diff --git a/js/style/style.js b/js/style/style.js
index 5cfb5d1ed57..193b265f145 100644
--- a/js/style/style.js
+++ b/js/style/style.js
@@ -637,8 +637,17 @@ Style.prototype = util.inherit(Evented, {
             this._handleErrors(validateStyle.filter, 'queryRenderedFeatures.filter', params.filter, true);
         }
 
+        var includedSources = {};
+        if (params.layers) {
+            for (var i = 0; i < params.layers.length; i++) {
+                var layerId = params.layers[i];
+                includedSources[this._layers[layerId].source] = true;
+            }
+        }
+
         var sourceResults = [];
         for (var id in this.sources) {
+            if (params.layers && !includedSources[id]) continue;
             var source = this.sources[id];
             if (source.queryRenderedFeatures) {
                 sourceResults.push(source.queryRenderedFeatures(queryGeometry, params, zoom, bearing));
diff --git a/test/js/style/style.test.js b/test/js/style/style.test.js
index 3aab22335b0..b7955aad044 100644
--- a/test/js/style/style.test.js
+++ b/test/js/style/style.test.js
@@ -906,6 +906,10 @@ test('Style#queryRenderedFeatures', function(t) {
             "mapbox": {
                 "type": "vector",
                 "tiles": ["local://tiles/{z}-{x}-{y}.vector.pbf"]
+            },
+            "other": {
+                "type": "vector",
+                "tiles": ["local://tiles/{z}-{x}-{y}.vector.pbf"]
             }
         },
         "layers": [{
@@ -928,6 +932,20 @@ test('Style#queryRenderedFeatures', function(t) {
             "paint": {
                 "line-color": "blue"
             }
+        }, {
+            "id": "land--other",
+            "type": "line",
+            "source": "other",
+            "source-layer": "water",
+            "layout": {
+                'line-cap': 'round'
+            },
+            "paint": {
+                "line-color": "red"
+            },
+            "metadata": {
+                "something": "else"
+            }
         }]
     });
 
@@ -935,6 +953,18 @@ test('Style#queryRenderedFeatures', function(t) {
         style._applyClasses([]);
         style._recalculate(0);
 
+        style.sources.other.queryRenderedFeatures = function(position, params) {
+            var features = {'land--other': []};
+            if (params.layers) {
+                for (var l in features) {
+                    if (params.layers.indexOf(l) < 0) {
+                        delete features[l];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return features;
+        };
+
         style.sources.mapbox.queryRenderedFeatures = function(position, params) {
             var features = {
                 'land': [{
@@ -977,7 +1007,7 @@ test('Style#queryRenderedFeatures', function(t) {
         });
 
         t.test('filters by `layers` option', function(t) {
-            var results = style.queryRenderedFeatures([{column: 1, row: 1, zoom: 1}], {layers: 'land'}, 0, 0);
+            var results = style.queryRenderedFeatures([{column: 1, row: 1, zoom: 1}], {layers: ['land']}, 0, 0);
             t.equal(results.length, 2);
             t.end();
         });
@@ -1021,6 +1051,12 @@ test('Style#queryRenderedFeatures', function(t) {
             t.end();
         });
 
+        t.test('does not query sources not implicated by `layers` parameter', function (t) {
+            style.sources.mapbox.queryRenderedFeatures = function() { t.fail(); };
+            style.queryRenderedFeatures([{column: 1, row: 1, zoom: 1}], {layers: ['land--other']});
+            t.end();
+        });
+
         t.end();
     });
 });