diff --git a/geonode/geoserver/helpers.py b/geonode/geoserver/helpers.py
index 86ce8145746..db7617c8f2c 100755
--- a/geonode/geoserver/helpers.py
+++ b/geonode/geoserver/helpers.py
@@ -2042,6 +2042,9 @@ def decimal_encode(bbox):
             thumbnail_create_url = request_body['thumbnail_create_url']
         elif 'layers' in request_body:
             layers = request_body['layers']
+            styles = ''
+            if 'styles' in request_body:
+                styles = request_body['styles']
 
             ogc_server_location = request_body["ogc_server_location"] if "ogc_server_location" \
                 in request_body else ogc_server_settings.LOCATION
@@ -2054,6 +2057,7 @@ def decimal_encode(bbox):
                 'version': wms_version,
                 'request': 'GetMap',
                 'layers': layers.replace(' ', '+'),
+                'styles': styles,
                 'format': wms_format,
                 # 'TIME': '-99999999999-01-01T00:00:00.0Z/99999999999-01-01T00:00:00.0Z'
             }
diff --git a/geonode/geoserver/tests.py b/geonode/geoserver/tests.py
index e04660c713a..3fa98286189 100644
--- a/geonode/geoserver/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/geoserver/tests.py
@@ -36,10 +36,19 @@
 from guardian.shortcuts import assign_perm, remove_perm
 
 from geonode import geoserver
+from geonode import GeoNodeException
 from geonode.decorators import on_ogc_backend
-from geonode.geoserver.helpers import OGC_Servers_Handler, extract_name_from_sld
+
+from geonode.layers.models import Layer, Style
 from geonode.layers.populate_layers_data import create_layer_data
-from geonode.layers.models import Layer
+from geonode.layers.utils import create_gs_thumbnail_geonode
+from geonode.geoserver.helpers import (
+    gs_catalog,
+    get_sld_for,
+    OGC_Servers_Handler,
+    extract_name_from_sld,
+    create_gs_thumbnail,
+    _prepare_thumbnail_body_from_opts)
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -974,6 +983,23 @@ def test_ogc_server_defaults(self):
         height = 512
         width = 512
 
+        # Default Style (expect exception since we are offline)
+        style = None
+        with self.assertRaises(GeoNodeException):
+            style = get_sld_for(gs_catalog, instance)
+        self.assertIsNone(style)
+        style = gs_catalog.get_style("line")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(style)
+        instance.default_style, _ = Style.objects.get_or_create(
+            name=style.name,
+            defaults=dict(
+                sld_title=style.sld_title,
+                sld_body=style.sld_body
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertIsNotNone(instance.default_style)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(instance.default_style.name)
+
         # WMS Links
         wms_links = wms_links(ogc_settings.public_url + 'wms?',
                               instance.alternate.encode('utf-8'),
@@ -1021,6 +1047,33 @@ def test_ogc_server_defaults(self):
             logger.debug('%s --> %s' % (identifier, _link[3]))
             self.assertTrue(identifier in _link[3])
 
+        # Thumbnails Generation Default
+        create_gs_thumbnail(instance, overwrite=True)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(instance.get_thumbnail_url())
+
+        # Thumbnails Generation Through "remote url"
+        create_gs_thumbnail_geonode(instance, overwrite=True, check_bbox=True)
+
+        # Thumbnails Generation Through "image"
+        request_body = {
+            'width': width,
+            'height': height,
+            'layers': instance.alternate
+        }
+        if hasattr(instance, 'default_style'):
+            if instance.default_style:
+                request_body['styles'] = instance.default_style.name
+        self.assertIsNotNone(request_body['styles'])
+
+        try:
+            image = _prepare_thumbnail_body_from_opts(request_body)
+        except BaseException as e:
+            logger.exception(e)
+            image = None
+        # We are offline here, the layer does not exists in GeoServer
+        # - we expect the image is None
+        self.assertIsNone(image)
+
     @on_ogc_backend(geoserver.BACKEND_PACKAGE)
     def test_importer_configuration(self):
         database_settings = self.DATABASE_DEFAULT_SETTINGS.copy()
diff --git a/geonode/layers/tests.py b/geonode/layers/tests.py
index c1967c6fcbe..a68f5275539 100644
--- a/geonode/layers/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/layers/tests.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def test_layer_links(self):
 
             links = Link.objects.filter(resource=lyr.resourcebase_ptr, link_type="image")
             self.assertIsNotNone(links)
-            self.assertEquals(len(links), 9)
+            self.assertEquals(len(links), 8)
 
     def test_get_valid_user(self):
         # Verify it accepts an admin user
diff --git a/geonode/layers/utils.py b/geonode/layers/utils.py
index f73165d7b01..0012b22e785 100644
--- a/geonode/layers/utils.py
+++ b/geonode/layers/utils.py
@@ -977,6 +977,10 @@ def create_thumbnail(instance, thumbnail_remote_url, thumbnail_create_url=None,
                         elif instance.alternate:
                             request_body['layers'] = instance.alternate
 
+                        if hasattr(instance, 'default_style'):
+                            if instance.default_style:
+                                request_body['styles'] = instance.default_style.name
+
                         try:
                             image = _prepare_thumbnail_body_from_opts(request_body)
                         except BaseException:
@@ -994,6 +998,10 @@ def create_thumbnail(instance, thumbnail_remote_url, thumbnail_create_url=None,
                             params['bbox'] = instance.bbox_string
                             params['crs'] = instance.srid
 
+                        if hasattr(instance, 'default_style'):
+                            if instance.default_style:
+                                params['styles'] = instance.default_style.name
+
                         for _p in params.keys():
                             if _p.lower() not in thumbnail_create_url.lower():
                                 thumbnail_create_url = thumbnail_create_url + '&%s=%s' % (_p, params[_p])