diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuGridCrossQwtPlot.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuGridCrossQwtPlot.cpp
index bc446996cf..a6f530175e 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuGridCrossQwtPlot.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuGridCrossQwtPlot.cpp
@@ -67,14 +67,12 @@ RiuGridCrossQwtPlot::RiuGridCrossQwtPlot( RimPlotInterface* plotDefinition, QWid
     m_zoomerLeft->setTrackerMode( QwtPicker::AlwaysOff );
     m_zoomerLeft->setTrackerPen( QColor( Qt::black ) );
     m_zoomerLeft->initMousePattern( 1 );
-    m_zoomerLeft->setMousePattern( QwtEventPattern::MouseSelect1, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::ShiftModifier );
 
     // Attach a zoomer for the right axis
     m_zoomerRight = new RiuQwtPlotZoomer( canvas() );
     m_zoomerRight->setAxis( xTop, yRight );
     m_zoomerRight->setTrackerMode( QwtPicker::AlwaysOff );
     m_zoomerRight->initMousePattern( 1 );
-    m_zoomerRight->setMousePattern( QwtEventPattern::MouseSelect1, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::ShiftModifier );
 
     // MidButton for the panning
     QwtPlotPanner* panner = new QwtPlotPanner( canvas() );
@@ -541,6 +539,23 @@ void RiuGridCrossQwtPlot::applyFontSizeToOverlayItem( caf::TitledOverlayFrame* o
     overlayItem->setFont( cafFont.p() );
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RiuGridCrossQwtPlot::isZoomerActive() const
+{
+    return m_zoomerLeft->isActiveAndValid() || m_zoomerRight->isActiveAndValid();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiuGridCrossQwtPlot::endZoomOperations()
+{
+    m_zoomerLeft->endZoomOperation();
+    m_zoomerRight->endZoomOperation();
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuGridCrossQwtPlot.h b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuGridCrossQwtPlot.h
index 43fe73cedc..2a63f47384 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuGridCrossQwtPlot.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuGridCrossQwtPlot.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ protected:
     void clearPointSelection() override;
     bool curveText( const QwtPlotCurve* curve, QString* curveTitle, QString* xParamName, QString* yParamName ) const;
     void applyFontSizeToOverlayItem( caf::TitledOverlayFrame* overlayItem );
+    bool isZoomerActive() const override;
+    void endZoomOperations() override;
 
 private slots:
     void onZoomedSlot();
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotWidget.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotWidget.cpp
index 734e0df1d0..9aaec9e273 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotWidget.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotWidget.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QFontMetrics>
 #include <QGraphicsDropShadowEffect>
+#include <QLabel>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QScrollArea>
@@ -473,9 +474,7 @@ bool RiuQwtPlotWidget::eventFilter( QObject* watched, QEvent* event )
     QMouseEvent* mouseEvent = dynamic_cast<QMouseEvent*>( event );
     if ( mouseEvent )
     {
-        // Shift is the zoom modifier and is reserved for QwtZoomPickers
-        bool zoomModifierApplied = ( mouseEvent->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier ) != 0;
-        if ( zoomModifierApplied ) return false;
+        if ( isZoomerActive() ) return false;
 
         bool toggleItemInSelection = ( mouseEvent->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier ) != 0;
 
@@ -520,6 +519,7 @@ bool RiuQwtPlotWidget::eventFilter( QObject* watched, QEvent* event )
                 else
                 {
                     selectPlotOwner( toggleItemInSelection );
+                    endZoomOperations();
                     return true;
                 }
             }
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ bool RiuQwtPlotWidget::eventFilter( QObject* watched, QEvent* event )
                  !m_clickPosition.isNull() )
             {
                 selectClosestCurve( mouseEvent->pos(), toggleItemInSelection );
+                endZoomOperations();
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -590,6 +591,19 @@ void RiuQwtPlotWidget::selectPoint( QwtPlotCurve* curve, int pointNumber ) {}
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RiuQwtPlotWidget::clearPointSelection() {}
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RiuQwtPlotWidget::isZoomerActive() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// Empty default implementation
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiuQwtPlotWidget::endZoomOperations() {}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -613,7 +627,7 @@ RiuWidgetStyleSheet RiuQwtPlotWidget::createPlotStyleSheet() const
 {
     QColor backgroundColor       = QColor( "white" );
     QColor highlightColor        = QApplication::palette().highlight().color();
-    QColor blendedHighlightColor = RiaColorTools::blendQColors( highlightColor, backgroundColor, 1, 5 );
+    QColor blendedHighlightColor = RiaColorTools::blendQColors( highlightColor, backgroundColor, 1, 10 );
     QColor nearlyBackgroundColor = RiaColorTools::blendQColors( highlightColor, backgroundColor, 1, 30 );
 
