diff --git a/src/components/tree/index.js b/src/components/tree/index.js
index 229d056aa..8ea773f28 100644
--- a/src/components/tree/index.js
+++ b/src/components/tree/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const Tree = connect((state) => ({
   panelsToDisplay: state.controls.panelsToDisplay,
   selectedBranchLabel: state.controls.selectedBranchLabel,
   narrativeMode: state.narrative.display,
-  animationPlayPauseButton: state.controls.animationPlayPauseButton
+  animationPlayPauseButton: state.controls.animationPlayPauseButton,
+  alwaysDisplayTipLabels: state.controls.alwaysDisplayTipLabels
 }))(UnconnectedTree);
 
 export default Tree;
diff --git a/src/components/tree/phyloTree/labels.js b/src/components/tree/phyloTree/labels.js
index 532d3bd02..1b4ac0a7f 100644
--- a/src/components/tree/phyloTree/labels.js
+++ b/src/components/tree/phyloTree/labels.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { timerFlush } from "d3-timer";
 import { NODE_VISIBLE } from "../../../util/globals";
 
-export const updateTipLabels = function updateTipLabels(dt) {
+export const updateTipLabels = function updateTipLabels(alwaysDisplayTipLabels, dt) {
   if ("tipLabels" in this.groups) {
     this.groups.tipLabels.selectAll("*").remove();
   } else {
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ export const updateTipLabels = function updateTipLabels(dt) {
   const inViewTerminalNodes = this.nodes
     .filter((d) => d.terminal)
     .filter((d) => d.inView);
-  // console.log(`there are ${inViewTerminalNodes.length} nodes in view`)
-  if (inViewTerminalNodes.length < this.params.tipLabelBreakL1 || true) {
-
+    // console.log(`there are ${inViewTerminalNodes.length} nodes in view`)
+  if (inViewTerminalNodes.length < this.params.tipLabelBreakL1 || alwaysDisplayTipLabels) {
     let fontSize = this.params.tipLabelFontSizeL1;
     if (inViewTerminalNodes.length < this.params.tipLabelBreakL2) {
       fontSize = this.params.tipLabelFontSizeL2;
diff --git a/src/components/tree/reactD3Interface/change.js b/src/components/tree/reactD3Interface/change.js
index eeb11cf4e..727f27dae 100644
--- a/src/components/tree/reactD3Interface/change.js
+++ b/src/components/tree/reactD3Interface/change.js
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ export const changePhyloTreeViaPropsComparison = (mainTree, phylotree, oldProps,
     args.newLayout = newProps.layout;
   }
 
+  /* if force-display tip label control is toggled, re-render tree labels */
+  if (oldProps.alwaysDisplayTipLabels !== newProps.alwaysDisplayTipLabels) {
+    phylotree.updateTipLabels(newProps.alwaysDisplayTipLabels);
+  }
+
   /* zoom to a clade / reset zoom to entire tree */
   if (oldTreeRedux.idxOfInViewRootNode !== newTreeRedux.idxOfInViewRootNode) {
     const rootNode = phylotree.nodes[newTreeRedux.idxOfInViewRootNode];