diff --git a/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinate_capture.svg b/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinate_capture.svg
index 305259f26a8..74c91e02ab6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinate_capture.svg
+++ b/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinate_capture.svg
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
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    version="1.0"
    sodipodi:docname="coordinate_capture.svg"
-   inkscape:output_extension="org.inkscape.output.svg.inkscape">
+   inkscape:output_extension="org.inkscape.output.svg.inkscape"
+   inkscape:export-filename="/home/timlinux/dev/cpp/qgis/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinatecapture.png"
+   inkscape:export-xdpi="90"
+   inkscape:export-ydpi="90">
   <defs
      id="defs4">
     <marker
diff --git a/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinatecapturemaptool.cpp b/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinatecapturemaptool.cpp
index 9f78eb67318..67397e48aea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinatecapturemaptool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coordinate_capture/coordinatecapturemaptool.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ CoordinateCaptureMapTool::CoordinateCaptureMapTool(QgsMapCanvas* thepCanvas)
   : QgsMapTool(thepCanvas)
 {
   // set cursor
-  QPixmap myIdentifyCursor = QPixmap((const char **) identify_cursor);
+  QPixmap myIdentifyCursor = QPixmap((const char **) capture_point_cursor);
   mCursor = QCursor(myIdentifyCursor, 1, 1);
   mpMapCanvas = thepCanvas;
   mpRubberBand = new QgsRubberBand(mpMapCanvas,false); //false - not a polygon
+  mpRubberBand->setColor(Qt::red);
+  mpRubberBand->setWidth(3);
 }
 
 CoordinateCaptureMapTool::~CoordinateCaptureMapTool()
@@ -58,13 +60,15 @@ void CoordinateCaptureMapTool::canvasReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent * thepEvent)
     return;
   }
 
-  mpRubberBand->reset(false);
-
-  // convert screen coordinates to map coordinates
   QgsPoint myPoint = 
     mCanvas->getCoordinateTransform()->toMapCoordinates(thepEvent->x(), thepEvent->y());
-  mpRubberBand->addPoint(myPoint,true); //true - update canvas
   emit pointCaptured(myPoint);
+  mpRubberBand->reset(false);
+  // convert screen coordinates to map coordinates
+  mpRubberBand->addPoint(myPoint,false); //true - update canvas
+  mpRubberBand->addPoint(myPoint,false); //true - update canvas
+  mpRubberBand->addPoint(myPoint,false); //true - update canvas
+  mpRubberBand->show();
 }