diff --git a/ardour.rc.in b/ardour.rc.in
index d99c409cb0..662fdeed40 100644
--- a/ardour.rc.in
+++ b/ardour.rc.in
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     <Option name="location punch" value="7c3a3aff"/>
     <Option name="verbose canvas cursor" value="f4f214bc"/>
     <Option name="marker label" value="000000ff"/>
+    <Option name="marker bar separator" value="30303088"/>
     <Option name="tempo bar" value="72727fff"/>
     <Option name="meterbar" value="666672ff"/>
     <Option name="markerbar" value="7f7f8cff"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
index 2aa76d4a85..c757d6cfd3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
@@ -705,19 +705,19 @@ Editor::color_handler()
 	verbose_canvas_cursor->property_fill_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_VerboseCanvasCursor.get();
 	
 	meter_bar->property_fill_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MeterBar.get();
-	meter_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MeterBar.get();
+	meter_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MarkerBarSeparator.get();
 
 	tempo_bar->property_fill_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_TempoBar.get();
-	tempo_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_TempoBar.get();
+	tempo_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MarkerBarSeparator.get();
 
 	marker_bar->property_fill_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MarkerBar.get();
-	marker_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MarkerBar.get();
+	marker_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MarkerBarSeparator.get();
 
 	range_marker_bar->property_fill_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_RangeMarkerBar.get();
-	range_marker_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_RangeMarkerBar.get();
+	range_marker_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MarkerBarSeparator.get();
 
 	transport_marker_bar->property_fill_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_TransportMarkerBar.get();
-	transport_marker_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_TransportMarkerBar.get();
+	transport_marker_bar->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_MarkerBarSeparator.get();
 
 	range_bar_drag_rect->property_fill_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_RangeDragBarRect.get();
 	range_bar_drag_rect->property_outline_color_rgba() = Config->canvasvar_RangeDragBarRect.get();
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/canvas_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/canvas_vars.h
index 4e83131920..35af35e2ac 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/canvas_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/canvas_vars.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_LocationLoop, "location loop")
 CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_LocationPunch, "location punch")
 CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_VerboseCanvasCursor, "verbose canvas cursor")
 CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MarkerLabel, "marker label")
+CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MarkerBarSeparator, "marker bar separator")
 CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_TempoBar, "tempo bar")
 CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MeterBar, "meterbar")
 CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MarkerBar, "markerbar")