diff --git a/assets/layers/bench/bench.json b/assets/layers/bench/bench.json
index ad33ab7a3..d5777b713 100644
--- a/assets/layers/bench/bench.json
+++ b/assets/layers/bench/bench.json
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@
     "images",
     {
       "mappings": [
+        {
+          "if": {
+            "and":["backrest=yes","two_sided=yes"]
+          },
+          "then": {
+            "en": "This bench is two-sided and shares the backrest",
+            "nl": "Dit is een dubbele bank waarbij de rugleuning gedeeld wordt"
+          },
+          "icon": {
+            "path": "./assets/layers/bench/two_sided.svg",
+            "class": "large"
+          }
+        },
         {
           "if": "backrest=yes",
           "then": {
@@ -86,7 +99,8 @@
             "ca": "Té espatller",
             "da": "Har et ryglæn",
             "cs": "Má opěradlo"
-          }
+          },
+          "addExtraTags": ["two_sided=no"]
         },
         {
           "if": "backrest=no",
@@ -438,7 +452,10 @@
       "labels": [
         "bench-questions"
       ],
-      "id": "bench-direction"
+      "id": "bench-direction",
+      "condition": {
+        "and": ["two_sided!=yes"]
+      }
     },
     {
       "render": {
@@ -1020,4 +1037,4 @@
     },
     "has_image"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/assets/layers/bench/license_info.json b/assets/layers/bench/license_info.json
index 95762c96f..54f9c34f9 100644
--- a/assets/layers/bench/license_info.json
+++ b/assets/layers/bench/license_info.json
@@ -8,5 +8,13 @@
     "sources": [
       "https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete/"
     ]
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "two_sided.svg",
+    "license": "CC0",
+    "authors": [
+      "Pieter Vander Vennet"
+    ],
+    "sources": ["https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_P018.svg"]
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/assets/layers/bench/two_sided.svg b/assets/layers/bench/two_sided.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7cc916b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/layers/bench/two_sided.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
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