diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCColorBar.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCColorBar.cpp
index 6960ced4c7..870c33afb1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCColorBar.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCColorBar.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 
 #ifndef _PreComp_
+# include <Inventor/actions/SoGetBoundingBoxAction.h>
 # include <Inventor/actions/SoGLRenderAction.h>
 # include <Inventor/events/SoMouseButtonEvent.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoEventCallback.h>
+# include <Inventor/nodes/SoOrthographicCamera.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoSwitch.h>
 # include <QApplication>
 # include <QMenu>
@@ -78,6 +80,32 @@ void SoFCColorBarBase::GLRenderBelowPath(SoGLRenderAction *  action)
     SoSeparator::GLRenderBelowPath(action);
 }
 
+float SoFCColorBarBase::getBoundingWidth(const SbVec2s& size)
+{
+    // These are the same camera settings for front nodes as defined in the 3d view
+    SoOrthographicCamera* cam = new SoOrthographicCamera;
+    cam->position = SbVec3f(0, 0, 5);
+    cam->height = 10;
+    cam->nearDistance = 0;
+    cam->farDistance = 10;
+
+    SoGroup* group = new SoGroup();
+    group->ref();
+    group->addChild(cam);
+    group->addChild(this);
+
+    SbViewportRegion vpr(size);
+    SoGetBoundingBoxAction bbact(vpr);
+    bbact.apply(group);
+    SbBox3f box = bbact.getBoundingBox();
+    SbVec3f minPt, maxPt;
+    box.getBounds(minPt, maxPt);
+    group->unref();
+
+    float boxWidth = maxPt[0] - minPt[0];
+    return boxWidth + 0.2f;
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 namespace Gui {
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCColorBar.h b/src/Gui/SoFCColorBar.h
index 0238bb8702..c6a148a5f6 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCColorBar.h
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCColorBar.h
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ public:
   virtual const char* getColorBarName() const = 0;
 
 protected:
+  /** Returns the width of the color bar and labels
+   *
+   * Computes the occupied width of the color bar and its labels.
+   * It therefore determines the bounding box.
+   */
+  float getBoundingWidth(const SbVec2s& size);
   /**
    * Sets the current viewer size to recalculate the new position.
    *
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
index b68db9d5a8..8497c6d130 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
@@ -110,13 +110,12 @@ void SoFCColorGradient::setMarkerLabel(const SoMFString& label)
 
 void SoFCColorGradient::setViewportSize(const SbVec2s& size)
 {
-    // don't know why the parameter range isn't between [-1,+1]
-    float fRatio = ((float)size[0]) / ((float)size[1]);
+    float fRatio = static_cast<float>(size[0]) / static_cast<float>(size[1]);
     float fMinX =  4.0f, fMaxX = 4.5f;
     float fMinY = -4.0f, fMaxY = 4.0f;
 
     if (fRatio > 1.0f) {
-        fMinX = 4.0f * fRatio;
+        fMinX = 5.0f * fRatio;
         fMaxX = fMinX + 0.5f;
     }
     else if (fRatio < 1.0f) {
@@ -124,6 +123,11 @@ void SoFCColorGradient::setViewportSize(const SbVec2s& size)
         fMaxY =  4.0f / fRatio;
     }
 
+    float boxWidth = getBoundingWidth(size);
+    if (fRatio < 1.0f) {
+        boxWidth *= fRatio;
+    }
+
     // search for the labels
     int num = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < labels->getNumChildren(); i++) {
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ void SoFCColorGradient::setViewportSize(const SbVec2s& size)
             if (labels->getChild(j)->getTypeId() == SoTransform::getClassTypeId()) {
                 if (first) {
                     first = false;
-                    static_cast<SoTransform*>(labels->getChild(j))->translation.setValue(fMaxX + 0.1f, fMaxY - 0.05f + fStep, 0.0f);
+                    static_cast<SoTransform*>(labels->getChild(j))->translation.setValue(fMaxX + 0.1f - boxWidth, fMaxY - 0.05f + fStep, 0.0f);
                 }
                 else {
                     static_cast<SoTransform*>(labels->getChild(j))->translation.setValue(0, -fStep, 0.0f);
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ void SoFCColorGradient::setViewportSize(const SbVec2s& size)
         }
     }
 
-    _bbox.setBounds(fMinX, fMinY, fMaxX, fMaxY);
+    _bbox.setBounds(fMinX - boxWidth, fMinY, fMaxX - boxWidth, fMaxY);
     modifyPoints(_bbox);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCColorLegend.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCColorLegend.cpp
index c197570a72..476831d781 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCColorLegend.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCColorLegend.cpp
@@ -190,13 +190,12 @@ void SoFCColorLegend::setMarkerValue(const SoMFString& value)
 
 void SoFCColorLegend::setViewportSize(const SbVec2s& size)
 {
-    // don't know why the parameter range isn't between [-1,+1]
     float fRatio = static_cast<float>(size[0]) / static_cast<float>(size[1]);
     float fMinX =  4.0f, fMaxX = 4.5f;
     float fMinY = -4.0f, fMaxY = 4.0f;
 
     if (fRatio > 1.0f) {
-        fMinX = 4.0f * fRatio;
+        fMinX = 5.0f * fRatio;
         fMaxX = fMinX + 0.5f;
     }
     else if (fRatio < 1.0f) {
@@ -204,7 +203,12 @@ void SoFCColorLegend::setViewportSize(const SbVec2s& size)
         fMaxY =  4.0f / fRatio;
     }
 
-    _bbox.setBounds(fMinX, fMinY, fMaxX, fMaxY);
+    float boxWidth = getBoundingWidth(size);
+    if (fRatio < 1.0f) {
+        boxWidth *= fRatio;
+    }
+
+    _bbox.setBounds(fMinX - boxWidth, fMinY, fMaxX - boxWidth, fMaxY);
 
     arrangeLabels(_bbox);
     arrangeValues(_bbox);