diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1add4c0a..a07c2f24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - Simplified traffic sign matching in FileReader
 - The occupancy set, initial time step ,and final time step are now computed properties of TrajectoryPrediction
 - Trajectory now allows direct access to the state list
+- Activation condition for drawing occupancies
 
 ### Removed
 - Setters for initial and final time step in predictions
diff --git a/commonroad/visualization/mp_renderer.py b/commonroad/visualization/mp_renderer.py
index fe9b0308..1236ccce 100644
--- a/commonroad/visualization/mp_renderer.py
+++ b/commonroad/visualization/mp_renderer.py
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def draw_dynamic_obstacle(
                 self._draw_signal_state(sig, veh_occ, draw_params.signals)
 
         # draw occupancies
-        if draw_occupancies and isinstance(obj.prediction, commonroad.prediction.prediction.SetBasedPrediction):
+        if draw_occupancies or isinstance(obj.prediction, commonroad.prediction.prediction.SetBasedPrediction):
             if draw_shape:
                 # occupancy already plotted
                 time_begin_occ = time_begin + 1