diff --git a/data/presets.yaml b/data/presets.yaml
index 094732cd6..27e6a124d 100644
--- a/data/presets.yaml
+++ b/data/presets.yaml
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ en:
       lanes:
         # 'lanes=*'
         label: Lanes
+        # lanes field placeholder
+        placeholder: '1, 2, 3...'
       layer:
         # 'layer=*'
         label: Layer
diff --git a/data/presets/fields.json b/data/presets/fields.json
index 31377a3b2..203c632a5 100644
--- a/data/presets/fields.json
+++ b/data/presets/fields.json
@@ -647,8 +647,9 @@
     },
     "lanes": {
         "key": "lanes",
-        "type": "lanes",
-        "label": "Lanes"
+        "type": "number",
+        "label": "Lanes",
+        "placeholder": "1, 2, 3..."
     },
     "layer": {
         "key": "layer",
diff --git a/data/presets/fields/lanes.json b/data/presets/fields/lanes.json
index 2f074ec28..8b4a10628 100644
--- a/data/presets/fields/lanes.json
+++ b/data/presets/fields/lanes.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "key": "lanes",
-    "type": "lanes",
-    "label": "Lanes"
+    "type": "number",
+    "label": "Lanes",
+    "placeholder":"1, 2, 3..."
 }
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index 457f4af9a..e6ecfcfb0 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -1046,7 +1046,8 @@
                 "label": "Type"
             },
             "lanes": {
-                "label": "Lanes"
+                "label": "Lanes",
+                "placeholder": "1, 2, 3..."
             },
             "layer": {
                 "label": "Layer"
diff --git a/js/lib/id/ui/preset.js b/js/lib/id/ui/preset.js
index 5d3ff168b..40e3e8fb2 100644
--- a/js/lib/id/ui/preset.js
+++ b/js/lib/id/ui/preset.js
@@ -1238,6 +1238,51 @@
       return d3.rebind(localized, dispatch, 'on');
   }
 
+  function lanes(field, context) {
+      var dispatch = d3.dispatch('change'),
+          wayID,
+          laneData;
+
+      function lanes(selection) {
+          // if form field is hidden or has detached from dom, clean up.
+          if (!d3.select('.inspector-wrap.inspector-hidden').empty() || !selection.node().parentNode) {
+              selection.call(lanes.off);
+              return;
+          }
+
+          laneData = context.entity(wayID).lanes();
+
+          var wrap = selection.selectAll('.preset-input-wrap')
+              .data([0]);
+
+          var enter = wrap.enter()
+              .append('div')
+              .attr('class', 'preset-input-wrap');
+
+          enter
+              .append('div')
+              .attr('class', 'lane-count')
+              .append('span');
+
+          selection.selectAll('.lane-count')
+            .text(laneData.tagged.lanes.count || laneData.defaults.lanes.count);
+
+      }
+
+
+      lanes.entity = function(_) {
+          if (!wayID || wayID !== _.id) {
+              wayID = _.id;
+          }
+      };
+
+      lanes.tags = function() {};
+      lanes.focus = function() {};
+      lanes.off = function() {};
+
+      return d3.rebind(lanes, dispatch, 'on');
+  }
+
   function maxspeed(field, context) {
       var dispatch = d3.dispatch('change'),
           entity,
@@ -1851,6 +1896,7 @@
   exports.email = url;
   exports.tel = url;
   exports.localized = localized;
+  exports.lanes = lanes;
   exports.maxspeed = maxspeed;
   exports.radio = radio;
   exports.restrictions = restrictions;
diff --git a/modules/ui/core/preset.js b/modules/ui/core/preset.js
index 92f738ec8..cbda008c3 100644
--- a/modules/ui/core/preset.js
+++ b/modules/ui/core/preset.js
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ export function preset(context) {
                 fields.push(UIField(context.presets().field('restrictions'), entity, true));
             }
 
-            if (entity.lanes(context.graph())) {
-                fields.push(UIField(context.presets().field('lanes'), entity, true));
-            }
-
             context.presets().universal().forEach(function(field) {
                 if (preset.fields.indexOf(field) < 0) {
                     fields.push(UIField(field, entity));