diff --git a/examples/data/kml/lines.kml b/examples/data/kml/lines.kml
index adc8db6c55..cea9668e7a 100644
--- a/examples/data/kml/lines.kml
+++ b/examples/data/kml/lines.kml
@@ -262,14 +262,22 @@
             -112.2626894973474,36.10149062823369,630 </coordinates>
         </LineString>
       </Placemark>
-		<Placemark>
-			<name>Blue Icon</name>
-			<description>Just another blue icon.</description>
-			<styleUrl>data/kml/styles.kml#blueIcons</styleUrl>
-			<Point>
-				<coordinates>-112.292238941097,36.09520916122063,630</coordinates>
-			</Point>
-		</Placemark>
+      <Placemark>
+        <name>Blue Icon</name>
+        <description>Just another blue icon.</description>
+        <styleUrl>data/kml/styles.kml#blueIcons</styleUrl>
+        <Point>
+          <coordinates>-112.292238941097,36.09520916122063,630</coordinates>
+        </Point>
+      </Placemark>
+      <Placemark>
+        <name>Sun Icon</name>
+        <description>Just another sun icon.</description>
+        <styleUrl>data/kml/styles.kml#sunIconMap</styleUrl>
+        <Point>
+          <coordinates>-112.292238941097,36.15520916122063,630</coordinates>
+        </Point>
+      </Placemark>
     </Folder>
   </Document>
 </kml>
diff --git a/examples/data/kml/styles.kml b/examples/data/kml/styles.kml
index 24350ade44..b362878195 100644
--- a/examples/data/kml/styles.kml
+++ b/examples/data/kml/styles.kml
@@ -17,5 +17,16 @@ http://kml-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/kml/Style/styles.kml
     </IconStyle>
   </Style>
 
+  <StyleMap id="sunIconMap">
+    <Pair>
+      <key>normal</key>
+      <styleUrl>#blueIcons</styleUrl>
+    </Pair>
+    <Pair>
+      <key>highlight</key>
+      <styleUrl>#blueIcons</styleUrl>
+    </Pair>
+  </StyleMap>
+
 </Document>
 </kml>
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/kmlparser.js b/src/ol/parser/kmlparser.js
index 2b63017708..b092cfa31f 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/kmlparser.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/kmlparser.js
@@ -148,12 +148,8 @@ ol.parser.KML = function(opt_options) {
             obj.features.push(feature);
           }
         } else if (goog.isDef(container.geometry)) {
-          var styleUrl = container.properties['styleUrl'];
-          if (goog.isDef(styleUrl)) {
-            if (!goog.string.startsWith(styleUrl, '#')) {
-              obj.links.push({href: styleUrl});
-            }
-          }
+          this.parseStyleUrl(obj, container.properties['styleUrl']);
+
           feature = new ol.Feature(container.properties);
           if (!goog.isNull(id)) {
             feature.setId(id);
@@ -172,23 +168,17 @@ ol.parser.KML = function(opt_options) {
             }
           }
           var symbolizers = undefined;
-          if (goog.isDef(container.styleUrl)) {
-            feature.set('styleUrl', container.styleUrl);
-
-          } else if (goog.isDef(container.styles)) {
+          if (goog.isDef(container.styles)) {
             symbolizers = container.styles[0].symbolizers;
 
           } else if (goog.isDef(container.styleMaps)) {
             var styleMap = container.styleMaps[0];
-
             for (var i = 0, ii = styleMap.pairs.length; i < ii; i++) {
               var pair = styleMap.pairs[i];
-
               if (pair.key === 'normal') {
-
                 if (goog.isDef(pair.styleUrl)) {
+                  this.parseStyleUrl(obj, pair.styleUrl);
                   feature.set('styleUrl', pair.styleUrl); 
-
                 } else if (goog.isDef(pair.styles)) {
                   symbolizers = pair.styles[0].symbolizers; 
                 }
@@ -377,12 +367,6 @@ ol.parser.KML = function(opt_options) {
         this.readChildNodes(node, pair);
         obj['pairs'].push(pair);
       },
-      'key': function(node, obj) {
-        obj.key = this.getChildValue(node);
-      },
-      'styleUrl': function(node, obj) {
-        obj.styleUrl = this.getChildValue(node);
-      },
       'Style': function(node, obj) {
         if (this.extractStyles === true) {
           if (!obj['styles']) {
@@ -960,6 +944,20 @@ ol.parser.KML.prototype.readFeaturesFromObject =
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * Parse the link contained in styleUrl, if it exists.
+ * @param {Object} obj The returned object from the parser.
+ * @param {String} styleUrl The style url to parse.
+ */
+ol.parser.KML.prototype.parseStyleUrl = function(obj, styleUrl) {
+  if (goog.isDef(styleUrl)) {
+    if (!goog.string.startsWith(styleUrl, '#')) {
+      obj.links.push({href: styleUrl});
+    }
+  } 
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Array} deferreds List of deferred instances.
  * @param {Object} obj The returned object from the parser.
@@ -1033,7 +1031,7 @@ ol.parser.KML.prototype.read = function(data, opt_callback) {
           function(datas) {
             for (var i = 0, ii = obj.features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
               var feature = obj.features[i];
-              this.applyStyle_(feature, obj['styles']);
+              this.applyStyle_(feature, obj['styles'], obj['styleMaps']);
             }
             opt_callback.call(null, obj);
           }, function() {