diff --git a/map_machine/constructor.py b/map_machine/constructor.py
index 38c5792..a858cc6 100644
--- a/map_machine/constructor.py
+++ b/map_machine/constructor.py
@@ -451,7 +451,10 @@ class Constructor:
                 color = get_time_color(node.timestamp, self.osm_data.time)
             dot: Shape = self.extractor.get_shape(DEFAULT_SMALL_SHAPE_ID)
             icon_set: IconSet = IconSet(
-                Icon([ShapeSpecification(dot, color)]), [], set()
+                Icon([ShapeSpecification(dot, color)]),
+                [],
+                Icon([ShapeSpecification(dot, color)]),
+                set(),
             )
             point: Point = Point(
                 icon_set,
diff --git a/map_machine/pictogram/icon.py b/map_machine/pictogram/icon.py
index d45b129..4130953 100644
--- a/map_machine/pictogram/icon.py
+++ b/map_machine/pictogram/icon.py
@@ -584,6 +584,10 @@ class IconSet:
     main_icon: Icon
     extra_icons: list[Icon]
 
+    # Icon to use if the point is hidden by overlapped icons but still need to
+    # be shown.
+    default_icon: Optional[Icon]
+
     # Tag keys that were processed to create icon set (other tag keys should be
     # displayed by text or ignored)
     processed: set[str]
diff --git a/map_machine/pictogram/point.py b/map_machine/pictogram/point.py
index 942cf9f..2100792 100644
--- a/map_machine/pictogram/point.py
+++ b/map_machine/pictogram/point.py
@@ -105,7 +105,12 @@ class Point(Tagged):
             self.tags if self.add_tooltips else None
         )
         self.main_icon_painted: bool = self.draw_point_shape(
-            svg, self.icon_set.main_icon, position, occupied, tags=tags
+            svg,
+            self.icon_set.main_icon,
+            self.icon_set.default_icon,
+            position,
+            occupied,
+            tags=tags,
         )
         if self.main_icon_painted:
             self.y += 16.0
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ class Point(Tagged):
             left: float = -(len(self.icon_set.extra_icons) - 1.0) * 8.0
             for icon in self.icon_set.extra_icons:
                 point: np.ndarray = self.point + np.array((left, self.y))
-                self.draw_point_shape(svg, icon, point, occupied=occupied)
+                self.draw_point_shape(svg, icon, None, point, occupied=occupied)
                 left += 16.0
             if self.icon_set.extra_icons:
                 self.y += 16.0
@@ -142,21 +147,27 @@ class Point(Tagged):
         self,
         svg: svgwrite.Drawing,
         icon: Icon,
+        default_icon: Optional[Icon],
         position: np.ndarray,
-        occupied: Occupied,
+        occupied: Optional[Occupied],
         tags: Optional[dict[str, str]] = None,
     ) -> bool:
         """Draw one combined icon and its outline."""
         # Down-cast floats to integers to make icons pixel-perfect.
         position: np.ndarray = np.array((int(position[0]), int(position[1])))
 
+        icon_to_draw: Icon = icon
+
         if occupied and occupied.check(position):
-            return False
+            if default_icon:
+                icon_to_draw = default_icon
+            else:
+                return False
 
         if self.draw_outline:
-            icon.draw(svg, position, outline=True)
+            icon_to_draw.draw(svg, position, outline=True)
 
-        icon.draw(svg, position, tags=tags)
+        icon_to_draw.draw(svg, position, tags=tags)
 
         if occupied:
             overlap: int = occupied.overlap
diff --git a/map_machine/scheme.py b/map_machine/scheme.py
index e7b1be6..e8e03e9 100644
--- a/map_machine/scheme.py
+++ b/map_machine/scheme.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from map_machine.pictogram.icon import (
     Shape,
     ShapeExtractor,
     ShapeSpecification,
+    DEFAULT_SMALL_SHAPE_ID,
 )
 from map_machine.text import Label, TextConstructor
 
@@ -559,13 +560,23 @@ class Scheme:
         if main_icon and color:
             main_icon.recolor(color)
 
-        default_shape = extractor.get_shape(DEFAULT_SHAPE_ID)
         if not main_icon:
-            main_icon = Icon(
-                [ShapeSpecification(default_shape, self.get_color("default"))]
+            dot_spec: ShapeSpecification = ShapeSpecification(
+                extractor.get_shape(DEFAULT_SHAPE_ID), self.get_color("default")
             )
+            main_icon: Icon = Icon([dot_spec])
 
-        returned: IconSet = IconSet(main_icon, extra_icons, processed)
+        default_icon: Optional[Icon] = None
+        if configuration.show_overlapped:
+            small_dot_spec: ShapeSpecification = ShapeSpecification(
+                extractor.get_shape(DEFAULT_SMALL_SHAPE_ID),
+                self.get_color("default"),
+            )
+            default_icon = Icon([small_dot_spec])
+
+        returned: IconSet = IconSet(
+            main_icon, extra_icons, default_icon, processed
+        )
         self.cache[tags_hash] = returned, priority
 
         for key in "direction", "camera:direction":