diff --git a/vtm/resources/assets/shaders/circle.glsl b/vtm/resources/assets/shaders/circle.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd2442b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vtm/resources/assets/shaders/circle.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifdef GLES
+precision highp float;
+#endif
+uniform mat4 u_mvp;
+uniform float u_radius;
+uniform vec2 u_screen;
+attribute vec2 a_pos;
+varying vec2 v_tex;
+
+void
+main(){
+  gl_Position = u_mvp * vec4(a_pos, 0.0, 1.0);
+  v_tex = a_pos;
+}
+
+$$
+
+#ifdef GLES
+precision highp float;
+#endif
+varying vec2 v_tex;
+uniform float u_radius;
+uniform vec4 u_color;
+uniform vec2 u_screen;
+
+void
+main(){
+  float len = 1.0 - length(v_tex - u_screen);
+  gl_FragColor = u_color * smoothstep(0.0, u_radius, len);
+}
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/VectorTileRenderer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/VectorTileRenderer.java
index ec5874a1..2a467778 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/VectorTileRenderer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/VectorTileRenderer.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.oscim.renderer.GLMatrix;
 import org.oscim.renderer.GLViewport;
 import org.oscim.renderer.MapRenderer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.BitmapBucket;
+import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.CircleBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.HairLineBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.LineBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.LineTexBucket;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import static org.oscim.layers.tile.MapTile.PROXY_PARENT;
 import static org.oscim.layers.tile.MapTile.State.READY;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.MapRenderer.COORD_SCALE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.BITMAP;
+import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.CIRCLE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.HAIRLINE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.LINE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.MESH;
@@ -219,6 +221,9 @@ public class VectorTileRenderer extends TileRenderer {
                 case BITMAP:
                     b = BitmapBucket.Renderer.draw(b, v, 1, mLayerAlpha);
                     break;
+                case CIRCLE:
+                    b = CircleBucket.Renderer.draw(b, v);
+                    break;
                 default:
                     /* just in case */
                     log.error("unknown layer {}", b.type);
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
index 382d97cc..27185089 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.oscim.core.TagSet;
 import org.oscim.core.Tile;
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.MapTile;
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.TileLoader;
+import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.CircleBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.LineBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.LineTexBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.MeshBucket;
@@ -330,6 +331,10 @@ public class VectorTileLoader extends TileLoader implements RenderStyle.Callback
 
     @Override
     public void renderCircle(CircleStyle circle, int level) {
+        int nLevel = mCurBucket + level;
+        CircleBucket cb = mBuckets.getCircleBucket(nLevel);
+        cb.circle = circle;
+        cb.addCircle(mElement);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/BucketRenderer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/BucketRenderer.java
index 786f0b36..cde49d78 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/BucketRenderer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/BucketRenderer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.oscim.renderer;
 import org.oscim.core.MapPosition;
 import org.oscim.core.Tile;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.BitmapBucket;
+import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.CircleBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.HairLineBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.LineBucket;
 import org.oscim.renderer.bucket.LineTexBucket;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.BITMAP;
+import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.CIRCLE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.HAIRLINE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.LINE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.MESH;
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@ public class BucketRenderer extends LayerRenderer {
                     }
                     b = TextureBucket.Renderer.draw(b, v, div);
                     break;
+                case CIRCLE:
+                    b = CircleBucket.Renderer.draw(b, v);
+                    break;
                 default:
                     log.error("invalid bucket {}", b.type);
                     b = b.next;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/CircleBucket.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/CircleBucket.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5afcfc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/CircleBucket.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package org.oscim.renderer.bucket;
+
+import org.oscim.backend.GL;
+import org.oscim.core.GeometryBuffer;
+import org.oscim.renderer.GLShader;
+import org.oscim.renderer.GLState;
+import org.oscim.renderer.GLUtils;
+import org.oscim.renderer.GLViewport;
+import org.oscim.theme.styles.CircleStyle;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import static org.oscim.backend.GLAdapter.gl;
+import static org.oscim.renderer.MapRenderer.COORD_SCALE;
+
+public class CircleBucket extends RenderBucket {
+    static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CircleBucket.class);
+
+    public CircleStyle circle;
+
+    public CircleBucket(int level) {
+        super(RenderBucket.CIRCLE, true, false);
+        this.level = level;
+    }
+
+    public void addCircle(GeometryBuffer geom) {
+        if (!geom.isPoint()) {
+            log.error("Circle style applied to non-point geometry");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        float x = geom.getPointX(0);
+        float y = geom.getPointY(0);
+
+        vertexItems.add((short) (x * COORD_SCALE), (short) (y * COORD_SCALE));
+        indiceItems.add((short) numVertices++);
+        numIndices++;
+    }
+
+    public static class Renderer {
+        static CircleBucket.Renderer.Shader shader;
+
+        static boolean init() {
+            shader = new CircleBucket.Renderer.Shader("circle");
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public static class Shader extends GLShader {
+            int uMVP, uColor, uRadius, uScreen, aPos;
+
+            Shader(String shaderFile) {
+                if (!create(shaderFile))
+                    return;
+
+                uMVP = getUniform("u_mvp");
+                uColor = getUniform("u_color");
+                uRadius = getUniform("u_radius");
+                uScreen = getUniform("u_screen");
+                aPos = getAttrib("a_pos");
+            }
+
+            public void set(GLViewport v) {
+                useProgram();
+                GLState.enableVertexArrays(aPos, -1);
+
+                v.mvp.setAsUniform(uMVP);
+                gl.uniform2f(uScreen, v.getWidth() / 2, v.getHeight() / 2);
+                gl.lineWidth(2);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static RenderBucket draw(RenderBucket b, GLViewport v) {
+            GLState.blend(true);
+
+            CircleBucket.Renderer.Shader s = shader;
+
+            s.set(v);
+
+            for (; b != null && b.type == CIRCLE; b = b.next) {
+                CircleBucket cb = (CircleBucket) b;
+
+                GLUtils.setColor(s.uColor, cb.circle.fill, 1);
+                gl.uniform1f(s.uRadius, cb.circle.radius);
+
+                gl.vertexAttribPointer(s.aPos, 2, GL.SHORT,
+                        false, 0, cb.vertexOffset);
+
+                gl.drawArrays(GL.TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
+            }
+
+            return b;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/RenderBucket.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/RenderBucket.java
index b423590b..5f048728 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/RenderBucket.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/RenderBucket.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public abstract class RenderBucket extends Inlist<RenderBucket> {
     public static final int HAIRLINE = 5;
     public static final int SYMBOL = 6;
     public static final int BITMAP = 7;
-    public static final int SDF = 8;
+    public static final int CIRCLE = 8;
 
