diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf.in
index a0cde92287..96636500a0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf.in
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     <Option name="stereo panner inverted bg" value="2e2929ff"/>
     <Option name="tempo bar" value="70727fcc"/>
     <Option name="tempo marker" value="f2425bff"/>
-    <Option name="time axis frame" value="000000ff"/>
+    <Option name="time axis frame" value="333639ff"/>
     <Option name="selected time axis frame" value="ee0000ff"/>
     <Option name="time stretch fill" value="e2b5b596"/>
     <Option name="time stretch outline" value="63636396"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
index 83c7370ba2..4ed14f9199 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/time_axis_view_item.cc
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ TimeAxisViewItem::set_height (double height)
 	}
 
 	if (frame) {
-		frame->set_y1 (height);
+		frame->set_y1 (height -1);
 		if (frame_handle_start) {
 			frame_handle_start->set_y1 (height);
 			frame_handle_end->set_y1 (height);