diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/BaseMarkerViewOptions.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/BaseMarkerViewOptions.java
index cf09ee75d..18db87f2c 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/BaseMarkerViewOptions.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/BaseMarkerViewOptions.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public abstract class BaseMarkerViewOptions<U extends MarkerView, T extends Base
     protected int selectAnimRes;
     protected int deselectAnimRes;
     protected int rotation;
+    protected boolean visible = true;
 
     public BaseMarkerViewOptions() {
         centerOffset = new PointF();
@@ -84,6 +85,11 @@ public abstract class BaseMarkerViewOptions<U extends MarkerView, T extends Base
         return getThis();
     }
 
+    public T visible(boolean visible){
+        this.visible = visible;
+        return getThis();
+    }
+
     public LatLng getPosition() {
         return position;
     }
@@ -124,6 +130,10 @@ public abstract class BaseMarkerViewOptions<U extends MarkerView, T extends Base
         return rotation;
     }
 
+    public boolean isVisible() {
+        return visible;
+    }
+
     public abstract T getThis();
 
     public abstract U getMarker();
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerView.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerView.java
index 4f88cb038..270b43d45 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerView.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerView.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class MarkerView extends Marker {
     private PointF centerOffset;
     private Point infoWindowOffset;
     private boolean flat;
+    private boolean visible;
 
     private int selectAnimRes;
     private int deselectAnimRes;
@@ -82,6 +83,17 @@ public class MarkerView extends Marker {
         this.tiltValue = tiltValue;
     }
 
+    public void setVisible(boolean visible) {
+        this.visible = visible;
+        if (markerViewManager != null) {
+            markerViewManager.animateVisible(this, visible);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public boolean isVisible() {
+        return visible;
+    }
+
     public void setRotation(float rotation) {
         this.rotation = rotation;
         if (markerViewManager != null) {
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewManager.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewManager.java
index 982d279ca..c0c18e59e 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewManager.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewManager.java
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ public class MarkerViewManager {
         }
     }
 
+    public void animateVisible(@NonNull MarkerView marker, boolean visible) {
+        View convertView = mMarkerViewMap.get(marker);
+        if (convertView != null) {
+            convertView.setVisibility(visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void update() {
         View convertView;
         for (MarkerView marker : mMarkerViewMap.keySet()) {
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@ public class MarkerViewManager {
                 PointF point = mapboxMap.getProjection().toScreenLocation(marker.getPosition());
                 convertView.setX(point.x - (convertView.getMeasuredWidth() / 2));
                 convertView.setY(point.y - (convertView.getMeasuredHeight() / 2));
-                if (convertView.getVisibility() == View.GONE) {
+                if (marker.isVisible() && convertView.getVisibility() == View.GONE) {
                     convertView.animate().cancel();
                     convertView.setAlpha(0);
                     AnimatorUtils.alpha(convertView, 1);
@@ -181,6 +188,9 @@ public class MarkerViewManager {
                             // alpha
                             adaptedView.setAlpha(marker.getAlpha());
 
+                            // visible
+                            adaptedView.setVisibility(marker.isVisible() ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+
                             if (mapboxMap.getSelectedMarkers().contains(marker)) {
                                 // if a marker to be shown was selected
                                 // replay that animation with duration 0
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewOptions.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewOptions.java
index 1896715f8..29435a9d9 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewOptions.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerViewOptions.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class MarkerViewOptions extends BaseMarkerViewOptions<MarkerView, MarkerV
         selectAnimatorResource(in.readInt());
         deselectAnimatorResource(in.readInt());
         rotation(in.readInt());
+        visible(in.readByte() != 0);
         if (in.readByte() != 0) {
             // this means we have an icon
             String iconId = in.readString();
@@ -52,11 +53,12 @@ public class MarkerViewOptions extends BaseMarkerViewOptions<MarkerView, MarkerV
         out.writeString(getSnippet());
         out.writeString(getTitle());
         out.writeByte((byte) (isFlat() ? 1 : 0));
-        out.writeParcelable(getCenterOffset(),flags);
-        out.writeParcelable(getInfoWindowOffset(),flags);
+        out.writeParcelable(getCenterOffset(), flags);
+        out.writeParcelable(getInfoWindowOffset(), flags);
         out.writeInt(getSelectAnimRes());
         out.writeInt(getDeselectAnimRes());
         out.writeInt(getRotation());
+        out.writeByte((byte) (isVisible() ? 1 : 0));
         Icon icon = getIcon();
         out.writeByte((byte) (icon != null ? 1 : 0));
         if (icon != null) {
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ public class MarkerViewOptions extends BaseMarkerViewOptions<MarkerView, MarkerV
         marker.setSelectAnimRes(selectAnimRes);
         marker.setDeselectAnimRes(deselectAnimRes);
         marker.setRotation(rotation);
+        marker.setVisible(visible);
         return marker;
     }
 
@@ -95,11 +98,8 @@ public class MarkerViewOptions extends BaseMarkerViewOptions<MarkerView, MarkerV
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) return true;
         if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
-
         MarkerViewOptions that = (MarkerViewOptions) o;
-
         return marker != null ? marker.equals(that.marker) : that.marker == null;
-
     }
 
     @Override