diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 29b2800488..a6cb26abb9 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -7325,6 +7325,17 @@ olx.source.ZoomifyOptions.prototype.tierSizeCalculation;
 olx.source.ZoomifyOptions.prototype.size;
 
 
+/**
+ * Extent for the TileGrid that is created. Default sets the TileGrid in the
+ * fourth quadrant, meaning extent is `[0, -height, width, 0]`. To change the
+ * extent to the first quadrant (the default for OpenLayers 2) set the extent
+ * as `[0, 0, width, height]`.
+ * @type {ol.Extent|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.source.ZoomifyOptions.prototype.extent;
+
+
 /**
  * Duration of the opacity transition for rendering.  To disable the opacity
  * transition, pass `transition: 0`.
diff --git a/src/ol/source/zoomify.js b/src/ol/source/zoomify.js
index 0eddae086c..acc6b41a94 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/zoomify.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/zoomify.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ ol.source.Zoomify = function(opt_options) {
 
   var imageWidth = size[0];
   var imageHeight = size[1];
+  var extent = options.extent || [0, -size[1], size[0], 0];
   var tierSizeInTiles = [];
   var tileSize = options.tileSize || ol.DEFAULT_TILE_SIZE;
   var tileSizeForTierSizeCalculation = tileSize;
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ ol.source.Zoomify = function(opt_options) {
   }
   resolutions.reverse();
 
-  var extent = [0, -size[1], size[0], 0];
   var tileGrid = new ol.tilegrid.TileGrid({
     tileSize: tileSize,
     extent: extent,
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/source/zoomify.test.js b/test/spec/ol/source/zoomify.test.js
index 72cde203db..4b9b2baef7 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/source/zoomify.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/source/zoomify.test.js
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ describe('ol.source.Zoomify', function() {
       size: size
     });
   }
+  function getZoomifySourceWithExtentInFirstQuadrant() {
+    return new ol.source.Zoomify({
+      url: zoomifyUrl,
+      size: size,
+      extent: [0, 0, size[0], size[1]]
+    });
+  }
   function getIIPSource() {
     return new ol.source.Zoomify({
       url: iipUrl,
@@ -164,6 +171,31 @@ describe('ol.source.Zoomify', function() {
         expect(tileGrid.getTileSize()).to.eql(expectedTileSizes[i]);
       }
     });
+
+    it('has expected extent', function() {
+      var sources = [getZoomifySource(), getZoomifySourceWithExtentInFirstQuadrant()];
+      var expectedExtents = [
+        [0, -size[1], size[0], 0],
+        [0, 0, size[0], size[1]]
+      ];
+      for (var i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
+        var tileGrid = sources[i].getTileGrid();
+        expect(tileGrid.getExtent()).to.eql(expectedExtents[i]);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('has expected origin', function() {
+      var sources = [getZoomifySource(), getZoomifySourceWithExtentInFirstQuadrant()];
+      var expectedOrigins = [
+        [0, 0],
+        [0, size[1]]
+      ];
+      for (var i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
+        var tileGrid = sources[i].getTileGrid();
+        expect(tileGrid.getOrigin()).to.eql(expectedOrigins[i]);
+      }
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('tierSizeCalculation configuration', function() {