diff --git a/js/id/core/connection.js b/js/id/core/connection.js
index e98627e55..65cb5fbf7 100644
--- a/js/id/core/connection.js
+++ b/js/id/core/connection.js
@@ -58,6 +58,30 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
             });
     };
 
+    connection.loadMultiple = function(ids, callback) {
+        // TODO: upgrade lodash and just use _.chunk
+        function chunk(arr, chunkSize) {
+            var result = [];
+            for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i += chunkSize) {
+                result.push(arr.slice(i, i + chunkSize));
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        _.each(_.groupBy(ids, iD.Entity.id.type), function(v, k) {
+            var type = k + 's',
+                osmIDs = _.map(v, iD.Entity.id.toOSM);
+
+            _.each(chunk(osmIDs, 150), function(arr) {
+                connection.loadFromURL(
+                    url + '/api/0.6/' + type + '?' + type + '=' + arr.join(),
+                    function(err, entities) {
+                        if (callback) callback(err, {data: entities});
+                    });
+            });
+        });
+    };
+
     function authenticating() {
         event.authenticating();
     }
@@ -66,6 +90,12 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
         event.authenticated();
     }
 
+    function getLoc(attrs) {
+        var lon = attrs.lon && attrs.lon.value,
+            lat = attrs.lat && attrs.lat.value;
+        return [parseFloat(lon), parseFloat(lat)];
+    }
+
     function getNodes(obj) {
         var elems = obj.getElementsByTagName(ndStr),
             nodes = new Array(elems.length);
@@ -99,15 +129,20 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
         return members;
     }
 
+    function getVisible(attrs) {
+        return (!attrs.visible || attrs.visible.value !== 'false');
+    }
+
     var parsers = {
         node: function nodeData(obj) {
             var attrs = obj.attributes;
             return new iD.Node({
                 id: iD.Entity.id.fromOSM(nodeStr, attrs.id.value),
-                loc: [parseFloat(attrs.lon.value), parseFloat(attrs.lat.value)],
+                loc: getLoc(attrs),
                 version: attrs.version.value,
                 user: attrs.user && attrs.user.value,
-                tags: getTags(obj)
+                tags: getTags(obj),
+                visible: getVisible(attrs)
             });
         },
 
@@ -118,7 +153,8 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
                 version: attrs.version.value,
                 user: attrs.user && attrs.user.value,
                 tags: getTags(obj),
-                nodes: getNodes(obj)
+                nodes: getNodes(obj),
+                visible: getVisible(attrs)
             });
         },
 
@@ -129,7 +165,8 @@ iD.Connection = function() {
                 version: attrs.version.value,
                 user: attrs.user && attrs.user.value,
                 tags: getTags(obj),
-                members: getMembers(obj)
+                members: getMembers(obj),
+                visible: getVisible(attrs)
             });
         }
     };
diff --git a/js/id/core/entity.js b/js/id/core/entity.js
index f4f52274c..dcc825fef 100644
--- a/js/id/core/entity.js
+++ b/js/id/core/entity.js
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ iD.Entity.prototype = {
         if (!this.id && this.type) {
             this.id = iD.Entity.id(this.type);
         }
+        if (!this.hasOwnProperty('visible')) {
+            this.visible = true;
+        }
 
         if (iD.debug) {
             Object.freeze(this);
diff --git a/js/id/core/graph.js b/js/id/core/graph.js
index d641b064c..2fa09a6c7 100644
--- a/js/id/core/graph.js
+++ b/js/id/core/graph.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ iD.Graph.prototype = {
         for (i = 0; i < entities.length; i++) {
             var entity = entities[i];
 
-            if (!force && base.entities[entity.id])
+            if (!entity.visible || (!force && base.entities[entity.id]))
                 continue;
 
             // Merging data into the base graph
diff --git a/js/id/core/tree.js b/js/id/core/tree.js
index 17d5419f0..538e9894e 100644
--- a/js/id/core/tree.js
+++ b/js/id/core/tree.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ iD.Tree = function(head) {
         for (var i = 0; i < entities.length; i++) {
             var entity = entities[i];
 
-            if (!force && (head.entities.hasOwnProperty(entity.id) || rectangles[entity.id]))
+            if (!entity.visible || (!force && (head.entities.hasOwnProperty(entity.id) || rectangles[entity.id])))
                 continue;
 
             insertions[entity.id] = entity;
diff --git a/test/spec/core/connection.js b/test/spec/core/connection.js
index fe267ee4b..770b7d981 100644
--- a/test/spec/core/connection.js
+++ b/test/spec/core/connection.js
@@ -116,6 +116,21 @@ describe('iD.Connection', function () {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('#loadMultiple', function () {
+        beforeEach(function() {
+            server = sinon.fakeServer.create();
+        });
+
+        afterEach(function() {
+            server.restore();
+        });
+
+        it('loads nodes');
+        it('loads ways');
+
+    });
+
+
     describe('#osmChangeJXON', function() {
         it('converts change data to JXON', function() {
             var jxon = c.osmChangeJXON('1234', {created: [], modified: [], deleted: []});
diff --git a/test/spec/core/graph.js b/test/spec/core/graph.js
index 4bd7aeb7d..d5238270d 100644
--- a/test/spec/core/graph.js
+++ b/test/spec/core/graph.js
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ describe('iD.Graph', function() {
             expect(graph.entity('n')).to.equal(node);
         });
 
+        it("doesn't rebase deleted entities", function () {
+            var node = iD.Node({id: 'n', visible: false}),
+                graph = iD.Graph();
+
+            graph.rebase([node], [graph]);
+
+            expect(graph.hasEntity('n')).to.be.not.ok;
+        });
+
         it("gives precedence to existing entities", function () {
             var a = iD.Node({id: 'n'}),
                 b = iD.Node({id: 'n'}),