diff --git a/common/lc_commands.cpp b/common/lc_commands.cpp
index 1a4c2d04..e5f458b7 100644
--- a/common/lc_commands.cpp
+++ b/common/lc_commands.cpp
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ const lcCommand gCommands[] =
 	// LC_VIEW_TOGGLE_GRID
 	{
 		QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Action", "View.ToggleGrid"),
-		QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Menu", "Grid"),
+		QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Menu", "Base Grid"),
 		QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Status", "Toggle grid"),
 		""
 	},
diff --git a/common/lc_view.cpp b/common/lc_view.cpp
index ad1c8729..4595a115 100644
--- a/common/lc_view.cpp
+++ b/common/lc_view.cpp
@@ -1041,8 +1041,12 @@ void lcView::DrawAxes() const
 	mContext->SetVertexFormatPosition(3);
 	mContext->SetIndexBufferPointer(Indices);
 
-	mContext->SetColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-	mContext->DrawIndexedPrimitives(GL_LINES, 6, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 0);
+	mContext->SetColor(0.8f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+	mContext->DrawIndexedPrimitives(GL_LINES, 2, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 0);
+	mContext->SetColor(0.0f, 0.8f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+	mContext->DrawIndexedPrimitives(GL_LINES, 2, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 2 * 2);
+	mContext->SetColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.8f, 1.0f);
+	mContext->DrawIndexedPrimitives(GL_LINES, 2, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 4 * 2);
 
 	mContext->SetColor(0.8f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
 	mContext->DrawIndexedPrimitives(GL_TRIANGLES, 24, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 6 * 2);