diff --git a/examples/kml-layer.html b/examples/kml-layer.html
index 95c8e12448..217e7e9a1b 100644
--- a/examples/kml-layer.html
+++ b/examples/kml-layer.html
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
                 format: OpenLayers.Format.KML, 
                 formatOptions: {
                   extractStyles: true, 
-                  extractAttributes: true
+                  extractAttributes: true,
+                  maxDepth: 2
                 }
                }));
             map.zoomToExtent(new OpenLayers.Bounds(-112.306698,36.017792,-112.03204,36.18087));
diff --git a/examples/kml/lines.kml b/examples/kml/lines.kml
index 6dc09d7de6..5999aaa131 100644
--- a/examples/kml/lines.kml
+++ b/examples/kml/lines.kml
@@ -262,6 +262,14 @@
             -112.2626894973474,36.10149062823369,630 </coordinates>
         </LineString>
       </Placemark>
+		<Placemark>
+			<name>Blue Icon</name>
+			<description>Just another blue icon.</description>
+			<styleUrl>kml/styles.kml#blueIcons</styleUrl>
+			<Point>
+				<coordinates>-112.292238941097,36.09520916122063,630</coordinates>
+			</Point>
+		</Placemark>
     </Folder>
   </Document>
 </kml>
diff --git a/examples/kml/styles.kml b/examples/kml/styles.kml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24350ade44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kml/styles.kml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+This file contains styles referenced by other KML files in this project.
+http://kml-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/kml/Style/styles.kml
+
+-->  
+<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.1">
+<Document id="globalStyles">
+
+  <Style id="blueIcons">
+    <IconStyle>
+      <color>ffff0000</color>
+      <Icon>
+        <href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/shapes/sunny.png</href>
+      </Icon>  
+    </IconStyle>
+  </Style>
+
+</Document>
+</kml>
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
index 73ed1eb2dd..26a967b29b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 // Create reference to styleUrl 
                 if (this.extractStyles && feature.attributes &&
                     feature.attributes.styleUrl) {
-                    feature.style = this.getStyle(feature.attributes.styleUrl);
+                    feature.style = this.getStyle(feature.attributes.styleUrl, options);
                 }
 
                 if (this.extractStyles) {