Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/paint/WireframeMapRenderer.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/paint/WireframeMapRenderer.java	(revision 5651)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/visitor/paint/WireframeMapRenderer.java	(revision 5652)
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@
 import java.awt.Stroke;
 import java.awt.geom.GeneralPath;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
@@ -87,5 +90,5 @@
     private static final double sinPHI = Math.sin(PHI);
 
-    /** Helper variable for {@link #visit(Relation) */
+    /** Helper variable for {@link #visit(Relation)} */
     private Stroke relatedWayStroke = new BasicStroke(
             4, BasicStroke.CAP_SQUARE, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL);
@@ -155,27 +158,37 @@
         this.ds = data;
         getSettings(virtual);
-
-        /* draw tagged ways first, then untagged ways. takes
-           time to iterate through list twice, OTOH does not
-           require changing the colour while painting... */
-        for (final OsmPrimitive osm: data.searchRelations(bbox)) {
-            if (osm.isDrawable() && !ds.isSelected(osm) && !osm.isDisabledAndHidden()) {
-                osm.visit(this);
-            }
-        }
-
-        for (final OsmPrimitive osm:data.searchWays(bbox)){
-            if (osm.isDrawable() && !ds.isSelected(osm) && !osm.isDisabledAndHidden() && osm.isTagged()) {
-                osm.visit(this);
+        
+        for (final Relation rel : data.searchRelations(bbox)) {
+            if (rel.isDrawable() && !ds.isSelected(rel) && !rel.isDisabledAndHidden()) {
+                rel.visit(this);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // draw tagged ways first, then untagged ways, then highlighted ways
+        List<Way> highlightedWays = new ArrayList<Way>();
+        List<Way> untaggedWays = new ArrayList<Way>();
+
+        for (final Way way : data.searchWays(bbox)){
+            if (way.isDrawable() && !ds.isSelected(way) && !way.isDisabledAndHidden() && way.isTagged()) {
+                if (way.isHighlighted()) {
+                    highlightedWays.add(way);
+                } else if (!way.isTagged()) {
+                    untaggedWays.add(way);
+                } else {
+                    way.visit(this);
+                }
             }
         }
         displaySegments();
-
-        for (final OsmPrimitive osm:data.searchWays(bbox)){
-            if (osm.isDrawable() && !ds.isSelected(osm) && !osm.isDisabledAndHidden() && !osm.isTagged()) {
-                osm.visit(this);
-            }
-        }
-        displaySegments();
+        
+        // Display highlighted ways after the other ones (fix #8276)
+        for (List<Way> specialWays : Arrays.asList(new List[]{untaggedWays, highlightedWays})) {
+            for (final Way way : specialWays){
+                way.visit(this);
+            }
+            specialWays.clear();
+            displaySegments();
+        }
+        
         for (final OsmPrimitive osm : data.getSelected()) {
             if (osm.isDrawable()) {