diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
index e415dec6..a4e7dbe3 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
@@ -477,7 +477,11 @@ o.instance = function(template, params) {
   var layergroup = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(template.layergroup));
   for (var i=0; i<layergroup.layers.length; ++i) {
     var lyropt = layergroup.layers[i].options;
-    if ( lyropt.cartocss ) {
+
+    if ( params.styles && params.styles[i] ) {
+        // dynamic styling for this layer
+        lyropt.cartocss = params.styles[i];
+    } else if ( lyropt.cartocss ) {
         lyropt.cartocss = _replaceVars(lyropt.cartocss, all_params);
     }
     if ( lyropt.sql) {
diff --git a/test/acceptance/dynamic-styling-named-maps.js b/test/acceptance/dynamic-styling-named-maps.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..934ddbcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/acceptance/dynamic-styling-named-maps.js
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+var assert = require('../support/assert');
+var step = require('step');
+var LayergroupToken = require('../../lib/cartodb/models/layergroup_token');
+var testHelper = require(__dirname + '/../support/test_helper');
+var CartodbWindshaft = require(__dirname + '/../../lib/cartodb/server');
+var serverOptions = require(__dirname + '/../../lib/cartodb/server_options');
+var server = new CartodbWindshaft(serverOptions);
+
+describe('dynamic styling for named maps', function() {
+
+    var keysToDelete;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+        keysToDelete = {};
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function(done) {
+        testHelper.deleteRedisKeys(keysToDelete, done);
+    });
+
+    var templateId = 'dynamic-styling-template-1';
+
+    var template = {
+        version: '0.0.1',
+        name: templateId,
+        auth: { method: 'open' },
+        placeholders: {
+            color: {
+                type: "css_color",
+                default: "Reds"
+            }
+        },
+        layergroup:  {
+            version: '1.0.0',
+            layers: [{
+                options: {
+                    sql: 'SELECT * FROM test_table',
+                    cartocss: [
+                        '#layer {',
+                        '  marker-fill: #000;',
+                        '}'
+                    ].join('\n'),
+                    cartocss_version: '2.0.2'
+                }
+            }, {
+                options: {
+                    sql: 'SELECT * FROM test_table',
+                    cartocss: [
+                        '#layer {',
+                        '  marker-fill: #000;',
+                        '}'
+                    ].join('\n'),
+                    cartocss_version: '2.0.2'
+                }
+            }, {
+                options: {
+                    sql: 'SELECT * FROM test_table',
+                    cartocss: [
+                        '#layer {',
+                        '  marker-fill: #000;',
+                        '}'
+                    ].join('\n'),
+                    cartocss_version: '2.0.2'
+                }
+            }]
+        }
+    };
+
+    var templateParams = {
+        styles: {
+            0: [
+                '#layer {',
+                '  marker-fill: #fabada;',
+                '}'
+            ].join('\n'),
+            2: [
+                '#layer {',
+                '  marker-fill: #cebada;',
+                '}'
+            ].join('\n')
+        }
+    };
+
+    it('should instantiate a template applying cartocss dynamicly', function (done) {
+        step(
+            function postTemplate() {
+                var next = this;
+
+                assert.response(server, {
+                    url: '/api/v1/map/named?api_key=1234',
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    headers: { host: 'localhost', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                    data: JSON.stringify(template)
+                }, {},
+                function (res, err) {
+                    next(err, res);
+                });
+            },
+            function checkTemplate(err, res) {
+                assert.ifError(err);
+                assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200);
+                assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(res.body), {
+                    template_id: templateId
+                });
+
+                return null;
+            },
+            function instantiateTemplate(err) {
+                assert.ifError(err);
+
+                var next = this;
+                assert.response(server, {
+                    url: '/api/v1/map/named/' + templateId,
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    headers: {
+                        host: 'localhost',
+                        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                    },
+                    data: JSON.stringify(templateParams)
+                }, {},
+                function (res, err) {
+                    return next(err, res);
+                });
+            },
+            function checkInstanciation(err, res) {
+                assert.ifError(err);
+
+                assert.equal(res.statusCode, 200);
+
+                var parsedBody = JSON.parse(res.body);
+
+                keysToDelete['map_cfg|' + LayergroupToken.parse(parsedBody.layergroupid).token] = 0;
+                keysToDelete['user:localhost:mapviews:global'] = 5;
+
+                assert.equal(parsedBody.metadata.layers[0].meta.cartocss, templateParams.styles['0']);
+                assert.equal(
+                    parsedBody.metadata.layers[1].meta.cartocss,
+                    template.layergroup.layers[1].options.cartocss
+                );
+                assert.equal(parsedBody.metadata.layers[2].meta.cartocss, templateParams.styles['2']);
+
+                return parsedBody.layergroupid;
+            },
+            function deleteTemplate(err) {
+                assert.ifError(err);
+
+                var next = this;
+
+                assert.response(server, {
+                    url: '/api/v1/map/named/' + templateId + '?api_key=1234',
+                    method: 'DELETE',
+                    headers: { host: 'localhost' }
+                }, {}, function (res, err) {
+                    next(err, res);
+                });
+            },
+            function checkDeleteTemplate(err, res) {
+                assert.ifError(err);
+                assert.equal(res.statusCode, 204);
+                assert.ok(!res.body);
+
+                return null;
+            },
+            function finish(err) {
+                done(err);
+            }
+        );
+    });
+});