diff --git a/css/app.css b/css/app.css
index edeec331c..49c61ae9a 100644
--- a/css/app.css
+++ b/css/app.css
@@ -773,6 +773,10 @@ img.tile {
     -o-transform-origin:0 0;
 }
 
+#tile-g {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
 /* About Section
 ------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/js/id/ui/layerswitcher.js b/js/id/ui/layerswitcher.js
index 1d1dc4f71..8f415bb01 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/layerswitcher.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/layerswitcher.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ iD.ui.layerswitcher = function(map) {
                     });
 
         // Make sure there is an active selection by default
-        d3.select('.opacity-options li').classed('selected', true);
+        d3.select('.opacity-options li:nth-child(2)').classed('selected', true);
 
         function selectLayer(d) {
             content.selectAll('a.layer')