diff --git a/Specs/Data/KML/simpleEmptyIconStyle.kml b/Specs/Data/KML/simpleEmptyIconStyle.kml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1495faf4c004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Specs/Data/KML/simpleEmptyIconStyle.kml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">
+<Document>
+	<Placemark>
+		<Style>
+			<IconStyle>
+			</IconStyle>
+		</Style>
+		<description><![CDATA[image.png <a href="./image.png">image.png</a><img src="image.png"/>]]></description>
+		<Point>
+			<coordinates>1,2,3</coordinates>
+		</Point>
+	</Placemark>
+</Document>
+</kml>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Specs/DataSources/KmlDataSourceSpec.js b/Specs/DataSources/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
index 29e1501a8806..1fe3be6e4bbb 100644
--- a/Specs/DataSources/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/DataSources/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
@@ -287,6 +287,18 @@ defineSuite([
         });
     });
 
+    it('if load contains empty <IconStyle> tag for placemark, default yellow pin does show', function() {
+        var dataSource = new KmlDataSource(options);
+        return loadBlob('Data/KML/simpleEmptyIconStyle.kml').then(function(blob) {
+            return dataSource.load(blob);
+        }).then(function(source) {
+            expect(source.entities);
+            expect(source.entities.values.length).toEqual(1);
+            expect(source.entities._entities._array.length).toEqual(1);
+            expect(source.entities._entities._array[0]._billboard._image == dataSource._pinBuilder.fromColor(Color.YELLOW, 64));
+        });
+    });
+
     it('sets DataSource name from Document', function() {
         var kml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>\
             <Document>\