diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mastodon/mamut/views/bdv/MamutViewBdv.java b/src/main/java/org/mastodon/mamut/views/bdv/MamutViewBdv.java
index 9f1cd2756..842b35888 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mastodon/mamut/views/bdv/MamutViewBdv.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mastodon/mamut/views/bdv/MamutViewBdv.java
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public MamutViewBdv( final ProjectModel appModel )
 						selectionModel,
 						coloring );
 
+		viewer.getDisplay().overlays().add( colorBarOverlay );
 		viewer.getDisplay().overlays().add( tracksOverlay );
 		viewer.renderTransformListeners().add( tracksOverlay );
 		viewer.timePointListeners().add( tracksOverlay );