diff --git a/src/ol/map.exports b/src/ol/map.exports
index 656ef9cef4..1364db3960 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.exports
+++ b/src/ol/map.exports
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @exportClass ol.Map ol.MapOptions
+@exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addLayer
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addPreRenderFunction
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.addPreRenderFunctions
 @exportProperty ol.Map.prototype.getInteractions
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 8f9af2249f..a388d92f89 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -292,6 +292,16 @@ ol.Map = function(mapOptions) {
 goog.inherits(ol.Map, ol.Object);
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.addLayer = function(layer) {
+  var layers = this.getLayers();
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(layers));
+  layers.push(layer);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.PreRenderFunction} preRenderFunction Pre-render function.
  */