diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
index 43d557adf2..3f8ef3b300 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom, {
      */
     zoomWorldIcon: false,
 
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: panIcons
+     * {Boolean} Set this property to false not to display the pan icons. If
+     * false the zoom world icon is placed under the zoom bar. Defaults to
+     * true.
+     */
+    panIcons: true,
+
     /**
      * APIProperty: forceFixedZoomLevel
      * {Boolean} Force a fixed zoom level even though the map has 
@@ -144,26 +152,37 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom, {
         this.buttons = [];
 
         var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(18,18);
-        var centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(px.x+sz.w/2, px.y);
-        var wposition = sz.w;
+        if (this.panIcons) {
+            var centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(px.x+sz.w/2, px.y);
+            var wposition = sz.w;
 
-        if (this.zoomWorldIcon) {
-            centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(px.x+sz.w, px.y);
-        }
+            if (this.zoomWorldIcon) {
+                centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(px.x+sz.w, px.y);
+            }
 
-        this._addButton("panup", "north-mini.png", centered, sz);
-        px.y = centered.y+sz.h;
-        this._addButton("panleft", "west-mini.png", px, sz);
-        if (this.zoomWorldIcon) {
-            this._addButton("zoomworld", "zoom-world-mini.png", px.add(sz.w, 0), sz);
-            
-            wposition *= 2;
+            this._addButton("panup", "north-mini.png", centered, sz);
+            px.y = centered.y+sz.h;
+            this._addButton("panleft", "west-mini.png", px, sz);
+            if (this.zoomWorldIcon) {
+                this._addButton("zoomworld", "zoom-world-mini.png", px.add(sz.w, 0), sz);
+
+                wposition *= 2;
+            }
+            this._addButton("panright", "east-mini.png", px.add(wposition, 0), sz);
+            this._addButton("pandown", "south-mini.png", centered.add(0, sz.h*2), sz);
+            this._addButton("zoomin", "zoom-plus-mini.png", centered.add(0, sz.h*3+5), sz);
+            centered = this._addZoomBar(centered.add(0, sz.h*4 + 5));
+            this._addButton("zoomout", "zoom-minus-mini.png", centered, sz);
+        }
+        else {
+            this._addButton("zoomin", "zoom-plus-mini.png", px, sz);
+            centered = this._addZoomBar(px.add(0, sz.h));
+            this._addButton("zoomout", "zoom-minus-mini.png", centered, sz);
+            if (this.zoomWorldIcon) {
+                centered = centered.add(0, sz.h+3);
+                this._addButton("zoomworld", "zoom-world-mini.png", centered, sz);
+            }
         }
-        this._addButton("panright", "east-mini.png", px.add(wposition, 0), sz);
-        this._addButton("pandown", "south-mini.png", centered.add(0, sz.h*2), sz);
-        this._addButton("zoomin", "zoom-plus-mini.png", centered.add(0, sz.h*3+5), sz);
-        centered = this._addZoomBar(centered.add(0, sz.h*4 + 5));
-        this._addButton("zoomout", "zoom-minus-mini.png", centered, sz);
         return this.div;
     },
 
diff --git a/tests/Control/PanZoomBar.html b/tests/Control/PanZoomBar.html
index f80f36172e..891527eab6 100644
--- a/tests/Control/PanZoomBar.html
+++ b/tests/Control/PanZoomBar.html
@@ -166,6 +166,50 @@
             t.ok(map.zoom >= 0, 'map.zoom is never < 0 after random handle drag with forceFixedZoomLevel=true and fractionalZoom=true');
         }
     }
+
+    function test_Control_PanZoomBar_shows (t) {
+        t.plan(22);
+
+        var control, map;
+
+        control = new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar({panIcons: true, zoomWorldIcon: false});
+        map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls: [control]});
+        t.eq(control.buttons.length, 6, "(a) pan, no world - expected number of buttons");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[0].id.match("_panup$"), "(a) pan, no world - pan up");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[1].id.match("_panleft$"), "(a) pan, no world - pan left");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[2].id.match("_panright$"), "(a) pan, no world - pan right");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[3].id.match("_pandown$"), "(a) pan, no world - pan down");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[4].id.match("_zoomin$"), "(a) pan, no world - zoom in");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[5].id.match("_zoomout$"), "(a) pan, no world - zoom out");
+        map.destroy();
+
+        control = new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar({panIcons: true, zoomWorldIcon: true});
+        map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls:[control]});
+        t.eq(control.buttons.length, 7, "(b) pan, world - expected number of buttons");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[0].id.match("_panup$"), "(b) pan, world - pan up");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[1].id.match("_panleft$"), "(b) pan, world - pan left");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[2].id.match("_zoomworld$"), "(b) pan, world - zoom world");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[3].id.match("_panright$"), "(b) pan, world - pan right");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[4].id.match("_pandown$"), "(b) pan, world - pan down");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[5].id.match("_zoomin$"), "(b) pan, world - zoom in");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[6].id.match("_zoomout$"), "(b) pan, world - zoom out");
+        map.destroy();
+
+        control = new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar({panIcons: false, zoomWorldIcon: false});
+        map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls:[control]});
+        t.eq(control.buttons.length, 2, "(c) no pan, no world - expected number of buttons");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[0].id.match("_zoomin$"), "(c) no pan, no world - zoom in");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[1].id.match("_zoomout$"), "(c) no pan, no world - zoom out");
+        map.destroy();
+
+        control = new OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar({panIcons: false, zoomWorldIcon: true});
+        map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {controls:[control]});
+        t.eq(control.buttons.length, 3, "(d) no pan, world - expected number of buttons");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[0].id.match("_zoomin$"), "(d) no pan, world - zoom in");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[1].id.match("_zoomout$"), "(d) no pan, world - zoom out");
+        t.ok(control.buttons[2].id.match("_zoomworld$"), "(d) no pan, world - zoom world");
+        map.destroy();
+    }
   </script>
 </head>
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