diff --git a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
index 656b946c9c..42f088ae7a 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
@@ -275,6 +275,19 @@ ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STROKE_STYLE_ = new ol.style.Stroke({
 });
 
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {ol.style.Text}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_ = new ol.style.Text({
+  font: 'normal 16px Helvetica',
+  fill: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_FILL_STYLE_,
+  stroke: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STROKE_STYLE_,
+  scale: 1
+});
+
+
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {ol.style.Style}
@@ -283,7 +296,7 @@ ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STROKE_STYLE_ = new ol.style.Stroke({
 ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STYLE_ = new ol.style.Style({
   fill: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_FILL_STYLE_,
   image: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_,
-  text: null, // FIXME
+  text: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_,
   stroke: ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STROKE_STYLE_,
   zIndex: 0
 });
@@ -531,6 +544,34 @@ ol.format.KML.IconStyleParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.KML.LabelStyleParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'LabelStyle');
+  // FIXME colorMode
+  var object = ol.xml.pushParseAndPop(
+      {}, ol.format.KML.LABEL_STYLE_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  if (!goog.isDef(object)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  var styleObject = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isObject(styleObject));
+  var textStyle = new ol.style.Text({
+    fill: new ol.style.Fill({
+      color: /** @type {ol.Color} */
+          (goog.object.get(object, 'color', ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_COLOR_))
+    }),
+    scale: /** @type {number|undefined} */
+        (goog.object.get(object, 'scale'))
+  });
+  goog.object.set(styleObject, 'textStyle', textStyle);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
@@ -910,6 +951,8 @@ ol.format.KML.readStyle_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   }
   var imageStyle = /** @type {ol.style.Image} */ (goog.object.get(
       styleObject, 'imageStyle', ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_));
+  var textStyle = /** @type {ol.style.Text} */ (goog.object.get(
+      styleObject, 'textStyle', ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_));
   var strokeStyle = /** @type {ol.style.Stroke} */ (goog.object.get(
       styleObject, 'strokeStyle', ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STROKE_STYLE_));
   var outline = /** @type {boolean|undefined} */
@@ -921,7 +964,7 @@ ol.format.KML.readStyle_ = function(node, objectStack) {
     fill: fillStyle,
     image: imageStyle,
     stroke: strokeStyle,
-    text: null, // FIXME
+    text: textStyle,
     zIndex: undefined // FIXME
   })];
 };
@@ -1238,6 +1281,18 @@ ol.format.KML.INNER_BOUNDARY_IS_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
     });
 
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.KML.LABEL_STYLE_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
+    ol.format.KML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
+      'color': ol.xml.makeObjectPropertySetter(ol.format.KML.readColor_),
+      'scale': ol.xml.makeObjectPropertySetter(ol.format.KML.readScale_)
+    });
+
+
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
@@ -1369,6 +1424,7 @@ ol.format.KML.SCHEMA_DATA_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
 ol.format.KML.STYLE_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
     ol.format.KML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
       'IconStyle': ol.format.KML.IconStyleParser_,
+      'LabelStyle': ol.format.KML.LabelStyleParser_,
       'LineStyle': ol.format.KML.LineStyleParser_,
       'PolyStyle': ol.format.KML.PolyStyleParser_
     });
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
index d476ca2ebd..83b32c4a72 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(imageStyle.getOrigin()).to.be(null);
         expect(imageStyle.getRotation()).to.eql(0);
         expect(imageStyle.getSize()).to.be(null);
-        expect(style.getText()).to.be(null);
+        expect(style.getText()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_);
         expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
       });
 
@@ -1310,7 +1310,42 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(imageStyle.getAnchor()).to.eql([24, 36]);
         expect(imageStyle.getOrigin()).to.eql([24, 108]);
         expect(imageStyle.getRotation()).to.eql(0);
-        expect(style.getText()).to.be(null);
+        expect(style.getText()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_);
+        expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
+      });
+
+      it('can read a feature\'s LabelStyle', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.2">' +
+            '  <Placemark>' +
+            '    <Style>' +
+            '      <LabelStyle>' +
+            '        <color>12345678</color>' +
+            '        <scale>0.25</scale>' +
+            '      </LabelStyle>' +
+            '    </Style>' +
+            '  </Placemark>' +
+            '</kml>';
+        var fs = format.readFeatures(text);
+        expect(fs).to.have.length(1);
+        var f = fs[0];
+        expect(f).to.be.an(ol.Feature);
+        var styleFunction = f.getStyleFunction();
+        expect(styleFunction).not.to.be(undefined);
+        var styleArray = styleFunction.call(f, 0);
+        expect(styleArray).to.be.an(Array);
+        expect(styleArray).to.have.length(1);
+        var style = styleArray[0];
+        expect(style).to.be.an(ol.style.Style);
+        expect(style.getFill()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_FILL_STYLE_);
+        expect(style.getImage()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_);
+        expect(style.getStroke()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STROKE_STYLE_);
+        var textStyle = style.getText();
+        expect(textStyle).to.be.an(ol.style.Text);
+        expect(textStyle.getScale()).to.be(0.5);
+        var textFillStyle = textStyle.getFill();
+        expect(textFillStyle).to.be.an(ol.style.Fill);
+        expect(textFillStyle.getColor()).to.eql([0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12 / 255]);
         expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
       });
 
@@ -1343,7 +1378,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(strokeStyle).to.be.an(ol.style.Stroke);
         expect(strokeStyle.getColor()).to.eql([0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12 / 255]);
         expect(strokeStyle.getWidth()).to.be(9);
-        expect(style.getText()).to.be(null);
+        expect(style.getText()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_);
         expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
       });
 
@@ -1374,7 +1409,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(fillStyle.getColor()).to.eql([0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12 / 255]);
         expect(style.getImage()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_);
         expect(style.getStroke()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_STROKE_STYLE_);
-        expect(style.getText()).to.be(null);
+        expect(style.getText()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_);
         expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
       });
 
@@ -1415,7 +1450,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(strokeStyle).to.be.an(ol.style.Stroke);
         expect(strokeStyle.getColor()).to.eql([0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12 / 255]);
         expect(strokeStyle.getWidth()).to.be(9);
-        expect(style.getText()).to.be(null);
+        expect(style.getText()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_);
         expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
       });
 
@@ -1452,7 +1487,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(strokeStyle).to.be.an(ol.style.Stroke);
         expect(strokeStyle.getColor()).to.eql([0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12 / 255]);
         expect(strokeStyle.getWidth()).to.be(9);
-        expect(style.getText()).to.be(null);
+        expect(style.getText()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_);
         expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
       });
 
@@ -1488,7 +1523,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(fillStyle.getColor()).to.eql([0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12 / 255]);
         expect(style.getImage()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_);
         expect(style.getStroke()).to.be(null);
-        expect(style.getText()).to.be(null);
+        expect(style.getText()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_);
         expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
       });
 
@@ -1524,7 +1559,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
             expect(style.getFill()).to.be(null);
             expect(style.getImage()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_IMAGE_STYLE_);
             expect(style.getStroke()).to.be(null);
-            expect(style.getText()).to.be(null);
+            expect(style.getText()).to.be(ol.format.KML.DEFAULT_TEXT_STYLE_);
             expect(style.getZIndex()).to.be(undefined);
           });