diff --git a/src/ol/source/wmts.js b/src/ol/source/wmts.js
index 7ec74c36a4..2f7b8cc4a2 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/wmts.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/wmts.js
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ ol.source.WMTS = function(options) {
   /**
    * @param {string} template Template.
    * @return {ol.TileUrlFunctionType} Tile URL function.
+   * @private
    */
-  function createFromWMTSTemplate(template) {
+  this.createFromWMTSTemplate_ = function(template) {
 
     // TODO: we may want to create our own appendParams function so that params
     // order conforms to wmts spec guidance, and so that we can avoid to escape
@@ -146,11 +147,11 @@ ol.source.WMTS = function(options) {
           return url;
         }
       });
-  }
+  };
 
   var tileUrlFunction = (urls && urls.length > 0) ?
     ol.TileUrlFunction.createFromTileUrlFunctions(
-        urls.map(createFromWMTSTemplate)) :
+        urls.map(this.createFromWMTSTemplate_)) :
     ol.TileUrlFunction.nullTileUrlFunction;
 
   ol.source.TileImage.call(this, {
@@ -175,6 +176,18 @@ ol.source.WMTS = function(options) {
 };
 ol.inherits(ol.source.WMTS, ol.source.TileImage);
 
+/**
+ * Set the URLs to use for requests.
+ * URLs may contain OCG conform URL Template Variables: {TileMatrix}, {TileRow}, {TileCol}.
+ * @override
+ */
+ol.source.WMTS.prototype.setUrls = function(urls) {
+  this.urls = urls;
+  var key = urls.join('\n');
+  this.setTileUrlFunction(this.fixedTileUrlFunction ?
+    this.fixedTileUrlFunction.bind(this) :
+    ol.TileUrlFunction.createFromTileUrlFunctions(urls.map(this.createFromWMTSTemplate_.bind(this))), key);
+};
 
 /**
  * Get the dimensions, i.e. those passed to the constructor through the
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/source/wmts.test.js b/test/spec/ol/source/wmts.test.js
index e5aeba8ef4..1778705a20 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/source/wmts.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/source/wmts.test.js
@@ -230,6 +230,70 @@ describe('ol.source.WMTS', function() {
         });
   });
 
+  describe('#setUrls()', function() {
+    it('sets the URL for the source', function() {
+      var source = new ol.source.WMTS({});
+
+      var urls = [
+        'https://a.example.com/',
+        'https://b.example.com/',
+        'https://c.example.com/'
+      ];
+      source.setUrls(urls);
+
+      expect(source.getUrls()).to.eql(urls);
+    });
+
+    it('updates the key for the source', function() {
+      var source = new ol.source.WMTS({});
+
+      var urls = [
+        'https://a.example.com/',
+        'https://b.example.com/',
+        'https://c.example.com/'
+      ];
+      source.setUrls(urls);
+
+      expect(source.getKey()).to.eql(urls.join('\n'));
+    });
+
+    it('generates the correct tileUrlFunction during application of setUrl()', function() {
+      var projection = ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857');
+      var source = new ol.source.WMTS({
+        projection: projection,
+        requestEncoding: 'REST',
+        urls: [
+          'http://1.example.com/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.jpeg',
+          'http://2.example.com/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.jpeg'
+        ],
+        tileGrid: new ol.tilegrid.WMTS({
+          matrixIds: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
+          origin: [2690000, 1285000],
+          resolutions: [4000, 3750, 3500, 3250, 3000, 2750, 2500, 2250]
+        })
+      });
+
+      var urls = [
+        'https://a.example.com/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.jpg',
+        'https://b.example.com/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.jpg'
+      ];
+      source.setUrls(urls);
+      var tileUrl1 = source.tileUrlFunction([2, 9, 4], 1, projection);
+      expect(tileUrl1).to.match(/https\:\/\/[ab]\.example\.com\/2\/-5\/9\.jpg/);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('url option', function() {
+    it('expands url template', function() {
+      var tileSource = new ol.source.WMTS({
+        url: '{1-3}'
+      });
+
+      var urls = tileSource.getUrls();
+      expect(urls).to.eql(['1', '2', '3']);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#getUrls', function() {
 
     var sourceOptions;