diff --git a/src/ol/feature.js b/src/ol/feature.js
index 162a5d7a3a..3af0f64d80 100644
--- a/src/ol/feature.js
+++ b/src/ol/feature.js
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ ol.Feature = function(opt_values) {
    */
   this.geometryName_;
 
+  /**
+   * @type {Array.<ol.style.Symbolizer>}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.symbolizers_ = null;
+
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.Feature, ol.Object);
 
@@ -50,6 +56,22 @@ ol.Feature.prototype.getGeometry = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @return {Array.<ol.style.SymbolizerLiteral>} Symbolizer literals.
+ */
+ol.Feature.prototype.getSymbolizerLiterals = function() {
+  var symbolizerLiterals = null;
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.symbolizers_)) {
+    var numSymbolizers = this.symbolizers_.length;
+    symbolizerLiterals = new Array(numSymbolizers);
+    for (var i = 0; i < numSymbolizers; ++i) {
+      symbolizerLiterals[i] = this.symbolizers_[i].createLiteral(this);
+    }
+  }
+  return symbolizerLiterals;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  * @param {string} key Key.
@@ -74,6 +96,15 @@ ol.Feature.prototype.setGeometry = function(geometry) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<ol.style.Symbolizer>} symbolizers Symbolizers for this
+ *     features. If set, these take precedence over layer style.
+ */
+ol.Feature.prototype.setSymbolizers = function(symbolizers) {
+  this.symbolizers_ = symbolizers;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {string}
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index 6397544d57..6703ec3e3c 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -42,16 +42,21 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral =
   var uniqueLiterals = {},
       featuresBySymbolizer = [],
       style = this.style_,
-      feature, literals, literal, uniqueLiteral, key;
-  for (var i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+      numFeatures = features.length,
+      i, j, l, feature, literals, numLiterals, literal, uniqueLiteral, key;
+  for (i = 0; i < numFeatures; ++i) {
     feature = features[i];
-    literals = goog.isNull(style) ?
-        ol.style.Style.applyDefaultStyle(feature) :
-        style.apply(feature);
-    for (var j = 0, jj = literals.length; j < jj; ++j) {
+    literals = feature.getSymbolizerLiterals();
+    if (goog.isNull(literals)) {
+      literals = goog.isNull(style) ?
+          ol.style.Style.applyDefaultStyle(feature) :
+          style.apply(feature);
+    }
+    numLiterals = literals.length;
+    for (j = 0; j < numLiterals; ++j) {
       literal = literals[j];
-      for (var l in uniqueLiterals) {
-        uniqueLiteral = featuresBySymbolizer[uniqueLiterals[key]][1];
+      for (l in uniqueLiterals) {
+        uniqueLiteral = featuresBySymbolizer[uniqueLiterals[l]][1];
         if (literal.equals(uniqueLiteral)) {
           literal = uniqueLiteral;
           break;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/layer/vectorlayer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/layer/vectorlayer.test.js
index 7450ba4ca3..8cc0f941da 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/layer/vectorlayer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/layer/vectorlayer.test.js
@@ -4,26 +4,28 @@ describe('ol.layer.Vector', function() {
 
   describe('#groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral()', function() {
 
+    var layer = new ol.layer.Vector({
+      source: new ol.source.Vector({
+        projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326')
+      }),
+      style: new ol.style.Style({
+        rules: [
+          new ol.style.Rule({
+            symbolizers: [
+              new ol.style.Line({
+                strokeWidth: 2,
+                strokeStyle: new ol.Expression('colorProperty'),
+                opacity: 1
+              })
+            ]
+          })
+        ]
+      })
+    });
+    var features;
+
     it('groups equal symbolizers', function() {
-      var layer = new ol.layer.Vector({
-        source: new ol.source.Vector({
-          projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326')
-        }),
-        style: new ol.style.Style({
-          rules: [
-            new ol.style.Rule({
-              symbolizers: [
-                new ol.style.Line({
-                  strokeWidth: 2,
-                  strokeStyle: new ol.Expression('colorProperty'),
-                  opacity: 1
-                })
-              ]
-            })
-          ]
-        })
-      });
-      var features = [
+      features = [
         new ol.Feature({
           g: new ol.geom.LineString([[-10, -10], [10, 10]]),
           colorProperty: '#BADA55'
@@ -44,10 +46,39 @@ describe('ol.layer.Vector', function() {
       expect(groups[0][1].strokeStyle).toBe('#BADA55');
       expect(groups[1][0].length).toBe(2);
       expect(groups[1][1].strokeStyle).toBe('#013');
-
-      layer.dispose();
     });
 
+    it('groups equal symbolizers also when defined on features', function() {
+      var symbolizer = new ol.style.Line({
+        strokeWidth: 3,
+        strokeStyle: new ol.Expression('colorProperty'),
+        opacity: 1
+      });
+      var anotherSymbolizer = new ol.style.Line({
+        strokeWidth: 3,
+        strokeStyle: '#BADA55',
+        opacity: 1
+      });
+      var featureWithSymbolizers = new ol.Feature({
+        g: new ol.geom.LineString([[-10, -10], [-10, 10]]),
+        colorProperty: '#BADA55'
+      });
+      featureWithSymbolizers.setSymbolizers([symbolizer]);
+      var anotherFeatureWithSymbolizers = new ol.Feature({
+        g: new ol.geom.LineString([[-10, 10], [-10, -10]])
+      });
+      anotherFeatureWithSymbolizers.setSymbolizers([anotherSymbolizer]);
+      features.push(featureWithSymbolizers, anotherFeatureWithSymbolizers);
+
+      var groups = layer.groupFeaturesBySymbolizerLiteral(features);
+      expect(groups.length).toBe(3);
+      expect(groups[2][0].length).toBe(2);
+      expect(groups[2][1].strokeWidth).toBe(3);
+
+    });
+
+    layer.dispose();
+
   });
 
 });