diff --git a/data/themes/default/fader_background.png b/data/themes/default/fader_background.png
index 831668f2be8..7d6b59e35fe 100755
Binary files a/data/themes/default/fader_background.png and b/data/themes/default/fader_background.png differ
diff --git a/data/themes/default/fader_leds.png b/data/themes/default/fader_leds.png
index 45a0d81d603..707902e04c6 100755
Binary files a/data/themes/default/fader_leds.png and b/data/themes/default/fader_leds.png differ
diff --git a/data/themes/default/style.css b/data/themes/default/style.css
index 85c47984c96..51397fa0e0f 100755
--- a/data/themes/default/style.css
+++ b/data/themes/default/style.css
@@ -544,8 +544,9 @@ FxLine {
 
 /* persistent peak markers for fx peak meters */
 Fader {
-	qproperty-peakGreen: #0BD556;
-	qproperty-peakRed: #660505;
+	qproperty-peakGreen: #0ad45c;
+	qproperty-peakYellow: #d6ec52;
+	qproperty-peakRed: #c12038;
 }
 
 TimeLineWidget {
diff --git a/include/Fader.h b/include/Fader.h
index 35f9709541e..943761537b1 100644
--- a/include/Fader.h
+++ b/include/Fader.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class EXPORT Fader : public QWidget, public FloatModelView
 public:
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor peakGreen READ peakGreen WRITE setPeakGreen )
 	Q_PROPERTY( QColor peakRed READ peakRed WRITE setPeakRed )
+	Q_PROPERTY( QColor peakYellow READ peakYellow WRITE setPeakYellow )
 	Q_PROPERTY( bool levelsDisplayedInDBFS READ getLevelsDisplayedInDBFS WRITE setLevelsDisplayedInDBFS )
 
 	Fader( FloatModel * _model, const QString & _name, QWidget * _parent );
@@ -89,9 +90,12 @@ class EXPORT Fader : public QWidget, public FloatModelView
 	QColor const & peakRed() const;
 	void setPeakRed( const QColor & c );
 
+	QColor const & peakYellow() const;
+	void setPeakYellow( const QColor & c );
+
 	inline bool getLevelsDisplayedInDBFS() const { return m_levelsDisplayedInDBFS; }
 	inline void setLevelsDisplayedInDBFS(bool value = true) { m_levelsDisplayedInDBFS = value; }
-	
+
 	void setDisplayConversion( bool b )
 	{
 		m_displayConversion = b;
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ class EXPORT Fader : public QWidget, public FloatModelView
 	virtual void wheelEvent( QWheelEvent *ev );
 	virtual void paintEvent( QPaintEvent *ev );
 
-	inline bool clips(float const & value) const { return value > 1.0f; }
+	inline bool clips(float const & value) const { return value >= 1.0f; }
 
 	void paintDBFSLevels(QPaintEvent *ev, QPainter & painter);
 	void paintLinearLevels(QPaintEvent *ev, QPainter & painter);
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ class EXPORT Fader : public QWidget, public FloatModelView
 
 	QColor m_peakGreen;
 	QColor m_peakRed;
+	QColor m_peakYellow;
 } ;
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp b/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
index 3884e9aff63..c4c2da9b796 100644
--- a/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ FxMixerView::FxChannelView::FxChannelView(QWidget * _parent, FxMixerView * _mv,
 					tr( "FX Fader %1" ).arg( channelIndex ), m_fxLine );
 	m_fader->setLevelsDisplayedInDBFS();
 	// TODO dbvToAmp is really dBFSToAmp. Rename in later commit.
-	m_fader->setMinPeak(dbvToAmp(-40));
-	m_fader->setMaxPeak(dbvToAmp(12));
+	m_fader->setMinPeak(dbvToAmp(-42));
+	m_fader->setMaxPeak(dbvToAmp(9));
 
 	m_fader->move( 16-m_fader->width()/2,
 					m_fxLine->height()-
@@ -600,8 +600,3 @@ void FxMixerView::updateFaders()
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/Fader.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/Fader.cpp
index 2ef4c2e6241..ecb4759d344 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/Fader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/Fader.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ Fader::Fader( FloatModel * _model, const QString & _name, QWidget * _parent ) :
 	m_moveStartPoint( -1 ),
 	m_startValue( 0 ),
 	m_peakGreen( 0, 0, 0 ),
-	m_peakRed( 0, 0, 0 )
+	m_peakRed( 0, 0, 0 ),
+	m_peakYellow( 0, 0, 0 )
 {
 	if( s_textFloat == NULL )
 	{
@@ -384,9 +385,16 @@ void Fader::paintDBFSLevels(QPaintEvent * ev, QPainter & painter)
 
 	float const persistentLeftPeakDBFS = ampToDbv(m_persistentPeak_L);
 	int persistentPeak_L = height * (1 - (persistentLeftPeakDBFS - minDB) * fullSpanReciprocal);
+	// the LED's have a  4px padding and we don't want the peaks
+	// to draw on the fader background
+	if( persistentPeak_L <= 4 )
+	{
+		persistentPeak_L = 4;
+	}
 	if( persistentLeftPeakDBFS > minDB )
 	{
-		QColor const & peakColor = clips(m_persistentPeak_L) ? peakRed() : peakGreen();
+		QColor const & peakColor = clips(m_persistentPeak_L) ? peakRed() :
+			persistentLeftPeakDBFS >= -6 ? peakYellow() : peakGreen();
 		painter.fillRect( QRect( 2, persistentPeak_L, 7, 1 ), peakColor );
 	}
 
@@ -399,9 +407,16 @@ void Fader::paintDBFSLevels(QPaintEvent * ev, QPainter & painter)
 
 	float const persistentRightPeakDBFS = ampToDbv(m_persistentPeak_R);
 	int persistentPeak_R = height * (1 - (persistentRightPeakDBFS - minDB) * fullSpanReciprocal);
+	// the LED's have a  4px padding and we don't want the peaks
+	// to draw on the fader background
+	if( persistentPeak_R <= 4 )
+	{
+		persistentPeak_R = 4;
+	}
 	if( persistentRightPeakDBFS > minDB )
 	{
-		QColor const & peakColor = clips(m_persistentPeak_R) ? peakRed() : peakGreen();
+		QColor const & peakColor = clips(m_persistentPeak_R) ? peakRed() :
+			persistentRightPeakDBFS >= -6 ? peakYellow() : peakGreen();
 		painter.fillRect( QRect( 14, persistentPeak_R, 7, 1 ), peakColor );
 	}
 }
@@ -449,6 +464,11 @@ QColor const & Fader::peakRed() const
 	return m_peakRed;
 }
 
+QColor const & Fader::peakYellow() const
+{
+	return m_peakYellow;
+}
+
 void Fader::setPeakGreen( const QColor & c )
 {
 	m_peakGreen = c;
@@ -459,5 +479,7 @@ void Fader::setPeakRed( const QColor & c )
 	m_peakRed = c;
 }
 
-
-
+void Fader::setPeakYellow( const QColor & c )
+{
+	m_peakYellow = c;
+}