diff --git a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ui/widgets/timegraph/model/MarkerEvent.java b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ui/widgets/timegraph/model/MarkerEvent.java
index 5d63069..fb0efb9 100644
--- a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ui/widgets/timegraph/model/MarkerEvent.java
+++ b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ui/widgets/timegraph/model/MarkerEvent.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.RGBA;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.provisional.tmf.core.model.annotations.IAnnotation;
+import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.model.OutputElementStyle;
+import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.model.StyleProperties;
+import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.presentation.RGBAColor;
+import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui.model.StyleManager;
 
 /**
  * TimeEvent implementation for marker events
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@
  */
 public class MarkerEvent extends TimeEvent implements IMarkerEvent {
 
+    private static final RGBAColor BLACK = new RGBAColor(0,0,0);
     private final String fCategory;
     private final RGBA fColor;
     private final String fLabel;
@@ -102,7 +107,16 @@
         super(entry, annotation);
         fCategory = category;
         fLabel = annotation.getLabel();
-        fColor = new RGBA(0, 0, 0, 255);
+        OutputElementStyle style = annotation.getStyle();
+        RGBAColor color = null;
+        if (style != null) {
+            StyleManager styleManager = StyleManager.empty();
+            color = styleManager.getColorStyle(style, StyleProperties.COLOR);
+        }
+        if (color == null) {
+            color = BLACK;
+        }
+        fColor = new RGBA(color.getRed(), color.getGreen(), color.getBlue(), color.getAlpha());
         fForeground = foreground;
     }
 
diff --git a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ui/widgets/timegraph/widgets/TimeGraphControl.java b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ui/widgets/timegraph/widgets/TimeGraphControl.java
index c570059..cdafe62 100644
--- a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ui/widgets/timegraph/widgets/TimeGraphControl.java
+++ b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ui/widgets/timegraph/widgets/TimeGraphControl.java
@@ -2299,13 +2299,14 @@
                 return;
             }
         }
-        oldDrawMarker(marker, gc, rect);
+        oldDrawMarker(marker, gc, rect, rgba);
     }
 
-    private void oldDrawMarker(IMarkerEvent marker, GC gc, Rectangle rect) {
-        Color color = getColorScheme().getColor(marker.getColor());
+    private void oldDrawMarker(IMarkerEvent marker, GC gc, Rectangle rect, @Nullable RGBAColor rgba) {
+        int colorInt = (rgba != null) ? rgba.toInt() : RGBAUtil.fromRGBA(marker.getColor());
+        Color color = TimeGraphRender.getColor(colorInt);
         gc.setBackground(color);
-        gc.setAlpha(color.getAlpha());
+        gc.setAlpha(rgba != null ? rgba.getAlpha() : color.getAlpha());
         gc.fillRectangle(rect);
         gc.setAlpha(OPAQUE);
         String label = marker.getLabel();