diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
index d32559f31..b39020c27 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# v2.7.2 (FUTURE)
+# v2.7.2 (2020-01-21)
 
 ## Enhancements
 
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 ## Bug Fixes
 
 * [#3721](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3721) - Allow Unicode characters in tag slugs
+* [#3923](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3923) - Indicate validation failure when using SSH-style RSA keys
 * [#3951](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3951) - Fix exception in webhook worker due to missing constant
-* [#3923](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3923) - Fix user key validation 
 * [#3953](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3953) - Fix validation error when creating child devices
 * [#3960](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3960) - Fix legacy device status choice
 * [#3962](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3962) - Fix display of unnamed devices in rack elevations
 * [#3963](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3963) - Restore tooltip for devices in rack elevations
 * [#3964](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3964) - Show borders around devices in rack elevations
+* [#3965](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3965) - Indicate the presence of "background" devices in rack elevations
 * [#3966](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3966) - Fix filtering of device components by region/site
 * [#3967](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3967) - Resolve migration of "other" interface type
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/models/__init__.py b/netbox/dcim/models/__init__.py
index 29e5a593f..fff7dbe7b 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/models/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/models/__init__.py
@@ -468,6 +468,21 @@ class RackElevationHelperMixin:
 
         return drawing
 
+    def merge_elevations(self, face):
+        elevation = self.get_rack_units(face=face, expand_devices=False)
+        other_face = DeviceFaceChoices.FACE_FRONT if face == DeviceFaceChoices.FACE_REAR else DeviceFaceChoices.FACE_REAR
+        other = self.get_rack_units(face=other_face)
+
+        unit_cursor = 0
+        for u in elevation:
+            o = other[unit_cursor]
+            if not u['device'] and o['device']:
+                u['device'] = o['device']
+                u['height'] = 1
+            unit_cursor += u.get('height', 1)
+
+        return elevation
+
     def get_elevation_svg(self, face=DeviceFaceChoices.FACE_FRONT, unit_width=230, unit_height=20):
         """
         Return an SVG of the rack elevation
@@ -477,7 +492,7 @@ class RackElevationHelperMixin:
         :param unit_height: Height of each rack unit for the rendered drawing. Note this is not the total
             height of the elevation
         """
-        elevation = self.get_rack_units(face=face, expand_devices=False)
+        elevation = self.merge_elevations(face)
         reserved_units = self.get_reserved_units().keys()
 
         return self._draw_elevations(elevation, reserved_units, face, unit_width, unit_height)
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index d3cc3169f..e5925184d 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 # Environment setup
 #
 
-VERSION = '2.7.2-dev'
+VERSION = '2.7.3-dev'
 
 # Hostname
 HOSTNAME = platform.node()