diff --git a/platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline_download.cpp b/platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline_download.cpp
index 8a156dd64..3d0ebaa68 100644
--- a/platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline_download.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline_download.cpp
@@ -107,14 +107,17 @@ OfflineRegionStatus OfflineDownload::getStatus() const {
         case SourceType::Vector:
         case SourceType::Raster: {
             style::TileSource* tileSource = static_cast<style::TileSource*>(source.get());
-            if (tileSource->getTileset()) {
-                result.requiredResourceCount += tileResources(source->type, tileSource->getTileSize(), *tileSource->getTileset()).size();
+            const variant<std::string, Tileset>& urlOrTileset = tileSource->getURLOrTileset();
+
+            if (urlOrTileset.is<Tileset>()) {
+                result.requiredResourceCount += tileResources(source->type, tileSource->getTileSize(), urlOrTileset.get<Tileset>()).size();
             } else {
                 result.requiredResourceCount += 1;
-                optional<Response> sourceResponse = offlineDatabase.get(Resource::source(tileSource->getURL()));
+                const std::string& url = urlOrTileset.get<std::string>();
+                optional<Response> sourceResponse = offlineDatabase.get(Resource::source(url));
                 if (sourceResponse) {
                     result.requiredResourceCount += tileResources(source->type, tileSource->getTileSize(),
-                        *style::parseTileJSON(*sourceResponse->data, tileSource->getURL(), source->type, tileSource->getTileSize())).size();
+                        style::TileSource::parseTileJSON(*sourceResponse->data, url, source->type, tileSource->getTileSize())).size();
                 } else {
                     result.requiredResourceCountIsPrecise = false;
                 }
@@ -161,16 +164,18 @@ void OfflineDownload::activateDownload() {
             case SourceType::Vector:
             case SourceType::Raster: {
                 const style::TileSource* tileSource = static_cast<style::TileSource*>(source.get());
+                const variant<std::string, Tileset>& urlOrTileset = tileSource->getURLOrTileset();
                 const uint16_t tileSize = tileSource->getTileSize();
-                if (tileSource->getTileset()) {
-                    ensureTiles(type, tileSize, *tileSource->getTileset());
+
+                if (urlOrTileset.is<Tileset>()) {
+                    ensureTiles(type, tileSize, urlOrTileset.get<Tileset>());
                 } else {
-                    std::string url = tileSource->getURL();
+                    const std::string& url = urlOrTileset.get<std::string>();
                     status.requiredResourceCountIsPrecise = false;
                     requiredSourceURLs.insert(url);
 
                     ensureResource(Resource::source(url), [=] (Response sourceResponse) {
-                        ensureTiles(type, tileSize, *style::parseTileJSON(*sourceResponse.data, url, type, tileSize));
+                        ensureTiles(type, tileSize, style::TileSource::parseTileJSON(*sourceResponse.data, url, type, tileSize));
 
                         requiredSourceURLs.erase(url);
                         if (requiredSourceURLs.empty()) {
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/parser.cpp b/src/mbgl/style/parser.cpp
index 07db3f009..09689f22f 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/parser.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <mbgl/platform/log.hpp>
 
 #include <mbgl/tile/geometry_tile_data.hpp>
-#include <mbgl/util/mapbox.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/enum.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/tileset.hpp>
 
@@ -21,89 +20,11 @@
 #include <rapidjson/error/en.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <sstream>
 #include <set>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace style {
 
-namespace {
-
-void parseTileJSONMember(const JSValue& value, std::vector<std::string>& target, const char* name) {
-    if (!value.HasMember(name)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const JSValue& property = value[name];
-    if (!property.IsArray()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    for (rapidjson::SizeType i = 0; i < property.Size(); i++) {
-        if (!property[i].IsString()) {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (rapidjson::SizeType i = 0; i < property.Size(); i++) {
-        target.emplace_back(std::string(property[i].GetString(), property[i].GetStringLength()));
-    }
-}
-
-void parseTileJSONMember(const JSValue& value, std::string& target, const char* name) {
-    if (!value.HasMember(name)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const JSValue& property = value[name];
-    if (!property.IsString()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    target = { property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength() };
-}
-
-void parseTileJSONMember(const JSValue& value, uint8_t& target, const char* name) {
-    if (!value.HasMember(name)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const JSValue& property = value[name];
-    if (!property.IsUint()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    unsigned int uint = property.GetUint();
-    if (uint > std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    target = uint;
-}
-
-void parseTileJSONMember(const JSValue& value, std::array<double, 4>& target, const char* name) {
-    if (!value.HasMember(name)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const JSValue& property = value[name];
-    if (!property.IsArray() || property.Size() > 4) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    for (rapidjson::SizeType i = 0; i < property.Size(); i++) {
-        if (!property[i].IsNumber()) {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (rapidjson::SizeType i = 0; i < property.Size(); i++) {
-        target[i] = property[i].GetDouble();
-    }
-}
-
-} // end namespace
-
 Parser::~Parser() = default;
 
