diff --git a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPlacemark.cpp b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPlacemark.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPlacemark.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/geodata/data/GeoDataPlacemark.cpp
@@ -269,8 +269,10 @@
  
     if( p()->m_geometry ) {
         // Beware: comparison between pointers, not strings.
-        if (p()->m_geometry->nodeType() == GeoDataTypes::GeoDataPointType
-                || p()->m_geometry->nodeType() == GeoDataTypes::GeoDataPolygonType
+        if (p()->m_geometry->nodeType() == GeoDataTypes::GeoDataPointType) {
+            hasIcon = true;
+            coord = static_cast<const GeoDataPoint *>(p()->m_geometry)->coordinates();
+        } else if (p()->m_geometry->nodeType() == GeoDataTypes::GeoDataPolygonType
                 || p()->m_geometry->nodeType() == GeoDataTypes::GeoDataLinearRingType) {
             hasIcon = true;
             coord = p()->m_geometry->latLonAltBox().center();