diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index 34da8bc90e..9bfe6dcb91 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 );
             },
             "UserStyle": function(node, layer) {
-                var style = new OpenLayers.Style(this.defaultSymbolizer);
-                this.readChildNodes(node, style);
+                var obj = {rules: []};
+                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
+                var style = new OpenLayers.Style(this.defaultSymbolizer, obj);
                 layer.userStyles.push(style);
             },
             "IsDefault": function(node, style) {
diff --git a/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html b/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
index 50a5656818..4bd22773d9 100644
--- a/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
+++ b/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         '</StyledLayerDescriptor>';
 
     function test_read(t) {
-        t.plan(21);
+        t.plan(22);
         
         var xml = new OpenLayers.Format.XML();
         var sldxml = xml.read(sld);
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
         t.eq(poly.strokeColor, "#000000", "(AAA161) first rule has proper stroke");
         var text = symbolizer["Text"];
         t.eq(text.label, "${FOO}", "(AAA161) first rule has proper text label");
+        t.eq(layer.userStyles[0].propertyStyles["label"], true, "label added to propertyStyles");
         t.eq(text.fontFamily, "Arial", "(AAA161) first rule has proper font family");
         t.eq(text.fillColor, "#000000", "(AAA161) first rule has proper text fill");
         t.eq(text.haloRadius, "3", "(AAA161) first rule has proper halo radius");