 void Parser::parse(const std::string& json) {
@@ -174,44 +95,16 @@ void Parser::parseSources(const JSValue& value) {
         }
 
         const std::string id { nameVal.GetString(), nameVal.GetStringLength() };
-
-        std::unique_ptr<Tileset> tileset;
         std::unique_ptr<Source> source;
 
-        // Sources can have URLs, either because they reference an external TileJSON file, or
-        // because reference a GeoJSON file. They don't have to have one though when all source
-        // parameters are specified inline.
-        std::string url;
-        if (sourceVal.HasMember("url")) {
-            const JSValue& urlVal = sourceVal["url"];
-            if (urlVal.IsString()) {
-                url = { urlVal.GetString(), urlVal.GetStringLength() };
-            } else {
-                Log::Error(Event::ParseStyle, "source url must be a string");
-                continue;
-            }
-        } else {
-            tileset = parseTileJSON(sourceVal);
-        }
-
-        uint16_t tileSize = util::tileSize;
-        if (sourceVal.HasMember("tileSize")) {
-            const JSValue& tileSizeVal = sourceVal["tileSize"];
-            if (tileSizeVal.IsNumber() && tileSizeVal.GetUint64() <= std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max()) {
-                tileSize = tileSizeVal.GetUint64();
-            } else {
-                Log::Error(Event::ParseStyle, "invalid tileSize");
-                continue;
-            }
-        }
-
         switch (*type) {
-        case SourceType::Raster:
-            source = std::make_unique<RasterSource>(id, url, tileSize, std::move(tileset));
+        case SourceType::Raster: {
+            source = RasterSource::parse(id, sourceVal);
             break;
+        }
 
         case SourceType::Vector:
-            source = std::make_unique<VectorSource>(id, url, std::move(tileset));
+            source = VectorSource::parse(id, sourceVal);
             break;
 
         case SourceType::GeoJSON:
@@ -230,45 +123,6 @@ void Parser::parseSources(const JSValue& value) {
     }
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Tileset> parseTileJSON(const std::string& json, const std::string& sourceURL, SourceType type, uint16_t tileSize) {
-    rapidjson::GenericDocument<rapidjson::UTF8<>, rapidjson::CrtAllocator> document;
-    document.Parse<0>(json.c_str());
-
-    if (document.HasParseError()) {
-        std::stringstream message;
-        message << document.GetErrorOffset() << " - " << rapidjson::GetParseError_En(document.GetParseError());
-        throw std::runtime_error(message.str());
-    }
-
-    std::unique_ptr<Tileset> result = parseTileJSON(document);
-
-    // TODO: Remove this hack by delivering proper URLs in the TileJSON to begin with.
-    if (util::mapbox::isMapboxURL(sourceURL)) {
-        for (auto& url : result->tiles) {
-            url = util::mapbox::canonicalizeTileURL(url, type, tileSize);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-std::unique_ptr<Tileset> parseTileJSON(const JSValue& value) {
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    parseTileJSONMember(value, tileset->tiles, "tiles");
-    parseTileJSONMember(value, tileset->zoomRange.min, "minzoom");
-    parseTileJSONMember(value, tileset->zoomRange.max, "maxzoom");
-    parseTileJSONMember(value, tileset->attribution, "attribution");
-
-    std::array<double, 4> array;
-    parseTileJSONMember(value, array, "center");
-    tileset->center = { array[0], array[1] };
-    tileset->zoom = array[2];
-    parseTileJSONMember(value, array, "bounds");
-    tileset->bounds = LatLngBounds::hull({ array[0], array[1] }, { array[2], array[3] });
-
-    return tileset;
-}
-
 void Parser::parseLayers(const JSValue& value) {
     std::vector<std::string> ids;
 
