diff --git a/examples/icon-negative.html b/examples/icon-negative.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fd760e860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/icon-negative.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+layout: example.html
+title: Icon Pixel Operations
+shortdesc: Canvas pixel operations on a point icon.
+docs: >
+  Example using an icon to symbolize a point. Click on the icon to select it, and it will be rendered using its negative image.
+tags: "vector, style, icon, marker, canvas, select"
+---
+<div id="map" class="map"></div>
diff --git a/examples/icon-negative.js b/examples/icon-negative.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86f6839889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/icon-negative.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+goog.require('ol.Feature');
+goog.require('ol.Map');
+goog.require('ol.View');
+goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
+goog.require('ol.interaction.Select');
+goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
+goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
+goog.require('ol.source.Stamen');
+goog.require('ol.source.Vector');
+goog.require('ol.style.Icon');
+goog.require('ol.style.Style');
+
+
+function createStyle(src, img) {
+  return new ol.style.Style({
+    image: new ol.style.Icon(/** @type {olx.style.IconOptions} */ ({
+      anchor: [0.5, 0.96],
+      src: src,
+      img: img,
+      imgSize: img ? [img.width, img.height] : undefined
+    }))
+  });
+}
+
+var iconFeature = new ol.Feature(new ol.geom.Point([0, 0]));
+iconFeature.set('style', createStyle('data/icon.png', undefined));
+
+var map = new ol.Map({
+  layers: [
+    new ol.layer.Tile({
+      source: new ol.source.Stamen({ layer: 'watercolor' })
+    }),
+    new ol.layer.Vector({
+      style: function(feature) { return feature.get('style'); },
+      source: new ol.source.Vector({ features: [iconFeature] })
+    })
+  ],
+  target: document.getElementById('map'),
+  view: new ol.View({
+    center: [0, 0],
+    zoom: 3
+  })
+});
+
+var selectStyle = {};
+var select = new ol.interaction.Select({
+  style: function(feature, resolution) {
+    var image = feature.get('style').getImage().getImage();
+    if (!selectStyle[image.src]) {
+      var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+      var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+      canvas.width = image.width;
+      canvas.height = image.height;
+      context.drawImage(image, 0, 0, image.width, image.height);
+      var imageData = context.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+      var data = imageData.data;
+      for (var i = 0, ii = data.length; i < ii; i = i + (i % 4 == 2 ? 2 : 1)) {
+        data[i] = 255 - data[i];
+      }
+      context.putImageData(imageData, 0, 0);
+      selectStyle[image.src] = createStyle(undefined, canvas);
+    }
+    return selectStyle[image.src];
+  }
+});
+map.addInteraction(select);
+
+map.on('pointermove', function(evt) {
+  map.getTargetElement().style.cursor =
+      map.hasFeatureAtPixel(evt.pixel) ? 'pointer' : '';
+});
diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 71deb6a622..5ae51dc0f7 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -6005,7 +6005,7 @@ olx.style.FillOptions.prototype.color;
  *     anchorXUnits: (ol.style.IconAnchorUnits|undefined),
  *     anchorYUnits: (ol.style.IconAnchorUnits|undefined),
  *     crossOrigin: (null|string|undefined),
- *     img: (Image|undefined),
+ *     img: (Image|HTMLCanvasElement|undefined),
  *     offset: (Array.<number>|undefined),
  *     offsetOrigin: (ol.style.IconOrigin|undefined),
  *     opacity: (number|undefined),
@@ -6074,7 +6074,7 @@ olx.style.IconOptions.prototype.crossOrigin;
  * Image object for the icon. If the `src` option is not provided then the
  * provided image must already be loaded. And in that case, it is required
  * to provide the size of the image, with the `imgSize` option.
- * @type {Image|undefined}
+ * @type {Image|HTMLCanvasElement|undefined}
  * @api
  */
 olx.style.IconOptions.prototype.img;
diff --git a/src/ol/style/iconstyle.js b/src/ol/style/iconstyle.js
index 8417b08a9d..1f841ee774 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/iconstyle.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/iconstyle.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ol.style.Icon = function(opt_options) {
       options.crossOrigin !== undefined ? options.crossOrigin : null;
 
   /**
-   * @type {Image}
+   * @type {Image|HTMLCanvasElement}
    */
   var image = options.img !== undefined ? options.img : null;
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ol.style.Icon = function(opt_options) {
       'imgSize must be set when image is provided');
 
   if ((src === undefined || src.length === 0) && image) {
-    src = image.src;
+    src = image.src || goog.getUid(image).toString();
   }
   goog.asserts.assert(src !== undefined && src.length > 0,
       'must provide a defined and non-empty src or image');
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ ol.style.Icon.prototype.getAnchor = function() {
 /**
  * Get the image icon.
  * @param {number} pixelRatio Pixel ratio.
- * @return {Image} Image element.
+ * @return {Image|HTMLCanvasElement} Image or Canvas element.
  * @api
  */
 ol.style.Icon.prototype.getImage = function(pixelRatio) {
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ ol.style.Icon.prototype.unlistenImageChange = function(listener, thisArg) {
 
 /**
  * @constructor
- * @param {Image} image Image.
+ * @param {Image|HTMLCanvasElement} image Image.
  * @param {string|undefined} src Src.
  * @param {ol.Size} size Size.
  * @param {?string} crossOrigin Cross origin.
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ol.style.IconImage_ = function(image, src, size, crossOrigin, imageState) {
 
   /**
    * @private
-   * @type {Image}
+   * @type {Image|HTMLCanvasElement}
    */
   this.image_ = !image ? new Image() : image;
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.style.IconImage_, goog.events.EventTarget);
 
 
 /**
- * @param {Image} image Image.
+ * @param {Image|HTMLCanvasElement} image Image.
  * @param {string} src Src.
  * @param {ol.Size} size Size.
  * @param {?string} crossOrigin Cross origin.
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.handleImageLoad_ = function() {
 
 /**
  * @param {number} pixelRatio Pixel ratio.
- * @return {Image} Image element.
+ * @return {Image|HTMLCanvasElement} Image or Canvas element.
  */
 ol.style.IconImage_.prototype.getImage = function(pixelRatio) {
   return this.image_;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/style/iconstyle.test.js b/test/spec/ol/style/iconstyle.test.js
index ff99a50fb0..6efb6c57a8 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/style/iconstyle.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/style/iconstyle.test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ goog.require('ol.style.IconOrigin');
 describe('ol.style.Icon', function() {
   var size = [36, 48];
 
+  describe('constructor', function() {
+
+    it('caches canvas images with a uid as src', function() {
+      var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+      new ol.style.Icon({
+        img: canvas,
+        imgSize: size
+      });
+      expect(ol.style.IconImage_.get(
+          canvas, goog.getUid(canvas), size, '').getImage()).to.eql(canvas);
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('#getAnchor', function() {
     var fractionAnchor = [0.25, 0.25];