diff --git a/scripts/lib/area-preview.js b/scripts/lib/area-preview.js
index ea7af1c..472ea41 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/area-preview.js
+++ b/scripts/lib/area-preview.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function cesiumPreviewHtml(glbName, metadataName, routeName, vehicleModelName, a
         <button type="button" data-view-mode="inspect" aria-pressed="false">Inspect</button>
       </span>
       <label><input id="toggleScene" type="checkbox" checked> Scene</label>
+      <label><input id="toggleBuildingGhost" type="checkbox"> Building ghost</label>
       <span id="assetToggles" class="control-subgroup"></span>
       <span id="semanticToggles" class="control-subgroup hidden"></span>
       <label><input id="toggleRoutes" type="checkbox" checked> Routes</label>
diff --git a/scripts/lib/cesium-preview.js b/scripts/lib/cesium-preview.js
index 75e536b..5a08cfd 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/cesium-preview.js
+++ b/scripts/lib/cesium-preview.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   const toggleCruise = document.getElementById("toggleCruise");
   const toggleFollow = document.getElementById("toggleFollow");
   const toggleScene = document.getElementById("toggleScene");
+  const toggleBuildingGhost = document.getElementById("toggleBuildingGhost");
   const toggleRoutes = document.getElementById("toggleRoutes");
   const toggleVehicles = document.getElementById("toggleVehicles");
   const toggleSignals = document.getElementById("toggleSignals");
@@ -287,8 +288,54 @@
     const hasSemanticAssets = semanticAssets(assets).length > 0;
     const sceneLabel = toggleScene.closest("label");
     let viewMode = "scene";
+    let buildingGhostActive = false;
+
+    async function setBuildingGhost(enabled) {
+      const roads = assets.find((asset) => asset.id === "roads");
+      const buildings = assets.find((asset) => asset.id === "buildings");
+      const main = assets.find((asset) => asset.id === "main");
+      if (!roads || !buildings || !main) {
+        toggleBuildingGhost.checked = false;
+        toggleBuildingGhost.disabled = true;
+        return;
+      }
+      if (enabled) {
+        const loaded = await Promise.all([
+          loadAsset(viewer, roads, placement),
+          loadAsset(viewer, buildings, placement),
+        ]);
+        if (!loaded[0] || !loaded[1]) {
+          toggleBuildingGhost.checked = false;
+          setStatus("Building transparency unavailable");
+          return;
+        }
+        main.model.show = false;
+        roads.model.show = true;
+        buildings.model.show = true;
+        buildings.model.color = Cesium.Color.WHITE.withAlpha(0.22);
+        buildings.model.colorBlendMode = Cesium.ColorBlendMode.REPLACE;
+        buildings.model.colorBlendAmount = 1.0;
+        for (const asset of liveAssets(assets)) {
+          if (asset.id !== "main") asset.model.show = asset.category === "dynamic" || asset.category === "countdown"
+            ? toggleSignals.checked : asset.model.show;
+        }
+        buildingGhostActive = true;
+        setStatus("Buildings transparent");
+      } else {
+        for (const asset of semanticAssets(assets)) {
+          if (asset.model) asset.model.show = false;
+        }
+        main.model.show = toggleScene.checked;
+        for (const asset of liveAssets(assets)) {
+          if (asset.id !== "main") asset.model.show = toggleSignals.checked;
+        }
+        buildingGhostActive = false;
+        setStatus("Buildings opaque");
+      }
+    }
 
     toggleScene.addEventListener("change", () => {
+      if (buildingGhostActive) return;
       for (const asset of liveAssets(assets)) {
         asset.model.show = toggleScene.checked;
         if (asset.toggle) asset.toggle.checked = toggleScene.checked;
@@ -316,6 +363,13 @@
     toggleDiagnostics.addEventListener("change", () => {
       diagnosticsEl.classList.toggle("hidden", !toggleDiagnostics.checked);
     });
+    toggleBuildingGhost.addEventListener("change", () => {
+      void setBuildingGhost(toggleBuildingGhost.checked);
+    });
+    if (!semanticAssets(assets).some((asset) => asset.id === "roads") ||
+        !semanticAssets(assets).some((asset) => asset.id === "buildings")) {
+      toggleBuildingGhost.disabled = true;
+    }
 
     async function setViewMode(nextMode) {
       if (nextMode === viewMode) return;
@@ -329,6 +383,10 @@
       if (sceneLabel) sceneLabel.classList.toggle("hidden", inspecting);
 
       if (!inspecting) {
+        if (buildingGhostActive) {
+          toggleBuildingGhost.checked = false;
+          await setBuildingGhost(false);
+        }
         for (const asset of semanticAssets(assets)) {
           if (asset.model) asset.model.show = false;
         }
diff --git a/scripts/test-preview-assets.js b/scripts/test-preview-assets.js
index f99a321..4f2d646 100644
--- a/scripts/test-preview-assets.js
+++ b/scripts/test-preview-assets.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ assert.match(html, /"glbName":"scene\\u003c\\u0026\\u003e\.glb"/);
 assert.match(html, /"vehicleModelNames":\["car-a\.gltf","truck-a\.gltf"\]/);
 assert.match(html, /"trafficSignalsName":"traffic-signals\.json"/);
 assert.match(html, /id="toggleSignals"/);
+assert.match(html, /id="toggleBuildingGhost"/);
 assert.match(html, /id="viewMode"/);
 assert.match(html, /data-view-mode="inspect"/);
 assert.match(html, /id="semanticToggles" class="control-subgroup hidden"/);
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@ assert.match(previewRuntime, /asset\.category === "dynamic"/);
 assert.match(previewRuntime, /TrafficSignalDynamic_/);
 assert.match(previewRuntime, /TrafficSignalDynamic_\$\{nodeKey\}_countdown_\$\{String\(value\)\.padStart\(2, "0"\)\}/);
 assert.match(previewRuntime, /ColorBlendMode\.REPLACE/);
+assert.match(previewRuntime, /setBuildingGhost/);
+assert.match(previewRuntime, /buildings\.model\.color = Cesium\.Color\.WHITE\.withAlpha\(0\.22\)/);
 assert.match(previewRuntime, /asset\.category === "countdown"/);
 assert.doesNotMatch(previewRuntime, /createCountdownDigits/);
 assert.doesNotMatch(previewRuntime, /digitMap/);