diff --git a/include/mbgl/platform/default/glfw_view.hpp b/include/mbgl/platform/default/glfw_view.hpp
index a434b71bb..2318cb6cc 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/platform/default/glfw_view.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/platform/default/glfw_view.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
     std::array<uint16_t, 2> getFramebufferSize() const override;
 
     void initialize(mbgl::Map *map) override;
+    void notifyMapChange(mbgl::MapChange) override;
     void activate() override;
     void deactivate() override;
     void notify() override;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<std::string> spriteIDs;
 
 private:
+    bool initializedDefaultMarker = false;
     bool fullscreen = false;
     const bool benchmark = false;
     bool tracking = false;
diff --git a/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp b/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
index 4e00722e2..48e9386fc 100644
--- a/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ void GLFWView::initialize(mbgl::Map *map_) {
     View::initialize(map_);
 }
 
+void GLFWView::notifyMapChange(mbgl::MapChange change) {
+    if (change == mbgl::MapChange::MapChangeDidFinishLoadingMap && !initializedDefaultMarker) {
+        initializedDefaultMarker = true;
+        map->setSprite("default_marker", makeSpriteImage(22, 22, 1));
+    }
+}
+
 void GLFWView::onKey(GLFWwindow *window, int key, int /*scancode*/, int action, int mods) {
     GLFWView *view = reinterpret_cast<GLFWView *>(glfwGetWindowUserPointer(window));
 
@@ -234,7 +241,7 @@ void GLFWView::addRandomPointAnnotations(int count) {
     std::vector<mbgl::PointAnnotation> points;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        points.emplace_back(makeRandomPoint(), "marker-15");
+        points.emplace_back(makeRandomPoint(), "default_marker");
     }
 
     auto newIDs = map->addPointAnnotations(points);
diff --git a/test/api/annotations.cpp b/test/api/annotations.cpp
index ae9c80473..4c06b39e4 100644
--- a/test/api/annotations.cpp
+++ b/test/api/annotations.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 
 using namespace mbgl;
 
+std::shared_ptr<SpriteImage> defaultMarker() {
+    PremultipliedImage image = decodeImage(util::read_file("test/fixtures/sprites/default_marker.png"));
+    return std::make_shared<SpriteImage>(image.width, image.height, 1.0, std::string(reinterpret_cast<char*>(image.data.get()), image.size()));
+}
+
 PremultipliedImage render(Map& map) {
     std::promise<PremultipliedImage> promise;
     map.renderStill([&](std::exception_ptr, PremultipliedImage&& image) {
@@ -35,7 +40,8 @@ TEST(Annotations, PointAnnotation) {
 
     Map map(view, fileSource, MapMode::Still);
     map.setStyleJSON(util::read_file("test/fixtures/api/empty.json"), "");
-    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, -20 }, "default_marker"));
+    map.setSprite("default_marker", defaultMarker());
+    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, 0 }, "default_marker"));
 
     checkRendering(map, "point_annotation");
 }
@@ -99,11 +105,12 @@ TEST(Annotations, AddMultiple) {
 
     Map map(view, fileSource, MapMode::Still);
     map.setStyleJSON(util::read_file("test/fixtures/api/empty.json"), "");
-    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, -20 }, "default_marker"));
+    map.setSprite("default_marker", defaultMarker());
+    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, -10 }, "default_marker"));
 
     render(map);
 
-    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, 20 }, "default_marker"));
+    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, 10 }, "default_marker"));
 
     checkRendering(map, "add_multiple");
 }
@@ -135,6 +142,7 @@ TEST(Annotations, RemovePoint) {
 
     Map map(view, fileSource, MapMode::Still);
     map.setStyleJSON(util::read_file("test/fixtures/api/empty.json"), "");
+    map.setSprite("default_marker", defaultMarker());
     uint32_t point = map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, 0 }, "default_marker"));
 
     render(map);
@@ -185,7 +193,8 @@ TEST(Annotations, SwitchStyle) {
 
     Map map(view, fileSource, MapMode::Still);
     map.setStyleJSON(util::read_file("test/fixtures/api/empty.json"), "");
-    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, -20 }, "default_marker"));
+    map.setSprite("default_marker", defaultMarker());
+    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, 0 }, "default_marker"));
 
     render(map);
 
@@ -193,16 +202,3 @@ TEST(Annotations, SwitchStyle) {
 
     checkRendering(map, "switch_style");
 }
-
-TEST(Annotations, CustomIcon) {
-    auto display = std::make_shared<mbgl::HeadlessDisplay>();
-    HeadlessView view(display, 1);
-    DefaultFileSource fileSource(nullptr);
-
-    Map map(view, fileSource, MapMode::Still);
-    map.setStyleJSON(util::read_file("test/fixtures/api/empty.json"), "");
-    map.setSprite("cafe", std::make_shared<SpriteImage>(12, 12, 1, std::string(12 * 12 * 4, '\xFF')));
-    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, 0 }, "cafe"));
-
-    checkRendering(map, "custom_icon");
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/annotations/add_multiple/expected.png b/test/fixtures/annotations/add_multiple/expected.png
index deedf8433..f77ddb079 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/annotations/add_multiple/expected.png and b/test/fixtures/annotations/add_multiple/expected.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/annotations/fill_annotation/expected.png b/test/fixtures/annotations/fill_annotation/expected.png
index 30f6f1eb5..09f48081a 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/annotations/fill_annotation/expected.png and b/test/fixtures/annotations/fill_annotation/expected.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/annotations/line_annotation/expected.png b/test/fixtures/annotations/line_annotation/expected.png
index 067027f1d..b86570f99 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/annotations/line_annotation/expected.png and b/test/fixtures/annotations/line_annotation/expected.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/annotations/non_immediate_add/expected.png b/test/fixtures/annotations/non_immediate_add/expected.png
index 30f6f1eb5..09f48081a 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/annotations/non_immediate_add/expected.png and b/test/fixtures/annotations/non_immediate_add/expected.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/annotations/point_annotation/expected.png b/test/fixtures/annotations/point_annotation/expected.png
index 33299a2d6..21d38b207 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/annotations/point_annotation/expected.png and b/test/fixtures/annotations/point_annotation/expected.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/annotations/switch_style/expected.png b/test/fixtures/annotations/switch_style/expected.png
index 33299a2d6..21d38b207 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/annotations/switch_style/expected.png and b/test/fixtures/annotations/switch_style/expected.png differ
diff --git a/test/fixtures/api/empty.json b/test/fixtures/api/empty.json
index acc8a630c..61a8fadcd 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/api/empty.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/api/empty.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "version": 8,
   "sources": {},
-  "layers": [],
-  "sprite": "asset://TEST_DATA/fixtures/resources/sprite"
+  "layers": []
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/sprites/default_marker.png b/test/fixtures/sprites/default_marker.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b112096c1
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/fixtures/sprites/default_marker.png differ