diff --git a/project.mml b/project.mml
index 780d7a6f25..d4a41b79dd 100644
--- a/project.mml
+++ b/project.mml
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ Layer:
             COALESCE(
               'landuse_' || CASE WHEN landuse IN ('forest', 'military', 'farmland') THEN landuse ELSE NULL END,
               'natural_' || CASE WHEN "natural" IN ('wood', 'glacier', 'sand', 'scree', 'shingle', 'bare_rock',
-                                                    'water', 'bay') THEN "natural" ELSE NULL END,
+                                                    'water', 'bay', 'strait') THEN "natural" ELSE NULL END,
               'place_' || CASE WHEN place IN ('island') THEN place ELSE NULL END,
               'boundary_' || CASE WHEN boundary IN ('national_park') THEN boundary ELSE NULL END,
               'leisure_' || CASE WHEN leisure IN ('nature_reserve') THEN leisure ELSE NULL END
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ Layer:
             CASE WHEN building = 'no' OR building IS NULL THEN 'no' ELSE 'yes' END AS is_building -- always no with the where conditions
           FROM planet_osm_polygon
           WHERE (landuse IN ('forest', 'military', 'farmland')
-              OR "natural" IN ('wood', 'glacier', 'sand', 'scree', 'shingle', 'bare_rock', 'water', 'bay')
+              OR "natural" IN ('wood', 'glacier', 'sand', 'scree', 'shingle', 'bare_rock', 'water', 'bay', 'strait')
               OR "place" IN ('island')
               OR boundary IN ('national_park')
               OR leisure IN ('nature_reserve'))
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ Layer:
               'chimney', 'storage_tank', 'silo', 'wastewater_plant', 'water_works') 
                                         AND (tags->'location' NOT IN ('roof', 'rooftop') OR (tags->'location') IS NULL)) THEN man_made ELSE NULL END,
               'natural_' || CASE WHEN "natural" IN ('wood', 'water', 'mud', 'wetland', 'marsh', 'bay', 'spring', 'scree', 'shingle', 'bare_rock', 'sand', 'heath',
-                                                    'grassland', 'scrub', 'beach', 'shoal', 'reef', 'glacier') THEN "natural" ELSE NULL END,
+                                                    'grassland', 'scrub', 'beach', 'shoal', 'reef', 'glacier', 'strait') THEN "natural" ELSE NULL END,
               'place_' || CASE WHEN place IN ('island', 'islet') THEN place ELSE NULL END,
               'military_' || CASE WHEN military IN ('danger_area', 'bunker') THEN military ELSE NULL END,
               'historic_' || CASE WHEN historic IN ('memorial', 'monument', 'archaeological_site', 'fort', 'castle', 'manor', 'city_gate')
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ Layer:
                                                          'chimney', 'storage_tank', 'silo', 'wastewater_plant', 'water_works')
                                             AND (tags->'location' NOT IN ('roof', 'rooftop') OR (tags->'location') IS NULL)) THEN man_made ELSE NULL END,
                   'natural_' || CASE WHEN "natural" IN ('wood', 'peak', 'volcano', 'saddle', 'cave_entrance', 'water', 'mud', 'wetland', 'marsh', 'bay', 'spring',
-                                                        'scree', 'shingle', 'bare_rock', 'sand', 'heath', 'grassland', 'scrub', 'beach', 'glacier', 'tree')
+                                                        'scree', 'shingle', 'bare_rock', 'sand', 'heath', 'grassland', 'scrub', 'beach', 'glacier', 'tree', 'strait')
                                                         THEN "natural" ELSE NULL END,
                   'waterway_' || CASE WHEN waterway IN ('waterfall') THEN waterway ELSE NULL END,
                   'place_' || CASE WHEN place IN ('island', 'islet') THEN place ELSE NULL END,
diff --git a/water.mss b/water.mss
index ff03a547b2..25ae435005 100644
--- a/water.mss
+++ b/water.mss
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@
 .text[zoom >= 10] {
   [feature = 'natural_water'],
   [feature = 'natural_bay'],
+  [feature = 'natural_strait'],
   [feature = 'landuse_reservoir'],
   [feature = 'landuse_basin'],
   [feature = 'waterway_dock'] {