diff --git a/css/map.css b/css/map.css
index 885c8195c..bea6edde3 100644
--- a/css/map.css
+++ b/css/map.css
@@ -648,7 +648,13 @@ text.pointlabel {
 }
 
 .pathlabel .textpath {
+  dominant-baseline: middle;
+}
+
+/* Opera doesn't support dominant-baseline */
+.opera .pathlabel .textpath {
   baseline-shift: -33%;
+  dominant-baseline: auto;
 }
 
 .pointlabel-halo,
diff --git a/js/id/id.js b/js/id/id.js
index 665e0b0a1..df986bc5f 100644
--- a/js/id/id.js
+++ b/js/id/id.js
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ iD.detect = function() {
         browser.support = true;
     }
 
+    browser.opera = ua.indexOf('Opera') >= 0;
+
     browser.locale = navigator.language;
 
     function nav(x) {
diff --git a/js/id/ui.js b/js/id/ui.js
index 529d8bca5..ecab88470 100644
--- a/js/id/ui.js
+++ b/js/id/ui.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ iD.ui = function(context) {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (iD.detect().opera) container.classed('opera', true);
+
         function hintprefix(x, y) {
             return '<span>' + y + '</span>' + '<div class="keyhint-wrap"><span class="keyhint"> ' + x + '</span></div>';
         }