diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 0575ca6d4b..41eada26e2 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -7562,7 +7562,10 @@ olx.view;
  *     constrainResolution: (boolean|undefined),
  *     nearest: (boolean|undefined),
  *     maxZoom: (number|undefined),
- *     minResolution: (number|undefined)}}
+ *     minResolution: (number|undefined),
+ *     duration: (number|undefined),
+ *     easing: (undefined|function(number):number)
+ * }}
  */
 olx.view.FitOptions;
 
@@ -7609,6 +7612,26 @@ olx.view.FitOptions.prototype.minResolution;
 olx.view.FitOptions.prototype.maxZoom;
 
 
+/**
+ * The duration of the animation in milliseconds. By default, there is no 
+ * animations.
+ * @type {number|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.view.FitOptions.prototype.duration;
+
+
+/**
+ * The easing function used during the animation (defaults to {@link ol.easing.inAndOut}).
+ * The function will be called for each frame with a number representing a
+ * fraction of the animation's duration.  The function should return a number
+ * between 0 and 1 representing the progress toward the destination state.
+ * @type {undefined|function(number):number}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.view.FitOptions.prototype.easing;
+
+
 /* typedefs for object literals exposed by the library */
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/view.js b/src/ol/view.js
index 5b5ef4550f..c7c1a68df0 100644
--- a/src/ol/view.js
+++ b/src/ol/view.js
@@ -735,7 +735,6 @@ ol.View.prototype.fit = function(geometry, size, opt_options) {
     }
     resolution = constrainedResolution;
   }
-  this.setResolution(resolution);
 
   // calculate center
   sinAngle = -sinAngle; // go back to original rotation
@@ -745,8 +744,19 @@ ol.View.prototype.fit = function(geometry, size, opt_options) {
   centerRotY += (padding[0] - padding[2]) / 2 * resolution;
   var centerX = centerRotX * cosAngle - centerRotY * sinAngle;
   var centerY = centerRotY * cosAngle + centerRotX * sinAngle;
+  var center = [centerX, centerY];
 
-  this.setCenter([centerX, centerY]);
+  if (options.duration !== undefined) {
+    this.animate({
+      resolution: resolution,
+      center: center,
+      duration: options.duration,
+      easing: options.easing
+    });
+  } else {
+    this.setResolution(resolution);
+    this.setCenter(center);
+  }
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/view.test.js b/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
index 2301a7c124..fae8818623 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/view.test.js
@@ -813,10 +813,30 @@ describe('ol.View', function() {
   });
 
   describe('fit', function() {
+
+    var originalRequestAnimationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame;
+    var originalCancelAnimationFrame = window.cancelAnimationFrame;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      window.requestAnimationFrame = function(callback) {
+        return setTimeout(callback, 1);
+      };
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame = function(key) {
+        return clearTimeout(key);
+      };
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+      window.requestAnimationFrame = originalRequestAnimationFrame;
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame = originalCancelAnimationFrame;
+    });
+
     var view;
     beforeEach(function() {
       view = new ol.View({
-        resolutions: [200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1]
+        center: [0, 0],
+        resolutions: [200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1],
+        zoom: 5
       });
     });
     it('fits correctly to the geometry', function() {
@@ -886,6 +906,27 @@ describe('ol.View', function() {
         view.fit(ol.extent.createEmpty(), [200, 200]);
       }).to.throwException();
     });
+    it('animates when duration is defined', function(done) {
+      view.fit(
+        new ol.geom.LineString([[6000, 46000], [6000, 47100], [7000, 46000]]),
+        [200, 200],
+        {
+          padding: [100, 0, 0, 100],
+          constrainResolution: false,
+          duration: 25
+        });
+
+      expect(view.getAnimating()).to.eql(true);
+
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        expect(view.getResolution()).to.be(11);
+        expect(view.getCenter()[0]).to.be(5950);
+        expect(view.getCenter()[1]).to.be(47100);
+        expect(view.getAnimating()).to.eql(false);
+        done();
+      }, 50);
+
+    });
   });
 
   describe('centerOn', function() {