diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index 06c4a82e30..bb773113ef 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -384,50 +384,45 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral =
   var uniqueLiterals = {},
       featuresBySymbolizer = [],
       style = this.style_,
-      i, j, l, feature, geom, type, symbolizers, literals, numLiterals, literal,
+      i, j, l, feature, symbolizers, literals, numLiterals, literal,
       uniqueLiteral, key, item;
   for (i in features) {
     feature = features[i];
-    geom = feature.getGeometry();
-    if (geom) {
-      type = geom.getType();
-      // feature level symbolizers take precedence
-      symbolizers = feature.getSymbolizers();
-      if (!goog.isNull(symbolizers)) {
-        literals = ol.style.Style.createLiterals(
-            symbolizers, type, feature);
+    // feature level symbolizers take precedence
+    symbolizers = feature.getSymbolizers();
+    if (!goog.isNull(symbolizers)) {
+      literals = ol.style.Style.createLiterals(symbolizers, feature);
+    } else {
+      if (!goog.isNull(style)) {
+        // layer style second
+        literals = style.apply(feature);
       } else {
-        if (!goog.isNull(style)) {
-          // layer style second
-          literals = style.apply(feature);
-        } else {
-          literals = ol.style.Style.applyDefaultStyle(feature);
+        literals = ol.style.Style.applyDefaultStyle(feature);
+      }
+    }
+    numLiterals = literals.length;
+    for (j = 0; j < numLiterals; ++j) {
+      literal = literals[j];
+      for (l in uniqueLiterals) {
+        uniqueLiteral = featuresBySymbolizer[uniqueLiterals[l]][1];
+        if (literal.equals(uniqueLiteral)) {
+          literal = uniqueLiteral;
+          break;
         }
       }
-      numLiterals = literals.length;
-      for (j = 0; j < numLiterals; ++j) {
-        literal = literals[j];
-        for (l in uniqueLiterals) {
-          uniqueLiteral = featuresBySymbolizer[uniqueLiterals[l]][1];
-          if (literal.equals(uniqueLiteral)) {
-            literal = uniqueLiteral;
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-        key = goog.getUid(literal);
-        if (!goog.object.containsKey(uniqueLiterals, key)) {
-          uniqueLiterals[key] = featuresBySymbolizer.length;
-          featuresBySymbolizer.push([
-            /** @type {Array.<ol.Feature>} */ ([]),
-            /** @type {ol.style.Literal} */ (literal),
-            /** @type {Array} */ ([])
-          ]);
-        }
-        item = featuresBySymbolizer[uniqueLiterals[key]];
-        item[0].push(feature);
-        if (literal instanceof ol.style.TextLiteral) {
-          item[2].push(literals[j].text);
-        }
+      key = goog.getUid(literal);
+      if (!goog.object.containsKey(uniqueLiterals, key)) {
+        uniqueLiterals[key] = featuresBySymbolizer.length;
+        featuresBySymbolizer.push([
+          /** @type {Array.<ol.Feature>} */ ([]),
+          /** @type {ol.style.Literal} */ (literal),
+          /** @type {Array} */ ([])
+        ]);
+      }
+      item = featuresBySymbolizer[uniqueLiterals[key]];
+      item[0].push(feature);
+      if (literal instanceof ol.style.TextLiteral) {
+        item[2].push(literals[j].text);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.js b/src/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.js
index 9b734a76d8..55e7491557 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.js
@@ -45,17 +45,25 @@ goog.inherits(ol.style.Fill, ol.style.Symbolizer);
  * @inheritDoc
  * @return {ol.style.PolygonLiteral} Literal shape symbolizer.
  */
-ol.style.Fill.prototype.createLiteral = function(type, opt_feature) {
+ol.style.Fill.prototype.createLiteral = function(featureOrType) {
+  var feature, type;
+  if (featureOrType instanceof ol.Feature) {
+    feature = featureOrType;
+    var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
+    type = geometry ? geometry.getType() : null;
+  } else {
+    type = featureOrType;
+  }
   var literal = null;
 
   if (type === ol.geom.GeometryType.POLYGON ||
       type === ol.geom.GeometryType.MULTIPOLYGON) {
 
-    var color = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.color_, opt_feature);
+    var color = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.color_, feature);
     goog.asserts.assertString(
         color, 'color must be a string');
 
