diff --git a/ui (gen4)/css/layout.less b/ui (gen4)/css/layout.less
index 22e9a13c..2ab13d2d 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/css/layout.less	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/css/layout.less	
@@ -1555,7 +1555,12 @@ progress:not(value)::-webkit-progress-bar {
 	background-color: transparent;
 }
 .single-image-mode.viewer .current-marker {
-	display: none;
+	/* NOTE: !important here fixes the jQuery habit of explicitly 
+		setting display on .show(..)/.hide(..)/.fadeIn(..)/... 
+		...if this proves to be a problem, use visibility instead
+		of !important...
+	 */
+	display: none !important;
 }
 .single-image-mode.viewer .image {
 	background-color: transparent;
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-chrome.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-chrome.js
index e2967a57..96a2e03d 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-chrome.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-chrome.js	
@@ -328,7 +328,10 @@ module.CurrentImageIndicator = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 					var ribbons = this.ribbons
 					var fadein = this.config['current-image-indicator-fadein']
 					this._current_image_indicator_timeout = setTimeout(function(){ 
-						ribbons.viewer.find('.current-marker').fadeIn(fadein)
+						var m = ribbons.viewer.find('.current-marker')
+							.fadeIn(fadein, function(){
+								m.css({display: ''})
+							})
 					}, this.config['current-image-shift-timeout'])
 				}
 			}],