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/parser.hpp b/src/mbgl/style/parser.hpp
index a04f73bde..6dac6dedc 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/parser.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/parser.hpp
@@ -14,14 +14,8 @@
 #include <forward_list>
 
 namespace mbgl {
-
-class Tileset;
-
 namespace style {
 
-std::unique_ptr<Tileset> parseTileJSON(const std::string& json, const std::string& sourceURL, SourceType, uint16_t tileSize);
-std::unique_ptr<Tileset> parseTileJSON(const JSValue&);
-
 Filter parseFilter(const JSValue&);
 
 class Parser {
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.cpp b/src/mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.cpp
index 85d33dc72..9f873a306 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,39 @@
 #include <mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/tile/raster_tile.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/platform/log.hpp>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace style {
 
+std::unique_ptr<RasterSource> RasterSource::parse(std::string id, const JSValue& value) {
+    optional<variant<std::string, Tileset>> urlOrTileset = TileSource::parseURLOrTileset(value);
+    if (!urlOrTileset) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    uint16_t tileSize = util::tileSize;
+    if (value.HasMember("tileSize")) {
+        const JSValue& tileSizeVal = value["tileSize"];
+        if (tileSizeVal.IsNumber() && tileSizeVal.GetUint64() <= std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max()) {
+            tileSize = tileSizeVal.GetUint64();
+        } else {
+            Log::Error(Event::ParseStyle, "invalid tileSize");
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return std::make_unique<RasterSource>(std::move(id), std::move(*urlOrTileset), tileSize);
+}
+
 RasterSource::RasterSource(std::string id_,
-                           std::string url_,
-                           uint16_t tileSize_,
-                           std::unique_ptr<Tileset>&& tileset_)
-    : TileSource(SourceType::Raster, std::move(id_), std::move(url_), tileSize_, std::move(tileset_)) {
+                           variant<std::string, Tileset> urlOrTileset_,
+                           uint16_t tileSize_)
+    : TileSource(SourceType::Raster, std::move(id_), std::move(urlOrTileset_), tileSize_) {
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Tile> RasterSource::createTile(const OverscaledTileID& tileID,
                                                const UpdateParameters& parameters) {
-    return std::make_unique<RasterTile>(tileID, parameters, *tileset);
+    return std::make_unique<RasterTile>(tileID, parameters, tileset);
 }
 
 } // namespace style
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.hpp b/src/mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.hpp
index 4702052b7..27b2276df 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/sources/raster_source.hpp
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ namespace style {
 
 class RasterSource : public TileSource {
 public:
-    RasterSource(std::string id,
-                 std::string url,
-                 uint16_t tileSize,
-                 std::unique_ptr<Tileset>&&);
+    static std::unique_ptr<RasterSource> parse(std::string id, const JSValue&);
+
+    RasterSource(std::string id, variant<std::string, Tileset>, uint16_t tileSize);
 
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<Tile> createTile(const OverscaledTileID&, const UpdateParameters&) final;
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/sources/vector_source.cpp b/src/mbgl/style/sources/vector_source.cpp
index 888c1896e..3f8f840b3 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/sources/vector_source.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/sources/vector_source.cpp
@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace style {
 
-VectorSource::VectorSource(std::string id_,
-                           std::string url_,
-                           std::unique_ptr<Tileset>&& tileset_)
-    : TileSource(SourceType::Vector, std::move(id_), std::move(url_), util::tileSize, std::move(tileset_)) {
+std::unique_ptr<VectorSource> VectorSource::parse(std::string id, const JSValue& value) {
+    optional<variant<std::string, Tileset>> urlOrTileset = TileSource::parseURLOrTileset(value);
+    if (!urlOrTileset) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return std::make_unique<VectorSource>(std::move(id), std::move(*urlOrTileset));
+}
+
+VectorSource::VectorSource(std::string id_, variant<std::string, Tileset> urlOrTileset_)
+    : TileSource(SourceType::Vector, std::move(id_), std::move(urlOrTileset_), util::tileSize) {
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Tile> VectorSource::createTile(const OverscaledTileID& tileID,
                                                const UpdateParameters& parameters) {
-    return std::make_unique<VectorTile>(tileID, id, parameters, *tileset);
+    return std::make_unique<VectorTile>(tileID, id, parameters, tileset);
 }
 
