEvent) {
+  var control = /** @type {ol.control.Control} */ collectionEvent.elem;
+  control.setMap(null);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.MapBrowserEvent} mapBrowserEvent The event to handle.
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/mapoptions.js b/src/ol/mapoptions.js
index 0fc4d7e230..ba8b8c8da4 100644
--- a/src/ol/mapoptions.js
+++ b/src/ol/mapoptions.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Constraints');
 goog.require('ol.Projection');
 goog.require('ol.ResolutionConstraint');
 goog.require('ol.RotationConstraint');
+goog.require('ol.control.Zoom');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.AltDragRotate');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.DblClickZoom');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.DragPan');
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ ol.DEFAULT_RENDERER_HINTS = [
 
 /**
  * @typedef {{center: (ol.Coordinate|undefined),
+ *            controls: (ol.Collection|undefined),
  *            doubleClickZoom: (boolean|undefined),
  *            dragPan: (boolean|undefined),
  *            interactions: (ol.Collection|undefined),
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ ol.MapOptionsLiteral;
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{rendererConstructor:
+ * @typedef {{controls: ol.Collection,
+ *            constraints: ol.Constraints,
+ *            rendererConstructor:
  *                function(new: ol.renderer.Map, Element, ol.Map),
  *            values: Object.<string, *>}}
  */
@@ -164,9 +168,20 @@ ol.MapOptions.create = function(mapOptionsLiteral) {
    */
   var constraints = ol.MapOptions.createConstraints_(mapOptionsLiteral);
 
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Collection}
+   */
+  var controls;
+  if (goog.isDef(mapOptionsLiteral.controls)) {
+    controls = mapOptionsLiteral.controls;
+  } else {
+    controls = ol.MapOptions.createControls_(mapOptionsLiteral);
+  }
+
   return {
-    rendererConstructor: rendererConstructor,
     constraints: constraints,
+    controls: controls,
+    rendererConstructor: rendererConstructor,
     values: values
   };
 
@@ -207,6 +222,26 @@ ol.MapOptions.createConstraints_ = function(mapOptionsLiteral) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @param {ol.MapOptionsLiteral} mapOptionsLiteral Map options literal.
+ * @return {ol.Collection} Controls.
+ */
+ol.MapOptions.createControls_ = function(mapOptionsLiteral) {
+
+  var controls = new ol.Collection();
+
+  var zoomDelta = goog.isDef(mapOptionsLiteral.zoomDelta) ?
+      mapOptionsLiteral.zoomDelta : 4;
+  controls.push(new ol.control.Zoom({
+    delta: zoomDelta
+  }));
+
+  return controls;
+
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @private
  * @param {ol.MapOptionsLiteral} mapOptionsLiteral Map options literal.