     RiuWidgetStyleSheet styleSheet;
@@ -625,7 +639,7 @@ RiuWidgetStyleSheet RiuQwtPlotWidget::createPlotStyleSheet() const
     if ( m_draggable )
     {
         QString backgroundGradient = QString( QString( "qlineargradient( x1 : 1, y1 : 0, x2 : 1, y2 : 1,"
-                                                       "stop: 0 %1, stop: 0.02 %2, stop:1 %3 )" )
+                                                       "stop: 0 %1, stop: 0.015 %2, stop:1 %3 )" )
                                                   .arg( blendedHighlightColor.name() )
                                                   .arg( nearlyBackgroundColor.name() )
                                                   .arg( backgroundColor.name() ) );
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotWidget.h b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotWidget.h
index 47ea3d259b..05e5c0da8a 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotWidget.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotWidget.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class QwtPlotMarker;
 class QwtPlotPicker;
 
 class QEvent;
+class QLabel;
 
 //==================================================================================================
 //
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ protected:
 
     virtual void selectPoint( QwtPlotCurve* curve, int pointNumber );
     virtual void clearPointSelection();
+    virtual bool isZoomerActive() const;
+    virtual void endZoomOperations();
 
 private:
     void       setDefaults();
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotZoomer.h b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotZoomer.h
index 1f7c318ffa..18f797e97f 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotZoomer.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtPlotZoomer.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "qwt_plot_zoomer.h"
 
+#include <QMouseEvent>
+
 class RiuQwtPlotZoomer : public QwtPlotZoomer
 {
 public:
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ public:
         return accept( currentSelection );
     }
 
+    void endZoomOperation()
+    {
+        reset();
+    }
+
 protected:
     QSizeF minZoomSize() const override
     {
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.cpp
index 4cab2374db..6bca64d47e 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.cpp
@@ -101,14 +101,12 @@ RiuSummaryQwtPlot::RiuSummaryQwtPlot( RimPlotInterface* plotDefinition, QWidget*
     m_zoomerLeft->setTrackerMode( QwtPicker::AlwaysOff );
     m_zoomerLeft->setTrackerPen( QColor( Qt::black ) );
     m_zoomerLeft->initMousePattern( 1 );
-    m_zoomerLeft->setMousePattern( QwtEventPattern::MouseSelect1, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::ShiftModifier );
 
     // Attach a zoomer for the right axis
     m_zoomerRight = new RiuQwtPlotZoomer( canvas() );
     m_zoomerRight->setAxis( xTop, yRight );
     m_zoomerRight->setTrackerMode( QwtPicker::AlwaysOff );
     m_zoomerRight->initMousePattern( 1 );
-    m_zoomerRight->setMousePattern( QwtEventPattern::MouseSelect1, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::ShiftModifier );
 
     // MidButton for the panning
     QwtPlotPanner* panner = new QwtPlotPanner( canvas() );
@@ -296,6 +294,23 @@ void RiuSummaryQwtPlot::updateLayout()
     updateLegendLayout();
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RiuSummaryQwtPlot::isZoomerActive() const
+{
+    return m_zoomerLeft->isActiveAndValid() || m_zoomerRight->isActiveAndValid();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiuSummaryQwtPlot::endZoomOperations()
+{
+    m_zoomerLeft->endZoomOperation();
+    m_zoomerRight->endZoomOperation();
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.h b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.h
index 2a1e6f5f30..45a38687b2 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ protected:
     void contextMenuEvent( QContextMenuEvent* ) override;
     void setDefaults();
     void updateLayout() override;
+    bool isZoomerActive() const override;
+    void endZoomOperations() override;
 
 private slots:
     void onZoomedSlot();