diff --git a/src/MarkerCluster.js b/src/MarkerCluster.js
index c30d4bab3..2f089396b 100644
--- a/src/MarkerCluster.js
+++ b/src/MarkerCluster.js
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ 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 3ed33d3f6..2bd0770a9 100644
--- a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
+++ b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ L.MarkerClusterGroup = L.FeatureGroup.extend({
 			return this;
 		}
 
+		if (this.options.singleMarkerMode) {
+			layer.options.icon = this.options.iconCreateFunction({
+				getChildCount: function () {
+					return 1;
+				},
+				getAllChildMarkers: function () {
+					return [layer];
+				}
+			});
+		}
+
 		if (!this._map) {
 			this._needsClustering.push(layer);
 			return this;