diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
index 8360457fea..208058f65b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/Vector.js
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Feature, {
  *  - graphicOpacity
  *  - graphicXOffset
  *  - graphicYOffset
+ *  - display
  */ 
 OpenLayers.Feature.Vector.style = {
     'default': {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
index 35d292b943..f6b2aabeb1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
@@ -122,17 +122,24 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
             return;
         };
 
-        //first we create the basic node and add it to the root
-        var nodeType = this.getNodeType(geometry, style);
-        var node = this.nodeFactory(geometry.id, nodeType);
-        node._featureId = featureId;
-        node._geometryClass = geometry.CLASS_NAME;
-        node._style = style;
-        
-        //now actually draw the node, and style it
-        node = this.drawGeometryNode(node, geometry);
-        this.root.appendChild(node);
-        this.postDraw(node);
+        if (style.display != "none") {
+            //first we create the basic node and add it to the root
+            var nodeType = this.getNodeType(geometry, style);
+            var node = this.nodeFactory(geometry.id, nodeType);
+            node._featureId = featureId;
+            node._geometryClass = geometry.CLASS_NAME;
+            node._style = style;
+            
+            //now actually draw the node, and style it
+            node = this.drawGeometryNode(node, geometry);
+            this.root.appendChild(node);
+            this.postDraw(node);
+        } else {
+            node = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(geometry.id);
+            if (node) {
+                node.parentNode.removeChild(node);
+            }
+        }
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Renderer/test_Elements.html b/tests/Renderer/test_Elements.html
index a6686ad219..b145ec34d3 100644
--- a/tests/Renderer/test_Elements.html
+++ b/tests/Renderer/test_Elements.html
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     }
     
     function test_Elements_drawGeometry(t) {
-        t.plan(4);
+        t.plan(5);
         
         OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements.prototype._initialize =
             OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements.prototype.initialize;
@@ -138,7 +138,17 @@
         t.eq(g_Node._featureId, 'dude', "_featureId is correct");
         t.ok(g_Node._style, "_style is correct");
         t.eq(g_Node._geometryClass, 'bar', "_geometryClass is correct");
-        
+
+        var _getElement = OpenLayers.Util.getElement;
+        OpenLayers.Util.getElement = function(id) {
+            return g_Node;
+        }
+
+        var style = {'display':'none'};
+        r.drawGeometry(geometry, style, featureId);
+        t.ok(g_Node.parentNode != r.root, "node is correctly removed");
+       
+        OpenLayers.Util.getElement = _getElement;
         OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements.prototype.initialize =
             OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements.prototype._initialize;
     }