diff --git a/examples/osgscalarbar/osgscalarbar.cpp b/examples/osgscalarbar/osgscalarbar.cpp
index 503bb74fa..618c93286 100644
--- a/examples/osgscalarbar/osgscalarbar.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgscalarbar/osgscalarbar.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct MyScalarPrinter: public ScalarBar::ScalarPrinter
 };
 #endif
 
-osg::Node* createScalarBar()
+osg::Node* createScalarBar(bool vertical)
 {
 #if 1
     //ScalarsToColors* stc = new ScalarsToColors(0.0f,1.0f);
@@ -90,9 +90,17 @@ osg::Node* createScalarBar()
 
 
     ColorRange* cr = new ColorRange(0.0f,1.0f,cs);
-    ScalarBar* sb = new ScalarBar(20, 11, cr, "ScalarBar", ScalarBar::VERTICAL, 0.1f, new MyScalarPrinter);
+    ScalarBar* sb = new ScalarBar(20, 11, cr,
+                      vertical ? "Vertical" : "Horizontal",
+                      vertical ? ScalarBar::VERTICAL : ScalarBar::HORIZONTAL,
+                      0.1f, new MyScalarPrinter);
     sb->setScalarPrinter(new MyScalarPrinter);
 
+    if ( !vertical )
+    {
+        sb->setPosition( osg::Vec3(0.5f,-0.5f,0));
+    }
+
     return sb;
 #else
     ScalarBar *sb = new ScalarBar;
@@ -137,7 +145,8 @@ int main(int , char **)
     osgViewer::Viewer viewer;
 
     osg::Group* group = new osg::Group;
-    group->addChild(createScalarBar());
+    group->addChild(createScalarBar(true));
+    group->addChild(createScalarBar(false));
     group->addChild(createScalarBar_HUD());
 
     // add model to viewer.
diff --git a/src/osgSim/ScalarBar.cpp b/src/osgSim/ScalarBar.cpp
index 3280ac2c9..e2d3c9019 100644
--- a/src/osgSim/ScalarBar.cpp
+++ b/src/osgSim/ScalarBar.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <osgSim/ScalarBar>
 #include <osgText/Text>
 #include <osg/Geometry>
+#include <osg/Material>
+#include <osg/PolygonOffset>
 #include <sstream>
 
 using namespace osgSim;
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ void ScalarBar::createDrawables()
     }
     else
     {
-        matrix = osg::Matrix::rotate(osg::DegreesToRadians(90.0f),1.0f,0.0f,0.0f) * osg::Matrix::translate(_position);
+        matrix = osg::Matrix::rotate(osg::DegreesToRadians(90.0f),0.0f,0.0f,-1.0f) * osg::Matrix::translate(_position);
     }
 
     // 1. First the bar
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ void ScalarBar::createDrawables()
         cs->push_back(c);
         cs->push_back(c);
     }
+
     bar->setColorArray(cs.get(), osg::Array::BIND_PER_VERTEX);
 
     // Normal
@@ -184,9 +187,13 @@ void ScalarBar::createDrawables()
 
     // The Quad strip that represents the bar
     bar->addPrimitiveSet(new osg::DrawArrays(GL_QUADS,0,vs->size()));
+    bar->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttributeAndModes( new osg::PolygonOffset(1,1),
+                            osg::StateAttribute::OVERRIDE|osg::StateAttribute::ON );
 
     addDrawable(bar.get());
 
+#define CHARACTER_OFFSET_FACTOR (0.3f)
+
     // 2. Then the text labels
     // =======================
 
