diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
index f36ec6d73..7ce2bb702 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/map.hpp
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ public:
 public:
     inline const TransformState &getState() const { return state; }
     inline util::ptr<Style> getStyle() const { return style; }
-    util::ptr<Sprite> getSprite();
     inline timestamp getAnimationTime() const { return animationTime; }
     inline timestamp getTime() const { return animationTime; }
     void updateTiles();
 
 private:
+    util::ptr<Sprite> getSprite();
     uv::worker& getWorker();
 
     // uv async callbacks
diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
index a358cfaee..0eefe1ad5 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/source.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Map;
 class GlyphAtlas;
 class GlyphStore;
 class SpriteAtlas;
+class Sprite;
 class FileSource;
 class Texturepool;
 class Painter;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public:
     void load(Map&, FileSource&);
     bool update(Map&, uv::worker&,
                 GlyphAtlas&, GlyphStore&,
-                SpriteAtlas&,
+                SpriteAtlas&, util::ptr<Sprite>,
                 Texturepool&, FileSource&);
 
     void updateMatrices(const mat4 &projMatrix, const TransformState &transform);
@@ -57,12 +58,12 @@ private:
 
     bool updateTiles(Map&, uv::worker&,
                      GlyphAtlas&, GlyphStore&,
-                     SpriteAtlas&,
+                     SpriteAtlas&, util::ptr<Sprite>,
                      Texturepool&, FileSource&);
 
     TileData::State addTile(Map&, uv::worker&,
                             GlyphAtlas&, GlyphStore&,
-                            SpriteAtlas&,
+                            SpriteAtlas&, util::ptr<Sprite>,
                             FileSource&, Texturepool&,
                             const Tile::ID&);
 
diff --git a/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp b/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
index 56ecfb51e..ee2d63a2b 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class TileParser;
 class GlyphAtlas;
 class GlyphStore;
 class SpriteAtlas;
+class Sprite;
 class Texturepool;
 
 class VectorTileData : public TileData {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class VectorTileData : public TileData {
 public:
     VectorTileData(Tile::ID const&, Map&,
                    GlyphAtlas&, GlyphStore&,
-                   SpriteAtlas&,
+                   SpriteAtlas&, util::ptr<Sprite>,
                    Texturepool&,
                    const util::ptr<SourceInfo>&);
     ~VectorTileData();
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ protected:
     GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas;
     GlyphStore& glyphStore;
     SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas;
+    util::ptr<Sprite> sprite;
     Texturepool& texturepool;
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/map/map.cpp b/src/map/map.cpp
index c0a45b69d..e4c5ec92e 100644
--- a/src/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map/map.cpp
@@ -642,7 +642,10 @@ void Map::updateSources(const util::ptr<StyleLayerGroup> &group) {
 
 void Map::updateTiles() {
     for (const util::ptr<StyleSource> &source : getActiveSources()) {
-        source->source->update(*this, getWorker(), glyphAtlas, *glyphStore, spriteAtlas, *texturepool, *fileSource);
+        source->source->update(*this, getWorker(),
+                               glyphAtlas, *glyphStore,
+                               spriteAtlas, getSprite(),
+                               *texturepool, *fileSource);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/map/source.cpp b/src/map/source.cpp
index d68ea1a16..d7f951850 100644
--- a/src/map/source.cpp
+++ b/src/map/source.cpp
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ void Source::load(Map& map, FileSource& fileSource) {
 
 bool Source::update(Map& map, uv::worker& worker,
                     GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, GlyphStore& glyphStore,
-                    SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas,
+                    SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas, util::ptr<Sprite> sprite,
                     Texturepool& texturepool, FileSource& fileSource) {
     if (loaded && map.getTime() > updated) {
-        return updateTiles(map, worker, glyphAtlas, glyphStore, spriteAtlas, texturepool, fileSource);
+        return updateTiles(map, worker, glyphAtlas, glyphStore, spriteAtlas, sprite, texturepool, fileSource);
     } else {
         return false;
     }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ TileData::State Source::hasTile(const Tile::ID& id) {
 
 TileData::State Source::addTile(Map& map, uv::worker& worker,
                                 GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, GlyphStore& glyphStore,
-                                SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas,
+                                SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas, util::ptr<Sprite> sprite,
                                 FileSource& fileSource, Texturepool& texturepool,
                                 const Tile::ID& id) {
     const TileData::State state = hasTile(id);
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ TileData::State Source::addTile(Map& map, uv::worker& worker,
     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, glyphStore, spriteAtlas, texturepool, info);
+            new_tile.data = std::make_shared<VectorTileData>(normalized_id, map, glyphAtlas, glyphStore, spriteAtlas, sprite, texturepool, info);
         } else if (info->type == SourceType::Raster) {
             new_tile.data = std::make_shared<RasterTileData>(normalized_id, map, texturepool, info);
         } else {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ bool Source::findLoadedParent(const Tile::ID& id, int32_t minCoveringZoom, std::
 
 bool Source::updateTiles(Map& map, uv::worker& worker,
                          GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas, GlyphStore& glyphStore,
-                         SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas,
+                         SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas, util::ptr<Sprite> sprite,
                          Texturepool& texturepool, FileSource& fileSource) {
     bool changed = false;
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ bool Source::updateTiles(Map& map, uv::worker& worker,
     for (const Tile::ID& id : required) {
         const TileData::State state = addTile(map, worker,
                                               glyphAtlas, glyphStore,
-                                              spriteAtlas,
+                                              spriteAtlas, sprite,
                                               fileSource, texturepool,
                                               id);
 
diff --git a/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp b/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
index fde181e2c..92803d6b6 100644
--- a/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
+++ b/src/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ using namespace mbgl;
 
 VectorTileData::VectorTileData(Tile::ID const& id_, Map &map_,
                                GlyphAtlas& glyphAtlas_, GlyphStore& glyphStore_,
-                               SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas_,
+                               SpriteAtlas& spriteAtlas_, util::ptr<Sprite> sprite_,
                                Texturepool& texturepool_,
                                const util::ptr<SourceInfo> &source_)
     : TileData(id_, map_, source_),
       glyphAtlas(glyphAtlas_),
       glyphStore(glyphStore_),
       spriteAtlas(spriteAtlas_),
+      sprite(sprite_),
       texturepool(texturepool_),
       depth(id.z >= source->max_zoom ? map.getMaxZoom() - id.z : 1) {
 }
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ void VectorTileData::parse() {
         // is going to be discarded afterwards.
         TileParser parser(data, *this, map.getStyle(),
                           glyphAtlas, glyphStore,
-                          spriteAtlas, map.getSprite(),
+                          spriteAtlas, sprite,
                           texturepool);
         parser.parse();
     } catch (const std::exception& ex) {