diff --git a/js/id/ui/preset/combo.js b/js/id/ui/preset/combo.js
index 12195a6c4..dc1b93d88 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/preset/combo.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/preset/combo.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ iD.ui.preset.combo =
 iD.ui.preset.typeCombo = function(field) {
     var event = d3.dispatch('change'),
         optstrings = field.strings && field.strings.options,
+        optarray = field.options,
         strings = {},
         input;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ iD.ui.preset.typeCombo = function(field) {
                         strings[k] = field.t('options.' + k, { 'default': v });
                     });
                     stringsLoaded();
+                } else if (optarray) {
+                    _.each(optarray, function(k) {
+                        strings[k] = k.replace(/_+/g, ' ');
+                    });
+                    stringsLoaded();
                 } else {
                     iD.taginfo().values({key: field.key}, function(err, data) {
                         if (!err) {
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ iD.ui.preset.typeCombo = function(field) {
                 return o;
             }));
 
-            placeholders = strs.length ? strs : keys;
+            placeholders = strs.length > 1 ? strs : keys;
             input.attr('placeholder', field.placeholder() ||
                 (placeholders.slice(0, 3).join(', ') + '...'));
         }