-    var opacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.opacity_, opt_feature);
+    var opacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.opacity_, feature);
     goog.asserts.assertNumber(
         opacity, 'color must be a number');
 
diff --git a/src/ol/style/iconsymbolizer.js b/src/ol/style/iconsymbolizer.js
index e5036091ea..a2cf9671ed 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/iconsymbolizer.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/iconsymbolizer.js
@@ -71,37 +71,52 @@ ol.style.Icon = function(options) {
  * @inheritDoc
  * @return {ol.style.IconLiteral} Literal shape symbolizer.
  */
-ol.style.Icon.prototype.createLiteral = function(type, opt_feature) {
-
-  var url = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.url_, opt_feature);
-  goog.asserts.assertString(url, 'url must be a string');
-  goog.asserts.assert(url != '#', 'url must not be "#"');
-
-  var width;
-  if (!goog.isNull(this.width_)) {
-    width = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.width_, opt_feature);
-    goog.asserts.assertNumber(width, 'width must be a number');
+ol.style.Icon.prototype.createLiteral = function(featureOrType) {
+  var feature, type;
+  if (featureOrType instanceof ol.Feature) {
+    feature = featureOrType;
+    var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
+    type = geometry ? geometry.getType() : null;
+  } else {
+    type = featureOrType;
   }
 
-  var height;
-  if (!goog.isNull(this.height_)) {
-    height = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.height_, opt_feature);
-    goog.asserts.assertNumber(height, 'height must be a number');
+  var literal = null;
+  if (type === ol.geom.GeometryType.POINT ||
+      type === ol.geom.GeometryType.MULTIPOINT) {
+
+    var url = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.url_, feature);
+    goog.asserts.assertString(url, 'url must be a string');
+    goog.asserts.assert(url != '#', 'url must not be "#"');
+
+    var width;
+    if (!goog.isNull(this.width_)) {
+      width = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.width_, feature);
+      goog.asserts.assertNumber(width, 'width must be a number');
+    }
+
+    var height;
+    if (!goog.isNull(this.height_)) {
+      height = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.height_, feature);
+      goog.asserts.assertNumber(height, 'height must be a number');
+    }
+
+    var opacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.opacity_, feature);
+    goog.asserts.assertNumber(opacity, 'opacity must be a number');
+
+    var rotation = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.rotation_, feature);
+    goog.asserts.assertNumber(rotation, 'rotation must be a number');
+
+    literal = new ol.style.IconLiteral({
+      url: url,
+      width: width,
+      height: height,
+      opacity: opacity,
+      rotation: rotation
+    });
   }
 
-  var opacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.opacity_, opt_feature);
-  goog.asserts.assertNumber(opacity, 'opacity must be a number');
-
-  var rotation = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.rotation_, opt_feature);
-  goog.asserts.assertNumber(rotation, 'rotation must be a number');
-
-  return new ol.style.IconLiteral({
-    url: url,
-    width: width,
-    height: height,
-    opacity: opacity,
-    rotation: rotation
-  });
+  return literal;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/style/shapesymbolizer.js b/src/ol/style/shapesymbolizer.js
index 0cbfabb2fa..bbf4806cee 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/shapesymbolizer.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/shapesymbolizer.js
@@ -60,34 +60,42 @@ ol.style.Shape = function(options) {
  * @inheritDoc
  * @return {ol.style.ShapeLiteral} Literal shape symbolizer.
  */
-ol.style.Shape.prototype.createLiteral = function(type, opt_feature) {
-  var literal = null;
+ol.style.Shape.prototype.createLiteral = function(featureOrType) {
+  var feature, type;
+  if (featureOrType instanceof ol.Feature) {
+    feature = featureOrType;
+    var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
+    type = geometry ? geometry.getType() : null;
+  } else {
+    type = featureOrType;
+  }
 
+  var literal = null;
   if (type === ol.geom.GeometryType.POINT ||
       type === ol.geom.GeometryType.MULTIPOINT) {
-    var size = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.size_, opt_feature);
+    var size = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.size_, feature);
     goog.asserts.assertNumber(size, 'size must be a number');
 
     var fillColor, fillOpacity;
     if (!goog.isNull(this.fill_)) {
-      fillColor = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fill_.getColor(), opt_feature);
+      fillColor = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fill_.getColor(), feature);
       goog.asserts.assertString(
           fillColor, 'fillColor must be a string');
-      fillOpacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fill_.getOpacity(), opt_feature);
+      fillOpacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fill_.getOpacity(), feature);
       goog.asserts.assertNumber(
           fillOpacity, 'fillOpacity must be a number');
     }
 
