diff --git a/.changeset/legend-invisible-fill.md b/.changeset/legend-invisible-fill.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa916fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/legend-invisible-fill.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@xtramaps/layer-control-maplibre-react": patch
+---
+
+LayerControl: fully transparent fill layers (`fill-opacity: 0`, e.g. invisible click targets for polygons) no longer hide the line layers of a merge-group in its legend icon, which previously left the icon empty.
diff --git a/packages/react/layer-control-maplibre/src/Layer.tsx b/packages/react/layer-control-maplibre/src/Layer.tsx
index bf1aa0a..033c61b 100644
--- a/packages/react/layer-control-maplibre/src/Layer.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/layer-control-maplibre/src/Layer.tsx
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ function Layer({
   isSelected,
   onSelect,
 }: LayerProps) {
-  const hasFill = icons.some(
-    (icon) => style?.layers?.[icon.index as number]?.type === "fill",
-  );
+  const hasFill = icons.some((icon) => {
+    const layer = style?.layers?.[icon.index as number];
+    return layer?.type === "fill" && layer.paint?.["fill-opacity"] !== 0;
+  });
   const hasRaster = icons.some(
     (icon) => style?.layers?.[icon.index as number]?.type === "raster",
   );
diff --git a/packages/react/layer-control-maplibre/src/LegendIcons.stories.tsx b/packages/react/layer-control-maplibre/src/LegendIcons.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a9eb8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/layer-control-maplibre/src/LegendIcons.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import MapLibre from "@xtramaps/web-map-maplibre-react";
+import "@xtramaps/web-map-maplibre-react/dist/index.css";
+import { expect, within } from "storybook/test";
+import LayerControl from "./LayerControl";
+
+const STYLE_URL = "https://demo.ldproxy.net/daraa/styles/topographic?f=mbs";
+
+// A common pattern for boundaries: a visible outline plus a fully transparent fill that only
+// serves as a click target for the polygon's interior. Each merge-group gets its own outline
+// layer, since a style layer shared between entries would be toggled by both.
+const extraLayers = [
+  {
+    id: "militarysrf_outline_a",
+    type: "line",
+    source: "daraa",
+    "source-layer": "MilitarySrf",
+    paint: { "line-color": "#DD3344", "line-width": 3 },
+  },
+  {
+    id: "militarysrf_outline_b",
+    type: "line",
+    source: "daraa",
+    "source-layer": "MilitarySrf",
+    paint: { "line-color": "#DD3344", "line-width": 3 },
+  },
+  {
+    id: "militarysrf_invisible",
+    type: "fill",
+    source: "daraa",
+    "source-layer": "MilitarySrf",
+    paint: { "fill-color": "#ffffff", "fill-opacity": 0 },
+  },
+];
+
+const entries = [
+  {
+    id: "Outline with invisible fill",
+    type: "merge-group" as const,
+    entries: ["militarysrf_outline_a", "militarysrf_invisible"],
+  },
+  {
+    id: "Outline with visible fill",
+    type: "merge-group" as const,
+    entries: ["militarysrf_outline_b", "militarysrf"],
+  },
+];
+
+const meta = {
+  title: "layer-control-maplibre/LegendIcons",
+  loaders: [
+    async () => {
+      const style = await (await fetch(STYLE_URL)).json();
+      style.layers.push(...extraLayers);
+      const styleUrl = URL.createObjectURL(
+        new Blob([JSON.stringify(style)], { type: "application/json" }),
+      );
+      return { styleUrl };
+    },
+  ],
+  render: (_args, { loaded }) => (
+    <MapLibre
+      styleUrl={loaded.styleUrl as string}
+      center={[36.1, 32.62]}
+      zoom={13}
+    >
+      <LayerControl entries={entries} preferStyle={false} opened />
+    </MapLibre>
+  ),
+} satisfies Meta;
+
+export default meta;
+
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+/** The legend icon is rendered inside the entry's <label>; line icons are SVGs, fills <div>s. */
+async function findIcon(
+  canvas: ReturnType<typeof within>,
+  text: string,
+): Promise<HTMLLabelElement> {
+  const label = (await canvas.findByText(text, {}, { timeout: 15000 })).closest(
+    "label",
+  );
+  await expect(label).not.toBeNull();
+  return label as HTMLLabelElement;
+}
+
+export const InvisibleFill: Story = {
+  play: async ({ canvasElement, step }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+
+    await step(
+      "a merge-group with an invisible fill shows its line in the legend icon",
+      async () => {
+        const label = await findIcon(canvas, "Outline with invisible fill");
+        await expect(label.querySelector("svg path")).not.toBeNull();
+      },
+    );
+
+    await step(
+      "a merge-group with a visible fill still shows only the fill",
+      async () => {
+        const label = await findIcon(canvas, "Outline with visible fill");
+        await expect(label.querySelector("svg path")).toBeNull();
+      },
+    );
+  },
+};