diff --git a/lib/cartopy/io/img_tiles.py b/lib/cartopy/io/img_tiles.py
index 5094be204..74ce7e0a9 100644
--- a/lib/cartopy/io/img_tiles.py
+++ b/lib/cartopy/io/img_tiles.py
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ def __init__(self, access_token, map_id):
         access_token
             A valid Mapbox API access token.
         map_id
-            A map ID for a publicly accessible map. This is the map whose
-            tiles will be retrieved through this process.
+            An ID for a publicly accessible map (provided by Mapbox).
+            This is the map whose tiles will be retrieved through this process.
 
         """
         self.access_token = access_token
@@ -307,10 +307,55 @@ def __init__(self, access_token, map_id):
 
     def _image_url(self, tile):
         x, y, z = tile
-        url = ('https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/{mapid}/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?'
-               'access_token={token}'.format(z=z, y=y, x=x,
-                                             mapid=self.map_id,
-                                             token=self.access_token))
+        url = ('https://api.mapbox.com/v4/mapbox.{id}/{z}/{x}/{y}.png'
+               '?access_token={token}'.format(z=z, y=y, x=x,
+                                              id=self.map_id,
+                                              token=self.access_token))
+        return url
+
+
+class MapboxStyleTiles(GoogleTiles):
+    """
+    Implement web tile retrieval from a user-defined Mapbox style. For more
+    details on Mapbox styles, see
+    https://www.mapbox.com/studio-manual/overview/map-styling/.
+
+    For terms of service, see https://www.mapbox.com/tos/.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, access_token, username, map_id):
+        """
+        Set up a new instance to retrieve tiles from a Mapbox style.
+
+        Access to Mapbox web services requires an access token and a map ID.
+        See https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/ for details.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        access_token
+            A valid Mapbox API access token.
+        username
+            The username for the Mapbox user who defined the Mapbox style.
+        map_id
+            A map ID for a map defined by a Mapbox style. This is the map whose
+            tiles will be retrieved through this process. Note that this style
+            may be private and if your access token does not have permissions
+            to view this style, then map tile retrieval will fail.
+
+        """
+        self.access_token = access_token
+        self.username = username
+        self.map_id = map_id
+        super(MapboxStyleTiles, self).__init__()
+
+    def _image_url(self, tile):
+        x, y, z = tile
+        url = ('https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/'
+               '{user}/{mapid}/tiles/256/{z}/{x}/{y}'
+               '?access_token={token}'.format(z=z, y=y, x=x,
+                                              user=self.username,
+                                              mapid=self.map_id,
+                                              token=self.access_token))
         return url
 
 
diff --git a/lib/cartopy/tests/test_img_tiles.py b/lib/cartopy/tests/test_img_tiles.py
index e3ec56566..d70aa5b75 100644
--- a/lib/cartopy/tests/test_img_tiles.py
+++ b/lib/cartopy/tests/test_img_tiles.py
@@ -216,12 +216,27 @@ def test_quadtree_wts():
                       KNOWN_EXTENTS[(8, 9, 4)])
 
 
-def test_mapbox_tiles():
+def test_mapbox_tiles_api_url():
     token = 'foo'
+    map_name = 'bar'
+    tile = [0, 1, 2]
+    exp_url = ('https://api.mapbox.com/v4/mapbox.bar'
+               '/2/0/1.png?access_token=foo')
+
+    mapbox_sample = cimgt.MapboxTiles(token, map_name)
+    url_str = mapbox_sample._image_url(tile)
+    assert url_str == exp_url
+
+
+def test_mapbox_style_tiles_api_url():
+    token = 'foo'
+    username = 'baz'
     map_id = 'bar'
     tile = [0, 1, 2]
-    exp_url = 'https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/bar/2/0/1.png?access_token=foo'
+    exp_url = ('https://api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/'
+               'baz/bar/tiles/256/2/0/1'
+               '?access_token=foo')
 
-    mapbox_sample = cimgt.MapboxTiles(token, map_id)
+    mapbox_sample = cimgt.MapboxStyleTiles(token, username, map_id)
     url_str = mapbox_sample._image_url(tile)
     assert url_str == exp_url