diff --git a/src/ol/style/circlestyle.js b/src/ol/style/circlestyle.js
index 28ed96a17a..eb7d53cc13 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/circlestyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/circlestyle.js
@@ -56,12 +56,21 @@ ol.style.Circle = function(opt_options) {
 
   var size = this.render_();
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Array.<number>}
+   */
+  this.anchor_ = [size / 2, size / 2];
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.Size}
+   */
+  this.size_ = [size, size];
+
   goog.base(this, {
-    anchor: [size / 2, size / 2],
-    imageState: ol.style.ImageState.LOADED,
     rotation: 0,
     scale: 1,
-    size: [size, size],
     snapToPixel: undefined,
     subtractViewRotation: false
   });
@@ -70,6 +79,14 @@ ol.style.Circle = function(opt_options) {
 goog.inherits(ol.style.Circle, ol.style.Image);
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Circle.prototype.getAnchor = function() {
+  return this.anchor_;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {ol.style.Fill} Fill style.
  */
@@ -94,6 +111,14 @@ ol.style.Circle.prototype.getImage = function(pixelRatio) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Circle.prototype.getImageState = function() {
+  return ol.style.ImageState.LOADED;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {number} Radius.
  */
@@ -102,6 +127,14 @@ ol.style.Circle.prototype.getRadius = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Circle.prototype.getSize = function() {
+  return this.size_;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {ol.style.Stroke} Stroke style.
  */
@@ -110,12 +143,24 @@ ol.style.Circle.prototype.getStroke = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Circle.prototype.listenImageChange = goog.nullFunction;
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
 ol.style.Circle.prototype.load = goog.nullFunction;
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Circle.prototype.unlistenImageChange = goog.nullFunction;
+
+
 /**
  * @private
  * @return {number} Size.
diff --git a/src/ol/style/iconstyle.js b/src/ol/style/iconstyle.js
index 5cb250f9ef..827ed4bd39 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/iconstyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/iconstyle.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('goog.dom.TagName');
 goog.require('goog.events');
+goog.require('goog.events.EventTarget');
 goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 goog.require('ol.style.Image');
 goog.require('ol.style.ImageState');
@@ -32,49 +33,11 @@ ol.style.Icon = function(opt_options) {
 
   var options = goog.isDef(opt_options) ? opt_options : {};
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {Image|HTMLCanvasElement}
-   */
-  this.hitDetectionImage_ = null;
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {Image}
-   */
-  this.image_ = new Image();
-
-  /**
-   * @type {?string}
-   */
-  var crossOrigin =
-      goog.isDef(options.crossOrigin) ? options.crossOrigin : null;
-  if (!goog.isNull(crossOrigin)) {
-    this.image_.crossOrigin = crossOrigin;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {Array.<number>}
    */
-  this.imageListenerKeys_ = null;
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {string|undefined}
-   */
-  this.src_ = options.src;
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {boolean}
-   */
-  this.tainting_ = false;
-
-  /**
-   * @type {ol.Size}
-   */
-  var size = goog.isDef(options.size) ? options.size : null;
+  this.anchor_ = goog.isDef(options.anchor) ? options.anchor : [0.5, 0.5];
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -91,9 +54,22 @@ ol.style.Icon = function(opt_options) {
       options.anchorYUnits : ol.style.IconAnchorUnits.FRACTION;
 
   /**
-   * @type {Array.<number>}
+   * @type {?string}
    */
-  var anchor = goog.isDef(options.anchor) ? options.anchor : [0.5, 0.5];
+  var crossOrigin =
+      goog.isDef(options.crossOrigin) ? options.crossOrigin : null;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.style.IconImage_}
+   */
+  this.iconImage_ = new ol.style.IconImage_(options.src, crossOrigin);
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.Size}
+   */
+  this.size_ = goog.isDef(options.size) ? options.size : null;
 
