diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
index c04c2e717b..4bfcaef160 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
  */
 OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
 
+    /**
+     * Property: id
+     * {String} A unique id for this session.
+     */
+    id: null,
+    
     /**
      * APIProperty: name
      * {String}
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
         this.setDefaultStyle(style ||
                              OpenLayers.Feature.Vector.style["default"]);
 
+        this.id = OpenLayers.Util.createUniqueID(this.CLASS_NAME + "_");
     },
 
     /** 
@@ -369,6 +376,29 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
         }
     },
     
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: clone
+     * Clones this style.
+     * 
+     * Returns:
+     * {<OpenLayers.Style>} Clone of this style.
+     */
+    clone: function() {
+        var options = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, this);
+        // clone rules
+        if(this.rules) {
+            options.rules = [];
+            for(var i=0, len=this.rules.length; i<len; ++i) {
+                options.rules.push(this.rules[i].clone());
+            }
+        }
+        // clone context
+        options.context = this.context && OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, this.context);
+        //clone default style
+        var defaultStyle = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, this.defaultStyle);
+        return new OpenLayers.Style(defaultStyle, options);
+    },
+    
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Style"
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/Style.html b/tests/Style.html
index 23b552ca53..392c2f0882 100644
--- a/tests/Style.html
+++ b/tests/Style.html
@@ -341,6 +341,44 @@
 
     }
 
+    function test_clone(t) {
+        
+        t.plan(7);
+        
+        var style = new OpenLayers.Style({bar: "baz"}, {
+            name: "test style",
+            rules: [new OpenLayers.Rule({
+                name: "test rule"
+            })],
+            context: {
+                foo: "bar"
+            }
+        });
+        var clone = style.clone();
+        t.eq(clone.name, "test style", "name copied");
+        t.eq(clone.rules[0].name, "test rule", "clone has correct rule");
+        
+        // modify original
+        style.name = "new";
+        style.addRules([new OpenLayers.Rule({
+			name: "new rule"
+		})]);
+        style.context.foo = "baz";
+        
+        // confirm that clone didn't change
+        t.eq(clone.defaultStyle.bar, "baz", "clone has clone of defaultStyle");
+        t.eq(clone.name, "test style", "clone has clone of name");
+        t.eq(clone.rules.length, 1, "clone has clone of rules");
+        t.eq(clone.context.foo, "bar", "clone has clone of context");
+        
+        // confirm that ids are different
+        t.ok(clone.id !== style.id, "clone has different id");
+
+        style.destroy();
+        clone.destroy();
+        
+    }
+
     function test_Style_destroy(t) {
         t.plan(1);