diff --git a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
index d9edd33d54..9c55d8ceac 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ ol.format.KML.writeStyle_ = function(node, style, objectStack) {
   var strokeStyle = style.getStroke();
   var imageStyle = style.getImage();
   var textStyle = style.getText();
-  if (imageStyle) {
+  if (imageStyle instanceof ol.style.Icon) {
     properties['IconStyle'] = imageStyle;
   }
   if (textStyle) {
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
index 72c642de83..440df02a3a 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
@@ -1804,6 +1804,32 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(node).to.xmleql(ol.xml.parse(text));
       });
 
+      it('skips image styles that are not icon styles', function() {
+        var style = new ol.style.Style({
+          image: new ol.style.Circle({
+            radius: 4,
+            fill: new ol.style.Fill({
+              color: 'rgb(12, 34, 223)'
+            })
+          })
+        });
+        var feature = new ol.Feature();
+        feature.setStyle([style]);
+        var node = format.writeFeaturesNode([feature]);
+        var text =
+            '<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"' +
+            ' xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2"' +
+            ' xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"' +
+            ' xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2' +
+            ' https://developers.google.com/kml/schema/kml22gx.xsd">' +
+            '  <Placemark>' +
+            '    <Style>' +
+            '    </Style>' +
+            '  </Placemark>' +
+            '</kml>';
+        expect(node).to.xmleql(ol.xml.parse(text));
+      });
+
       it('can write an feature\'s text style', function() {
         var style = new ol.style.Style({
           text: new ol.style.Text({
@@ -2750,6 +2776,7 @@ goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
+goog.require('ol.style.Circle');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.Icon');
 goog.require('ol.style.IconOrigin');