diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index 3ffc24984c..fb1be4393a 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} olx.format.KMLOptions
+ * @property {Array.<ol.style.Style>|undefined} defaultStyle Default style. The default
+ *     default style is the same as Google Earth.
  * @property {boolean|undefined} extractAttributes Extract attributes.
  * @property {boolean|undefined} extractStyles Extract styles.
  */
@@ -579,6 +581,7 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} olx.source.KMLOptions
  * @property {Array.<ol.Attribution>|undefined} attributions Attributions.
+ * @property {Array.<ol.style.Style>|undefined} defaultStyle Default style.
  * @property {Document|undefined} doc Document.
  * @property {ol.Extent|undefined} extent Extent.
  * @property {string|undefined} logo Logo.
diff --git a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
index a9cb6483d3..aff6e5c5ad 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
@@ -65,10 +65,33 @@ ol.format.KMLGxTrackObject_;
  */
 ol.format.KML = function(opt_options) {
 
-  //var options = goog.isDef(opt_options) ? opt_options : {};
+  var options = goog.isDef(opt_options) ? opt_options : {};
 
   goog.base(this);
 
+  var defaultStyle = goog.isDef(options.defaultStyle) ?
+      options.defaultStyle : ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STYLE_ARRAY_;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {ol.feature.FeatureStyleFunction}
+   */
+  this.defaultFeatureStyleFunction_ =
+      /**
+       * @param {number} resolution Resolution.
+       * @this {ol.Feature}
+       * @return {Array.<ol.style.Style>} Style.
+       */
+      function(resolution) {
+    if (ol.KML_RESPECT_VISIBILITY) {
+      var visibility = this.get('visibility');
+      if (goog.isDef(visibility) && !visibility) {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+    return defaultStyle;
+  };
+
   /** @type {Object.<string, Array.<ol.style.Style>>} */
   var sharedStyles = {};
 
@@ -248,23 +271,6 @@ ol.format.KML.ICON_ANCHOR_UNITS_MAP_ = {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {number} resolution Resolution.
- * @private
- * @return {Array.<ol.style.Style>}
- * @this {ol.Feature}
- */
-ol.format.KML.defaultFeatureStyleFunction_ = function(resolution) {
-  if (ol.KML_RESPECT_VISIBILITY) {
-    var visibility = this.get('visibility');
-    if (goog.isDef(visibility) && !visibility) {
-      return null;
-    }
-  }
-  return ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STYLE_ARRAY_;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {ol.style.Style} style Style.
  * @private
@@ -1449,7 +1455,7 @@ ol.format.KML.prototype.readPlacemark_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   if (goog.isDef(styleUrl)) {
     featureStyleFunction = this.sharedStyleFeatureStyleFunction_;
   } else if (goog.isNull(style)) {
-    featureStyleFunction = ol.format.KML.defaultFeatureStyleFunction_;
+    featureStyleFunction = this.defaultFeatureStyleFunction_;
   } else {
     featureStyleFunction = ol.format.KML.makeFeatureStyleFunction_(style);
   }
diff --git a/src/ol/source/kmlsource.js b/src/ol/source/kmlsource.js
index a10a5be288..9b645fb372 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/kmlsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/kmlsource.js
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ ol.source.KML = function(opt_options) {
     attributions: options.attributions,
     doc: options.doc,
     extent: options.extent,
-    format: new ol.format.KML(),
+    format: new ol.format.KML({
+      defaultStyle: options.defaultStyle
+    }),
     logo: options.logo,
     node: options.node,
     projection: options.projection,