diff --git a/css/map.css b/css/map.css
index 3d8076e0d..d1b2914f3 100644
--- a/css/map.css
+++ b/css/map.css
@@ -803,6 +803,19 @@ path.casing.tag-boundary-national_park {
     stroke: #b0e298;
 }
 
+/* barriers */
+
+path.stroke.tag-barrier {
+    stroke: #ddd;
+    stroke-width: 3px;
+    stroke-linecap: round;
+    stroke-dasharray: 15, 5, 1, 5;
+}
+.low-zoom path.stroke.tag-barrier {
+    stroke-width: 2px;
+    stroke-linecap: butt;
+    stroke-dasharray: 8, 2, 2, 2;
+}
 
 /* bridges */
 
diff --git a/js/id/svg/tag_classes.js b/js/id/svg/tag_classes.js
index c3fb13298..f20928f75 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/tag_classes.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/tag_classes.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ iD.svg.TagClasses = function() {
             'leisure', 'place'
         ],
         secondary = [
-            'oneway', 'bridge', 'tunnel', 'construction', 'embankment', 'cutting'
+            'oneway', 'bridge', 'tunnel', 'construction', 'embankment', 'cutting', 'barrier'
         ],
         tagClassRe = /^tag-/,
         tags = function(entity) { return entity.tags; };