diff --git a/examples/vector-layer.js b/examples/vector-layer.js
index daf0d3ca75..25f70d6cde 100644
--- a/examples/vector-layer.js
+++ b/examples/vector-layer.js
@@ -11,37 +11,34 @@ goog.require('ol.style.Style');
 goog.require('ol.style.Text');
 
 
-var styleCache = {};
+var style = new ol.style.Style({
+  fill: new ol.style.Fill({
+    color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)'
+  }),
+  stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({
+    color: '#319FD3',
+    width: 1
+  }),
+  text: new ol.style.Text({
+    font: '12px Calibri,sans-serif',
+    fill: new ol.style.Fill({
+      color: '#000'
+    }),
+    stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({
+      color: '#fff',
+      width: 3
+    })
+  })
+});
+var styles = [style];
 var vectorLayer = new ol.layer.Vector({
   source: new ol.source.GeoJSON({
     projection: 'EPSG:3857',
     url: 'data/geojson/countries.geojson'
   }),
   style: function(feature, resolution) {
-    var text = resolution < 5000 ? feature.get('name') : '';
-    if (!styleCache[text]) {
-      styleCache[text] = [new ol.style.Style({
-        fill: new ol.style.Fill({
-          color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)'
-        }),
-        stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({
-          color: '#319FD3',
-          width: 1
-        }),
-        text: new ol.style.Text({
-          font: '12px Calibri,sans-serif',
-          text: text,
-          fill: new ol.style.Fill({
-            color: '#000'
-          }),
-          stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({
-            color: '#fff',
-            width: 3
-          })
-        })
-      })];
-    }
-    return styleCache[text];
+    style.getText().setText(resolution < 5000 ? feature.get('name') : '');
+    return styles;
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/src/ol/style/fillstyle.js b/src/ol/style/fillstyle.js
index edfad11ae4..6714445868 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/fillstyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/fillstyle.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 goog.provide('ol.style.Fill');
 
-goog.require('ol.color');
-
 
 
 /**
@@ -31,3 +29,14 @@ ol.style.Fill = function(opt_options) {
 ol.style.Fill.prototype.getColor = function() {
   return this.color_;
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the color.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Color|string} color Color.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Fill.prototype.setColor = function(color) {
+  this.color_ = color;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/style/imagestyle.js b/src/ol/style/imagestyle.js
index e5d8bce527..2f57b34337 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/imagestyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/imagestyle.js
@@ -150,6 +150,58 @@ ol.style.Image.prototype.getOrigin = goog.abstractMethod;
 ol.style.Image.prototype.getSize = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
+/**
+ * Set the opacity.
+ *
+ * @param {number} opacity Opacity.
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.setOpacity = function(opacity) {
+  this.opacity_ = opacity;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set whether to rotate the style with the view.
+ *
+ * @param {boolean} rotateWithView Rotate with map.
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.setRotateWithView = function(rotateWithView) {
+  this.rotateWithView_ = rotateWithView;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the rotation.
+ *
+ * @param {number} rotation Rotation.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.setRotation = function(rotation) {
+  this.rotation_ = rotation;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the scale.
+ *
+ * @param {number} scale Scale.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.setScale = function(scale) {
+  this.scale_ = scale;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set whether to snap the image to the closest pixel.
+ *
+ * @param {boolean} snapToPixel Snap to pixel?
+ */
+ol.style.Image.prototype.setSnapToPixel = function(snapToPixel) {
+  this.snapToPixel_ = snapToPixel;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {function(this: T, goog.events.Event)} listener Listener function.
  * @param {T} thisArg Value to use as `this` when executing `listener`.
diff --git a/src/ol/style/strokestyle.js b/src/ol/style/strokestyle.js
index c5d2e90c91..15e99bf260 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/strokestyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/strokestyle.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 goog.provide('ol.style.Stroke');
 