 } // namespace style
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/sources/vector_source.hpp b/src/mbgl/style/sources/vector_source.hpp
index c96b7bd1e..ced7d8047 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/sources/vector_source.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/sources/vector_source.hpp
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ namespace style {
 
 class VectorSource : public TileSource {
 public:
-    VectorSource(std::string id,
-                 std::string url,
-                 std::unique_ptr<Tileset>&&);
+    static std::unique_ptr<VectorSource> parse(std::string id, const JSValue&);
+
+    VectorSource(std::string id, variant<std::string, Tileset>);
 
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<Tile> createTile(const OverscaledTileID&, const UpdateParameters&) final;
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/tile_source.cpp b/src/mbgl/style/tile_source.cpp
index a4deb17c4..022693f49 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/tile_source.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/tile_source.cpp
@@ -2,31 +2,163 @@
 #include <mbgl/style/source_observer.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/style/parser.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/tileset.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/mapbox.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/storage/file_source.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/platform/log.hpp>
+
+#include <rapidjson/document.h>
+#include <rapidjson/error/en.h>
+
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace style {
 
+namespace {
+
+void parseTileJSONMember(const JSValue& value, std::vector<std::string>& target, const char* name) {
+    if (!value.HasMember(name)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const JSValue& property = value[name];
+    if (!property.IsArray()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (rapidjson::SizeType i = 0; i < property.Size(); i++) {
+        if (!property[i].IsString()) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (rapidjson::SizeType i = 0; i < property.Size(); i++) {
+        target.emplace_back(std::string(property[i].GetString(), property[i].GetStringLength()));
+    }
+}
+
+void parseTileJSONMember(const JSValue& value, std::string& target, const char* name) {
+    if (!value.HasMember(name)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const JSValue& property = value[name];
+    if (!property.IsString()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    target = { property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength() };
+}
+
+void parseTileJSONMember(const JSValue& value, uint8_t& target, const char* name) {
+    if (!value.HasMember(name)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const JSValue& property = value[name];
+    if (!property.IsUint()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    unsigned int uint = property.GetUint();
+    if (uint > std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    target = uint;
+}
+
+void parseTileJSONMember(const JSValue& value, std::array<double, 4>& target, const char* name) {
+    if (!value.HasMember(name)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const JSValue& property = value[name];
+    if (!property.IsArray() || property.Size() > 4) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (rapidjson::SizeType i = 0; i < property.Size(); i++) {
+        if (!property[i].IsNumber()) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (rapidjson::SizeType i = 0; i < property.Size(); i++) {
+        target[i] = property[i].GetDouble();
+    }
+}
+
+Tileset parseTileJSON(const JSValue& value) {
+    Tileset result;
+
+    parseTileJSONMember(value, result.tiles, "tiles");
+    parseTileJSONMember(value, result.zoomRange.min, "minzoom");
+    parseTileJSONMember(value, result.zoomRange.max, "maxzoom");
+    parseTileJSONMember(value, result.attribution, "attribution");
+
+    std::array<double, 4> array;
+    parseTileJSONMember(value, array, "center");
+    result.center = { array[0], array[1] };
+    result.zoom = array[2];
+    parseTileJSONMember(value, array, "bounds");
+    result.bounds = LatLngBounds::hull({ array[0], array[1] }, { array[2], array[3] });
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+} // end namespace
+
+Tileset TileSource::parseTileJSON(const std::string& json, const std::string& sourceURL, SourceType type, uint16_t tileSize) {
+    rapidjson::GenericDocument<rapidjson::UTF8<>, rapidjson::CrtAllocator> document;
+    document.Parse<0>(json.c_str());
+
+    if (document.HasParseError()) {
+        std::stringstream message;
+        message << document.GetErrorOffset() << " - " << rapidjson::GetParseError_En(document.GetParseError());
+        throw std::runtime_error(message.str());
+    }
+
+    Tileset result = mbgl::style::parseTileJSON(document);
+
+    // TODO: Remove this hack by delivering proper URLs in the TileJSON to begin with.
+    if (util::mapbox::isMapboxURL(sourceURL)) {
+        for (auto& url : result.tiles) {
+            url = util::mapbox::canonicalizeTileURL(url, type, tileSize);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+optional<variant<std::string, Tileset>> TileSource::parseURLOrTileset(const JSValue& value) {
+    if (!value.HasMember("url")) {
+        return { mbgl::style::parseTileJSON(value) };
+    }
+
+    const JSValue& urlVal = value["url"];
+    if (!urlVal.IsString()) {
+        Log::Error(Event::ParseStyle, "source url must be a string");
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    return { std::string(urlVal.GetString(), urlVal.GetStringLength()) };
+}
+
 TileSource::TileSource(SourceType type_,
                        std::string id_,
-                       std::string url_,
-                       uint16_t tileSize_,
-                       std::unique_ptr<Tileset>&& tileset_)
+                       variant<std::string, Tileset> urlOrTileset_,
+                       uint16_t tileSize_)
     : Source(type_, std::move(id_)),
-      tileSize(tileSize_),
-      url(std::move(url_)),
-      tileset(std::move(tileset_)) {
+      urlOrTileset(std::move(urlOrTileset_)),
+      tileSize(tileSize_) {
 }
 