   /**
    * @type {number}
@@ -106,11 +82,8 @@ ol.style.Icon = function(opt_options) {
   var scale = goog.isDef(options.scale) ? options.scale : 1;
 
   goog.base(this, {
-    anchor: anchor,
-    imageState: ol.style.ImageState.IDLE,
     rotation: rotation,
     scale: scale,
-    size: size,
     snapToPixel: undefined,
     subtractViewRotation: false
   });
@@ -120,9 +93,176 @@ goog.inherits(ol.style.Icon, ol.style.Image);
 
 
 /**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.getAnchor = function() {
+  var anchor = this.anchor_;
+  if (this.anchorXUnits_ == ol.style.IconAnchorUnits.FRACTION ||
+      this.anchorYUnits_ == ol.style.IconAnchorUnits.FRACTION) {
+    var size = this.getSize();
+    if (goog.isNull(size)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    anchor = [this.anchor_[0], this.anchor_[1]];
+    if (this.anchorXUnits_ == ol.style.IconAnchorUnits.FRACTION) {
+      anchor[0] *= size[0];
+    }
+    if (this.anchorYUnits_ == ol.style.IconAnchorUnits.FRACTION) {
+      anchor[1] *= size[1];
+    }
+  }
+  return anchor;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.getImage = function(pixelRatio) {
+  return this.iconImage_.getImage(pixelRatio);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.getImageState = function() {
+  return this.iconImage_.getImageState();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.getHitDetectionImage = function(pixelRatio) {
+  return this.iconImage_.getHitDetectionImage(pixelRatio);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @return {string|undefined} Image src.
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.getSrc = function() {
+  return this.iconImage_.getSrc();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.getSize = function() {
+  return goog.isNull(this.size_) ? this.iconImage_.getSize() : this.size_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.listenImageChange = function(listener, thisArg) {
+  return goog.events.listen(this.iconImage_, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
+      listener, false, thisArg);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Load not yet loaded URI.
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.load = function() {
+  this.iconImage_.load();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.unlistenImageChange = function(listener, thisArg) {
+  goog.events.unlisten(this.iconImage_, goog.events.EventType.CHANGE,
+      listener, false, thisArg);
+};
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {string} src Src.
+ * @param {?string} crossOrigin Cross origin.
+ * @extends {goog.events.EventTarget}
  * @private
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.determineTainting_ = function() {
+ol.style.IconImage_ = function(src, crossOrigin) {
+
+  goog.base(this);
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Image|HTMLCanvasElement}
+   */
+  this.hitDetectionImage_ = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Image}
+   */
+  this.image_ = new Image();
+
+  if (!goog.isNull(crossOrigin)) {
+    this.image_.crossOrigin = crossOrigin;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {Array.<number>}
+   */
+  this.imageListenerKeys_ = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.style.ImageState}
+   */
+  this.imageState_ = ol.style.ImageState.IDLE;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.Size}
+   */
+  this.size_ = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {string}
+   */
+  this.src_ = src;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  this.tainting_ = false;
+
+};
+goog.inherits(ol.style.IconImage_, goog.events.EventTarget);
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} src Src.
+ * @param {?string} crossOrigin Cross origin.
+ * @return {ol.style.IconImage_} Icon image.
+ */
+ol.style.IconImage_.get = function(src, crossOrigin) {
+  var iconImageCache = ol.style.IconImageCache.getInstance();
+  var iconImage = iconImageCache.get(src, crossOrigin);
+  if (goog.isNull(iconImage)) {
+    iconImage = new ol.style.IconImage_(src, crossOrigin);
+    iconImageCache.set(src, crossOrigin, iconImage);
+  }
+  return iconImage;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.determineTainting_ = function() {
   var canvas = /** @type {HTMLCanvasElement} */
       (goog.dom.createElement(goog.dom.TagName.CANVAS));
   canvas.width = 1;
@@ -141,51 +281,61 @@ ol.style.Icon.prototype.determineTainting_ = function() {
 /**
  * @private
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.handleImageError_ = function() {
-  this.imageState = ol.style.ImageState.ERROR;
-  this.unlistenImage_();
-  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.dispatchChangeEvent_ = function() {
+  this.dispatchEvent(goog.events.EventType.CHANGE);
 };
 
