diff --git a/deegree-layers/deegree-layers-feature/src/main/java/org/deegree/layer/persistence/feature/FeatureLayer.java b/deegree-layers/deegree-layers-feature/src/main/java/org/deegree/layer/persistence/feature/FeatureLayer.java
index aee7324ce1..da92299236 100644
--- a/deegree-layers/deegree-layers-feature/src/main/java/org/deegree/layer/persistence/feature/FeatureLayer.java
+++ b/deegree-layers/deegree-layers-feature/src/main/java/org/deegree/layer/persistence/feature/FeatureLayer.java
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ public FeatureLayerData mapQuery( final LayerQuery query, List<String> headers )
             throw new OWSException( "The style " + ref.getName() + " is not defined for layer "
                                     + getMetadata().getName() + ".", "StyleNotDefined", "styles" );
         }
+        style = style.filter( query.getScale() );
 
         OperatorFilter filter = buildFilterForMap( this.filter, style, query, dimFilterBuilder, headers );