diff --git a/data/presets.yaml b/data/presets.yaml
index 04b8f20ea..67529664d 100644
--- a/data/presets.yaml
+++ b/data/presets.yaml
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ en:
       amenity:
         # 'amenity=*'
         label: Type
+      area/highway:
+        # 'area:highway=*'
+        label: Type
       artist:
         # 'artist_name=*'
         label: Artist
@@ -1496,6 +1499,10 @@ en:
         # area=yes
         name: Area
         terms: "<translate with synonyms or related terms for 'Area', separated by commas>"
+      area/highway:
+        # 'area:highway=*'
+        name: Road Surface
+        terms: "<translate with synonyms or related terms for 'Road Surface', separated by commas>"
       barrier:
         # 'barrier=*'
         name: Barrier
diff --git a/data/presets/fields.json b/data/presets/fields.json
index e1b787829..2df83232f 100644
--- a/data/presets/fields.json
+++ b/data/presets/fields.json
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@
         "type": "typeCombo",
         "label": "Type"
     },
+    "area/highway": {
+        "key": "area:highway",
+        "type": "typeCombo",
+        "label": "Type"
+    },
     "artist": {
         "key": "artist_name",
         "type": "text",
diff --git a/data/presets/fields/area/highway.json b/data/presets/fields/area/highway.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5517baa6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/presets/fields/area/highway.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "key": "area:highway",
+    "type": "typeCombo",
+    "label": "Type"
+}
diff --git a/data/presets/presets.json b/data/presets/presets.json
index aa49a9fc8..6a0c6ca19 100644
--- a/data/presets/presets.json
+++ b/data/presets/presets.json
@@ -1968,6 +1968,18 @@
         ],
         "matchScore": 0.1
     },
+    "area/highway": {
+        "fields": [
+            "area/highway"
+        ],
+        "geometry": [
+            "area"
+        ],
+        "tags": {
+            "area:highway": "*"
+        },
+        "name": "Road Surface"
+    },
     "barrier": {
         "geometry": [
             "point",
diff --git a/data/presets/presets/area/highway.json b/data/presets/presets/area/highway.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f9972fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/presets/presets/area/highway.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "fields": [
+        "area/highway"
+    ],
+    "geometry": [
+        "area"
+    ],
+    "tags": {
+        "area:highway": "*"
+    },
+    "name": "Road Surface"
+}
diff --git a/data/taginfo.json b/data/taginfo.json
index 048ef2f61..9ae38e56f 100644
--- a/data/taginfo.json
+++ b/data/taginfo.json
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@
             "key": "area",
             "value": "yes"
         },
+        {
+            "key": "area:highway"
+        },
         {
             "key": "barrier"
         },
diff --git a/dist/locales/en.json b/dist/locales/en.json
index 7159e9723..94adb4e45 100644
--- a/dist/locales/en.json
+++ b/dist/locales/en.json
@@ -699,6 +699,9 @@
             "amenity": {
                 "label": "Type"
             },
+            "area/highway": {
+                "label": "Type"
+            },
             "artist": {
                 "label": "Artist"
             },
@@ -1840,6 +1843,10 @@
                 "name": "Area",
                 "terms": ""
             },
+            "area/highway": {
+                "name": "Road Surface",
+                "terms": ""
+            },
             "barrier": {
                 "name": "Barrier",
                 "terms": ""