diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/meta.js b/ui (gen4)/features/meta.js
index 5cabc624..126b2416 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/meta.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/meta.js	
@@ -68,12 +68,10 @@ core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature('viewer-testing', [
 	'ui-partial-ribbons-2',
 		'-ui-partial-ribbons',
 	//*/
-	// XXX EXPERIMENTAL...
+	/*/ XXX EXPERIMENTAL...
 	'ui-partial-ribbons-vdom',
 		'-ui-partial-ribbons',
 		'-ui-partial-ribbons-2',
-		// XXX this conflicts with ui-partial-ribbons-vdom...
-		//'-ui-current-image-indicator',
 	//*/
 
 	'marks',
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-chrome.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-chrome.js
index 374552e1..b49200b6 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-chrome.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-chrome.js	
@@ -187,6 +187,13 @@ var CurrentImageIndicatorActions = actions.Actions({
 				return
 			}
 
+			// create marker if it does not exist...
+			if(marker.length == 0 && ribbon_set.length > 0){
+				$('<div/>')
+					.addClass('current-marker')
+					.prependTo(ribbon_set)
+			}
+
 			// get config...
 			var border = this.config['current-image-border']
 			var min_border = this.config['current-image-min-border']
@@ -249,6 +256,7 @@ module.CurrentImageIndicator = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 		['load', 
 			function(){
 				var fadein = this.config['current-image-indicator-fadein']
+				this.updateCurrentImageIndicator()
 				this.ribbons.viewer.find('.current-marker')
 					.css({
 						display: 'block',
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-partial-ribbons-vdom.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-partial-ribbons-vdom.js
index c546c2bd..4ebec64f 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-partial-ribbons-vdom.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-partial-ribbons-vdom.js	
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ var VirtualDOMRibbonsPrototype = {
 					transform: 'scale('+ s +', '+ s +')',
 				}
 			}, [
+				// current image indicator...
 				vdom.h('div.current-marker'),
+
 				// ribbon locator...
 				vdom.h('div.ribbon-locator', 
 					{