diff --git a/Source/DataSources/KmlDataSource.js b/Source/DataSources/KmlDataSource.js
index 6c7feca6e5e8..139cb9f1d1d6 100644
--- a/Source/DataSources/KmlDataSource.js
+++ b/Source/DataSources/KmlDataSource.js
@@ -1111,6 +1111,10 @@ define([
             entity.billboard = billboard;
         }
 
+        if (!defined(styleEntity.billboard) && !defined(billboard.image)) {
+            billboard.image = dataSource._pinBuilder.fromColor(Color.YELLOW, 64);
+        }
+
         var scale = 1.0;
         if (defined(billboard.scale)) {
             scale = billboard.scale.getValue();
diff --git a/Specs/DataSources/KmlDataSourceSpec.js b/Specs/DataSources/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
index e80fbf62d14b..29e1501a8806 100644
--- a/Specs/DataSources/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
+++ b/Specs/DataSources/KmlDataSourceSpec.js
@@ -271,7 +271,19 @@ defineSuite([
             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);
+            expect(source.entities._entities._array[0]._billboard._image).toBeUndefined();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('if load does not contain icon <style> tag for placemark, default yellow pin does show', function() {
+        var dataSource = new KmlDataSource(options);
+        return loadBlob('Data/KML/simpleNoStyle.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));
         });
     });