diff --git a/src/js/style.js b/src/js/style.js
index bcf72ed6c..cf5a56c1b 100644
--- a/src/js/style.js
+++ b/src/js/style.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import * as Layers from "../layer/index.js";
 
 // Generate style.json
 export function build(tileURL, spriteURL, glyphURL, locales) {
+  let today = new Date();
+  let fool = today.getMonth() === 3 && today.getDate() === 1;
   return {
     name: "Americana",
     glyphs: glyphURL,
@@ -11,6 +13,24 @@ export function build(tileURL, spriteURL, glyphURL, locales) {
         url: tileURL,
         type: "vector",
       },
+      controlcities: {
+        type: "geojson",
+        data: fool ? {
+          "type": "FeatureCollection",
+          "features": [
+            {
+              "type": "Feature",
+              "properties": {
+                "name": "Other Desert Cities"
+              }
+              "geometry": {
+                "type": "Point",
+                "coordinates": [-116.3694769,33.7667042]
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        } : {}
+      },
     },
     sprite: spriteURL,
     light: {
diff --git a/src/layer/index.js b/src/layer/index.js
index ba083d910..0fd0ba410 100644
--- a/src/layer/index.js
+++ b/src/layer/index.js
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ export function build(locales) {
     lyrPlace.village,
     lyrPlace.town,
     lyrPlace.city,
+    lyrPlace.controlcities,
     lyrPlace.countryOther,
     lyrPlace.country3,
     lyrPlace.country2,
diff --git a/src/layer/place.js b/src/layer/place.js
index a034b8d32..980645d79 100644
--- a/src/layer/place.js
+++ b/src/layer/place.js
@@ -202,6 +202,63 @@ export const city = {
   metadata: {},
 };
 
+export const controlcities = {
+  id: "controlcities",
+  type: "symbol",
+  paint: cityLabelPaint,
+  layout: {
+    "text-font": ["Americana-Bold"],
+    "text-size": {
+      base: 1.2,
+      stops: [
+        [4, 11],
+        [7, 14],
+        [11, 24],
+      ],
+    },
+    "icon-image": [
+      "match",
+      ["get", "capital"],
+      2,
+      "place_star_in_circle",
+      3,
+      "place_star",
+      4,
+      "place_star",
+      "place_dot",
+    ],
+    "icon-size": {
+      base: 1.2,
+      stops: [
+        [4, 0.4],
+        [7, 0.5],
+        [11, 0.9],
+      ],
+    },
+    "text-field": Label.localizedNameWithLocalGloss,
+    "text-anchor": "bottom",
+    "text-variable-anchor": [
+      "bottom",
+      "bottom-right",
+      "bottom-left",
+      "right",
+      "left",
+    ],
+    "text-justify": "auto",
+    "text-radial-offset": ["match", ["get", "capital"], 2, 0.7, 0.5],
+    "icon-optional": false,
+    "text-max-width": 8,
+    "icon-padding": 0,
+    "text-padding": 1,
+    "icon-allow-overlap": false,
+  },
+  source: "controlcities",
+  minzoom: 4,
+  maxzoom: 12,
+  "source-layer": "place",
+  metadata: {},
+};
+
 export const state = {
   id: "place_state",
   type: "symbol",