     public final int type;
 
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/RenderBuckets.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/RenderBuckets.java
index b9b557f3..d7943d18 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/RenderBuckets.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/renderer/bucket/RenderBuckets.java
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ import org.oscim.layers.tile.MapTile.TileData;
 import org.oscim.renderer.BufferObject;
 import org.oscim.renderer.MapRenderer;
 import org.oscim.theme.styles.AreaStyle;
+import org.oscim.theme.styles.CircleStyle;
 import org.oscim.theme.styles.LineStyle;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.nio.ShortBuffer;
 
+import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.CIRCLE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.HAIRLINE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.LINE;
 import static org.oscim.renderer.bucket.RenderBucket.MESH;
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ public class RenderBuckets extends TileData {
             2, // HAIRLINE_VERTEX
             6, // SYMBOL
             6, // BITMAP
+            2, // CIRCLE
     };
 
     private final static int SHORT_BYTES = 2;
@@ -118,6 +121,14 @@ public class RenderBuckets extends TileData {
         return ll;
     }
 
+    public CircleBucket addCircleBucket(int level, CircleStyle style) {
+        CircleBucket l = (CircleBucket) getBucket(level, CIRCLE);
+        if (l == null)
+            return null;
+        l.circle = style;
+        return l;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get or add the LineBucket for a level. Levels are ordered from
      * bottom (0) to top
@@ -158,6 +169,14 @@ public class RenderBuckets extends TileData {
         return (HairLineBucket) getBucket(level, HAIRLINE);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get or add the CircleBucket for a level. Levels are ordered from
+     * bottom (0) to top
+     */
+    public CircleBucket getCircleBucket(int level) {
+        return (CircleBucket) getBucket(level, CIRCLE);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set new bucket items and clear previous.
      */
@@ -225,6 +244,8 @@ public class RenderBuckets extends TileData {
                 bucket = new MeshBucket(level);
             else if (type == HAIRLINE)
                 bucket = new HairLineBucket(level);
+            else if (type == CIRCLE)
+                bucket = new CircleBucket(level);
 
             if (bucket == null)
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
@@ -360,6 +381,14 @@ public class RenderBuckets extends TileData {
             }
         }
 
+        for (RenderBucket l = buckets; l != null; l = l.next) {
+            if (l.type == CIRCLE) {
+                l.compile(vboData, iboData);
+                l.vertexOffset = pos;
+                pos += l.numVertices;
+            }
+        }
+
         offset[LINE] = vboData.position() * SHORT_BYTES;
         pos = 0;
         for (RenderBucket l = buckets; l != null; l = l.next) {
@@ -425,5 +454,6 @@ public class RenderBuckets extends TileData {
         BitmapBucket.Renderer.init();
         MeshBucket.Renderer.init();
         HairLineBucket.Renderer.init();
+        CircleBucket.Renderer.init();
     }
 }
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/styles/CircleStyle.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/styles/CircleStyle.java
index d5be548b..a251ba3e 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/styles/CircleStyle.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/styles/CircleStyle.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ public final class CircleStyle extends RenderStyle<CircleStyle> {
     public final int fill;
     public final int outline;
     public final float radius;
-    public float renderRadius;
     public final boolean scaleRadius;
     public final float strokeWidth;