diff --git a/data/presets/README.md b/data/presets/README.md
index 569e8e55a..f2d361cf7 100644
--- a/data/presets/README.md
+++ b/data/presets/README.md
@@ -91,3 +91,61 @@ To build presets, all you need to do is run `make`.
 This command will take care of running the build script, which packages all presets
 together with imagery data, and deprecated or discarded tags into one file, `data/data.js`,
 which is included in the packaged iD.js file.
+
+## Custom Presets
+
+iD supports deployments which use a custom set of presets. You can supply presets via
+the `presets` accessor:
+
+```js
+var id = iD().presets({
+    presets: { ... },
+    fields: { ... },
+    defaults: { ... },
+    categories: { ... }
+});
+```
+
+All four parts (presets, fields, defaults, and categories) must be supplied. In addition,
+several base presets and fields must be included.
+
+Basic geometric presets must be included so that every feature matches at least one preset.
+For example:
+
+```js
+"area": {
+    "name": "Area",
+    "tags": {},
+    "geometry": ["area"],
+    "matchScore": 0.1
+},
+"line": {
+    "name": "Line",
+    "tags": {},
+    "geometry": ["line"],
+    "matchScore": 0.1
+},
+"point": {
+    "name": "Point",
+    "tags": {},
+    "geometry": ["point"],
+    "matchScore": 0.1
+},
+"vertex": {
+    "name": "Other",
+    "tags": {},
+    "geometry": ["vertex"],
+    "matchScore": 0.1
+}
+```
+
+A "name" field must be included:
+
+```js
+"name": {
+    "key": "name",
+    "type": "localized",
+    "label": "Name",
+    "placeholder": "Common name (if any)"
+}
+```
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 1c473fdc4..a3fdcba7e 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@
     <script src="spec/presets/preset.js"></script>
     <script src="spec/presets/collection.js"></script>
     <script src="spec/presets/category.js"></script>
+    <script src="spec/id.js"></script>
 
     <script>
         iD.data.load('../', function() {
diff --git a/test/index_packaged.html b/test/index_packaged.html
index f68d39adb..4a4f3f135 100644
--- a/test/index_packaged.html
+++ b/test/index_packaged.html
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     <script src="spec/presets/preset.js"></script>
     <script src="spec/presets/collection.js"></script>
     <script src="spec/presets/category.js"></script>
+    <script src="spec/id.js"></script>
 
     <script>
         (window.mochaPhantomJS || window.mocha).run();
diff --git a/test/spec/id.js b/test/spec/id.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39e6f311c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/id.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+describe('iD', function() {
+    describe("#presets", function() {
+        it("supports custom presets", function() {
+            var presetsCollection = {
+                presets: {
+                    'mines': {
+                        geometry: ['point', 'area'],
+                        name: 'Mining Concession',
+                        tags: {
+                            'concession': 'mining'
+                        }
+                    },
+                    'area': {
+                        'name': 'Area',
+                        'tags': {},
+                        'geometry': ['area']
+                    },
+                    'point': {
+                        'name': 'Point',
+                        'tags': {},
+                        'geometry': ['point']
+                    },
+                    'line': {
+                        'name': 'Line',
+                        'tags': {},
+                        'geometry': ['line']
+                    },
+                    'vertex': {
+                        'name': 'Other',
+                        'tags': {},
+                        'geometry': ['vertex']
+                    }
+                },
+                fields: {
+                    'name': {
+                        'key': 'name',
+                        'type': 'localized',
+                        'label': 'Name',
+                        'placeholder': 'Common name (if any)'
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var context = iD().presets(presetsCollection),
+                way = iD.Way({tags: {concession: 'mining', area: 'yes'}}),
+                graph = iD.Graph([way]);
+
+            expect(context.presets().match(way, graph).id).to.eql('mines');
+        });
+    });
+});