 TileSource::~TileSource() = default;
 
-Range<uint8_t> TileSource::getZoomRange() {
-    return tileset->zoomRange;
-}
-
 void TileSource::load(FileSource& fileSource) {
-    if (url.empty()) {
-        // If the URL is empty, the TileJSON was specified inline in the stylesheet.
+    if (urlOrTileset.is<Tileset>()) {
+        tileset = urlOrTileset.get<Tileset>();
         loaded = true;
         return;
     }
@@ -35,8 +167,8 @@ void TileSource::load(FileSource& fileSource) {
         return;
     }
 
-    // URL may either be a TileJSON file, or a GeoJSON file.
-    req = fileSource.request(Resource::source(url), [this](Response res) {
+    const std::string& url = urlOrTileset.get<std::string>();
+    req = fileSource.request(Resource::source(url), [this, url](Response res) {
         if (res.error) {
             observer->onSourceError(*this, std::make_exception_ptr(std::runtime_error(res.error->message)));
         } else if (res.notModified) {
@@ -44,20 +176,20 @@ void TileSource::load(FileSource& fileSource) {
         } else if (res.noContent) {
             observer->onSourceError(*this, std::make_exception_ptr(std::runtime_error("unexpectedly empty TileJSON")));
         } else {
-            std::unique_ptr<Tileset> newTileset;
+            Tileset newTileset;
 
             // Create a new copy of the Tileset object that holds the base values we've parsed
             // from the stylesheet. Then merge in the values parsed from the TileJSON we retrieved
             // via the URL.
             try {
-                newTileset = style::parseTileJSON(*res.data, url, type, tileSize);
+                newTileset = parseTileJSON(*res.data, url, type, tileSize);
             } catch (...) {
                 observer->onSourceError(*this, std::current_exception());
                 return;
             }
 
             // Check whether previous information specifies different tile
-            if (tileset && tileset->tiles != newTileset->tiles) {
+            if (tileset.tiles != newTileset.tiles) {
                 // Tile URLs changed: force tiles to be reloaded.
                 invalidateTiles();
 
@@ -76,12 +208,18 @@ void TileSource::load(FileSource& fileSource) {
                 // Center/bounds changed: We're not using these values currently
             }
 
-            tileset = std::move(newTileset);
+            tileset = newTileset;
             loaded = true;
+
             observer->onSourceLoaded(*this);
         }
     });
 }
 
+Range<uint8_t> TileSource::getZoomRange() {
+    assert(loaded);
+    return tileset.zoomRange;
+}
+
 } // namespace style
 } // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/tile_source.hpp b/src/mbgl/style/tile_source.hpp
index bc97713a0..66d956a6e 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/tile_source.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/tile_source.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <mbgl/style/source.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/tileset.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/variant.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/optional.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/rapidjson.hpp>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 
-class Tileset;
 class AsyncRequest;
 
 namespace style {
@@ -15,25 +18,33 @@ namespace style {
 */
 class TileSource : public Source {
 public:
+    // A tile source can either specify a URL to TileJSON, or inline TileJSON.
+    static optional<variant<std::string, Tileset>> parseURLOrTileset(const JSValue&);
+    static Tileset parseTileJSON(const std::string& json, const std::string& sourceURL, SourceType, uint16_t tileSize);
+
     TileSource(SourceType,
                std::string id,
-               std::string url,
-               uint16_t tileSize,
-               std::unique_ptr<Tileset>&&);
+               variant<std::string, Tileset> urlOrTileset,
+               uint16_t tileSize);
     ~TileSource() override;
 
     void load(FileSource&) final;
 
