diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 118759d3f..352d33cab 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -98,30 +98,7 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
         if (difference) {
             var complete = difference.complete(map.extent());
             all = _.compact(_.values(complete));
-            filter = function(d) {
-                if (d.type === 'midpoint') {
-
-                    var a = d.edge[0],
-                        b = d.edge[1];
-
-                    // redraw a midpoint if it needs to be
-                    // - moved (either edge node moved)
-                    // - deleted (edge nodes not consecutive in any parent way)
-                    if (a in complete || b in complete) return true;
-
-                    var parentsWays = graph.parentWays({ id: a });
-                    for (var i = 0; i < parentsWays.length; i++) {
-                        var nodes = parentsWays[i].nodes;
-                        for (var n = 0; n < nodes.length; n++) {
-                            if (nodes[n] === a && (nodes[n - 1] === b || nodes[n + 1] === b)) return false;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return true;
-
-                } else {
-                    return d.id in complete;
-                }
-            };
+            filter = function(d) { return d.id in complete; };
 
         } else if (extent) {
             all = context.intersects(map.extent().intersection(extent));
diff --git a/js/id/svg/midpoints.js b/js/id/svg/midpoints.js
index d11bdc040..75cdf0ef7 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/midpoints.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/midpoints.js
@@ -5,39 +5,50 @@ iD.svg.Midpoints = function(projection, context) {
         for (var i = 0; i < entities.length; i++) {
             var entity = entities[i];
 
-            if (entity.type !== 'way') continue;
-            if (context.selectedIDs().indexOf(entity.id) < 0) continue;
+            if (entity.type !== 'way')
+                continue;
+            if (!filter(entity))
+                continue;
+            if (context.selectedIDs().indexOf(entity.id) < 0)
+                continue;
 
             var nodes = graph.childNodes(entity);
-
-            // skip the last node because it is always repeated
             for (var j = 0; j < nodes.length - 1; j++) {
 
                 var a = nodes[j],
                     b = nodes[j + 1],
                     id = [a.id, b.id].sort().join('-');
 
-                // Redraw midpoints in two cases:
-                //   1. One of the two endpoint nodes changed (e.g. was moved).
-                //   2. A node was deleted. The midpoint between the two new
-                //      endpoints needs to be redrawn. In this case only the
-                //      way will be in the diff.
-                if (!midpoints[id] && (filter(a) || filter(b) || filter(entity))) {
+                if (midpoints[id]) {
+                    midpoints[id].parents.push(entity);
+                } else {
                     var loc = iD.geo.interp(a.loc, b.loc, 0.5);
                     if (extent.intersects(loc) && iD.geo.euclideanDistance(projection(a.loc), projection(b.loc)) > 40) {
                         midpoints[id] = {
                             type: 'midpoint',
                             id: id,
                             loc: loc,
-                            edge: [a.id, b.id]
+                            edge: [a.id, b.id],
+                            parents: [entity]
                         };
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        function midpointFilter(d) {
+            if (midpoints[d.id])
+                return true;
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < d.parents.length; i++)
+                if (filter(d.parents[i]))
+                    return true;
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         var groups = surface.select('.layer-hit').selectAll('g.midpoint')
-            .filter(filter)
+            .filter(midpointFilter)
             .data(_.values(midpoints), function(d) { return d.id; });
 
         var group = groups.enter()