-goog.require('ol.color');
-
 
 
 /**
@@ -109,3 +107,69 @@ ol.style.Stroke.prototype.getMiterLimit = function() {
 ol.style.Stroke.prototype.getWidth = function() {
   return this.width_;
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the color.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.Color|string} color Color.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Stroke.prototype.setColor = function(color) {
+  this.color_ = color;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the line cap.
+ *
+ * @param {string|undefined} lineCap Line cap.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Stroke.prototype.setLineCap = function(lineCap) {
+  this.lineCap_ = lineCap;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the line dash.
+ *
+ * @param {Array.<number>} lineDash Line dash.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Stroke.prototype.setLineDash = function(lineDash) {
+  this.lineDash_ = lineDash;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the line join.
+ *
+ * @param {string|undefined} lineJoin Line join.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Stroke.prototype.setLineJoin = function(lineJoin) {
+  this.lineJoin_ = lineJoin;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the miter limit.
+ *
+ * @param {number|undefined} miterLimit Miter limit.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Stroke.prototype.setMiterLimit = function(miterLimit) {
+  this.miterLimit_ = miterLimit;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the width.
+ *
+ * @param {number|undefined} width Width.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Stroke.prototype.setWidth = function(width) {
+  this.width_ = width;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/style/style.js b/src/ol/style/style.js
index 031b9b59bc..ad45b198c4 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/style.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/style.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ goog.require('ol.style.Stroke');
 
 /**
  * @classdesc
- * Base class for vector feature rendering styles.
+ * Container for vector feature rendering styles. Any changes made to the style
+ * or its children through `set*()` methods will not take effect until the
+ * feature, layer or FeatureOverlay that uses the style is re-rendered.
  *
  * @constructor
  * @param {olx.style.StyleOptions=} opt_options Style options.
@@ -100,6 +102,17 @@ ol.style.Style.prototype.getZIndex = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Set the zIndex.
+ *
+ * @param {number|undefined} zIndex ZIndex.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Style.prototype.setZIndex = function(zIndex) {
+  this.zIndex_ = zIndex;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * A function that takes an {@link ol.Feature} and a `{number}` representing
  * the view's resolution. The function should return an array of
diff --git a/src/ol/style/textstyle.js b/src/ol/style/textstyle.js
index 6dff406d23..65412dff78 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/textstyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/textstyle.js
@@ -164,3 +164,111 @@ ol.style.Text.prototype.getTextAlign = function() {
 ol.style.Text.prototype.getTextBaseline = function() {
   return this.textBaseline_;
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the font.
+ *
+ * @param {string|undefined} font Font.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setFont = function(font) {
+  this.font_ = font;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the x offset.
+ *
+ * @param {number} offsetX Horizontal text offset.
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setOffsetX = function(offsetX) {
+  this.offsetX_ = offsetX;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the y offset.
+ *
+ * @param {number} offsetY Vertical text offset.
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setOffsetY = function(offsetY) {
+  this.offsetY_ = offsetY;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the fill.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.style.Fill} fill Fill style.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setFill = function(fill) {
+  this.fill_ = fill;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the rotation.
+ *
+ * @param {number|undefined} rotation Rotation.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setRotation = function(rotation) {
+  this.rotation_ = rotation;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the scale.
+ *
+ * @param {number|undefined} scale Scale.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setScale = function(scale) {
+  this.scale_ = scale;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the stroke.
+ *
+ * @param {ol.style.Stroke} stroke Stroke style.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setStroke = function(stroke) {
+  this.stroke_ = stroke;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the text.
+ *
+ * @param {string|undefined} text Text.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setText = function(text) {
+  this.text_ = text;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the text alignment.
+ *
+ * @param {string|undefined} textAlign Text align.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setTextAlign = function(textAlign) {
+  this.textAlign_ = textAlign;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the text baseline.
+ *
+ * @param {string|undefined} textBaseline Text baseline.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.style.Text.prototype.setTextBaseline = function(textBaseline) {
+  this.textBaseline_ = textBaseline;
+};
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/style.test.js b/test/spec/ol/style.test.js
index 17eae20b5e..8c64cb0497 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/style.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/style.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 goog.provide('ol.test.style.Style');
 
+describe('ol.style.Style', function() {
+
+  describe('#setZIndex', function() {
+
+    it('sets the zIndex', function() {
+      var style = new ol.style.Style();
+
+      style.setZIndex(0.7);
+      expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(0.7);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('ol.style.createStyleFunction()', function() {
   var style = new ol.style.Style();