diff --git a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/boundingboxes.js b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/boundingboxes.js
index 9747d234..640a67fc 100644
--- a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/boundingboxes.js
+++ b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/boundingboxes.js
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ class BoundingBoxes {
     this.clear();
     calculateImageScale();
     color = color || globals.stdColor;
+    let colors = [];
+    if (color.constructor === Array) {
+      colors = color;
+      if (color.length != annotations.length) {
+        console.log('wrong number of colors');
+        return;
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i < annotations.length; i++) {
+        colors.push(color);
+      }
+    }
 
     if (annotations.length === 0 || !globals.drawAnnotations) {
       return;
@@ -29,6 +41,7 @@ class BoundingBoxes {
     for (var a in annotations) {
 
       var annotation = annotations[a];
+      let color = colors[a];
       if (annotation.annotation_type.id !== this.annotationTypeId) {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/canvas.js b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/canvas.js
index c9cd25dc..92e5dfe8 100644
--- a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/canvas.js
+++ b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/canvas.js
@@ -427,10 +427,26 @@ class Canvas {
   drawExistingAnnotations(annotations, color) {
     this.clear();
     color = color || globals.stdColor;
+    let colors = [];
+    if (color.constructor === Array) {
+      colors = color;
+      if (color.length != annotations.length) {
+        console.log('wrong number of colors');
+        return;
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i < annotations.length; i++) {
+        colors.push(color);
+      }
+    }
     if (!globals.drawAnnotations) {
       return;
     }
-    for (let annotation of annotations) {
+    for (let i in annotations) {
+      let annotation = annotations[i];
+      let color = colors[i];
+      console.log(annotation);
+      console.log(color);
       if (annotation.annotation_type.id !== this.annotationTypeId) {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/verification.js b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/verification.js
index 8869c111..fdd7e61f 100644
--- a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/verification.js
+++ b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/static/annotations/js/verification.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
   let gImageId;
   let gImageSet;
   let gImageSetId;
+  let gCurrentAnnotations;
   let gImageCache = {};
   let gAnnotationId;  // the selected annotation
   let tool;
@@ -92,16 +93,18 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
     })
   }
 
-  function loadSingleAnnotation(id, fromHistory) {
+  function loadImageAnnotations(annotation, fromHistory) {
     let params = {
-      annotation_id: id,
+      image_id: annotation.image.id,
+      annotation_type_id: annotation.annotation_type,
     };
-    $.ajax(API_ANNOTATIONS_BASE_URL + 'annotation/loadone/?' + $.param(params), {
+    $.ajax(API_ANNOTATIONS_BASE_URL + 'annotation/loadmultiple/?' + $.param(params), {
       type: 'GET',
       headers: gHeaders,
       dataType: 'json',
       success: function (data) {
-        continueLoadAnnotationView(data.annotation, fromHistory);
+        gCurrentAnnotations = data.annotation;
+        continueLoadAnnotationView(annotation.id, fromHistory);
       },
       error: function () {
         displayFeedback($('#feedback_connection_error'))
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
     if (state) {
       strState = 'accept';
     }
-    let annotation = gAnnotationList.filter(function(e) {
+    let annotation = gCurrentAnnotations.filter(function(e) {
       return e.id === id;
     })[0];
     annotation.verified_by_user = true;
@@ -324,11 +327,9 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
     annotationIndex += offset;
     if (annotationIndex < 0) {
       displayFeedback($('#feedback_last_annotation'));
-      drawAnnotation(gAnnotationList[0]);
       return;
     } else if (annotationIndex >= annotationIndexList.length) {
       displayFeedback($('#feedback_last_annotation'));
-      drawAnnotation(gAnnotationList[gAnnotationList.length - 1]);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -343,19 +344,22 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
    */
   function loadAnnotationView(annotationId, fromHistory) {
     gAnnotationId = annotationId;
-    let annotationNotInList = gAnnotationList.filter(function (e) {
+    let annotation = gAnnotationList.filter(function (e) {
       return e.id === annotationId;
-    }).length === 0;
-    if (annotationNotInList) {
+    })[0];
+    if (!annotation) {
       console.log(
         'skipping request to load annotation ' + annotationId +
         ' as it is not in current annotation list.');
       return;
     }
-    loadSingleAnnotation(annotationId, fromHistory);
+    loadImageAnnotations(annotation, fromHistory);
   }
 
-  function continueLoadAnnotationView(annotation, fromHistory) {
+  function continueLoadAnnotationView(annotation_id, fromHistory) {
+    let annotation = gCurrentAnnotations.filter(function (e) {
+      return e.id === annotation_id;
+    })[0];
     if (annotation.verified_by_user) {
       displayFeedback($('#feedback_already_verified'));
     }
@@ -396,18 +400,20 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
       $('#blurred_label').hide()
     }
     $('#blurred').prop('checked', annotation.blurred);
-    drawAnnotation(annotation);
+    drawAnnotations(gCurrentAnnotations, annotation.id);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Draw the annotation that should be verified
+   * Draw the annotations that should be verified
    *
-   * @param annotation
+   * @param annotations list of all annotation to draw
+   * @param current id of the current annotation
    */
-  function drawAnnotation(annotation) {
+  function drawAnnotations(annotations, current) {
     if (tool) {
       tool.clear();
     }
+    let annotation = annotations[0];
     if (!tool || tool.annotationTypeId !== annotation.annotation_type.id ||
       (tool.vector_type === 5 && tool.node_count !== annotation.annotation_type.node_count)) {
       switch (annotation.annotation_type.vector_type) {
@@ -425,18 +431,25 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
           break;
       }
     }
-    let color = '#FF0000';
-    if (annotation.concealed) {
-      if (annotation.blurred) {
-        color = '#5CB85C';
-      } else {
-        color = '#F0AD4E';
+    colors = [];
+    for (let annotation of annotations) {
+      let color = '#FF0000';
+      if (annotation.concealed) {
+        if (annotation.blurred) {
+          color = '#5CB85C';
+        } else {
+          color = '#F0AD4E';
+        }
       }
+      else if (annotation.blurred) {
+        color = '#5BC0DE'
+      }
+      if (annotation.id !== current) {
+        color += '60'; // some transparency
+      }
+      colors.push(color);
     }
-    else if (annotation.blurred) {
-      color = '#5BC0DE'
-    }
-    tool.drawExistingAnnotations([annotation], color);
+    tool.drawExistingAnnotations(annotations, colors);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -515,7 +528,7 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
   }
 
