Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/OsmPrimitive.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/OsmPrimitive.java	(revision 2212)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/OsmPrimitive.java	(revision 2213)
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@
     private long id = 0;
 
-    private volatile byte flags;
-
+    private volatile byte flags =
+        ~FLAG_DELETED
+        & ~FLAG_DISABLED
+        & ~FLAG_FILTERED
+        & ~FLAG_MODIFIED
+        & ~FLAG_SELECTED
+        & FLAG_VISIBLE;   // visible per default
 
     /**