diff --git a/scripts/geodata/openaddresses/formatter.py b/scripts/geodata/openaddresses/formatter.py
index c9bf9cc2..e35ab588 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/openaddresses/formatter.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/openaddresses/formatter.py
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ class OpenAddressesFormatter(object):
         place_only_probability = float(self.get_property('place_only_probability', *configs))
         place_and_postcode_probability = float(self.get_property('place_and_postcode_probability', *configs))
 
+        city_replacements = self.get_property('city_replacements', *configs, default={})
+
         postcode_length = int(self.get_property('postcode_length', *configs) or 0)
 
         drop_address_probability = place_only_probability + place_and_postcode_probability
@@ -434,6 +436,9 @@ class OpenAddressesFormatter(object):
                             population = component['population']
                             break
 
+                if AddressFormatter.CITY not in components and city_replacements:
+                    components.update({k: v for k, v in six.iteritems(city_replacements) if k not in components)
+
                 # The neighborhood index is cheaper so can turn on for whole countries
                 neighborhood_components = []
                 if add_osm_neighborhoods: