diff --git a/src/ui/marker.js b/src/ui/marker.js
index 10bf52fd9e1..795f20fe36c 100644
--- a/src/ui/marker.js
+++ b/src/ui/marker.js
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
             '_onUp',
             '_addDragHandler',
             '_onMapClick',
-            '_onKeyPress'
+            '_onKeyPress',
+            '_clearOcclusionTimer'
         ], this);
 
         this._anchor = options && options.anchor || 'center';
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
         map.getCanvasContainer().appendChild(this._element);
         map.on('move', this._update);
         map.on('moveend', this._update);
+        map.on('remove', this._clearOcclusionTimer);
         this.setDraggable(this._draggable);
         this._update();
 
@@ -277,8 +279,10 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
             this._map.off('touchend', this._onUp);
             this._map.off('mousemove', this._onMove);
             this._map.off('touchmove', this._onMove);
+            this._map.off('remove', this._clearOcclusionTimer);
             delete this._map;
         }
+        this._clearOcclusionTimer();
         DOM.remove(this._element);
         if (this._popup) this._popup.remove();
         return this;
@@ -446,6 +450,13 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented {
         }
     }
 
+    _clearOcclusionTimer() {
+        if (this._occlusionTimer) {
+            clearTimeout(this._occlusionTimer);
+            this._occlusionTimer = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     _onOcclusionTimer() {
         const tr = this._map.transform;
         const pos = this._pos ? this._pos.sub(this._transformedOffset()) : null;