diff --git a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
index 3cf88b9e19..6cd5f7b7ea 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_SRC_ =
     'https://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pushpin/ylw-pushpin.png';
 
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {number}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_SCALE_MULTIPLIER_ = 0.5
+
+
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {ol.style.Image}
@@ -215,7 +223,7 @@ ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_ = new ol.style.Icon({
   anchorYUnits: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_ANCHOR_Y_UNITS_,
   crossOrigin: 'anonymous',
   rotation: 0,
-  scale: 0.5,
+  scale: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_SCALE_MULTIPLIER_,
   size: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_SIZE_,
   src: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_SRC_
 });
@@ -551,7 +559,7 @@ ol.format.KML.IconStyleParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
     offset: offset,
     offsetOrigin: ol.style.IconOrigin.BOTTOM_LEFT,
     rotation: rotation,
-    scale: scale,
+    scale: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_SCALE_MULTIPLIER_ * scale,
     size: size,
     src: src
   });