diff --git a/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip b/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
index 244305241af..17061284b62 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsmapsettings.sip
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class QgsMapSettings
       UseRenderingOptimization,        //!< Enable vector simplification and other rendering optimizations
       DrawSelection,              //!< Whether vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
       DrawSymbolBounds,           //!< Draw bounds of symbols (for debugging/testing)
-      // TODO: ignore scale-based visibility (overview)
+      RenderMapTile
     };
     typedef QFlags<QgsMapSettings::Flag> Flags;
 
diff --git a/python/core/qgsrendercontext.sip b/python/core/qgsrendercontext.sip
index a5f6b6579be..2e9c11790ff 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsrendercontext.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsrendercontext.sip
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class QgsRenderContext
       UseRenderingOptimization, //!< Enable vector simplification and other rendering optimizations
       DrawSelection,  //!< Whether vector selections should be shown in the rendered map
       DrawSymbolBounds,  //!< Draw bounds of symbols (for debugging/testing)
+      RenderMapTile
     };
     typedef QFlags<QgsRenderContext::Flag> Flags;
 
diff --git a/python/gui/qgsmapcanvas.sip b/python/gui/qgsmapcanvas.sip
index d11e3235091..67225be6c62 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsmapcanvas.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgsmapcanvas.sip
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ class QgsMapCanvas : QGraphicsView
     //! true if antialising is enabled
     bool antiAliasingEnabled() const;
 
+    //! sets map tile rendering flag
+    void enableMapTileRendering( bool theFlag );
+
     //! Select which Qt class to render with
     //! @deprecated since 2.4 - does nothing because now we always render to QImage
     void useImageToRender( bool theFlag ) /Deprecated/;