diff --git a/css/map.css b/css/map.css
index 4f27b635a..6f6aae0dd 100644
--- a/css/map.css
+++ b/css/map.css
@@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ path.fill.tag-landuse-landfill {
 .pattern-color-construction {
     fill: rgba(196, 189, 25, 0.2);
 }
-path.stroke.tag-landuse.tag-ephemeral {
+path.stroke.tag-landuse.tag-status {
     stroke: rgb(196, 189, 25);
 }
-.preset-icon-fill-area.tag-landuse.tag-ephemeral {
+.preset-icon-fill-area.tag-landuse.tag-status {
     border-color: rgb(196, 189, 25);
     background-color: rgba(196, 189, 25, 0.2);
 }
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ path.shadow.tag-cutting {
 }
 
 
-/* surface - unpaved */
+/* Surface - unpaved */
 path.casing.tag-unpaved {
     stroke: #eaeaea;
     stroke-linecap: butt;
@@ -1247,15 +1247,14 @@ path.casing.tag-bridge.tag-unpaved {
 }
 
 
-
-/* Ephemeral */
-path.stroke.tag-ephemeral,
-path.casing.tag-ephemeral {
+/* Status (e.g. construction, proposed, abandoned) */
+path.stroke.tag-status,
+path.casing.tag-status {
     stroke-linecap: butt;
     stroke-dasharray: 7, 3;
 }
-.low-zoom path.stroke.tag-ephemeral,
-.low-zoom path.casing.tag-ephemeral {
+.low-zoom path.stroke.tag-status,
+.low-zoom path.casing.tag-status {
     stroke-dasharray: 5, 2;
 }
 
diff --git a/js/id/svg/tag_classes.js b/js/id/svg/tag_classes.js
index abffe1220..e7b0e2159 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/tag_classes.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/tag_classes.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ iD.svg.TagClasses = function() {
                 break;
             }
 
-            // add at most one ephemeral status tag, only if relates to primary tag..
+            // add at most one status tag, only if relates to primary tag..
             if (!status) {
                 for (i = 0; i < statuses.length; i++) {
                     k = statuses[i];
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ iD.svg.TagClasses = function() {
             }
 
             if (status) {
-                classes += ' tag-ephemeral';
+                classes += ' tag-status tag-status-' + status;
             }
 
             // add any secondary (structure) tags
diff --git a/test/spec/svg/tag_classes.js b/test/spec/svg/tag_classes.js
index 1b5ff1429..24e27d95a 100644
--- a/test/spec/svg/tag_classes.js
+++ b/test/spec/svg/tag_classes.js
@@ -33,35 +33,35 @@ describe("iD.svg.TagClasses", function () {
         expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-highway tag-highway-primary');
     });
 
-    it('adds ephemeral status tag when status in primary value (`railway=abandoned`)', function() {
+    it('adds status tag when status in primary value (`railway=abandoned`)', function() {
         selection
             .datum(iD.Entity({tags: {railway: 'abandoned'}}))
             .call(iD.svg.TagClasses());
-        expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-railway tag-ephemeral');
+        expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-railway tag-status tag-status-abandoned');
     });
 
-    it('adds ephemeral status tag when status in key and value matches "yes" (railway=rail + abandoned=yes)', function() {
+    it('adds status tag when status in key and value matches "yes" (railway=rail + abandoned=yes)', function() {
         selection
             .datum(iD.Entity({tags: {railway: 'rail', abandoned: 'yes'}}))
             .call(iD.svg.TagClasses());
-        expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-railway tag-railway-rail tag-ephemeral');
+        expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-railway tag-railway-rail tag-status tag-status-abandoned');
     });
 
-    it('adds ephemeral status tag when status in key and value matches primary (railway=rail + abandoned=railway)', function() {
+    it('adds status tag when status in key and value matches primary (railway=rail + abandoned=railway)', function() {
         selection
             .datum(iD.Entity({tags: {railway: 'rail', abandoned: 'railway'}}))
             .call(iD.svg.TagClasses());
-        expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-railway tag-railway-rail tag-ephemeral');
+        expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-railway tag-railway-rail tag-status tag-status-abandoned');
     });
 
-    it('adds primary and ephemeral status tag when status in key and no primary (abandoned=railway)', function() {
+    it('adds primary and status tag when status in key and no primary (abandoned=railway)', function() {
         selection
             .datum(iD.Entity({tags: {abandoned: 'railway'}}))
             .call(iD.svg.TagClasses());
-        expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-railway tag-ephemeral');
+        expect(selection.attr('class')).to.equal('tag-railway tag-status tag-status-abandoned');
     });
 
-    it('does not add ephemeral status tag for different primary tag (highway=path + abandoned=railway)', function() {
+    it('does not add status tag for different primary tag (highway=path + abandoned=railway)', function() {
         selection
             .datum(iD.Entity({tags: {highway: 'path', abandoned: 'railway'}}))
             .call(iD.svg.TagClasses());