diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index ac598f2604..871288a418 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -1508,6 +1508,88 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getBrowserName = function() {
     return OpenLayers.BROWSER_NAME;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Constant: VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES
+ * {Array} A list of prefixes to test support for vendor-prefixed properties
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES = ["", "O", "ms", "Moz", "Webkit"];
+
+/**
+ * Method: getVendorPrefixedCss
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * property - {String} The standard CSS property name
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * {String} The CSS property name supported by the browser or null if
+ *          unsupported
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedCss = (function() {
+    var cache = {};
+    
+    function domToCss(prefixedDom) {
+        return prefixedDom.
+            replace(/([A-Z])/g, function(char) { return "-" + char.toLowerCase(); }).
+            replace(/^ms-/, "-ms-");
+    }
+    
+    return function(property) {
+        // clear cache for tests
+        if (property === "clear cache") { cache = {}; return; }
+        
+        if (cache[property] === undefined) {
+            var domProperty = property.
+                replace(/(-.)/g, function(c) { return c.charAt(1).toUpperCase(); });
+            var prefixedDom = OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedDom(domProperty);
+            cache[property] = domToCss(prefixedDom);
+        }
+        return cache[property];
+    };
+})();
+
+/**
+ * Method: getVendorPrefixedDom
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * property - {String} The standard DOM property name
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * {String} The DOM property name supported by the browser or null if
+ *          unsupported
+ */
+OpenLayers.Util.getVendorPrefixedDom = (function() {
+    var cache = {};
+    
+    return function(property) {
+        // clear cache for tests
+        if (property === "clear cache") { cache = {}; return; }
+
+        if (cache[property] === undefined) {
+            var el = document.createElement("div"),
+                tmpProp,
+                i = 0,
+                l = OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES.length,
+                prefix;
+
+            cache[property] = null;
+            for(var i=0,l=OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES.length; i<l; i++) {
+                prefix = OpenLayers.Util.VENDOR_DOM_PREFIXES[i];
+                if(prefix) {
+                    tmpProp = prefix + property.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + property.slice(1);
+                } else {
+                    tmpProp = property;
+                }                
+                
+                if(el.style[tmpProp] !== undefined) {
+                    cache[property] = tmpProp;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return cache[property];
+    };
+})();
+
 /**
  * Method: getRenderedDimensions
  * Renders the contentHTML offscreen to determine actual dimensions for