diff --git a/python/modes_kml.py b/python/modes_kml.py
index 046ee42..b081416 100644
--- a/python/modes_kml.py
+++ b/python/modes_kml.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class modes_kml(threading.Thread, modes_output_sql):
                 heading = 0
                 vertical = 0        
             #now generate some KML
-            retstr+= "\n\t\t<Placemark>\n\t\t\t<name>%s</name>\n\t\t\t<styleUrl>#airplane</styleUrl>\n\t\t\t<description>\n\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[Altitude: %s<br/>Heading: %i<br/>Speed: %i<br/>Vertical speed: %i<br/>ICAO: %x<br/>Last seen: %s]]>\n\t\t\t</description>\n\t\t\t<Point>\n\t\t\t\t<altitudeMode>absolute</altitudeMode>\n\t\t\t\t<extrude>1</extrude>\n\t\t\t\t<coordinates>%s,%s,%i</coordinates>\n\t\t\t</Point>\n\t\t</Placemark>" % (ident, alt, heading, speed, vertical, icao[0], seen, lon, lat, metric_alt, )
+            retstr+= "\n\t\t<Placemark>\n\t\t\t<name>%s</name>\n\t\t\t<Style><IconStyle><heading>%i</heading></IconStyle></Style>\n\t\t\t<styleUrl>#airplane</styleUrl>\n\t\t\t<description>\n\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[Altitude: %s<br/>Heading: %i<br/>Speed: %i<br/>Vertical speed: %i<br/>ICAO: %x<br/>Last seen: %s]]>\n\t\t\t</description>\n\t\t\t<Point>\n\t\t\t\t<altitudeMode>absolute</altitudeMode>\n\t\t\t\t<extrude>1</extrude>\n\t\t\t\t<coordinates>%s,%s,%i</coordinates>\n\t\t\t</Point>\n\t\t</Placemark>" % (ident, heading, alt, heading, speed, vertical, icao[0], seen, lon, lat, metric_alt, )
 
             retstr+= "\n\t\t<Placemark>\n\t\t\t<styleUrl>#track</styleUrl>\n\t\t\t<LineString>\n\t\t\t\t<extrude>0</extrude>\n\t\t\t\t<altitudeMode>absolute</altitudeMode>\n\t\t\t\t<coordinates>%s</coordinates>\n\t\t\t</LineString>\n\t\t</Placemark>" % (trackstr,)