diff --git a/js/id/svg.js b/js/id/svg.js
index 1e704bf7a..d1ab55b71 100644
--- a/js/id/svg.js
+++ b/js/id/svg.js
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ iD.svg = {
         };
     },
 
-    MultipolygonMemberTags: function(graph) {
+    RelationMemberTags: function(graph) {
         return function(entity) {
             var tags = entity.tags;
             graph.parentRelations(entity).forEach(function(relation) {
-                if (relation.isMultipolygon()) {
+                var type = relation.tags.type;
+                if (type === 'multipolygon' || type === 'boundary') {
                     tags = _.extend({}, relation.tags, tags);
                 }
             });
diff --git a/js/id/svg/lines.js b/js/id/svg/lines.js
index 474057fd1..d62d0c74e 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/lines.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/lines.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ iD.svg.Lines = function(projection) {
         lines
             .sort(waystack)
             .attr('d', getPath)
-            .call(iD.svg.TagClasses().tags(iD.svg.MultipolygonMemberTags(graph)));
+            .call(iD.svg.TagClasses().tags(iD.svg.RelationMemberTags(graph)));
 
         lines.exit()
             .remove();
diff --git a/test/spec/svg.js b/test/spec/svg.js
index e69de29bb..56fbb2321 100644
--- a/test/spec/svg.js
+++ b/test/spec/svg.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+describe("iD.svg.RelationMemberTags", function() {
+    it("includes tags from parent multipolygon relations", function() {
+        var graph = iD.Graph([
+            iD.Way({id: 'w'}),
+            iD.Relation({id: 'r', members: [{id: 'w'}], tags: {type: 'multipolygon'}}),
+        ]);
+
+        expect(iD.svg.RelationMemberTags(graph)(graph.entity('w')))
+            .to.eql({type: 'multipolygon'});
+    });
+
+    it("includes tags from parent boundary relations", function() {
+        var graph = iD.Graph([
+            iD.Way({id: 'w'}),
+            iD.Relation({id: 'r', members: [{id: 'w'}], tags: {type: 'boundary'}}),
+        ]);
+
+        expect(iD.svg.RelationMemberTags(graph)(graph.entity('w')))
+            .to.eql({type: 'boundary'});
+    });
+});