diff --git a/layers/transportation/mapping.yaml b/layers/transportation/mapping.yaml
index ee4e92d7..00d804b0 100644
--- a/layers/transportation/mapping.yaml
+++ b/layers/transportation/mapping.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ surface_field: &surface
   key: surface
   name: surface
   type: string
+expressway_field: &expressway
+  key: expressway
+  name: expressway
+  type: bool
 
 tables:
 # etldoc: imposm3 -> osm_highway_linestring
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ tables:
     - *mtb_scale
     - *sac_scale
     - *surface
+    - *expressway
     mapping:
       highway:
       - motorway
diff --git a/layers/transportation/transportation.sql b/layers/transportation/transportation.sql
index 59b8243d..fd7a22f8 100644
--- a/layers/transportation/transportation.sql
+++ b/layers/transportation/transportation.sql
@@ -11,25 +11,26 @@ $$ LANGUAGE SQL IMMUTABLE
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION layer_transportation(bbox geometry, zoom_level int)
     RETURNS TABLE
             (
-                osm_id    bigint,
-                geometry  geometry,
-                class     text,
-                subclass  text,
-                network   text,
-                ramp      int,
-                oneway    int,
-                brunnel   text,
-                service   text,
-                access    text,
-                toll      int,
-                layer     int,
-                level     int,
-                indoor    int,
-                bicycle   text,
-                foot      text,
-                horse     text,
-                mtb_scale text,
-                surface   text
+                osm_id     bigint,
+                geometry   geometry,
+                class      text,
+                subclass   text,
+                network    text,
+                ramp       int,
+                oneway     int,
+                brunnel    text,
+                service    text,
+                access     text,
+                toll       int,
+                expressway int,
+                layer      int,
+                level      int,
+                indoor     int,
+                bicycle    text,
+                foot       text,
+                horse      text,
+                mtb_scale  text,
+                surface    text
             )
 AS
 $$
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ SELECT osm_id,
        NULLIF(service, '') AS service,
        access,
        CASE WHEN toll = TRUE THEN 1 END AS toll,
+       CASE WHEN highway NOT IN ('', 'motorway') AND expressway = TRUE THEN 1 END AS expressway,
        NULLIF(layer, 0) AS layer,
        "level",
        CASE WHEN indoor = TRUE THEN 1 END AS indoor,
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -214,6 +220,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -246,6 +253,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -278,6 +286,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -310,6 +319,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -347,6 +357,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 man_made,
@@ -399,6 +410,7 @@ FROM (
                 NULL::boolean AS is_bridge,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_tunnel,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -434,6 +446,7 @@ FROM (
                 NULL::boolean AS is_bridge,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_tunnel,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 NULL::boolean AS is_ramp,
                 NULL::int AS is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -469,6 +482,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -503,6 +517,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -537,6 +552,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -572,6 +588,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -607,6 +624,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -640,6 +658,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -672,6 +691,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -704,6 +724,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -737,6 +758,7 @@ FROM (
                 is_bridge,
                 is_tunnel,
                 is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 is_ramp,
                 is_oneway,
                 NULL AS man_made,
@@ -777,6 +799,7 @@ FROM (
                     END AS is_bridge,
                 FALSE AS is_tunnel,
                 FALSE AS is_ford,
+                NULL::boolean AS expressway,
                 FALSE AS is_ramp,
                 FALSE::int AS is_oneway,
                 man_made,
diff --git a/layers/transportation/transportation.yaml b/layers/transportation/transportation.yaml
index 6ca30f58..f7897aa5 100644
--- a/layers/transportation/transportation.yaml
+++ b/layers/transportation/transportation.yaml
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ layer:
       description: |
           Whether this is a toll road, based on the [`toll`](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:toll) tag.
       values: [0, 1]
+    expressway:
+      description: |
+          Whether this is an expressway, based on the [`expressway`](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:expressway) tag.
+      values: [1]
     layer:
       description: |
           Original value of the [`layer`](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:layer) tag.
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ layer:
   datasource:
     geometry_field: geometry
     srid: 900913
-    query: (SELECT geometry, class, subclass, network, oneway, ramp, brunnel, service, access, toll, layer, level, indoor, bicycle, foot, horse, mtb_scale, surface FROM layer_transportation(!bbox!, z(!scale_denominator!))) AS t
+    query: (SELECT geometry, class, subclass, network, oneway, ramp, brunnel, service, access, toll, expressway, layer, level, indoor, bicycle, foot, horse, mtb_scale, surface FROM layer_transportation(!bbox!, z(!scale_denominator!))) AS t
 schema:
   - ./network_type.sql
   - ./class.sql
diff --git a/layers/transportation/update_transportation_merge.sql b/layers/transportation/update_transportation_merge.sql
index 7418774c..6c0de7e2 100644
--- a/layers/transportation/update_transportation_merge.sql
+++ b/layers/transportation/update_transportation_merge.sql
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ SELECT (ST_Dump(ST_LineMerge(ST_Collect(geometry)))).geom AS geometry,
        is_bridge,
        is_tunnel,
        is_ford,
+       expressway,
        min(z_order) as z_order,
        bicycle,
        foot,
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ SELECT (ST_Dump(ST_LineMerge(ST_Collect(geometry)))).geom AS geometry,
        layer
 FROM osm_highway_linestring_gen_z11
 -- mapping.yaml pre-filter: motorway/trunk/primary/secondary/tertiary, with _link variants, construction, ST_IsValid()
-GROUP BY highway, network, construction, is_bridge, is_tunnel, is_ford, bicycle, foot, horse, mtb_scale, sac_scale, access, toll, layer
+GROUP BY highway, network, construction, is_bridge, is_tunnel, is_ford, expressway, bicycle, foot, horse, mtb_scale, sac_scale, access, toll, layer
     ) /* DELAY_MATERIALIZED_VIEW_CREATION */;
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z11_geometry_idx
     ON osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z11 USING gist (geometry);
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ SELECT ST_Simplify(geometry, ZRes(12)) AS geometry,
        is_bridge,
        is_tunnel,
        is_ford,
+       expressway,
        z_order,
        bicycle,
        foot,
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ SELECT ST_Simplify(geometry, ZRes(11)) AS geometry,
        is_bridge,
        is_tunnel,
        is_ford,
+       expressway,
        z_order,
        bicycle,
        foot,
@@ -164,13 +167,14 @@ SELECT ST_Simplify(ST_LineMerge(ST_Collect(geometry)), ZRes(10)) AS geometry,
        is_bridge,
        is_tunnel,
        is_ford,
+       expressway,
        min(z_order) as z_order
 FROM osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z9
 WHERE (highway IN ('motorway', 'trunk', 'primary') OR
        construction IN ('motorway', 'trunk', 'primary'))
        AND ST_IsValid(geometry)
        AND access IS NULL
-GROUP BY highway, network, construction, is_bridge, is_tunnel, is_ford
+GROUP BY highway, network, construction, is_bridge, is_tunnel, is_ford, expressway
     ) /* DELAY_MATERIALIZED_VIEW_CREATION */;
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z8_geometry_idx
     ON osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z8 USING gist (geometry);
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ SELECT ST_Simplify(geometry, ZRes(9)) AS geometry,
        is_bridge,
        is_tunnel,
        is_ford,
+       expressway,
        z_order
 FROM osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z8
      -- Current view: motorway/trunk/primary
diff --git a/tests/import/500_import-highway.osm b/tests/import/500_import-highway.osm
index 374558f1..7fcbec92 100644
--- a/tests/import/500_import-highway.osm
+++ b/tests/import/500_import-highway.osm
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     <nd ref="500011" />
     <nd ref="500012" />
     <tag k="highway" v="trunk"/>
+    <tag k="expressway" v="yes"/>
     <tag k="name" v="OpenMapTiles Trunk"/>
   </way>
   <way id="5002" version="1" timestamp="2019-01-01T00:00:00Z" visible="true">
diff --git a/tests/test-post-import.sql b/tests/test-post-import.sql
index 63182c6a..8fa194b0 100644
--- a/tests/test-post-import.sql
+++ b/tests/test-post-import.sql
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ BEGIN
     INSERT INTO omt_test_failures VALUES(500, 'import', 'osm_transportation_linestring z9 import tags expected 1, got ' || cnt);
   END IF;
 
