diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/overlays/sidewalk/SidewalkOverlay.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/overlays/sidewalk/SidewalkOverlay.kt
index e63505ec59..317cd34790 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/overlays/sidewalk/SidewalkOverlay.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/westnordost/streetcomplete/overlays/sidewalk/SidewalkOverlay.kt
@@ -83,12 +83,22 @@ private fun getSidewalkStyle(element: Element): PolylineStyle {
     val isNoSidewalkExpected = lazy { sidewalkTaggingNotExpected(element) || isPrivateOnFoot(element) }
 
     return PolylineStyle(
-        stroke = null,
+        stroke = getStreetStrokeStyle(element.tags),
         strokeLeft = sidewalks?.left.getStyle(isNoSidewalkExpected),
         strokeRight = sidewalks?.right.getStyle(isNoSidewalkExpected)
     )
 }
 
+private fun getStreetStrokeStyle(tags: Map<String, String>): StrokeStyle? {
+    return when {
+        tags["highway"] == "pedestrian" ->
+            StrokeStyle(Color.SKY)
+        tags["highway"] == "living_street" || tags["living_street"] == "yes" ->
+            StrokeStyle(Color.SKY, dashed = true)
+        else -> null
+    }
+}
+
 private val sidewalkTaggingNotExpectedFilter by lazy { """
     ways with
       highway ~ living_street|pedestrian|service|motorway_link|busway