diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 8c12a2f52..8a30ea527 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
                     }
                     return true;
 
+                } else if (d.type === 'node') {
+                    // if a node was deleted, only the way will be in the diff
+                    // so we should redraw midpoints for all nodes in that way
+                    var parentWays = graph.parentWays({ id: d.id });
+                    if (parentWays.length > 0 && parentWays[0].id in complete) return true;
+
+                    return d.id in complete;
                 } else {
                     return d.id in complete;
                 }