diff --git a/src/canvas/canvasRenderer.js b/src/canvas/canvasRenderer.js
index 2d0e8090ba..36600d011f 100644
--- a/src/canvas/canvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/canvas/canvasRenderer.js
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ var canvasRenderer = function (arg) {
 
         var features = layer.features();
         for (var i = 0; i < features.length; i += 1) {
-          features[i]._renderOnCanvas(m_this.context2d, map);
+          if (features[i].visible()) {
+            features[i]._renderOnCanvas(m_this.context2d, map);
+          }
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/src/d3/d3Renderer.js b/src/d3/d3Renderer.js
index ad70802fe0..e24b90d8c6 100644
--- a/src/d3/d3Renderer.js
+++ b/src/d3/d3Renderer.js
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ var d3Renderer = function (arg) {
       data: arg.data,
       index: arg.dataIndex,
       style: arg.style,
+      visible: arg.visible,
       attributes: arg.attributes,
       classes: arg.classes,
       append: arg.append,
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ var d3Renderer = function (arg) {
     var data = m_features[id].data,
         index = m_features[id].index,
         style = m_features[id].style,
+        visible = m_features[id].visible,
         attributes = m_features[id].attributes,
         classes = m_features[id].classes,
         append = m_features[id].append,
@@ -549,6 +551,9 @@ var d3Renderer = function (arg) {
     setAttrs(rendersel, attributes);
     rendersel.attr('class', classes.concat([id]).join(' '));
     setStyles(rendersel, style);
+    if (visible) {
+      rendersel.style('visibility', visible() ? 'visible' : 'hidden');
+    }
     if (entries.size() && m_features[id].sortByZ) {
       selection.sort(function (a, b) {
         return (a.zIndex || 0) - (b.zIndex || 0);
diff --git a/src/d3/lineFeature.js b/src/d3/lineFeature.js
index 0c101c3670..2e38f88d49 100644
--- a/src/d3/lineFeature.js
+++ b/src/d3/lineFeature.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ var d3_lineFeature = function (arg) {
         },
         id: m_this._d3id() + idx,
         classes: ['d3LineFeature', 'd3SubLine-' + idx],
+        visible: m_this.visible,
         style: style
       };
 
diff --git a/src/d3/pathFeature.js b/src/d3/pathFeature.js
index 26a49e5f0e..6360f5c623 100644
--- a/src/d3/pathFeature.js
+++ b/src/d3/pathFeature.js
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ var d3_pathFeature = function (arg) {
       'fill': function () { return false; },
       'fillColor': function () { return { r: 0, g: 0, b: 0 }; }
     }, s_style);
+    m_style.visible = m_this.visible;
 
     m_this.renderer()._drawFeatures(m_style);
 
diff --git a/src/d3/pointFeature.js b/src/d3/pointFeature.js
index eb98fc43f8..9d9fc7253a 100644
--- a/src/d3/pointFeature.js
+++ b/src/d3/pointFeature.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ var d3_pointFeature = function (arg) {
     };
     m_style.style = s_style;
     m_style.classes = ['d3PointFeature'];
+    m_style.visible = m_this.visible;
 
     // pass to renderer to draw
     m_this.renderer()._drawFeatures(m_style);
diff --git a/src/d3/quadFeature.js b/src/d3/quadFeature.js
index 2f4c14d9a2..8a5ae7e310 100644
--- a/src/d3/quadFeature.js
+++ b/src/d3/quadFeature.js
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ var d3_quadFeature = function (arg) {
       },
       onlyRenderNew: !this.style('previewColor') && !this.style('previewImage'),
       sortByZ: true,
+      visible: m_this.visible,
       classes: ['d3QuadFeature']
     };
     renderer._drawFeatures(feature);
diff --git a/src/d3/vectorFeature.js b/src/d3/vectorFeature.js
index 31e9492313..976748ee3b 100644
--- a/src/d3/vectorFeature.js
+++ b/src/d3/vectorFeature.js
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ var d3_vectorFeature = function (arg) {
       endStyle: s_style.endStyle
     };
     m_style.classes = ['d3VectorFeature'];
+    m_style.visible = m_this.visible;
 
     // Add markers to the defition list
     updateMarkers(data, s_style.strokeColor, s_style.strokeOpacity, s_style.originStyle, s_style.endStyle);
diff --git a/src/feature.js b/src/feature.js
index 6c76fa8de7..d41c94bf23 100644
--- a/src/feature.js
+++ b/src/feature.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ var feature = function (arg) {
       m_dataTime = timestamp(),
       m_buildTime = timestamp(),
       m_updateTime = timestamp(),
+      m_dependentFeatures = [],
       m_selectedFeatures = [];
 
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -411,7 +412,8 @@ var feature = function (arg) {
   this.visible = function (val) {
     if (val === undefined) {
       return m_visible;
-    } else {
+    }
+    if (m_visible !== val) {
       m_visible = val;
       m_this.modified();
 
