diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
index 4897aea7c2..8c75f30e65 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SO_NODE_SOURCE(SoFCColorGradient)
 /*!
   Constructor.
 */
-SoFCColorGradient::SoFCColorGradient() : _bbox(4.0f, -4.0f, 4.5f, 4.0f), _precision(3)
+SoFCColorGradient::SoFCColorGradient() : _bbox(5.0f, -4.0f, 5.5f, 4.0f), _precision(3)
 {
     SO_NODE_CONSTRUCTOR(SoFCColorGradient);
     coords = new SoCoordinate3;
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ void SoFCColorGradient::setMarkerLabel(const SoMFString& label)
 
     int num = label.getNum();
     if (num > 1) {
-        float fStep = 8.0f / ((float)num - 1);
+        SbVec2f maxPt = _bbox.getMax();
+        SbVec2f minPt = _bbox.getMin();
+        float fStep = (maxPt[1] - minPt[1]) / ((float)num - 1);
         SoTransform* trans = new SoTransform;
-        trans->translation.setValue(_bbox.getMax()[0] + 0.1f, _bbox.getMax()[1] - 0.05f + fStep, 0.0f);
+        trans->translation.setValue(maxPt[0] + 0.1f, maxPt[1] - 0.05f + fStep, 0.0f);
         labels->addChild(trans);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {