diff --git a/modules/touch/include/TouchMarker.h b/modules/touch/include/TouchMarker.h
index 3cead1533f..d17313a9f9 100644
--- a/modules/touch/include/TouchMarker.h
+++ b/modules/touch/include/TouchMarker.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <openspace/properties/stringproperty.h>
 #include <openspace/properties/scalar/boolproperty.h>
 #include <openspace/properties/scalar/floatproperty.h>
+#include <openspace/properties/vector/vec3property.h>
 
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ class TouchMarker : public properties::PropertyOwner
 		properties::StringProperty _texturePath;
 		properties::BoolProperty _visible;
 		properties::FloatProperty _radiusSize;
+		properties::FloatProperty _transparency;
+		properties::FloatProperty _thickness;
+		properties::Vec3Property _color;
 
 		std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::ProgramObject> _shader;
 		std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _texture;
diff --git a/modules/touch/shaders/marker_fs.glsl b/modules/touch/shaders/marker_fs.glsl
index e15318779a..5e10ff3bdd 100644
--- a/modules/touch/shaders/marker_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/touch/shaders/marker_fs.glsl
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 in vec2 out_position;
 
 uniform float radius;
+uniform float transparency;
+uniform float thickness;
+uniform vec3 color;
 
 #include "PowerScaling/powerScaling_fs.hglsl"
 #include "fragment.glsl"
@@ -37,24 +40,14 @@ Fragment getFragment() {
     float mag = dot(n.xy, n.xy);
     if (mag > 1.0) discard;   // kill pixels outside circle
     n.z = sqrt(1.0-mag);
-
-    //vec3 eye = vec3(0.0, 0.0, radius * n.z);
-    //float depth = (P[2][2] * eye.z + P[3][2]) / (P[2][3] * eye.z + P[3][3]);
-    //gl_FragDepth = (depth + 1.0) / 2.0;
-
     
     // calculate lighting
-    //const vec3 light_dir = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-    //float diffuse = max(0.0, dot(light_dir, n));
- 
-    //vec3 halfVector = normalize( eye + light_dir);  
-    //float spec = pow(max(0.0, dot(n,halfVector)), 100.0);
-
-    vec3 color = vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-    float alpha = mag;
+    const vec3 light_dir = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    float diffuse = max(0.0, dot(light_dir, n));
+    float alpha = min(pow(mag, thickness), transparency);
 
     Fragment frag;
-    frag.color = vec4(color, alpha);
+    frag.color = vec4(color * diffuse, alpha);
     frag.depth = 1.0;
     return frag;
 }
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diff --git a/modules/touch/src/TouchMarker.cpp b/modules/touch/src/TouchMarker.cpp
index 2876b09e5b..3d98c8db12 100644
--- a/modules/touch/src/TouchMarker.cpp
+++ b/modules/touch/src/TouchMarker.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,16 @@ namespace openspace {
 TouchMarker::TouchMarker()
 	: properties::PropertyOwner("TouchMarker")
 	, _visible("TouchMarkers visible", "Toggle visibility of markers", true)
-	, _radiusSize("Marker size", "Set marker size in radius", 10, 0, 30)
+	, _radiusSize("Marker size", "Marker radius", 30, 0, 50)
+	, _transparency("Transparency of marker", "Marker transparency", 0.8, 0, 1.0)
+	, _thickness("Thickness of marker", "Marker thickness", 1.0, 0, 2.0)
+	, _color(
+		"MarkerColor",
+		"Marker color",
+		glm::vec3(204.f / 255.f, 51.f / 255.f, 51.f / 255.f),
+		glm::vec3(0.f),
+		glm::vec3(1.f)
+	)
 	, _texturePath("texturePath", "Color Texture")
 	, _shader(nullptr)
 	, _texture(nullptr)
@@ -52,9 +61,13 @@ TouchMarker::TouchMarker()
 {
 	addProperty(_visible);
 	addProperty(_radiusSize);
+	addProperty(_transparency);
+	addProperty(_thickness);
+	_color.setViewOption(properties::Property::ViewOptions::Color);
+	addProperty(_color);
 	addProperty(_texturePath);
 	_texturePath.onChange(std::bind(&TouchMarker::loadTexture, this));
-
+	//_texturePath.set("?");
 	
 }
 
@@ -106,8 +119,17 @@ void TouchMarker::render(const std::vector<TUIO::TuioCursor> list) {
 		_texture->bind();
 		_shader->setUniform("texture1", unit);*/
 		_shader->setUniform("radius", _radiusSize);
-		
+		_shader->setUniform("transparency", _transparency);
+		_shader->setUniform("thickness", _thickness);
+		_shader->setUniform("color", _color.value());
+
+		glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+		glBlendEquation(GL_FUNC_ADD);
+		glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+		glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
 		glEnable(GL_PROGRAM_POINT_SIZE); // Enable gl_PointSize in vertex shader
+		glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+		glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 		glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_POINT);
 		glBindVertexArray(_quad);
 		glDrawArrays(GL_POINTS, 0, _numFingers);
@@ -143,18 +165,17 @@ void TouchMarker::loadTexture() {
 
 void TouchMarker::createVertexList(const std::vector<TUIO::TuioCursor> list) {
 	_numFingers = list.size();
-	std::vector<GLfloat> vertexData(_numFingers * 2, 0);
-	GLfloat vertexTest[MAX_FINGERS];
+	GLfloat vertexData[MAX_FINGERS];
 	int i = 0;
 	for (const TUIO::TuioCursor& c : list) {
-		vertexTest[i] = 2 * (c.getX() - 0.5);
-		vertexTest[i + 1] = -2 * (c.getY() - 0.5);
+		vertexData[i] = 2 * (c.getX() - 0.5);
+		vertexData[i + 1] = -2 * (c.getY() - 0.5);
 		i += 2;
 	}
 
 	glBindVertexArray(_quad);
 	glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _vertexPositionBuffer);
-	glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(vertexTest), vertexTest, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+	glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(vertexData), vertexData, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
 	glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
 	glVertexAttribPointer(
 		0,