diff --git a/platform/qt/include/qmapboxgl.hpp b/platform/qt/include/qmapboxgl.hpp
index 121f1debb..ad1f5e702 100644
--- a/platform/qt/include/qmapboxgl.hpp
+++ b/platform/qt/include/qmapboxgl.hpp
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public:
     void removeAnnotation(QMapbox::AnnotationID);
 
     void setLayoutProperty(const QString &layer, const QString &property, const QVariant &value);
+    void setPaintProperty(const QString &layer, const QString &property, const QVariant &value, const QString &klass = QString());
 
     bool isRotating() const;
     bool isScaling() const;
diff --git a/platform/qt/src/qmapboxgl.cpp b/platform/qt/src/qmapboxgl.cpp
index 1bf213554..a8fc51b23 100644
--- a/platform/qt/src/qmapboxgl.cpp
+++ b/platform/qt/src/qmapboxgl.cpp
@@ -469,6 +469,29 @@ void QMapboxGL::setLayoutProperty(const QString& layer_, const QString& property
     d_ptr->mapObj->update(mbgl::Update::RecalculateStyle);
 }
 
+void QMapboxGL::setPaintProperty(const QString& layer_, const QString& property, const QVariant& value, const QString& klass_)
+{
+    using namespace mbgl::style;
+
+    Layer* layer = d_ptr->mapObj->getLayer(layer_.toStdString());
+    if (!layer) {
+        qWarning() << "Layer not found:" << layer_;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    mbgl::optional<std::string> klass;
+    if (!klass_.isEmpty()) {
+        klass = klass_.toStdString();
+    }
+
+    if (conversion::setPaintProperty(*layer, property.toStdString(), value, klass)) {
+        qWarning() << "Error setting paint property:" << layer_ << "-" << property;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    d_ptr->mapObj->update(mbgl::Update::RecalculateStyle | mbgl::Update::Classes);
+}
+
 bool QMapboxGL::isRotating() const
 {
     return d_ptr->mapObj->isRotating();