diff --git a/modules/core/graph.js b/modules/core/graph.js
index 31c06c410..20995570e 100644
--- a/modules/core/graph.js
+++ b/modules/core/graph.js
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ coreGraph.prototype = {
         return result;
     },
 
+    parentMultipolygons: function(entity) {
+        return this.parentRelations(entity).filter(function(relation) {
+            return relation.isMultipolygon();
+        });
+    },
+
 
     childNodes: function(entity) {
         if (this._childNodes[entity.id]) return this._childNodes[entity.id];
diff --git a/modules/svg/helpers.js b/modules/svg/helpers.js
index 48095f322..56730f1e8 100644
--- a/modules/svg/helpers.js
+++ b/modules/svg/helpers.js
@@ -202,9 +202,10 @@ export function svgPointTransform(projection) {
 export function svgRelationMemberTags(graph) {
     return function(entity) {
         var tags = entity.tags;
+        var shouldCopyMultipolygonTags = !entity.hasInterestingTags();
         graph.parentRelations(entity).forEach(function(relation) {
             var type = relation.tags.type;
-            if (type === 'multipolygon' || type === 'boundary') {
+            if ((type === 'multipolygon' && shouldCopyMultipolygonTags) || type === 'boundary') {
                 tags = _extend({}, relation.tags, tags);
             }
         });
diff --git a/modules/svg/lines.js b/modules/svg/lines.js
index 7834f276b..500b02fb7 100644
--- a/modules/svg/lines.js
+++ b/modules/svg/lines.js
@@ -122,8 +122,15 @@ export function svgLines(projection, context) {
             lines.enter()
                 .append('path')
                 .attr('class', function(d) {
+
+                    var prefix = 'way line';
+                    if (!d.hasInterestingTags() && graph.parentMultipolygons(d).length > 0) {
+                        // fudge the classes to style multipolygon member lines as area edges
+                        prefix = 'relation area';
+                    }
+
                     var oldMPClass = oldMultiPolygonOuters[d.id] ? 'old-multipolygon ' : '';
-                    return 'way line ' + klass + ' ' + selectedClass + oldMPClass + d.id;
+                    return prefix + ' ' + klass + ' ' + selectedClass + oldMPClass + d.id;
                 })
                 .call(svgTagClasses())
                 .merge(lines)
diff --git a/modules/ui/modes.js b/modules/ui/modes.js
index 2e112514a..dde2b604b 100644
--- a/modules/ui/modes.js
+++ b/modules/ui/modes.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function uiModes(context) {
                 var recents = context.presets().getRecents().filter(function(recent) {
                     return recent.geometry !== 'relation';
                 });
-                items = _uniqWith(items.concat(), function(item1, item2) {
+                items = _uniqWith(items.concat(recents), function(item1, item2) {
                     return item1.matches(item2.preset, item2.geometry);
                 });
                 var maxShown = 10;