   function handleConcealedChange() {
-    let annotation = gAnnotationList.filter(function(e) {
+    let annotation = gCurrentAnnotations.filter(function(e) {
       return e.id === gAnnotationId;
     })[0];
     annotation.concealed = $('#concealed').is(':checked');
@@ -524,12 +537,12 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
     } else {
       $('#concealed_label').hide()
     }
-    drawAnnotation(annotation);
+    drawAnnotations(gCurrentAnnotations, annotation.id);
     apiBlurredConcealed();
   }
 
   function handleBlurredChange() {
-    let annotation = gAnnotationList.filter(function(e) {
+    let annotation = gCurrentAnnotations.filter(function(e) {
       return e.id === gAnnotationId;
     })[0];
     annotation.blurred = $('#blurred').is(':checked');
@@ -538,12 +551,12 @@ function calculateImageScale() {
     } else {
       $('#blurred_label').hide()
     }
-    drawAnnotation(annotation);
+    drawAnnotations(gCurrentAnnotations, annotation.id);
     apiBlurredConcealed();
   }
 
   function apiBlurredConcealed() {
-    let annotation = gAnnotationList.filter(function(e) {
+    let annotation = gCurrentAnnotations.filter(function(e) {
       return e.id === gAnnotationId;
     })[0];
     let data = {
diff --git a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/urls.py b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/urls.py
index 54aa1e33..b61599b9 100644
--- a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/urls.py
+++ b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/urls.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     url(r'^api/annotation/loadsetannotationtypes/$', views.load_set_annotation_types, name='load_set_annotation_types'),  # loads annotations of an image
     url(r'^api/annotation/loadfilteredset/$', views.load_filtered_set_annotations, name='load_filtered_set_annotations'),  # loads filtered annotations of an image
     url(r'^api/annotation/loadone/$', views.load_annotation, name='load_annotation'),
+    url(r'^api/annotation/loadmultiple/$', views.load_multiple_annotations, name='load_multiple_annotations'),
     url(r'^api/annotation/verify/$', views.api_verify_annotation, name='verify_annotation'),
     url(r'^api/annotation/update/$', views.update_annotation, name='update_annotations'),
     url(r'^api/annotation/blurred_concealed/$', views.api_blurred_concealed_annotation, name='blurred_concealed_annotation'),
diff --git a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/views.py b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/views.py
index a965f3d2..c98d31a1 100644
--- a/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/views.py
+++ b/imagetagger/imagetagger/annotations/views.py
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ def load_filtered_set_annotations(request) -> Response:
 
     images = Image.objects.filter(image_set=imageset)
     annotations = Annotation.objects.filter(image__in=images,
-                                            annotation_type__active=True).order_by('image_id').select_related()
+                                            annotation_type__active=True).order_by('image__name', 'id').select_related()
     if annotation_type_id > -1:
         annotations = annotations.filter(annotation_type__id=annotation_type_id)
     if verified:
@@ -769,6 +769,32 @@ def load_annotation(request) -> Response:
     }, status=HTTP_200_OK)
 
 
+@login_required
+@api_view(['GET'])
+def load_multiple_annotations(request) -> Response:
+    try:
+        image_id = int(request.query_params['image_id'])
+        annotation_type_id = int(request.query_params['annotation_type_id'])
+    except (KeyError, TypeError, ValueError):
+        raise ParseError
+
+    annotations = Annotation.objects.filter(image_id=image_id, annotation_type_id=annotation_type_id)
+
+    if not Image.objects.get(id=image_id).image_set.has_perm('read', request.user):
+        return Response({
+            'detail': 'permission for reading this image set missing.',
+        }, status=HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+
+    serializer = AnnotationSerializer(annotations,
+                                      context={
+                                          'request': request,
+                                      },
+                                      many=True)
+    return Response({
+        'annotation': serializer.data,
+    }, status=HTTP_200_OK)
+
+
 @login_required
 @api_view(['POST'])
 def update_annotation(request) -> Response:
diff --git a/imagetagger/imagetagger/images/views.py b/imagetagger/imagetagger/images/views.py
index 962613d2..a6965567 100644
--- a/imagetagger/imagetagger/images/views.py
+++ b/imagetagger/imagetagger/images/views.py
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ def view_imageset(request, image_set_id):
     all_annotation_types = AnnotationType.objects.filter(active=True)
     annotations = Annotation.objects.filter(
         image__in=images,
-        annotation_type__active=True).order_by("id")
+        annotation_type__active=True).order_by('image__name', 'id')
     annotation_types = AnnotationType.objects.filter(annotation__image__image_set=imageset, active=True).distinct()\
         .annotate(count=Count('annotation'),
                   in_image_count=Count('annotation', filter=Q(annotation__vector__isnull=False)),