     var strokeColor, strokeOpacity, strokeWidth;
     if (!goog.isNull(this.stroke_)) {
-      strokeColor = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.stroke_.getColor(), opt_feature);
+      strokeColor = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.stroke_.getColor(), feature);
       goog.asserts.assertString(
           strokeColor, 'strokeColor must be a string');
       strokeOpacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.stroke_.getOpacity(),
-          opt_feature);
+          feature);
       goog.asserts.assertNumber(
           strokeOpacity, 'strokeOpacity must be a number');
-      strokeWidth = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.stroke_.getWidth(), opt_feature);
+      strokeWidth = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.stroke_.getWidth(), feature);
       goog.asserts.assertNumber(
           strokeWidth, 'strokeWidth must be a number');
     }
diff --git a/src/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.js b/src/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.js
index 189bf1d1ee..4520b83dbf 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.js
@@ -56,17 +56,26 @@ goog.inherits(ol.style.Stroke, ol.style.Symbolizer);
  * @inheritDoc
  * @return {ol.style.LineLiteral|ol.style.PolygonLiteral} Symbolizer literal.
  */
-ol.style.Stroke.prototype.createLiteral = function(type, opt_feature) {
+ol.style.Stroke.prototype.createLiteral = function(featureOrType) {
+  var feature, type;
+  if (featureOrType instanceof ol.Feature) {
+    feature = featureOrType;
+    var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
+    type = geometry ? geometry.getType() : null;
+  } else {
+    type = featureOrType;
+  }
+
   var color = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(
-      this.color_, opt_feature);
+      this.color_, feature);
   goog.asserts.assertString(color, 'color must be a string');
 
   var opacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(
-      this.opacity_, opt_feature);
+      this.opacity_, feature);
   goog.asserts.assertNumber(opacity, 'opacity must be a number');
 
   var width = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(
-      this.width_, opt_feature);
+      this.width_, feature);
   goog.asserts.assertNumber(width, 'width must be a number');
 
   var literal = null;
@@ -85,6 +94,7 @@ ol.style.Stroke.prototype.createLiteral = function(type, opt_feature) {
       strokeWidth: width
     });
   }
+
   return literal;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/style/style.js b/src/ol/style/style.js
index ed92d99d0b..8401fafc56 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/style.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/style.js
@@ -35,22 +35,17 @@ ol.style.Style = function(options) {
 ol.style.Style.prototype.apply = function(feature) {
   var rules = this.rules_,
       literals = [],
-      geometry = feature.getGeometry(),
       rule, symbolizers;
-  var type = geometry ? geometry.getType() : null;
-  if (!goog.isNull(type)) {
-    for (var i = 0, ii = rules.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-      rule = rules[i];
-      if (rule.applies(feature)) {
-        symbolizers = rule.getSymbolizers();
-        for (var j = 0, jj = symbolizers.length; j < jj; ++j) {
-          literals.push(symbolizers[j].createLiteral(type, feature));
-        }
+  for (var i = 0, ii = rules.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    rule = rules[i];
+    if (rule.applies(feature)) {
+      symbolizers = rule.getSymbolizers();
+      for (var j = 0, jj = symbolizers.length; j < jj; ++j) {
+        literals.push(symbolizers[j].createLiteral(feature));
       }
     }
-    literals = ol.style.Style.reduceLiterals_(literals);
   }
-  return literals;
+  return ol.style.Style.reduceLiterals_(literals);
 };
 
 
@@ -87,15 +82,15 @@ ol.style.Style.defaults = new ol.style.Style({
 /**
  * Given an array of symbolizers, generate an array of literals.
  * @param {Array.<ol.style.Symbolizer>} symbolizers List of symbolizers.
- * @param {ol.geom.GeometryType} type Geometry type.
- * @param {ol.Feature=} opt_feature Optional feature.
+ * @param {ol.Feature|ol.geom.GeometryType} featureOrType Feature or geometry
+ *     type.
  * @return {Array.<ol.style.Literal>} Array of literals.
  */
-ol.style.Style.createLiterals = function(symbolizers, type, opt_feature) {
+ol.style.Style.createLiterals = function(symbolizers, featureOrType) {
   var length = symbolizers.length;
   var literals = new Array(length);
   for (var i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
-    literals[i] = symbolizers[i].createLiteral(type, opt_feature);
+    literals[i] = symbolizers[i].createLiteral(featureOrType);
   }
   return ol.style.Style.reduceLiterals_(literals);
 }
diff --git a/src/ol/style/symbolizer.js b/src/ol/style/symbolizer.js
index f96cf4f083..e32a3a9c58 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/symbolizer.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/symbolizer.js
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ ol.style.Symbolizer = function() {};
 
 
 /**
- * @param {ol.geom.GeometryType} type Geometry type.
- * @param {ol.Feature=} opt_feature Feature for evaluating expressions.
+ * Create a literal from the symbolizer given a complete feature or a geometry
+ * type.
+ * @param {ol.geom.GeometryType|ol.Feature} featureOrType Feature for evaluating
+ *     expressions or a geometry type.
  * @return {ol.style.Literal} Literal symbolizer.
  */
 ol.style.Symbolizer.prototype.createLiteral = goog.abstractMethod;
diff --git a/src/ol/style/textsymbolizer.js b/src/ol/style/textsymbolizer.js
index 1919488920..1f1961687b 100644
--- a/src/ol/style/textsymbolizer.js
+++ b/src/ol/style/textsymbolizer.js
@@ -67,21 +67,29 @@ goog.inherits(ol.style.Text, ol.style.Symbolizer);
  * @inheritDoc
  * @return {ol.style.TextLiteral} Literal text symbolizer.
  */
-ol.style.Text.prototype.createLiteral = function(type, opt_feature) {
+ol.style.Text.prototype.createLiteral = function(featureOrType) {
+  var feature, type;
+  if (featureOrType instanceof ol.Feature) {
+    feature = featureOrType;
+    var geometry = feature.getGeometry();
+    type = geometry ? geometry.getType() : null;
+  } else {
+    type = featureOrType;
+  }
 
