diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index 9e3841f20..431282fa9 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -97,11 +97,13 @@ iD.Map = function() {
             switch (entity.geometry()) {
                 case 'line':
                     entity._line = nodeline(entity);
+                    ways.push(entity);
                     lines.push(entity);
                     break;
 
                 case 'area':
                     entity._line = nodeline(entity);
+                    ways.push(entity);
                     areas.push(entity);
                     break;