diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/TimeMarks.qml b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/TimeMarks.qml
index f182d26a566..ee06d501d83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/TimeMarks.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/TimeMarks.qml
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ Canvas2D {
         if (startTime < qmlProfilerModelProxy.traceStartTime()) {
             ctxt.fillStyle = "rgba(127,127,127,0.2)";
             rectWidth = (qmlProfilerModelProxy.traceStartTime() - startTime) * spacing;
-            ctxt.fillRect(0, 0, rectWidth, height);
+            ctxt.fillRect(0, lineStart, rectWidth, lineEnd);
         }
         if (endTime > qmlProfilerModelProxy.traceEndTime()) {
             ctxt.fillStyle = "rgba(127,127,127,0.2)";
             var rectX = (qmlProfilerModelProxy.traceEndTime() - startTime) * spacing;
             rectWidth = (endTime - qmlProfilerModelProxy.traceEndTime()) * spacing;
-            ctxt.fillRect(rectX, 0, rectWidth, height);
+            ctxt.fillRect(rectX, lineStart, rectWidth, lineEnd);
         }
 
     }