-  var color = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.color_, opt_feature);
+  var color = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.color_, feature);
   goog.asserts.assertString(color, 'color must be a string');
 
-  var fontFamily = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fontFamily_, opt_feature);
+  var fontFamily = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fontFamily_, feature);
   goog.asserts.assertString(fontFamily, 'fontFamily must be a string');
 
-  var fontSize = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fontSize_, opt_feature);
+  var fontSize = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.fontSize_, feature);
   goog.asserts.assertNumber(fontSize, 'fontSize must be a number');
 
-  var text = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.text_, opt_feature);
+  var text = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.text_, feature);
   goog.asserts.assertString(text, 'text must be a string');
 
-  var opacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.opacity_, opt_feature);
+  var opacity = ol.expr.evaluateFeature(this.opacity_, feature);
   goog.asserts.assertNumber(opacity, 'opacity must be a number');
 
   return new ol.style.TextLiteral({
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.test.js
index 69aed88656..14797ced49 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/style/fillsymbolizer.test.js
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ describe('ol.style.Fill', function() {
 
       var feature = new ol.Feature({
         value: 42,
-        fillAttr: '#ff0000'
+        fillAttr: '#ff0000',
+        geometry: new ol.geom.Polygon(
+            [[[0, 0], [1, 0], [1, 1], [0, 1], [0, 0]]])
       });
 
-      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(ol.geom.GeometryType.POLYGON,
-          feature);
+      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(feature);
       expect(literal).to.be.a(ol.style.PolygonLiteral);
       expect(literal.fillOpacity).to.be(42 / 100);
       expect(literal.fillColor).to.be('#ff0000');
@@ -158,5 +159,6 @@ goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.expr');
 goog.require('ol.expr.Literal');
 goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryType');
+goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
 goog.require('ol.style.Fill');
 goog.require('ol.style.PolygonLiteral');
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/style/iconsymbolizer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/style/iconsymbolizer.test.js
index 342f27b871..8433a29435 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/style/iconsymbolizer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/style/iconsymbolizer.test.js
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ describe('ol.style.Icon', function() {
         geometry: new ol.geom.Point([1, 2])
       });
 
-      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(ol.geom.GeometryType.POINT,
-          feature);
+      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(feature);
       expect(literal).to.be.a(ol.style.IconLiteral);
       expect(literal.height).to.be(42);
       expect(literal.width).to.be(.42);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/style/shapesymbolizer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/style/shapesymbolizer.test.js
index a0a4c82bec..ceb7cd8be3 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/style/shapesymbolizer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/style/shapesymbolizer.test.js
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ describe('ol.style.Shape', function() {
         geometry: new ol.geom.Point([1, 2])
       });
 
-      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(ol.geom.GeometryType.POINT,
-          feature);
+      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(feature);
       expect(literal).to.be.a(ol.style.ShapeLiteral);
       expect(literal.size).to.be(42);
       expect(literal.fillOpacity).to.be(0.4);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.test.js
index 51caa562c3..2dd1c44b8c 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/style/strokesymbolizer.test.js
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ describe('ol.style.Stroke', function() {
 
       var feature = new ol.Feature({
         value: 42,
-        widthAttr: 1.5
+        widthAttr: 1.5,
+        geometry: new ol.geom.LineString([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
       });
 
-      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(ol.geom.GeometryType.LINESTRING,
-          feature);
+      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(feature);
       expect(literal).to.be.a(ol.style.LineLiteral);
       expect(literal.strokeOpacity).to.be(42 / 100);
       expect(literal.strokeWidth).to.be(1.5);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/style/textsymbolizer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/style/textsymbolizer.test.js
index a55c4bb94c..85a4113fb9 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/style/textsymbolizer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/style/textsymbolizer.test.js
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ describe('ol.style.Text', function() {
         opacityAttr: 0.4
       });
 
-      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(ol.geom.GeometryType.POINT,
-          feature);
+      var literal = symbolizer.createLiteral(feature);
       expect(literal).to.be.a(ol.style.TextLiteral);
       expect(literal.color).to.be('#ff0000');
       expect(literal.fontFamily).to.be('Dingbats');