diff --git a/example/marker-clustering-singlemarkermode.html b/example/marker-clustering-singlemarkermode.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60eef82e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/marker-clustering-singlemarkermode.html
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>Leaflet debug page</title>
+
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.4.4/leaflet.css" />
+	<!--[if lte IE 8]><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.4.4/leaflet.ie.css" /><![endif]-->
+	<script src="http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.4.4/leaflet.js"></script>
+	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="screen.css" />
+
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../dist/MarkerCluster.css" />
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../dist/MarkerCluster.Default.css" />
+	<!--[if lte IE 8]><link rel="stylesheet" href="../dist/MarkerCluster.Default.ie.css" /><![endif]-->
+	<script src="../dist/leaflet.markercluster-src.js"></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+	<div id="map"></div>
+	<span>Click a cluster to zoom to its bounds</span>
+
+	<script type="text/javascript">
+
+		var cloudmadeUrl = 'http://{s}.tile.cloudmade.com/BC9A493B41014CAABB98F0471D759707/997/256/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+			cloudmadeAttribution = 'Map data &copy; 2011 OpenStreetMap contributors, Imagery &copy; 2011 CloudMade',
+			cloudmade = new L.TileLayer(cloudmadeUrl, {maxZoom: 18, attribution: cloudmadeAttribution}),
+			latlng = new L.LatLng(50.5, 30.51);
+
+		var map = new L.Map('map', {center: latlng, zoom: 15, layers: [cloudmade]});
+
+		var markers = new L.MarkerClusterGroup({ singleMarkerMode: true});
+
+		function populate() {
+			for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+				var m = new L.Marker(getRandomLatLng(map));
+				markers.addLayer(m);
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		function getRandomLatLng(map) {
+			var bounds = map.getBounds(),
+				southWest = bounds.getSouthWest(),
+				northEast = bounds.getNorthEast(),
+				lngSpan = northEast.lng - southWest.lng,
+				latSpan = northEast.lat - southWest.lat;
+
+			return new L.LatLng(
+					southWest.lat + latSpan * Math.random(),
+					southWest.lng + lngSpan * Math.random());
+		}
+
+		markers.on('clusterclick', function (a) {
+			a.layer.zoomToBounds();
+		});
+
+		populate();
+		map.addLayer(markers);
+
+	</script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/MarkerCluster.js b/src/MarkerCluster.js
index 2f089396b..c30d4bab3 100644
--- a/src/MarkerCluster.js
+++ b/src/MarkerCluster.js
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ L.MarkerCluster = L.Marker.extend({
 			this._childClusters.push(new1);
 			this._childCount += new1._childCount;
 		} else {
+			if (this._group.options.singleMarkerMode === true) {
+				new1.options.icon = this._group.options.iconCreateFunction(1);
+			}
+
 			this._markers.push(new1);
 			this._childCount++;
 		}
diff --git a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
index b2d292bb2..3ed33d3f6 100644
--- a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
+++ b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ L.MarkerClusterGroup = L.FeatureGroup.extend({
 		spiderfyOnMaxZoom: true,
 		showCoverageOnHover: true,
 		zoomToBoundsOnClick: true,
+		singleMarkerMode: false,
 
 		disableClusteringAtZoom: null
 	},
