diff --git a/externs/oli.js b/externs/oli.js
index 903fd6e893..9ffb8877f3 100644
--- a/externs/oli.js
+++ b/externs/oli.js
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ oli.MapBrowserEvent.prototype.originalEvent;
 oli.MapBrowserEvent.prototype.pixel;
 
 
+/**
+ * @type {boolean}
+ */
+oli.MapBrowserEvent.prototype.dragging;
+
+
 
 /**
  * @interface
diff --git a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
index 199b2fad66..c71cff7021 100644
--- a/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
+++ b/src/ol/mapbrowserevent.js
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ goog.require('ol.pointer.PointerEventHandler');
  * @param {string} type Event type.
  * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
  * @param {goog.events.BrowserEvent} browserEvent Browser event.
+ * @param {boolean=} opt_dragging Is the map currently being dragged?
  * @param {?olx.FrameState=} opt_frameState Frame state.
  */
-ol.MapBrowserEvent = function(type, map, browserEvent, opt_frameState) {
+ol.MapBrowserEvent = function(type, map, browserEvent, opt_dragging,
+    opt_frameState) {
 
   goog.base(this, type, map, opt_frameState);
 
@@ -61,6 +63,12 @@ ol.MapBrowserEvent = function(type, map, browserEvent, opt_frameState) {
    */
   this.coordinate = map.getCoordinateFromPixel(this.pixel);
 
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @api stable
+   */
+  this.dragging = goog.isDef(opt_dragging) ? opt_dragging : false;
+
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.MapBrowserEvent, ol.MapEvent);
 
@@ -96,11 +104,14 @@ ol.MapBrowserEvent.prototype.stopPropagation = function() {
  * @param {string} type Event type.
  * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
  * @param {ol.pointer.PointerEvent} pointerEvent Pointer event.
+ * @param {boolean=} opt_dragging Is the map currently being dragged?
  * @param {?olx.FrameState=} opt_frameState Frame state.
  */
-ol.MapBrowserPointerEvent = function(type, map, pointerEvent, opt_frameState) {
+ol.MapBrowserPointerEvent = function(type, map, pointerEvent, opt_dragging,
+    opt_frameState) {
 
-  goog.base(this, type, map, pointerEvent.browserEvent, opt_frameState);
+  goog.base(this, type, map, pointerEvent.browserEvent, opt_dragging,
+      opt_frameState);
 
   /**
    * @const
@@ -139,7 +150,7 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler = function(map) {
    * @type {boolean}
    * @private
    */
-  this.dragged_ = false;
+  this.dragging_ = false;
 
   /**
    * @type {Array.<number>}
@@ -304,22 +315,24 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handlePointerUp_ = function(pointerEvent) {
       ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.POINTERUP, this.map_, pointerEvent);
   this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
 
+  // We emulate click events on left mouse button click, touch contact, and pen
+  // contact. isMouseActionButton returns true in these cases (evt.button is set
+  // to 0).
+  // See http://www.w3.org/TR/pointerevents/#button-states
+  if (!this.dragging_ && this.isMouseActionButton_(pointerEvent)) {
+    goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(this.down_));
+    this.emulateClick_(this.down_);
+  }
+
   goog.asserts.assert(this.activePointers_ >= 0);
   if (this.activePointers_ === 0) {
     goog.array.forEach(this.dragListenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
     this.dragListenerKeys_ = null;
+    this.dragging_ = false;
+    this.down_ = null;
     goog.dispose(this.documentPointerEventHandler_);
     this.documentPointerEventHandler_ = null;
   }
-
-  // We emulate click event on left mouse button click, touch contact, and pen
-  // contact. isMouseActionButton returns true in these cases (evt.button is set
-  // to 0).
-  // See http://www.w3.org/TR/pointerevents/#button-states
-  if (!this.dragged_ && this.isMouseActionButton_(pointerEvent)) {
-    goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(this.down_));
-    this.emulateClick_(this.down_);
-  }
 };
 
 
@@ -350,7 +363,6 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handlePointerDown_ =
   this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
 
   this.down_ = pointerEvent;
-  this.dragged_ = false;
 
   if (goog.isNull(this.dragListenerKeys_)) {
     /* Set up a pointer event handler on the `document`,
@@ -399,11 +411,11 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handlePointerMove_ =
   // the exact same coordinates of the pointerdown event. To avoid a
   // 'false' touchmove event to be dispatched , we test if the pointer
   // effectively moved.
-  if (pointerEvent.clientX != this.down_.clientX ||
-      pointerEvent.clientY != this.down_.clientY) {
-    this.dragged_ = true;
+  if (this.isMoving_(pointerEvent)) {
+    this.dragging_ = true;
     var newEvent = new ol.MapBrowserPointerEvent(
-        ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.POINTERDRAG, this.map_, pointerEvent);
+        ol.MapBrowserEvent.EventType.POINTERDRAG, this.map_, pointerEvent,
+        this.dragging_);
     this.dispatchEvent(newEvent);
   }
 
@@ -422,8 +434,20 @@ ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.handlePointerMove_ =
  * @private
  */
 ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.relayEvent_ = function(pointerEvent) {
+  var dragging = !goog.isNull(this.down_) && this.isMoving_(pointerEvent);
   this.dispatchEvent(new ol.MapBrowserPointerEvent(
-      pointerEvent.type, this.map_, pointerEvent));
+      pointerEvent.type, this.map_, pointerEvent, dragging));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.pointer.PointerEvent} pointerEvent Pointer event.
+ * @return {boolean}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.MapBrowserEventHandler.prototype.isMoving_ = function(pointerEvent) {
+  return pointerEvent.clientX != this.down_.clientX ||
+      pointerEvent.clientY != this.down_.clientY;
 };