diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/data/Route.java b/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/data/Route.java
index 938793b..2970351 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/data/Route.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/data/Route.java
@@ -112,4 +112,13 @@ public class Route implements Parcelable {
     public void setDescription(String description) {
         this.description = description;
     }
+
+    public void setLocationVisited(Location location) {
+        for (Location l : this.locations) {
+            if (l.getName().equals(location.getName())) {
+                l.setVisited(true);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/data/RouteHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/data/RouteHandler.java
index 331d28e..8acdbaf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/data/RouteHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/data/RouteHandler.java
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ public enum RouteHandler {
             Data.INSTANCE.addTimeWalked(System.currentTimeMillis() - startedTime);
         }
         this.currentRoute = route;
+
+        // sync the visited locations with the route
+        for (Location l : this.currentRoute.getLocations()) {
+            if (Data.INSTANCE.isVisited(l)) {
+                this.currentRoute.setLocationVisited(l);
+            }
+        }
+
         setFollowingRoute(true);
         startedTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/fragments/HomeFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/fragments/HomeFragment.java
index da63fb0..b34f3ba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/fragments/HomeFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/a1/nextlocation/fragments/HomeFragment.java
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public class HomeFragment extends Fragment implements LocationListener {
         for (com.a1.nextlocation.data.Location location : locations) {
             OverlayItem item = new OverlayItem(location.getName(), location.getDescription(), location.convertToGeoPoint());
             Drawable marker = null;
-            if (location.isVisited() && Data.INSTANCE.isVisited(location)) {
+            if (location.isVisited()) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "addLocations: location " + location.getName() + " is visited");
                 marker = ContextCompat.getDrawable(requireContext(), R.drawable.ic_baseline_location_on_24);
                 marker.setAlpha(255);