diff --git a/src/layers/src/base-layer.ts b/src/layers/src/base-layer.ts
index 2541e98018..d1c2fe0a32 100644
--- a/src/layers/src/base-layer.ts
+++ b/src/layers/src/base-layer.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ function* generateColor(): Generator<RGBColor> {
 
 export const colorMaker = generateColor();
 
+export type BaseLayerConstructorProps = {
+  id?: string;
+} & LayerBaseConfigPartial;
+
 class Layer {
   id: string;
   meta: Record<string, any>;
@@ -239,11 +243,7 @@ class Layer {
   isValid: boolean;
   errorMessage: string | null;
 
-  constructor(
-    props: {
-      id?: string;
-    } & LayerBaseConfigPartial
-  ) {
+  constructor(props: BaseLayerConstructorProps) {
     this.id = props.id || generateHashId(LAYER_ID_LENGTH);
 
     // meta
diff --git a/src/layers/src/icon-layer/icon-layer.ts b/src/layers/src/icon-layer/icon-layer.ts
index f34ea4c7ce..7992097a2a 100644
--- a/src/layers/src/icon-layer/icon-layer.ts
+++ b/src/layers/src/icon-layer/icon-layer.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {ICON_FIELDS, KEPLER_UNFOLDED_BUCKET, ColorRange} from '@kepler.gl/consta
 import IconInfoModalFactory from './icon-info-modal';
 import Layer, {LayerBaseConfig, LayerBaseConfigPartial, LayerColumn} from '../base-layer';
 import {assignPointPairToLayerColumn} from '../layer-utils';
+import {isTest} from '@kepler.gl/utils';
 import {getTextOffsetByRadius, formatTextLabelData} from '../layer-text-label';
 import {default as KeplerTable} from '@kepler.gl/table';
 import {DataContainerInterface} from '@kepler.gl/utils';
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ export default class IconLayer extends Layer {
     props: {
       id?: string;
       iconGeometry?: IconGeometry;
+      svgIcons?: any[];
     } & LayerBaseConfigPartial
   ) {
     super(props);
@@ -136,10 +138,19 @@ export default class IconLayer extends Layer {
       iconPosAccessor(this.config.columns)(dataContainer);
     this.getIconAccessor = dataContainer => iconAccessor(this.config.columns)(dataContainer);
 
-    // prepare layer info modal
-    this._layerInfoModal = IconInfoModalFactory();
+    this._layerInfoModal = IconInfoModalFactory(props.svgIcons);
     this.iconGeometry = props.iconGeometry || null;
-    this.getSvgIcons();
+
+    if (isTest()) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (props.svgIcons) {
+      // if svg icons are passed in then bypass fetching of remote svg icons
+      this.setSvgIcons(props.svgIcons);
+    } else {
+      // prepare layer info modal and fetch remote svg icons
+      this.getSvgIcons();
+    }
   }
 
   get svgIconUrl() {
@@ -201,25 +212,28 @@ export default class IconLayer extends Layer {
       cache: 'no-cache'
     };
 
-    if (window.fetch) {
+    if (window.fetch && this.svgIconUrl) {
       window
         .fetch(this.svgIconUrl, fetchConfig)
         .then(response => response.json())
         .then((parsed: {svgIcons?: any[]} = {}) => {
-          const {svgIcons = []} = parsed;
-          this.iconGeometry = svgIcons.reduce(
-            (accu, curr) => ({
-              ...accu,
-              [curr.id]: flatterIconPositions(curr)
-            }),
-            {}
-          );
-
-          this._layerInfoModal = IconInfoModalFactory(svgIcons);
+          this.setSvgIcons(parsed.svgIcons);
         });
     }
   }
 
+  setSvgIcons(svgIcons: any[] = []) {
+    this.iconGeometry = svgIcons.reduce(
+      (accu, curr) => ({
+        ...accu,
+        [curr.id]: flatterIconPositions(curr)
+      }),
+      {}
+    );
+
+    this._layerInfoModal = IconInfoModalFactory(svgIcons);
+  }
+
   static findDefaultLayerProps({fieldPairs = [], fields = []}: KeplerTable) {
     const notFound = {props: []};
     if (!fieldPairs.length || !fields.length) {
diff --git a/test/browser/layer-tests/icon-layer-specs.js b/test/browser/layer-tests/icon-layer-specs.js
index 13b63727f9..f2a32bc42f 100644
--- a/test/browser/layer-tests/icon-layer-specs.js
+++ b/test/browser/layer-tests/icon-layer-specs.js
@@ -499,19 +499,9 @@ test('#IconLayer -> renderLayer', t => {
   t.end();
 });
 
-test('#IconLayer -> fetch icon geometry -> renderIconModal', t => {
-  const mockSuccessResponse = {svgIcons: mockSvgIcons};
-  const mockJsonPromise = sinon.stub().returnsPromise();
-  mockJsonPromise.resolves(mockSuccessResponse);
-
-  const stubedFetch = sinon.stub(global, 'fetch').returnsPromise();
-
-  stubedFetch.resolves({
-    json: mockJsonPromise
-  });
-
+test('#IconLayer -> svg icons as constructor props -> renderIconModal', t => {
   // initialize iconLayer
-  const iconLayer = new IconLayer({dataId: ''});
+  const iconLayer = new IconLayer({dataId: '', svgIcons: mockSvgIcons});
   t.deepEqual(iconLayer.iconGeometry, iconLayer.iconGeometry, 'should create correct iconGeometry');
 
   let wrapper;
@@ -534,6 +524,5 @@ test('#IconLayer -> fetch icon geometry -> renderIconModal', t => {
     'should render alert icon'
   );
 
-  stubedFetch.restore();
   t.end();
 });