diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1d9230489..dcfc582b2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 	* CMakeLists.txt:
 	made 0.4.0-rc2 release
 
+	* src/gui/song_editor.cpp:
+	* data/themes/default/playpos_marker.png:
+	improved appearence of position line
+
 	* src/gui/file_browser.cpp:
 	if adding play handle failed for some reason, set internal pointer to
 	it to NULL
diff --git a/data/themes/default/playpos_marker.png b/data/themes/default/playpos_marker.png
index 157b2b978..fb4befbb0 100644
Binary files a/data/themes/default/playpos_marker.png and b/data/themes/default/playpos_marker.png differ
diff --git a/src/gui/song_editor.cpp b/src/gui/song_editor.cpp
index adfb1d267..d16907040 100644
--- a/src/gui/song_editor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/song_editor.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 positionLine::positionLine( QWidget * _parent ) :
 	QWidget( _parent )
 {
-	setFixedWidth( 3 );
+	setFixedWidth( 1 );
 	setAttribute( Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground, true );
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ positionLine::positionLine( QWidget * _parent ) :
 void positionLine::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * _pe )
 {
 	QPainter p( this );
-	p.fillRect( rect(), QColor( 0, 0, 0, 153 ) );
+	p.fillRect( rect(), QColor( 255, 255, 255, 153 ) );
 }
 
 
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ void songEditor::updatePosition( const midiTime & _t )
 	}
 
 	const int x = m_s->m_playPos[song::Mode_PlaySong].m_timeLine->
-							markerX( _t ) + 7;
+							markerX( _t ) + 8;
 	if( x >= TRACK_OP_WIDTH + DEFAULT_SETTINGS_WIDGET_WIDTH-1 )
 	{
 		m_positionLine->show();