diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index 32ba3454b8..176602e01e 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.add = function(feature) {
 /**
  * @param {ol.filter.Filter=} opt_filter Optional filter.
  * @return {Object.<string, ol.Feature>} Object of features, keyed by id.
- * @private
  */
-ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.getFeaturesObject_ = function(opt_filter) {
+ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.getFeaturesObject = function(opt_filter) {
   var i, features;
   if (!goog.isDef(opt_filter)) {
     features = this.idLookup_;
@@ -123,15 +122,6 @@ ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.getFeaturesObject_ = function(opt_filter) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {ol.filter.Filter=} opt_filter Optional filter.
- * @return {Array.<ol.Feature>} Array of features.
- */
-ol.layer.FeatureCache.prototype.getFeatures = function(opt_filter) {
-  return goog.object.getValues(this.getFeaturesObject_(opt_filter));
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.filter.Geometry} filter Geometry type filter.
  * @return {Array.<ol.Feature>} Array of features.
@@ -209,12 +199,22 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.getVectorSource = function() {
  * @return {Array.<ol.Feature>} Array of features.
  */
 ol.layer.Vector.prototype.getFeatures = function(opt_filter) {
-  return this.featureCache_.getFeatures(opt_filter);
+  return goog.object.getValues(
+      this.featureCache_.getFeaturesObject(opt_filter));
 };
 
 
 /**
- * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} features Features.
+ * @param {ol.filter.Filter=} opt_filter Optional filter.
+ * @return {Object.<string, ol.Feature>} Features.
+ */
+ol.layer.Vector.prototype.getFeaturesObject = function(opt_filter) {
+  return this.featureCache_.getFeaturesObject(opt_filter);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Object.<string, ol.Feature>} features Features.
  * @return {Array.<Array>} symbolizers for features.
  */
 ol.layer.Vector.prototype.groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral =
@@ -222,9 +222,8 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral =
   var uniqueLiterals = {},
       featuresBySymbolizer = [],
       style = this.style_,
-      numFeatures = features.length,
       i, j, l, feature, literals, numLiterals, literal, uniqueLiteral, key;
-  for (i = 0; i < numFeatures; ++i) {
+  for (i in features) {
     feature = features[i];
     literals = feature.getSymbolizerLiterals();
     if (goog.isNull(literals)) {
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
index a7aa2c9251..31a95d3588 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/canvasvectorlayerrenderer.js
@@ -300,15 +300,16 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.renderFrame =
   finalCanvas.height = sketchSize.height;
   var finalContext = this.context_;
 
-  var renderedFeatures = {};
+  var featuresToRender = {};
   var tilesToRender = {};
+  var tilesOnSketchCanvas = {};
   // TODO make gutter configurable?
   var tileGutter = 15 * tileResolution;
   var tile, tileCoord, key, tileState, x, y;
   // render features by geometry type
   var filters = this.geometryFilters_,
       numFilters = filters.length,
-      i, geomFilter, tileExtent, extentFilter, type, features,
+      i, geomFilter, tileExtent, extentFilter, type,
       groups, group, j, numGroups, deferred;
   for (x = tileRange.minX; x <= tileRange.maxX; ++x) {
     for (y = tileRange.minY; y <= tileRange.maxY; ++y) {
@@ -327,25 +328,32 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.VectorLayer.prototype.renderFrame =
         for (i = 0; i < numFilters; ++i) {
           geomFilter = filters[i];
           type = geomFilter.getType();
-          features = layer.getFeatures(new ol.filter.Logical(
-              [geomFilter, extentFilter], ol.filter.LogicalOperator.AND));
-          if (features.length) {
-            groups = layer.groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral(features);
-            numGroups = groups.length;
-            for (j = 0; j < numGroups; ++j) {
-              group = groups[j];
-              deferred = sketchCanvasRenderer.renderFeaturesByGeometryType(
-                  type, group[0], group[1]) || deferred;
-            }
+          if (!goog.isDef(featuresToRender[type])) {
+            featuresToRender[type] = {};
           }
+          goog.object.extend(featuresToRender[type],
+              layer.getFeaturesObject(new ol.filter.Logical(
+                  [geomFilter, extentFilter], ol.filter.LogicalOperator.AND)));
         }
-        if (!deferred) {
-          tilesToRender[key] = tileCoord;
-        }
+        tilesOnSketchCanvas[key] = tileCoord;
       }
     }
   }
 
+  for (type in featuresToRender) {
+    groups = layer.groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral(featuresToRender[type]);
+    numGroups = groups.length;
+    for (j = 0; j < numGroups; ++j) {
+      group = groups[j];
+      deferred = sketchCanvasRenderer.renderFeaturesByGeometryType(
+          /** @type {ol.geom.GeometryType} */ (type),
+          group[0], group[1]) || deferred;
+    }
+    if (!deferred) {
+      goog.object.extend(tilesToRender, tilesOnSketchCanvas);
+    }
+  }
+
   this.dirty_ = true;
   for (key in tilesToRender) {
     tileCoord = tilesToRender[key];