+  SELECT COUNT(*) INTO cnt FROM osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z9
+    WHERE highway = 'trunk'
+      AND expressway = TRUE;
+  IF cnt < 1 THEN
+    INSERT INTO omt_test_failures VALUES(500, 'import', 'osm_transportation_linestring z9 import expressway expected >=1, got ' || cnt);
+  END IF;
+
   -- Same-named road split into 3 parts, because the middle segment is tagged toll=yes
   SELECT COUNT(*) INTO cnt FROM osm_transportation_name_linestring WHERE tags->'name' = 'OpenMapTiles Secondary 3';
   IF cnt <> 2 THEN
diff --git a/tests/test-post-update.sql b/tests/test-post-update.sql
index 82b4958e..a6f43674 100644
--- a/tests/test-post-update.sql
+++ b/tests/test-post-update.sql
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ BEGIN
     INSERT INTO omt_test_failures VALUES(500, 'update', 'osm_transportation_linestring unsplit road count expected 1, got ' || cnt);
   END IF;
 
+  -- Verify expressway tag updated
+  SELECT COUNT(*) INTO cnt FROM osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z9
+    WHERE highway = 'primary'
+      AND expressway = TRUE;
+  IF cnt < 1 THEN
+    INSERT INTO omt_test_failures VALUES(500, 'import', 'osm_transportation_linestring z9 update expressway expected >=1, got ' || cnt);
+  END IF;
+
   -- Verify tags changed
   SELECT COUNT(*) INTO cnt FROM osm_transportation_merge_linestring_gen_z9
     WHERE is_tunnel = TRUE
diff --git a/tests/update/500_update-highway.osc b/tests/update/500_update-highway.osc
index 89687e69..f5645173 100644
--- a/tests/update/500_update-highway.osc
+++ b/tests/update/500_update-highway.osc
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
         Change tags
   -->
   <modify>
+    <way id="5002" version="1" timestamp="2019-01-01T00:00:00Z" visible="true">
+      <nd ref="500021" />
+      <nd ref="500022" />
+      <tag k="highway" v="primary"/>
+      <tag k="expressway" v="yes"/>
+      <tag k="name" v="OpenMapTiles Primary"/>
+    </way>
     <!-- Change tags -->
     <way id="5003" version="2" timestamp="2020-01-02T00:00:00Z" visible="true">
       <nd ref="500031" />