@@ -199,7 +206,8 @@ void ScalarBar::createDrawables()
     std::vector<osgText::Text*> texts(_numLabels);      // We'll need to collect pointers to these for later
     float labelIncr = (_numLabels>0) ? (_stc->getMax()-_stc->getMin())/(_numLabels-1) : 0.0f;
     float labelxIncr = (_numLabels>0) ? (_width)/(_numLabels-1) : 0.0f;
-    float labely = arOffset + characterSize*0.3f;
+    const float labely = arOffset + characterSize*CHARACTER_OFFSET_FACTOR;
+
     for(i=0; i<_numLabels; ++i)
     {
         osgText::Text* text = new osgText::Text;
@@ -210,17 +218,15 @@ void ScalarBar::createDrawables()
         text->setText(_sp->printScalar(_stc->getMin()+(i*labelIncr)));
 
         text->setPosition(osg::Vec3((i*labelxIncr), labely, 0.0f)*matrix);
-        text->setAlignment(osgText::Text::CENTER_BASE_LINE);
-        text->setAxisAlignment( (_orientation==HORIZONTAL) ? osgText::Text::XY_PLANE :  osgText::Text::XZ_PLANE );
+        text->setAlignment( (_orientation==HORIZONTAL) ? osgText::Text::CENTER_BASE_LINE : osgText::Text::LEFT_CENTER);
 
         addDrawable(text);
 
         texts[i] = text;
     }
 
-
-    // 3. And finally the title
-    // ========================
+    // 3. The title
+    // ============
 
     if(_title != "")
     {
@@ -231,13 +237,60 @@ void ScalarBar::createDrawables()
         text->setCharacterSize(characterSize);
         text->setText(_title);
 
+        osg::Vec3 titlePos;
+        if ( _orientation==HORIZONTAL )
+        {
+            const float titleY = (_numLabels>0) ? labely + characterSize : labely;
+            titlePos = osg::Vec3((_width/2.0f), titleY, 0.0f);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            titlePos = osg::Vec3( 0, arOffset/2, 0 );
+        }
+
         float titleY = (_numLabels>0) ? labely + characterSize : labely;
 
         // Position the title at the middle of the bar above any labels.
-        text->setPosition(osg::Vec3((_width/2.0f), titleY, 0.0f)*matrix);
-        text->setAlignment(osgText::Text::CENTER_BASE_LINE);
-        text->setAxisAlignment( (_orientation==HORIZONTAL) ? osgText::Text::XY_PLANE :  osgText::Text::XZ_PLANE );
+        text->setPosition(titlePos*matrix);
+        text->setAlignment(
+            _orientation==HORIZONTAL ? osgText::Text::CENTER_BASE_LINE : osgText::Text::CENTER_BOTTOM);
 
         addDrawable(text);
     }
+
+    // 4. The rectangular border and sticks
+    // ====================================
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array> annotVertices = new osg::Vec3Array;
+
+    //Border
+    annotVertices->push_back( osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f) * matrix  );
+    annotVertices->push_back( osg::Vec3(0.0f,arOffset,0.0f) * matrix  );
+
+    annotVertices->push_back( osg::Vec3(0.0f,arOffset,0.0f) * matrix  );
+    annotVertices->push_back( osg::Vec3(_width,arOffset,0.0f) * matrix  );
+
+    annotVertices->push_back( osg::Vec3(_width,arOffset,0.0f) * matrix  );
+    annotVertices->push_back( osg::Vec3(_width,0.0f,0.0f) * matrix  );
+
+    annotVertices->push_back( osg::Vec3(_width,0.0f,0.0f) * matrix  );
+    annotVertices->push_back( osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f) * matrix  );
+
+    //Sticks
+    for(i=0; i<_numLabels; ++i)
+    {
+        const osg::Vec3 p1(osg::Vec3((i*labelxIncr), arOffset, 0.0f)*matrix);
+        const osg::Vec3 p2(osg::Vec3((i*labelxIncr), labely, 0.0f)*matrix);
+        annotVertices->push_back( p1 );
+        annotVertices->push_back( p2 );
+    }
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> annotationGeom = new osg::Geometry();
+    annotationGeom->addPrimitiveSet( new osg::DrawArrays(GL_LINES,0,annotVertices->size()) );
+    annotationGeom->setVertexArray( annotVertices.get() );
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Material> annotMaterial = new osg::Material;
+    annotMaterial->setDiffuse( osg::Material::FRONT, _textProperties._color );
+    annotationGeom->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttribute( annotMaterial.get() );
+
+    addDrawable( annotationGeom.get() );
 }