diff --git a/docs/source/publishing/ogcapi-tiles.rst b/docs/source/publishing/ogcapi-tiles.rst
index 5a72f2b56..a8b2ad843 100644
--- a/docs/source/publishing/ogcapi-tiles.rst
+++ b/docs/source/publishing/ogcapi-tiles.rst
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ This code block shows how to configure pygeoapi to read map tiles from a WMTS.
          options:
              wmts_layer: camb:hex350_grid_mental_1920 # the layer name of the wmts
              wmts_tile_matrix_set: WebMercatorQuad  # the name of the tile matrix set of the wmts.
+             wmts_style: camb:hex350_grid_mental_1920  # the style identifier of the wmts. Default to empty
              scheme: WebMercatorQuad  # the aligning scheme in pygeoapi.
              zoom:
                  min: 0
diff --git a/pygeoapi/provider/wmts_facade.py b/pygeoapi/provider/wmts_facade.py
index b15a2da13..fa3b86d3b 100644
--- a/pygeoapi/provider/wmts_facade.py
+++ b/pygeoapi/provider/wmts_facade.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def get_tiles(self, layer=None, tileset=None,
                 'tileMatrix': z,
                 'tileRow': y,
                 'tileCol': x,
-                'style': ''
+                'style': self.options.get('wmts_style', '')
             }
 
             if '?' in self.data: