diff --git a/GoogleMaps/native/android/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java b/GoogleMaps/native/android/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
index 42bca9e..cbc9f6c 100644
--- a/GoogleMaps/native/android/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
+++ b/GoogleMaps/native/android/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 import com.codename1.io.Log;
 import com.codename1.ui.Display;
 import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.CameraPosition;
+import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MapStyleOptions;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 
 public class InternalNativeMapsImpl implements LifecycleListener {
     private int mapId;
@@ -124,7 +126,6 @@ public static PeerImage getPeerImage(View v) {
         public void update(View v, final int w, final int h) {
             // prevent potential exception during transitions
             if(w < 10 || h < 10) {
-
                 return;
             }
             final MapView mv = (MapView)v;
@@ -136,24 +137,20 @@ public void update(View v, final int w, final int h) {
                 public void run() {
                     //mv.
                     mv.getMapAsync(new OnMapReadyCallback() {
-                                       @Override
-                                       public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
-                                           googleMap.snapshot(new GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback() {
-                                               public void onSnapshotReady(Bitmap snapshot) {
-                                                   peerImage = snapshot;
-                                                   peerW = w;
-                                                   peerH = h;
-                                                   lastUsed = System.currentTimeMillis();
-                                               }
-                                           });
-                                       }
-                                   });
-
-
+                       @Override
+                       public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
+                           googleMap.snapshot(new GoogleMap.SnapshotReadyCallback() {
+                               public void onSnapshotReady(Bitmap snapshot) {
+                                   peerImage = snapshot;
+                                   peerW = w;
+                                   peerH = h;
+                                   lastUsed = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                               }
+                           });
+                       }
+                   });
                 }
-
             });
-
         }
 
 
@@ -237,7 +234,6 @@ public void run() {
                         peerImages.put(view, pe);
                     }
                     pe.update(view, w, h);
-
                 }
             };
             timer.schedule(tt, 1000L);
@@ -301,7 +297,6 @@ public long beginPath() {
         currentPath = new PolylineOptions()
                 .color(0xFF000000 | pathStrokeColor)
                 .width(pathStrokeWidth);
-        
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -319,7 +314,6 @@ public float getZoom() {
         AndroidImplementation.runOnUiThreadAndBlock(new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
                 result[0] = mapInstance.getCameraPosition().zoom;
-
             }
         });
         return result[0];
@@ -783,6 +777,26 @@ public void run() {
             }
         });
     }
+
+
+    public void setMapStyle(final String mapStyle){
+        AndroidNativeUtil.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                try {
+                    // Customise the styling of the base map using a JSON object defined
+                    // in a raw resource file.
+                    boolean success = mapInstance.setMapStyle(
+                            new MapStyleOptions(mapStyle));
+
+                    if (!success) {
+                        Log.p("Style parsing failed.");
+                    }
+                } catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
+                    Log.e(e);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
     
     
      /**
diff --git a/GoogleMaps/native/ios/com_codename1_googlemaps_InternalNativeMapsImpl.h b/GoogleMaps/native/ios/com_codename1_googlemaps_InternalNativeMapsImpl.h
index 3bd67dd..50d0104 100644
--- a/GoogleMaps/native/ios/com_codename1_googlemaps_InternalNativeMapsImpl.h
+++ b/GoogleMaps/native/ios/com_codename1_googlemaps_InternalNativeMapsImpl.h
@@ -75,5 +75,6 @@ GMSMapView *mapView;
 -(int)getPathStrokeColor;
 -(void)setPathStrokeWidth:(int)param;
 -(int)getPathStrokeWidth;
+-(void)setMapStyle:(NSString*)param;
 
 @end
diff --git a/GoogleMaps/native/ios/com_codename1_googlemaps_InternalNativeMapsImpl.m b/GoogleMaps/native/ios/com_codename1_googlemaps_InternalNativeMapsImpl.m
index 95074b2..b21e390 100644
--- a/GoogleMaps/native/ios/com_codename1_googlemaps_InternalNativeMapsImpl.m
+++ b/GoogleMaps/native/ios/com_codename1_googlemaps_InternalNativeMapsImpl.m
@@ -304,4 +304,17 @@ -(void)setPathStrokeWidth:(int)param {
 -(int)getPathStrokeWidth {
     return pathStrokeWidth;
 }
+
+-(void)setMapStyle:(NSString*)param{
+    NSError *error;
+
+    // Set the map style by passing a valid JSON string.
+    GMSMapStyle *style = [GMSMapStyle styleWithJSONString:param error:&error];
+
+    if (!style) {
+        NSLog(@"The style definition could not be loaded: %@", error);
+    }
+
+    mapView.mapStyle = style;
+}
 @end
diff --git a/GoogleMaps/native/j2me/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java b/GoogleMaps/native/j2me/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
index 7d0d909..161ea66 100644
--- a/GoogleMaps/native/j2me/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
+++ b/GoogleMaps/native/j2me/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
@@ -125,4 +125,8 @@ public void setPathStrokeWidth(int width) {
     public int getPathStrokeWidth() {
         return 1;
     }
+
+    public void setMapStyle(final String mapStyle){
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/GoogleMaps/native/javase/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java b/GoogleMaps/native/javase/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
index ff1e85b..184a0ec 100644
--- a/GoogleMaps/native/javase/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
+++ b/GoogleMaps/native/javase/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
@@ -129,4 +129,8 @@ public void setPathStrokeWidth(int width) {
     public int getPathStrokeWidth() {
         return 1;
     }
+
+    public void setMapStyle(final String mapStyle){
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/GoogleMaps/native/native.iml b/GoogleMaps/native/native.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac38b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GoogleMaps/native/native.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/android" isTestSource="false" />
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/j2me" isTestSource="false" />
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/javase" isTestSource="false" />
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/rim" isTestSource="false" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="lib" level="project" />
+  </component>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GoogleMaps/native/rim/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java b/GoogleMaps/native/rim/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
index 75daba7..4529745 100644
--- a/GoogleMaps/native/rim/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
+++ b/GoogleMaps/native/rim/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMapsImpl.java
@@ -110,4 +110,8 @@ public int getPathStrokeWidth() {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    public void setMapStyle(final String mapStyle){
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/GoogleMaps/src/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMaps.java b/GoogleMaps/src/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMaps.java
index 2968903..cb68f76 100644
--- a/GoogleMaps/src/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMaps.java
+++ b/GoogleMaps/src/com/codename1/googlemaps/InternalNativeMaps.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 public interface InternalNativeMaps extends NativeInterface {
 
     public void setMapType(int type);
+    public void setMapStyle(final String mapStyle);
     public int getMapType();
     public int getMaxZoom();
     public int getMinZoom();
diff --git a/GoogleMaps/src/com/codename1/googlemaps/MapContainer.java b/GoogleMaps/src/com/codename1/googlemaps/MapContainer.java
index eae9da9..3656cb7 100644
--- a/GoogleMaps/src/com/codename1/googlemaps/MapContainer.java
+++ b/GoogleMaps/src/com/codename1/googlemaps/MapContainer.java
@@ -688,7 +688,17 @@ public MarkerOptions anchor(float anchorU, float anchorV) {
             return this;
         }
     }
-    
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the style of the map.
+     * @param mapStyle The style of map.
+     */
+    public void setMapStyle(final String mapStyle){
+        if(internalNative != null){
+            internalNative.setMapStyle(mapStyle);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds a component as a marker on the map.
      * @param marker The component to be placed on the map.