diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
index 9614645f6..635ac4d22 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ public:
     inline const TransformState &getState() const { return state; }
     inline util::ptr<Style> getStyle() const { return style; }
     inline util::ptr<GlyphStore> getGlyphStore() { return glyphStore; }
-    inline SpriteAtlas & getSpriteAtlas() { return spriteAtlas; }
     util::ptr<Sprite> getSprite();
     inline util::ptr<Texturepool> getTexturepool() { return texturepool; }
     uv::worker &getWorker();
diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
index 764376706..2094ff082 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace mbgl {
 
 class Map;
 class GlyphAtlas;
+class SpriteAtlas;
 class FileSource;
 class Painter;
 class StyleLayer;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public:
     Source(const util::ptr<SourceInfo>& info);
 
     void load(Map&, FileSource&);
-    bool update(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, FileSource&);
+    bool update(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, SpriteAtlas&, FileSource&);
 
     void updateMatrices(const mat4 &projMatrix, const TransformState &transform);
     void drawClippingMasks(Painter &painter);
@@ -49,9 +50,9 @@ private:
     int32_t coveringZoomLevel(const TransformState&) const;
     std::forward_list<Tile::ID> coveringTiles(const TransformState&) const;
 
-    bool updateTiles(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, FileSource&);
+    bool updateTiles(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, SpriteAtlas&, FileSource&);
 
-    TileData::State addTile(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, FileSource&, const Tile::ID&);
+    TileData::State addTile(Map&, GlyphAtlas&, SpriteAtlas&, FileSource&, const Tile::ID&);
     TileData::State hasTile(const Tile::ID& id);
 
     double getZoom(const TransformState &state) const;
diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
index 0599ae08c..793aa6158 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ class SourceInfo;
 class StyleLayer;
 class TileParser;
 class GlyphAtlas;
+class SpriteAtlas;
 
 class VectorTileData : public TileData {
     friend class TileParser;
 
 public:
-    VectorTileData(Tile::ID const&, Map&, GlyphAtlas&, const util::ptr<SourceInfo>&);
+    VectorTileData(Tile::ID const&, Map&,
+                   GlyphAtlas&, SpriteAtlas&,
+                   const util::ptr<SourceInfo>&);
     ~VectorTileData();
 
     virtual void parse();
@@ -48,7 +51,9 @@ protected:
     // Holds the buckets of this tile.
     // They contain the location offsets in the buffers stored above
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<Bucket>> buckets;
+
     GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas;
+    SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas;
 
 public:
     const float depth;
diff --git a/src/map/map.cpp b/src/map/map.cpp
index 22d046733..355a36c56 100644
--- a/src/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map/map.cpp
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ void Map::updateSources(const util::ptr<StyleLayerGroup> &group) {
 
 void Map::updateTiles() {
     for (const util::ptr<StyleSource> &source : getActiveSources()) {
-        source->source->update(*this, glyphAtlas, *fileSource);
+        source->source->update(*this, glyphAtlas, spriteAtlas, *fileSource);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/map/source.cpp b/src/map/source.cpp
index 16a111614..6b1ab2a40 100644
--- a/src/map/source.cpp
+++ b/src/map/source.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ void Source::load(Map& map, FileSource& fileSource) {
     });
 }
 
-bool Source::update(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, FileSource& fileSource) {
+bool Source::update(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas, FileSource& fileSource) {
     if (loaded && map.getTime() > updated) {
-        return updateTiles(map, glyphAtlas, fileSource);
+        return updateTiles(map, glyphAtlas, spriteAtlas, fileSource);
     } else {
         return false;
     }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ TileData::State Source::hasTile(const Tile::ID& id) {
     return TileData::State::invalid;
 }
 
-TileData::State Source::addTile(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, FileSource& fileSource, const Tile::ID& id) {
+TileData::State Source::addTile(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas, FileSource& fileSource, const Tile::ID& id) {
     const TileData::State state = hasTile(id);
 
     if (state != TileData::State::invalid) {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ TileData::State Source::addTile(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, FileSource& fi
     if (!new_tile.data) {
         // If we don't find working tile data, we're just going to load it.
         if (info->type == SourceType::Vector) {
-            new_tile.data = std::make_shared<VectorTileData>(normalized_id, map, glyphAtlas, info);
+            new_tile.data = std::make_shared<VectorTileData>(normalized_id, map, glyphAtlas, spriteAtlas, info);
         } else if (info->type == SourceType::Raster) {
             new_tile.data = std::make_shared<RasterTileData>(normalized_id, map, info);
         } else {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ bool Source::findLoadedParent(const Tile::ID& id, int32_t minCoveringZoom, std::
     return false;
 }
 
-bool Source::updateTiles(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, FileSource& fileSource) {
+bool Source::updateTiles(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas, FileSource& fileSource) {
     bool changed = false;
 
     int32_t zoom = std::floor(getZoom(map.getState()));
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool Source::updateTiles(Map& map, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, FileSource& fileSourc
 
     // Add existing child/parent tiles if the actual tile is not yet loaded
     for (const Tile::ID& id : required) {
-        const TileData::State state = addTile(map, glyphAtlas, fileSource, id);
+        const TileData::State state = addTile(map, glyphAtlas, spriteAtlas, fileSource, id);
 
         if (state != TileData::State::parsed) {
             // The tile we require is not yet loaded. Try to find a parent or
diff --git a/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp b/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
index 6d2d25a35..93b3e953c 100644
--- a/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
+++ b/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 
 using namespace mbgl;
 
-VectorTileData::VectorTileData(Tile::ID const& id_, Map &map_, GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas_, const util::ptr<SourceInfo> &source_)
+VectorTileData::VectorTileData(Tile::ID const& id_, Map &map_,
+                               GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas_, SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas_,
+                               const util::ptr<SourceInfo> &source_)
     : TileData(id_, map_, source_),
       glyphAtlas(glyphAtlas_),
+      spriteAtlas(spriteAtlas_),
       depth(id.z >= source->max_zoom ? map.getMaxZoom() - id.z : 1) {
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ void VectorTileData::parse() {
         // the TileParser object writes results into this objects. All other state
         // is going to be discarded afterwards.
         TileParser parser(data, *this, map.getStyle(), glyphAtlas,
-                          map.getGlyphStore(), map.getSpriteAtlas(), map.getSprite());
+                          map.getGlyphStore(), spriteAtlas, map.getSprite());
         parser.parse();
     } catch (const std::exception& ex) {
 #if defined(DEBUG)