 
 /**
  * @private
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.handleImageLoad_ = function() {
-  this.imageState = ol.style.ImageState.LOADED;
-  if (goog.isNull(this.size)) {
-    this.size = [this.image_.width, this.image_.height];
-  }
-  if (this.anchorXUnits_ == ol.style.IconAnchorUnits.FRACTION) {
-    this.anchor[0] = this.size[0] * this.anchor[0];
-  }
-  if (this.anchorYUnits_ == ol.style.IconAnchorUnits.FRACTION) {
-    this.anchor[1] = this.size[1] * this.anchor[1];
-  }
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.handleImageError_ = function() {
+  this.imageState_ = ol.style.ImageState.ERROR;
   this.unlistenImage_();
-  this.determineTainting_();
-  this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+  this.dispatchChangeEvent_();
 };
 
 
 /**
- * @inheritDoc
+ * @private
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.getImage = function(pixelRatio) {
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.handleImageLoad_ = function() {
+  this.imageState_ = ol.style.ImageState.LOADED;
+  this.size_ = [this.image_.width, this.image_.height];
+  this.unlistenImage_();
+  this.determineTainting_();
+  this.dispatchChangeEvent_();
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} pixelRatio Pixel ratio.
+ * @return {Image} Image element.
+ */
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.getImage = function(pixelRatio) {
   return this.image_;
 };
 
 
 /**
- * @inheritDoc
+ * @return {ol.style.ImageState} Image state.
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.getHitDetectionImage = function(pixelRatio) {
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.getImageState = function() {
+  return this.imageState_;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} pixelRatio Pixel ratio.
+ * @return {Image|HTMLCanvasElement} Image element.
+ */
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.getHitDetectionImage = function(pixelRatio) {
   if (goog.isNull(this.hitDetectionImage_)) {
     if (this.tainting_) {
       var canvas = /** @type {HTMLCanvasElement} */
           (goog.dom.createElement(goog.dom.TagName.CANVAS));
-      var width = this.size[0];
-      var height = this.size[1];
+      var width = this.size_[0];
+      var height = this.size_[1];
       canvas.width = width;
       canvas.height = height;
       var context = /** @type {CanvasRenderingContext2D} */
@@ -200,10 +350,18 @@ ol.style.Icon.prototype.getHitDetectionImage = function(pixelRatio) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {ol.Size} Image size.
+ */
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.getSize = function() {
+  return this.size_;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {string|undefined} Image src.
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.getSrc = function() {
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.getSrc = function() {
   return this.src_;
 };
 
@@ -211,11 +369,11 @@ ol.style.Icon.prototype.getSrc = function() {
 /**
  * Load not yet loaded URI.
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.load = function() {
-  if (this.imageState == ol.style.ImageState.IDLE) {
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.load = function() {
+  if (this.imageState_ == ol.style.ImageState.IDLE) {
     goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(this.src_));
     goog.asserts.assert(goog.isNull(this.imageListenerKeys_));
-    this.imageState = ol.style.ImageState.LOADING;
+    this.imageState_ = ol.style.ImageState.LOADING;
     this.imageListenerKeys_ = [
       goog.events.listenOnce(this.image_, goog.events.EventType.ERROR,
           this.handleImageError_, false, this),
@@ -232,7 +390,7 @@ ol.style.Icon.prototype.load = function() {
  *
  * @private
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.unlistenImage_ = function() {
+ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.unlistenImage_ = function() {
   goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(this.imageListenerKeys_));
   goog.array.forEach(this.imageListenerKeys_, goog.events.unlistenByKey);
   this.imageListenerKeys_ = null;
diff --git a/src/ol/style/imagestyle.js b/src/ol/style/imagestyle.js
index 6592f81313..9063d65f99 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/imagestyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/imagestyle.js
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ goog.provide('ol.style.Image');
 goog.provide('ol.style.ImageState');
 
 goog.require('goog.array');
-goog.require('goog.events');
-goog.require('goog.events.EventTarget');
-goog.require('goog.events.EventType');
 
