diff --git a/src/AllPlot.h b/src/AllPlot.h
index 86e278d09..7ebe1c593 100644
--- a/src/AllPlot.h
+++ b/src/AllPlot.h
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ class CurveColors : public QObject
             // Labels
             foreach(QwtPlotItem *item, plot->itemList(QwtPlotItem::Rtti_PlotMarker)) {
 
+                // ignore event / interval markers
+                if (static_cast<QwtPlotMarker*>(item)->lineStyle() == QwtPlotMarker::VLine) continue;
+
                 QwtScaleWidget *x = plot->axisWidget(static_cast<QwtPlotMarker*>(item)->yAxis());
                 labels.insert(static_cast<QwtPlotMarker*>(item), x);
             }