diff --git a/code/boot.js b/code/boot.js
index cf811d91..c2635a0a 100644
--- a/code/boot.js
+++ b/code/boot.js
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ function boot() {
   window.setupSidebarToggle();
   window.updateGameScore();
   window.artifact.setup();
+  window.ornaments.setup();
   window.setupPlayerStat();
   window.setupTooltips();
   window.chat.setup();
diff --git a/code/map_data_render.js b/code/map_data_render.js
index 612ad048..45a04f5d 100644
--- a/code/map_data_render.js
+++ b/code/map_data_render.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ window.Render.prototype.clearPortalsBelowLevel = function(level) {
   for (var guid in window.portals) {
     var p = portals[guid];
     // clear portals below specified level - unless it's the selected portal, or it's relevant to artifacts
-    if (parseInt(p.options.level) < level && guid !== selectedPortal && !artifact.isInterestingPortal(guid)) {
+    if (parseInt(p.options.level) < level && guid !== selectedPortal && !artifact.isInterestingPortal(guid) && !ornaments.isInterestingPortal(p)) {
       this.deletePortalEntity(guid);
       count++;
     }
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ window.Render.prototype.resetPortalClusters = function() {
       var guid = c[i];
       var p = window.portals[guid];
       var layerGroup = portalsFactionLayers[parseInt(p.options.level)][p.options.team];
-      if ((i<this.CLUSTER_PORTAL_LIMIT || p.options.guid == selectedPortal || artifact.isInterestingPortal(p.options.guid)) && this.bounds.contains(p.getLatLng())) {
+      if ((i<this.CLUSTER_PORTAL_LIMIT || p.options.guid == selectedPortal || artifact.isInterestingPortal(p.options.guid) || ornaments.isInterestingPortal(p)) && this.bounds.contains(p.getLatLng())) {
         if (!layerGroup.hasLayer(p)) {
           layerGroup.addLayer(p);
         }
@@ -456,10 +456,15 @@ window.Render.prototype.addPortalToMapLayer = function(portal) {
 
   this.portalClusters[cid].push(portal.options.guid);
 
+  window.ornaments.addPortal(portal);
+
   // now, at this point, we could match the above re-cluster code - sorting, and adding/removing as necessary
   // however, it won't make a lot of visible difference compared to just pushing to the end of the list, then
   // adding to the visible layer if the list is below the limit
-  if (this.portalClusters[cid].length < this.CLUSTER_PORTAL_LIMIT || portal.options.guid == selectedPortal || artifact.isInterestingPortal(portal.options.guid)) {
+  if(this.portalClusters[cid].length < this.CLUSTER_PORTAL_LIMIT
+  || portal.options.guid == selectedPortal
+  || artifact.isInterestingPortal(portal.options.guid)
+  || ornaments.isInterestingPortal(portal)) {
     if (this.bounds.contains(portal.getLatLng())) {
       portalsFactionLayers[parseInt(portal.options.level)][portal.options.team].addLayer(portal);
     }
@@ -471,6 +476,8 @@ window.Render.prototype.removePortalFromMapLayer = function(portal) {
   //remove it from the portalsLevels layer
   portalsFactionLayers[parseInt(portal.options.level)][portal.options.team].removeLayer(portal);
 
+  window.ornaments.removePortal(portal);
+
   // and ensure there's no mention of the portal in the cluster list
   var cid = this.getPortalClusterID(portal);
 
diff --git a/code/ornaments.js b/code/ornaments.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efcbdad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/ornaments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// ORNAMENTS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// added as part of the ingress #helios in 2014, ornaments
+// are additional image overlays for portals
+// currently there are 28 known ornaments: ap$x$suffix
+// - cluster portals (without suffix)
+// - volatile portals (_v)
+// - meeting points (_start)
+// - finish points (_end)
+// (there are 7 different colors for each of them)
+
+
+window.ornaments = {}
+window.ornaments.OVERLAY_SIZE = 60;
+window.ornaments.OVERLAY_OPACITY = 0.6;
+
+window.ornaments.setup = function() {
+  window.ornaments._portals = {};
+  window.ornaments._layer = L.layerGroup();
+  window.addLayerGroup('Ornaments', window.ornaments._layer, true);
+}
+
+// quick test for portal having ornaments
+window.ornaments.isInterestingPortal = function(portal) {
+  return portal.options.data.ornaments.length != 0;
+}
+
+window.ornaments.addPortal = function(portal) {
+  var guid = portal.options.guid;
+
+  window.ornaments.removePortal(portal);
+
+  var size = window.ornaments.OVERLAY_SIZE;
+  var latlng = portal.getLatLng();
+
+  window.ornaments._portals[guid] = portal.options.data.ornaments.map(function(ornament) {
+    var icon = L.icon({
+      iconUrl: "//commondatastorage.googleapis.com/ingress.com/img/map_icons/marker_images/"+ornament+".png",
+      iconSize: [size, size],
+      iconAnchor: [size/2,size/2],
+      className: 'no-pointer-events'  // the clickable: false below still blocks events going through to the svg underneath
+    });
+
+    return L.marker(latlng, {icon: icon, clickable: false, keyboard: false, opacity: window.ornaments.OVERLAY_OPACITY }).addTo(window.ornaments._layer);
+  });
+}
+
+window.ornaments.removePortal = function(portal) {
+  var guid = portal.options.guid;
+  if(window.ornaments._portals[guid]) {
+    window.ornaments._portals[guid].forEach(function(marker) {
+      window.ornaments._layer.removeLayer(marker);
+    });
+    delete window.ornaments._portals[guid];
+  }
+}