diff --git a/include/openspace/util/histogram.h b/include/openspace/util/histogram.h
index ed9435f883..bc8affbaf5 100644
--- a/include/openspace/util/histogram.h
+++ b/include/openspace/util/histogram.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
     float equalize (float);
     float entropy();
 
-    float highestBinValue(bool equalized);
+    float highestBinValue(bool equalized, int overBins=0);
     float binWidth();
 
     void changeRange(float minValue, float maxValue);
diff --git a/src/util/histogram.cpp b/src/util/histogram.cpp
index 45224535d9..16659adee5 100644
--- a/src/util/histogram.cpp
+++ b/src/util/histogram.cpp
@@ -307,17 +307,41 @@ void Histogram::print() const {
     std::cout << std::endl << std::endl << std::endl<< "==============" << std::endl;
 }
 
-float Histogram::highestBinValue(bool equalized){
+float Histogram::highestBinValue(bool equalized, int overBins){
     int highestBin = 0;
+    float highestValue = 0;
+
     for(int i=0; i<_numBins; i++){
-        if(_data[i] > _data[highestBin])
+        float value = 0;
+        int num = 0;
+        for(int j=0; j<overBins; j++){
+            if(i-j>0){
+                value += _data[i-j];
+                num++;
+            }
+            if(i+j<_numBins){
+                value += _data[i+j];
+                num++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        value += _data[i];
+        value /= (float)++num;
+
+        if(value > highestValue){
             highestBin = i;
+            highestValue = value;
+        }
+
+        // if(_data[i] > _data[highestBin])
+            // highestBin = i;
     }
 
     float low = _minValue + float(highestBin) / _numBins * (_maxValue - _minValue);
     float high = low + (_maxValue - _minValue) / float(_numBins);
 
     if(!equalized){
+        std::cout << (high+low)/2.0 << std::endl;
         return (high+low)/2.0;
     }else{
         return equalize((high+low)/2.0);