diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
index c1f09e4e06..d7119761da 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.prototype= {
                         && this.data.iconH) {
             var size = new OpenLayers.Size(this.data.iconW, this.data.iconH);
             var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon(this.data.iconURL, size);
-            var marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(icon,this.lonlat);
+            var marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(this.lonlat,icon);
             if (this.title) { 
                 var popup = new OpenLayers.Popup(this.latlon, 
                                this.getContentHTML());
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
index 47a0ad8894..d33dc8c37f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text.prototype =
                       }
                   }
                   if (set) {
-                    this.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(icon, location));
+                    this.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(location,icon));
                   }
               }
           }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
index ec40b12ccd..2c14c4f8c4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ OpenLayers.Marker.prototype = {
     * @param {OpenLayers.Icon} icon
     * @param {OpenLayers.LonLat lonlat
     */
-    initialize: function(icon, lonlat) {
+    initialize: function(lonlat, icon) {
         this.icon = icon;
         this.lonlat = lonlat;
         this.object = OpenLayers.Util.createImage(
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
index 434035daab..b7f115ea97 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS.prototype =
             var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon(feature.markerImage, feature.size);
 
             //make new marker
-            var marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(icon, feature.lonlat);
+            var marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(feature.lonlat, icon);
             this.addMarker(marker);
     	}
         
diff --git a/markers.html b/markers.html
index 1d83b90359..b13a480fcd 100644
--- a/markers.html
+++ b/markers.html
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
             var newl = new OpenLayers.Layer.Text( "text", "./textfile.txt" );
             map.addLayer(newl);
             var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon('http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png',new OpenLayers.Size(10,17));
-            markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(icon, new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0)));
-            markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(icon, new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,45)));
-            marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(icon, new OpenLayers.LonLat(90,10));
+            markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0),icon));
+            markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,45),icon));
+            marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(90,10),icon);
             marker.events.register('mousedown', marker, function(evt) { alert(this.icon.url); Event.stop(evt); });
             markers.addMarker(marker); 
             map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0, 0), 0);
diff --git a/tests/test_Layer_Marker.html b/tests/test_Layer_Marker.html
index 2230187aa3..827221f2ca 100644
--- a/tests/test_Layer_Marker.html
+++ b/tests/test_Layer_Marker.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Marker('Test Layer');
         t.ok( layer instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.Marker, "new OpenLayers.Layer.Marker returns object" );
         t.eq( layer.name, "Test Layer", "layer.name is correct" );
-        layer.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.Icon(), new OpenLayers.Size()));
+        layer.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.Icon(),new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0)));
         t.eq( layer.markers.length, 1, "addLayer adds marker to layer." );
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_Marker.html b/tests/test_Marker.html
index 7b680ab900..7a91c1829f 100644
--- a/tests/test_Marker.html
+++ b/tests/test_Marker.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     
     function test_01_Marker_constructor (t) {
         t.plan( 5 );
-        marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.Icon(),new OpenLayers.LonLat(2,1));
+        marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(2,1),new OpenLayers.Icon());
         t.ok( marker instanceof OpenLayers.Marker, "new OpenLayers.Marker returns Marker object" );
         t.ok( marker.icon instanceof OpenLayers.Icon, "new marker.Icon returns Icon object" );
         t.ok( marker.lonlat instanceof OpenLayers.LonLat, "new marker.lonlat returns LonLat object" );