diff --git a/Source/GUI/Plot.cpp b/Source/GUI/Plot.cpp
index e8a23bd86..74ebc8c3d 100644
--- a/Source/GUI/Plot.cpp
+++ b/Source/GUI/Plot.cpp
@@ -437,6 +437,20 @@ bool Plot::isBarchart() const
 void Plot::setYAxisMinMaxMode(YMinMaxMode mode)
 {
     m_yminMaxMode = mode;
+    QColor color;
+    switch(m_yminMaxMode) {
+    case MinMaxOfThePlot:
+        color = "darkblue";
+        break;
+    case Formula:
+        color = "black";
+        break;
+    case Custom:
+        color = QColor(85, 0, 127);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    setYAxisColor(color);
     initYAxis();
 }
 
@@ -732,6 +746,15 @@ QSize Plot::minimumSizeHint() const
     return QSize( hint.width(), -1 );
 }
 
+void Plot::setYAxisColor(QColor color)
+{
+    auto yAxis = axisWidget(QwtPlot::yLeft);
+    QPalette palette = yAxis->palette();
+    palette.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, color);	// for ticks
+    palette.setColor(QPalette::Text, color); // for ticks' labels
+    yAxis->setPalette(palette);
+}
+
 const QwtPlotCurve* Plot::curve( int index ) const
 {
     const QwtPlotItemList curves = itemList( QwtPlotItem::Rtti_PlotCurve );
diff --git a/Source/GUI/Plot.h b/Source/GUI/Plot.h
index 3afcbc9ea..0a06d8987 100644
--- a/Source/GUI/Plot.h
+++ b/Source/GUI/Plot.h
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ class Plot : public QwtPlot
     virtual QSize sizeHint() const;
     virtual QSize minimumSizeHint() const;
 
+    void setYAxisColor(QColor color);
     void setYAxis( double min, double max, int numSteps );
     void setCursorPos( double x );
 
diff --git a/Source/GUI/yminmaxselector.ui b/Source/GUI/yminmaxselector.ui
index c501cb29c..ab399218d 100644
--- a/Source/GUI/yminmaxselector.ui
+++ b/Source/GUI/yminmaxselector.ui
@@ -23,27 +23,27 @@
       <string>Set the y-axis range</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="minMaxOfThePlot_radioButton">
+      <item row="0" column="1">
+       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="minMaxSystemProvided_radioButton">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Fit to the plotted data</string>
+         <string>Full Range</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
-         <bool>true</bool>
+         <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="0">
-       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="minMaxSystemProvided_radioButton">
+      <item row="1" column="1">
+       <widget class="QRadioButton" name="minMaxOfThePlot_radioButton">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Full Range</string>
+         <string>Fit to the plotted data</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
-         <bool>false</bool>
+         <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
+      <item row="3" column="1">
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
         <item>
          <widget class="QRadioButton" name="customMinMax_radioButton">
@@ -112,6 +112,54 @@
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QFrame" name="frame">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>20</width>
+          <height>0</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="autoFillBackground">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="styleSheet">
+         <string notr="true">background-color: &quot;black&quot;;</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="frameShape">
+         <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="frameShadow">
+         <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="0">
+       <widget class="QFrame" name="frame_2">
+        <property name="styleSheet">
+         <string notr="true">background-color: &quot;dark blue&quot;;</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="frameShape">
+         <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="frameShadow">
+         <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="3" column="0">
+       <widget class="QFrame" name="frame_3">
+        <property name="styleSheet">
+         <string notr="true">background-color: rgb(85, 0, 127)</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="frameShape">
+         <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="frameShadow">
+         <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>