diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/index/query.js b/app/assets/javascripts/index/query.js
index 09e4de31e0..f20308f4ba 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/index/query.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/index/query.js
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ OSM.Query = function (map) {
     var tags = feature.tags;
     var prefix = "";
 
-    if (tags.boundary === "administrative" && tags.admin_level) {
-      prefix = I18n.t("geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.admin_levels.level" + tags.admin_level, {
-        defaultValue: I18n.t("geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.prefix.boundary.administrative")
+    if (tags.boundary === "administrative" && (tags.border_type || tags.admin_level)) {
+      prefix = I18n.t("geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.border_types." + tags.border_type, {
+        defaultValue: I18n.t("geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.admin_levels.level" + tags.admin_level, {
+          defaultValue: I18n.t("geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.prefix.boundary.administrative")
+        })
       });
     } else {
       var prefixes = I18n.t("geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.prefix");
diff --git a/app/controllers/geocoder_controller.rb b/app/controllers/geocoder_controller.rb
index 43f276efa0..f4142fd0d2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/geocoder_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/geocoder_controller.rb
@@ -101,9 +101,13 @@ def search_osm_nominatim
       if klass == "boundary" && type == "administrative"
         rank = (place.attributes["address_rank"].to_i + 1) / 2
         prefix_name = t "geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.admin_levels.level#{rank}", :default => prefix_name
+        border_type = false
+        place_type = false
         place.elements["extratags"].elements.each("tag") do |extratag|
-          prefix_name = t "geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.prefix.place.#{extratag.attributes['value']}", :default => prefix_name if extratag.attributes["key"] == "linked_place" || extratag.attributes["key"] == "place"
+          border_type = t "geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.border_types.#{extratag.attributes['value']}", :default => prefix_name if extratag.attributes["key"] == "border_type"
+          place_type = t "geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.prefix.place.#{extratag.attributes['value']}", :default => prefix_name if extratag.attributes["key"] == "linked_place" || extratag.attributes["key"] == "place"
         end
+        prefix_name = place_type || border_type || prefix_name
       end
       prefix = t ".prefix_format", :name => prefix_name
       object_type = place.attributes["osm_type"]
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ee7ed450e5..d8ea0f21b9 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1499,6 +1499,33 @@ en:
         level9: "Administrative Boundary (Level 9)"
         level10: "Administrative Boundary (Level 10)"
         level11: "Administrative Boundary (Level 11)"
+      border_types:
+        arrondissement: "Arrondissement Boundary"
+        borough: "Borough Boundary"
+        cercle: "Cercle Boundary"
+        city: "City Boundary"
+        comarca: "Comarca Boundary"
+        county: "County Boundary"
+        departement: "Department Boundary"
+        department: "Department Boundary"
+        district: "District Boundary"
+        distrito: "District Boundary"
+        freguesia: "Freguesia Boundary"
+        local_authority: "Local Authority Boundary"
+        municipality: "Municipal Boundary"
+        municipi: "Municipal Boundary"
+        município: "Municipal Boundary"
+        nation: "International Boundary"
+        national: "International Boundary"
+        neighbourhood: "Neighborhood Boundary"
+        parish: "Parish Boundary"
+        province: "Provincial Boundary"
+        região: "Regional Boundary"
+        region: "Regional Boundary"
+        state: "State Boundary"
+        town: "Town Boundary"
+        township: "Township Boundary"
+        village: "Village Boundary"
     results:
       no_results: "No results found"
       more_results: "More results"