diff --git a/src/ol/featureoverlay.exports b/src/ol/featureoverlay.exports
index 120ff391d2..cf40b7937a 100644
--- a/src/ol/featureoverlay.exports
+++ b/src/ol/featureoverlay.exports
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 @exportProperty ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.getFeatures
 @exportProperty ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.setFeatures
 @exportProperty ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.setMap
-@exportProperty ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.setStyleFunction
+@exportProperty ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.setStyle
 @exportProperty ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.removeFeature
diff --git a/src/ol/featureoverlay.js b/src/ol/featureoverlay.js
index 50987b3a4b..6d9ac8863e 100644
--- a/src/ol/featureoverlay.js
+++ b/src/ol/featureoverlay.js
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ ol.FeatureOverlay = function(opt_options) {
    */
   this.postComposeListenerKey_ = null;
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.style.Style|Array.<ol.style.Style>|ol.feature.StyleFunction}
+   */
+  this.style_ = null;
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {ol.feature.StyleFunction|undefined}
@@ -235,15 +241,26 @@ ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.setMap = function(map) {
 
 
 /**
- * @param {ol.feature.StyleFunction} styleFunction Style function.
+ * @param {ol.style.Style|Array.<ol.style.Style>|ol.feature.StyleFunction} style
+ *     Overlay style.
  * @todo stability experimental
  */
-ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.setStyleFunction = function(styleFunction) {
-  this.styleFunction_ = styleFunction;
+ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.setStyle = function(style) {
+  this.style_ = style;
+  this.styleFunction_ = ol.feature.createStyleFunction(style);
   this.requestRenderFrame_();
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {ol.style.Style|Array.<ol.style.Style>|ol.feature.StyleFunction}
+ *     Overlay style.
+ */
+ol.FeatureOverlay.prototype.getStyle = function() {
+  return this.style_;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {ol.feature.StyleFunction|undefined} Style function.
  */