diff --git a/data/styles/include/base_defaults.mapcss b/data/styles/include/base_defaults.mapcss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c34a7a9dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/styles/include/base_defaults.mapcss
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+way::*
+{
+  linejoin: round;
+  linecap: round;
+  text-position: line;
+}
+
+*::*
+{
+  text-halo-color: @white;
+  text-anchor-horizontal: center;
+  text-anchor-vertical: center;
+  icon-width: 16;
+  icon-height: 16;
+}
+
+*::int_name
+{
+  text-offset: 20;
+}
+
+node::* {
+  text-anchor-vertical: top;
+}
+
+area::* {
+  text-position: center;
+  text-anchor-vertical: center;
+}
+
+
+*[amenity],
+*[office],
+*[historic],
+*[tourism],
+*[leisure],
+*[man_made],
+*[natural],
+*[power],
+*[landuse],
+*[craft],
+*[internet_access],
+{
+  text-position: center
+}
+area[aeroway],
+area[tourism]
+{
+  fill-position: background;
+}
diff --git a/data/styles/include/base_other.mapcss b/data/styles/include/base_other.mapcss
index 5e09d0340f..1c0e77f6af 100644
--- a/data/styles/include/base_other.mapcss
+++ b/data/styles/include/base_other.mapcss
@@ -1,54 +1,3 @@
-way::*
-{
-  linejoin: round;
-  linecap: round;
-  text-position: line;
-}
-
-*::*
-{
-  text-halo-color: @white;
-  text-anchor-horizontal: center;
-  text-anchor-vertical: center;
-  icon-width: 16;
-  icon-height: 16;
-}
-
-*::int_name
-{
-  text-offset: 20;
-}
-
-node::* {
-  text-anchor-vertical: top;
-}
-
-area::* {
-  text-position: center;
-  text-anchor-vertical: center;
-}
-
-
-*[amenity],
-*[office],
-*[historic],
-*[tourism],
-*[leisure],
-*[man_made],
-*[natural],
-*[power],
-*[landuse],
-*[craft],
-*[internet_access],
-{
-  text-position: center
-}
-area[aeroway],
-area[tourism]
-{
-  fill-position: background;
-}
-
 line[highway=motorway_junction]
 {
   casing-width: 0;
diff --git a/data/styles/normal_dark.mapcss b/data/styles/normal_dark.mapcss
index 4b6a3737b1..4155a2bebc 100644
--- a/data/styles/normal_dark.mapcss
+++ b/data/styles/normal_dark.mapcss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import("colors_dark.mapcss");
+@import("include/base_defaults.mapcss");
 @import("include/base_roads.mapcss");
 /* @import("include/base_roads_UK.mapcss"); */
 @import("include/base_shop.mapcss");
diff --git a/data/styles/normal_light.mapcss b/data/styles/normal_light.mapcss
index cb388a0092..ea9b4969b0 100644
--- a/data/styles/normal_light.mapcss
+++ b/data/styles/normal_light.mapcss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import("colors_light.mapcss");
+@import("include/base_defaults.mapcss");
 @import("include/base_roads.mapcss");
 /* @import("include/base_roads_UK.mapcss"); */
 @import("include/base_shop.mapcss");