diff --git a/rail_cmd.c b/rail_cmd.c
index 1d14caf2de..ad0ce8e416 100644
--- a/rail_cmd.c
+++ b/rail_cmd.c
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ static void DrawTile_Track(TileInfo *ti)
 			if (image & 0x8000)
 				image |= _drawtile_track_palette;
 			image += tracktype_offs;
-			if (!(_display_opt & DO_TRANS_BUILDINGS))
+			if (!(_display_opt & DO_TRANS_BUILDINGS)) // show transparent depots
 				image = (image & 0x3FFF) | 0x3224000;
 			AddSortableSpriteToDraw(image, ti->x | drss->subcoord_x,
 				ti->y | drss->subcoord_y, drss->width, drss->height, 0x17, ti->z);
diff --git a/road_cmd.c b/road_cmd.c
index e6e1fa76a0..3547c1cfde 100644
--- a/road_cmd.c
+++ b/road_cmd.c
@@ -817,6 +817,8 @@ static void DrawTile_Road(TileInfo *ti)
 		while ((image=drss->image) != 0) {
 			if (image & 0x8000)
 				image |= ormod;
+			if (!(_display_opt & DO_TRANS_BUILDINGS)) // show transparent depots
+				image = (image & 0x3FFF) | 0x3224000;
 
 			AddSortableSpriteToDraw(image, ti->x | drss->subcoord_x,
 				ti->y | drss->subcoord_y, drss->width, drss->height, 0x14, ti->z);