diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
index 269b43a71..9adfeffe8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mapwindow.cpp
@@ -300,17 +300,17 @@ namespace MWGui
             MarkerUserData markerPos;
             MyGUI::IntPoint widgetPos = getMarkerPosition(marker.mWorldX, marker.mWorldY, markerPos);
 
-            MyGUI::IntCoord widgetCoord(widgetPos.left - 4,
-                                        widgetPos.top - 4,
-                                        8, 8);
-            MarkerWidget* markerWidget = mLocalMap->createWidget<MarkerWidget>("MarkerButton",
+            MyGUI::IntCoord widgetCoord(widgetPos.left - 8,
+                                        widgetPos.top - 8,
+                                        16, 16);
+            MarkerWidget* markerWidget = mLocalMap->createWidget<MarkerWidget>("CustomMarkerButton",
                 widgetCoord, MyGUI::Align::Default);
             markerWidget->setDepth(Local_MarkerAboveFogLayer);
             markerWidget->setUserString("ToolTipType", "Layout");
             markerWidget->setUserString("ToolTipLayout", "TextToolTipOneLine");
             markerWidget->setUserString("Caption_TextOneLine", MyGUI::TextIterator::toTagsString(marker.mNote));
-            markerWidget->setNormalColour(MyGUI::Colour(1.0f, 0.3f, 0.3f));
-            markerWidget->setHoverColour(MyGUI::Colour(1.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f));
+            markerWidget->setNormalColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f));
+            markerWidget->setHoverColour(MyGUI::Colour(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
             markerWidget->setUserData(marker);
             markerWidget->setNeedMouseFocus(true);
             customMarkerCreated(markerWidget);
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_resources.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_resources.xml
index 423281a62..305cb0c0d 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_resources.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_resources.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
         </BasisSkin>
     </Resource>
 
+    <Resource type="ResourceLayout" name="CustomMarkerButton" version="3.2.0">
+        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="0 0 16 16" name="Root">
+            <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+                <Property key="ImageTexture" value="icons\map_marker_red.dds"/>
+                <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
+            </Widget>
+        </Widget>
+    </Resource>
+
     <Resource type="ResourceLayout" name="TabControl" version="3.2.0">
         <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="5 5 89 60" name="Root">
             <UserString key="ButtonSkin" value="MW_Button_RightPadding"/>