diff --git a/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/marker.cpp b/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/marker.cpp
index 53b180f..bbd03eb 100644
--- a/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/marker.cpp
+++ b/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/marker.cpp
@@ -793,6 +793,13 @@ void Marker::setPosition(double pos)
     emit positionChanged(position);
 }
 
+void Marker::setToMiddleOfTrace()
+{
+    if(parentTrace) {
+        setPosition((parentTrace->minX() + parentTrace->maxX()) / 2);
+    }
+}
+
 void Marker::parentTraceDeleted(Trace *t)
 {
     if(t == parentTrace) {
diff --git a/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/marker.h b/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/marker.h
index c2d586c..275b3d0 100644
--- a/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/marker.h
+++ b/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/marker.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public:
 
 public slots:
     void setPosition(double freq);
+    void setToMiddleOfTrace();
     void updateContextmenu();
 signals:
     void positionChanged(double pos);
diff --git a/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/markermodel.cpp b/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/markermodel.cpp
index efc43d7..2855920 100644
--- a/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/markermodel.cpp
+++ b/Software/PC_Application/LibreVNA-GUI/Traces/Marker/markermodel.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Marker *MarkerModel::createDefaultMarker()
         }
     } while (used);
     auto marker = new Marker(this, number);
-    marker->setPosition(2150000000);
     marker->assignTrace(model.trace(0));
+    marker->setToMiddleOfTrace();
     return marker;
 }