-    const std::string& getURL() const { return url; }
-    uint16_t getTileSize() const final { return tileSize; }
-    const Tileset* getTileset() const { return tileset.get(); }
+    uint16_t getTileSize() const final {
+        return tileSize;
+    }
+
+    const variant<std::string, Tileset>& getURLOrTileset() const {
+        return urlOrTileset;
+    }
 
 protected:
     Range<uint8_t> getZoomRange() final;
 
+    const variant<std::string, Tileset> urlOrTileset;
     const uint16_t tileSize;
-    const std::string url;
-    std::unique_ptr<const Tileset> tileset;
+
+    Tileset tileset;
     std::unique_ptr<AsyncRequest> req;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/style/source.cpp b/test/style/source.cpp
index 82763c99f..9de208f34 100644
--- a/test/style/source.cpp
+++ b/test/style/source.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ TEST(Source, LoadingFail) {
         test.end();
     };
 
-    VectorSource source("source", "url", nullptr);
+    VectorSource source("source", "url");
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ TEST(Source, LoadingCorrupt) {
         test.end();
     };
 
-    VectorSource source("source", "url", nullptr);
+    VectorSource source("source", "url");
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
 
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ TEST(Source, RasterTileEmpty) {
         FAIL() << "Should never be called";
     };
 
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    tileset->tiles = { "tiles" };
+    Tileset tileset;
+    tileset.tiles = { "tiles" };
 
-    RasterSource source("source", "", 512, std::move(tileset));
+    RasterSource source("source", tileset, 512);
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
     source.update(test.updateParameters);
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ TEST(Source, VectorTileEmpty) {
         FAIL() << "Should never be called";
     };
 
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    tileset->tiles = { "tiles" };
+    Tileset tileset;
+    tileset.tiles = { "tiles" };
 
-    VectorSource source("source", "", std::move(tileset));
+    VectorSource source("source", tileset);
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
     source.update(test.updateParameters);
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ TEST(Source, RasterTileFail) {
         test.end();
     };
 
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    tileset->tiles = { "tiles" };
+    Tileset tileset;
+    tileset.tiles = { "tiles" };
 
-    RasterSource source("source", "", 512, std::move(tileset));
+    RasterSource source("source", tileset, 512);
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
     source.update(test.updateParameters);
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ TEST(Source, VectorTileFail) {
         test.end();
     };
 
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    tileset->tiles = { "tiles" };
+    Tileset tileset;
+    tileset.tiles = { "tiles" };
 
-    VectorSource source("source", "", std::move(tileset));
+    VectorSource source("source", tileset);
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
     source.update(test.updateParameters);
@@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ TEST(Source, RasterTileCorrupt) {
         test.end();
     };
 
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    tileset->tiles = { "tiles" };
+    Tileset tileset;
+    tileset.tiles = { "tiles" };
 
-    RasterSource source("source", "", 512, std::move(tileset));
+    RasterSource source("source", tileset, 512);
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
     source.update(test.updateParameters);
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ TEST(Source, VectorTileCorrupt) {
     layer->setSource("source", "water");
     test.style.addLayer(std::move(layer));
 
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    tileset->tiles = { "tiles" };
+    Tileset tileset;
+    tileset.tiles = { "tiles" };
 
-    VectorSource source("source", "", std::move(tileset));
+    VectorSource source("source", tileset);
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
     source.update(test.updateParameters);
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ TEST(Source, RasterTileCancel) {
         FAIL() << "Should never be called";
     };
 
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    tileset->tiles = { "tiles" };
+    Tileset tileset;
+    tileset.tiles = { "tiles" };
 
-    RasterSource source("source", "", 512, std::move(tileset));
+    RasterSource source("source", tileset, 512);
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
     source.update(test.updateParameters);
@@ -336,10 +336,10 @@ TEST(Source, VectorTileCancel) {
         FAIL() << "Should never be called";
     };
 
