diff --git a/examples/drag-and-drop-image-vector.js b/examples/drag-and-drop-image-vector.js
index c211379aba..18cb0812e6 100644
--- a/examples/drag-and-drop-image-vector.js
+++ b/examples/drag-and-drop-image-vector.js
@@ -149,6 +149,6 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/drag-and-drop.js b/examples/drag-and-drop.js
index d044e8c44a..9225d8fcd5 100644
--- a/examples/drag-and-drop.js
+++ b/examples/drag-and-drop.js
@@ -145,6 +145,6 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/gpx.js b/examples/gpx.js
index 2723abbfb6..7936ef5f87 100644
--- a/examples/gpx.js
+++ b/examples/gpx.js
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/icon.js b/examples/icon.js
index 40a3a96e69..d94e335313 100644
--- a/examples/icon.js
+++ b/examples/icon.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var popup = new ol.Overlay({
 map.addOverlay(popup);
 
 // display popup on click
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   var feature = map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(evt.pixel,
       function(feature, layer) {
         return feature;
diff --git a/examples/igc.js b/examples/igc.js
index c8a14dd113..5a25ac55a7 100644
--- a/examples/igc.js
+++ b/examples/igc.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displaySnap(coordinate);
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displaySnap(evt.coordinate);
 });
 
diff --git a/examples/image-vector-layer.js b/examples/image-vector-layer.js
index 855fa5759f..f5dbd3520e 100644
--- a/examples/image-vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples/image-vector-layer.js
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/kml-earthquakes.js b/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
index e9bbf9380d..ca6d3d5901 100644
--- a/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
+++ b/examples/kml-earthquakes.js
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(map.getEventPixel(evt.originalEvent));
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/kml-timezones.js b/examples/kml-timezones.js
index 21cf0d006c..33da7c2e7b 100644
--- a/examples/kml-timezones.js
+++ b/examples/kml-timezones.js
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(map.getEventPixel(evt.originalEvent));
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/kml.js b/examples/kml.js
index e358f021d0..3a6ab76b30 100644
--- a/examples/kml.js
+++ b/examples/kml.js
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
 });
diff --git a/examples/overlay.js b/examples/overlay.js
index ffe4b83ef6..ebc0c11eef 100644
--- a/examples/overlay.js
+++ b/examples/overlay.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var popup = new ol.Overlay({
 });
 map.addOverlay(popup);
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   var element = popup.getElement();
   var coordinate = evt.coordinate;
   var hdms = ol.coordinate.toStringHDMS(ol.proj.transform(
diff --git a/examples/popup.js b/examples/popup.js
index 50675368c1..ac59cedd5e 100644
--- a/examples/popup.js
+++ b/examples/popup.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
 /**
  * Add a click handler to the map to render the popup.
  */
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   var coordinate = evt.coordinate;
   var hdms = ol.coordinate.toStringHDMS(ol.proj.transform(
       coordinate, 'EPSG:3857', 'EPSG:4326'));
diff --git a/examples/synthetic-points.js b/examples/synthetic-points.js
index 549a1743a5..536a51ebd5 100644
--- a/examples/synthetic-points.js
+++ b/examples/synthetic-points.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displaySnap(coordinate);
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displaySnap(evt.coordinate);
 });
 
diff --git a/examples/vector-layer.js b/examples/vector-layer.js
index e09c9c6072..659e0883cf 100644
--- a/examples/vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples/vector-layer.js
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@ $(map.getViewport()).on('mousemove', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(pixel);
 });
 
-map.on('singleclick', function(evt) {
+map.on('click', function(evt) {
   displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel);
 });
diff --git a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
index 5fa2f0945b..31b7b4f6d3 100644
--- a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
+++ b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
@@ -248,11 +248,15 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.emulateClickLegacyIE_ =
  * @private
  */
 ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.emulateClick_ = function(pointerEvent) {
+  var newEvent;
+  newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserPointerEvent(
+      ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.CLICK, this.map_, pointerEvent);
+  this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
   if (this.clickTimeoutId_ !== 0) {
     // double-click
     goog.global.clearTimeout(this.clickTimeoutId_);
     this.clickTimeoutId_ = 0;
-    var newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserPointerEvent(
+    newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserPointerEvent(
         ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.DBLCLICK, this.map_, pointerEvent);
     this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
   } else {
@@ -470,6 +474,12 @@ ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType = {
    * @todo stability experimental
    */
   SINGLECLICK: 'singleclick',
+  /**
+   * A click with no dragging. A double click will fire two of this.
+   * @event ol.MapBrowserEvent#click
+   * @todo stability experimental
+   */
+  CLICK: goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
   /**
    * A true double click, with no dragging.
    * @event ol.MapBrowserEvent#dblclick
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/mapbrowserevent.test.js b/test/spec/ol/mapbrowserevent.test.js
index 01438bd0c0..c046545524 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/mapbrowserevent.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/mapbrowserevent.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ describe('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler', function() {
   describe('#emulateClick_', function() {
     var clock;
     var handler;
+    var clickSpy;
     var singleclickSpy;
     var dblclickSpy;
     var target;
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ describe('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler', function() {
         target: target
       }));
 
+      clickSpy = sinon.spy();
+      goog.events.listen(handler, 'click', clickSpy);
+
       singleclickSpy = sinon.spy();
       goog.events.listen(handler, 'singleclick', singleclickSpy);
 
@@ -28,6 +32,17 @@ describe('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler', function() {
     });
 
     it('emulates click', function() {
+      handler.emulateClick_(new ol.pointer.PointerEvent('pointerdown',
+          new goog.events.BrowserEvent({
+            type: 'mousedown',
+            target: target,
+            clientX: 0,
+            clientY: 0
+          })));
+      expect(clickSpy.called).to.be.ok();
+    });
+
+    it('emulates singleclick', function() {
       handler.emulateClick_(new ol.pointer.PointerEvent('pointerdown',
           new goog.events.BrowserEvent({
             type: 'mousedown',
@@ -54,12 +69,13 @@ describe('ol.MapBrowserEventHandler', function() {
     });
 
     it('emulates dblclick', function() {
-      handler.emulateClick_({
-        type: 'mousedown',
-        target: target,
-        clientX: 0,
-        clientY: 0
-      });
+      handler.emulateClick_(new ol.pointer.PointerEvent('pointerdown',
+          new goog.events.BrowserEvent({
+            type: 'mousedown',
+            target: target,
+            clientX: 0,
+            clientY: 0
+          })));
       expect(singleclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();
       expect(dblclickSpy.called).to.not.be.ok();