@@ -421,9 +423,25 @@ var feature = function (arg) {
       } else {
         m_this._unbindMouseHandlers();
       }
+      for (var i = 0; i < m_dependentFeatures.length; i += 1) {
+        m_dependentFeatures[i].visible(val);
+      }
+    }
+    return m_this;
+  };
 
-      return m_this;
+  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  /**
+   * Get/Set a list of dependent features.  Dependent features have their
+   * visibility changed at the same time as the feature.
+   */
+  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  this.dependentFeatures = function (arg) {
+    if (arg === undefined) {
+      return m_dependentFeatures.slice();
     }
+    m_dependentFeatures = arg.slice();
+    return m_this;
   };
 
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/polygonFeature.js b/src/polygonFeature.js
index 30675c6aac..f745177bf4 100644
--- a/src/polygonFeature.js
+++ b/src/polygonFeature.js
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ var polygonFeature = function (arg) {
       if (m_lineFeature && m_this.layer()) {
         m_this.layer().deleteFeature(m_lineFeature);
         m_lineFeature = null;
+        m_this.dependentFeatures([]);
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -267,8 +268,12 @@ var polygonFeature = function (arg) {
       return;
     }
     if (!m_lineFeature) {
-      m_lineFeature = m_this.layer().createFeature(
-        'line', {selectionAPI: false, gcs: this.gcs()});
+      m_lineFeature = m_this.layer().createFeature('line', {
+        selectionAPI: false,
+        gcs: m_this.gcs(),
+        visible: m_this.visible()
+      });
+      m_this.dependentFeatures([m_lineFeature]);
     }
     var polyStyle = m_this.style();
     m_lineFeature.style({
@@ -345,6 +350,7 @@ var polygonFeature = function (arg) {
     if (m_lineFeature && m_this.layer()) {
       m_this.layer().deleteFeature(m_lineFeature);
       m_lineFeature = null;
+      m_this.dependentFeatures([]);
     }
     s_exit();
   };
diff --git a/tests/cases/feature.js b/tests/cases/feature.js
index 36c4a0dfb9..178df220c7 100644
--- a/tests/cases/feature.js
+++ b/tests/cases/feature.js
@@ -186,6 +186,18 @@ describe('geo.feature', function () {
       expect(feat.visible(false)).toBe(feat);
       expect(feat.visible()).toBe(false);
       expect(feat.getMTime()).toBeGreaterThan(modTime);
+
+      expect(feat.visible(true)).toBe(feat);
+      var depFeat = geo.feature({layer: layer, renderer: layer.renderer()});
+      feat.dependentFeatures([depFeat]);
+      modTime = depFeat.getMTime();
+      expect(feat.visible(false)).toBe(feat);
+      expect(feat.visible()).toBe(false);
+      expect(depFeat.visible()).toBe(false);
+      expect(depFeat.getMTime()).toBeGreaterThan(modTime);
+      feat.dependentFeatures([]);
+      expect(feat.visible(true)).toBe(feat);
+      expect(depFeat.visible()).toBe(false);
     });
   });
   describe('Check class accessors', function () {
@@ -221,6 +233,12 @@ describe('geo.feature', function () {
       expect(feat.gcs('EPSG:3857')).toBe(feat);
       expect(feat.gcs()).toBe('EPSG:3857');
     });
+    it('dependentFeatures', function () {
+      expect(feat.dependentFeatures()).toEqual([]);
+      var depFeat = geo.feature({layer: layer, renderer: layer.renderer()});
+      expect(feat.dependentFeatures([depFeat])).toBe(feat);
+      expect(feat.dependentFeatures()).toEqual([depFeat]);
+    });
     it('bin', function () {
       expect(feat.bin()).toBe(0);
       expect(feat.bin(5)).toBe(feat);
diff --git a/tests/cases/polygonFeature.js b/tests/cases/polygonFeature.js
index 570600aed0..e7eca2662b 100644
--- a/tests/cases/polygonFeature.js
+++ b/tests/cases/polygonFeature.js
@@ -118,6 +118,25 @@ describe('geo.polygonFeature', function () {
       polygon._init({style: {data: pos}});
       expect(polygon.data()).toEqual(pos);
     });
+
+    it('style', function () {
+      mockVGLRenderer();
+      map = create_map();
+      // we have to use a valid renderer so that the stroke can be enabled.
+      layer = map.createLayer('feature', {renderer: 'vgl'});
+      polygon = geo.polygonFeature({layer: layer});
+      polygon._init();
+      expect(polygon.style().stroke).toBe(false);
+      expect(polygon.dependentFeatures()).toEqual([]);
+      polygon.style('stroke', true);
+      expect(polygon.style().stroke).toBe(true);
+      expect(polygon.dependentFeatures().length).toEqual(1);
+      polygon.style({stroke: false});
+      expect(polygon.style().stroke).toBe(false);
+      expect(polygon.dependentFeatures()).toEqual([]);
+      map.deleteLayer(layer);
+      restoreVGLRenderer();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Public utility methods', function () {