-    auto tileset = std::make_unique<Tileset>();
-    tileset->tiles = { "tiles" };
+    Tileset tileset;
+    tileset.tiles = { "tiles" };
 
-    VectorSource source("source", "", std::move(tileset));
+    VectorSource source("source", tileset);
     source.setObserver(&test.observer);
     source.load(test.fileSource);
     source.update(test.updateParameters);
diff --git a/test/style/style_parser.cpp b/test/style/style_parser.cpp
index f3fef2435..b7806c11c 100644
--- a/test/style/style_parser.cpp
+++ b/test/style/style_parser.cpp
@@ -87,36 +87,6 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(StyleParser, StyleParserTest, ::testing::ValuesIn([] {
     return names;
 }()));
 
-TEST(StyleParser, ParseTileJSONRaster) {
-    auto result = style::parseTileJSON(
-        util::read_file("test/fixtures/style_parser/tilejson.raster.json"),
-        "mapbox://mapbox.satellite",
-        SourceType::Raster,
-        256);
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, result->zoomRange.min);
-    EXPECT_EQ(15, result->zoomRange.max);
-    EXPECT_EQ("attribution", result->attribution);
-#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-    EXPECT_EQ("mapbox://tiles/mapbox.satellite/{z}/{x}/{y}{ratio}.webp", result->tiles[0]);
-#else
-    EXPECT_EQ("mapbox://tiles/mapbox.satellite/{z}/{x}/{y}{ratio}.png", result->tiles[0]);
-#endif
-}
-
-TEST(StyleParser, ParseTileJSONVector) {
-    auto result = style::parseTileJSON(
-        util::read_file("test/fixtures/style_parser/tilejson.vector.json"),
-        "mapbox://mapbox.streets",
-        SourceType::Vector,
-        256);
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, result->zoomRange.min);
-    EXPECT_EQ(15, result->zoomRange.max);
-    EXPECT_EQ("attribution", result->attribution);
-    EXPECT_EQ("mapbox://tiles/mapbox.streets/{z}/{x}/{y}.vector.pbf", result->tiles[0]);
-}
-
 TEST(StyleParser, FontStacks) {
     style::Parser parser;
     parser.parse(util::read_file("test/fixtures/style_parser/font_stacks.json"));
diff --git a/test/style/tile_source.cpp b/test/style/tile_source.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0709e3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/style/tile_source.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <mbgl/test/util.hpp>
+
+#include <mbgl/style/tile_source.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/io.hpp>
+
+using namespace mbgl;
+using namespace mbgl::style;
+
+TEST(TileSource, ParseTileJSONRaster) {
+    auto result = TileSource::parseTileJSON(
+        util::read_file("test/fixtures/style_parser/tilejson.raster.json"),
+        "mapbox://mapbox.satellite",
+        SourceType::Raster,
+        256);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, result.zoomRange.min);
+    EXPECT_EQ(15, result.zoomRange.max);
+    EXPECT_EQ("attribution", result.attribution);
+#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+    EXPECT_EQ("mapbox://tiles/mapbox.satellite/{z}/{x}/{y}{ratio}.webp", result.tiles[0]);
+#else
+    EXPECT_EQ("mapbox://tiles/mapbox.satellite/{z}/{x}/{y}{ratio}.png", result.tiles[0]);
+#endif
+}
+
+TEST(TileSource, ParseTileJSONVector) {
+    auto result = TileSource::parseTileJSON(
+        util::read_file("test/fixtures/style_parser/tilejson.vector.json"),
+        "mapbox://mapbox.streets",
+        SourceType::Vector,
+        256);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, result.zoomRange.min);
+    EXPECT_EQ(15, result.zoomRange.max);
+    EXPECT_EQ("attribution", result.attribution);
+    EXPECT_EQ("mapbox://tiles/mapbox.streets/{z}/{x}/{y}.vector.pbf", result.tiles[0]);
+}
diff --git a/test/test.gypi b/test/test.gypi
index d7023874f..da605b6fd 100644
--- a/test/test.gypi
+++ b/test/test.gypi
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         'style/source.cpp',
         'style/style.cpp',
         'style/style_layer.cpp',
+        'style/tile_source.cpp',
         'style/filter.cpp',
         'style/functions.cpp',
         'style/style_parser.cpp',