 
 /**
@@ -19,11 +16,8 @@ ol.style.ImageState = {
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{anchor: Array.<number>,
- *            imageState: ol.style.ImageState,
- *            rotation: number,
+ * @typedef {{rotation: number,
  *            scale: number,
- *            size: ol.Size,
  *            snapToPixel: (boolean|undefined),
  *            subtractViewRotation: boolean}}
  */
@@ -34,24 +28,9 @@ ol.style.ImageOptions;
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @param {ol.style.ImageOptions} options Options.
- * @extends {goog.events.EventTarget}
  */
 ol.style.Image = function(options) {
 
-  goog.base(this);
-
-  /**
-   * @protected
-   * @type {Array.<number>}
-   */
-  this.anchor = options.anchor;
-
-  /**
-   * @protected
-   * @type {ol.style.ImageState}
-   */
-  this.imageState = options.imageState;
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {number}
@@ -64,12 +43,6 @@ ol.style.Image = function(options) {
    */
   this.scale_ = options.scale;
 
-  /**
-   * @protected
-   * @type {ol.Size}
-   */
-  this.size = options.size;
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {boolean|undefined}
@@ -83,31 +56,6 @@ ol.style.Image = function(options) {
   this.subtractViewRotation_ = options.subtractViewRotation;
 
 };
-goog.inherits(ol.style.Image, goog.events.EventTarget);
-
-
-/**
- * @protected
- */
-ol.style.Image.prototype.dispatchChangeEvent = function() {
-  this.dispatchEvent(goog.events.EventType.CHANGE);
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @return {Array.<number>} Anchor.
- */
-ol.style.Image.prototype.getAnchor = function() {
-  return this.anchor;
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @return {ol.style.ImageState} Image state.
- */
-ol.style.Image.prototype.getImageState = function() {
-  return this.imageState;
-};
 
 
 /**
@@ -126,14 +74,6 @@ ol.style.Image.prototype.getScale = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @return {ol.Size} Size.
- */
-ol.style.Image.prototype.getSize = function() {
-  return this.size;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @return {boolean|undefined} Snap to pixel?
  */
@@ -150,6 +90,12 @@ ol.style.Image.prototype.getSubtractViewRotation = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {Array.<number>} Anchor.
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.getAnchor = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
 /**
  * @param {number} pixelRatio Pixel ratio.
  * @return {HTMLCanvasElement|HTMLVideoElement|Image} Image element.
@@ -157,6 +103,12 @@ ol.style.Image.prototype.getSubtractViewRotation = function() {
 ol.style.Image.prototype.getImage = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {ol.style.ImageState} Image state.
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.getImageState = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
 /**
  * @param {number} pixelRatio Pixel ratio.
  * @return {HTMLCanvasElement|HTMLVideoElement|Image} Image element.
@@ -164,7 +116,30 @@ ol.style.Image.prototype.getImage = goog.abstractMethod;
 ol.style.Image.prototype.getHitDetectionImage = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {ol.Size} Size.
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.getSize = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {function(this: T, goog.events.Event)} listener Listener function.
+ * @param {T} thisArg Value to use as `this` when executing `listener`.
+ * @return {goog.events.Key|undefined} Listener key.
+ * @template T
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.listenImageChange = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
 /**
  * Load not yet loaded URI.
  */
 ol.style.Image.prototype.load = goog.abstractMethod;
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {function(this: T, goog.events.Event)} listener Listener function.
+ * @param {T} thisArg Value to use as `this` when executing `listener`.
+ * @template T
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.unlistenImageChange = goog.abstractMethod;