diff --git a/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm b/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
index d9d4be4a488a..9527c52af550 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/open_space.dm
@@ -114,3 +114,16 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(openspace_backdrop_one_for_all, /atom/movable/openspace_backdr
 
 	movable.forceMove(below)
 	movable.onZImpact(below, height)
+
+/turf/solid_open_space
+    name = "open space"
+    icon_state = "transparent_solid"
+    baseturfs = /turf/solid_open_space
+    plane = OPEN_SPACE_PLANE_START
+    is_weedable = NOT_WEEDABLE
+    density = TRUE
+
+/turf/solid_open_space/Initialize()
+    ADD_TRAIT(src, TURF_Z_TRANSPARENT_TRAIT, TRAIT_SOURCE_INHERENT)
+    icon_state = "transparent"
+    return INITIALIZE_HINT_LATELOAD