diff --git a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/Messages.java b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/Messages.java
index bb69c23..0bb7585 100644
--- a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/Messages.java
+++ b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/Messages.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class Messages extends NLS {
 	public static String ResourceManager_0;
 	public static String SCViewerPreferencesPage_0;
 	public static String SCViewerPreferencesPage_1;
+	public static String SCViewerPreferencesPage_2;
 	public static String StatusBarControl_1;
 	public static String StatusBarControl_2;
 	public static String StatusBarControl_3;
diff --git a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/messages.properties b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/messages.properties
index 4cc0144..25acce6 100644
--- a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/messages.properties
+++ b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/messages.properties
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RelationTypeToolControl_1=Select
 ResourceManager_0=Wrong decorate corner
 SCViewerPreferencesPage_0=Check for changed database
 SCViewerPreferencesPage_1=Show hover window in waveform
+SCViewerPreferencesPage_2=Waveform track height
 StatusBarControl_1=Currently running: 
 StatusBarControl_2=\nLast task: 
 StatusBarControl_3=Currently running: 
diff --git a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/parts/WaveformStyleProvider.java b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/parts/WaveformStyleProvider.java
index 67064c5..b2f389f 100644
--- a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/parts/WaveformStyleProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/parts/WaveformStyleProvider.java
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ public class WaveformStyleProvider implements IWaveformStyleProvider {
 	// list of random colors
 	private static Color[][] randomColors;
 
-
+	private int trackHeigth=25;
+	
 	public WaveformStyleProvider() {
 		setupDefaults();
 	}
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ public class WaveformStyleProvider implements IWaveformStyleProvider {
 			RGB rgb = StringConverter.asRGB(prefValue);
 			colorPref.put(c, rgb);
 		}
-	}
+		trackHeigth = store.getInt(PreferenceConstants.TRACK_HEIGHT, defaultPrefs.getInt(PreferenceConstants.TRACK_HEIGHT,  25)); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}	
 	/** 
 	 * needs redraw() afterwards
 	 * @param colourMap
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ public class WaveformStyleProvider implements IWaveformStyleProvider {
 
 	@Override
 	public int getTrackHeight() {
-		return 25;
+		return trackHeigth;
 	}
 	@Override
 	public Color getColor(WaveformColors type) {
diff --git a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/DefaultValuesInitializer.java b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/DefaultValuesInitializer.java
index 71f299c..e7c1e64 100644
--- a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/DefaultValuesInitializer.java
+++ b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/DefaultValuesInitializer.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public class DefaultValuesInitializer extends AbstractPreferenceInitializer {
 		
 		store.putBoolean(PreferenceConstants.DATABASE_RELOAD, true);
 		store.putBoolean(PreferenceConstants.SHOW_HOVER, true);
+		store.putInt(PreferenceConstants.TRACK_HEIGHT, 30);
         for (WaveformColors c : WaveformColors.values()) {
         	 store.put(c.name()+"_COLOR", StringConverter.asString(colors[c.ordinal()].getRGB())); //$NON-NLS-1$
         }
diff --git a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/PreferenceConstants.java b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/PreferenceConstants.java
index 9a6d057..9146fe6 100644
--- a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/PreferenceConstants.java
+++ b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/PreferenceConstants.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ public class PreferenceConstants {
 	/** The Constant DATABASE_RELOAD. */
 	public static final String SHOW_HOVER="showWaveformHover"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	
+	/** The Constant TRACK_HEIGHT. */
+	public static final String TRACK_HEIGHT="trackHeigth"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	
 	/** The Constant LINE_COLOR. */
 	public static final String LINE_COLOR="LINE_COLOR"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	
diff --git a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/SCViewerPreferencesPage.java b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/SCViewerPreferencesPage.java
index 25005e9..fe80cef 100644
--- a/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/SCViewerPreferencesPage.java
+++ b/plugins/com.minres.scviewer.e4.application/src/com/minres/scviewer/e4/application/preferences/SCViewerPreferencesPage.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package com.minres.scviewer.e4.application.preferences;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.BooleanFieldEditor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.FieldEditorPreferencePage;
+import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IntegerFieldEditor;
 
 import com.minres.scviewer.e4.application.Messages;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public class SCViewerPreferencesPage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage {
 				getFieldEditorParent()));
 		addField(new BooleanFieldEditor(PreferenceConstants.SHOW_HOVER, Messages.SCViewerPreferencesPage_1,
 				getFieldEditorParent()));
+		addField(new IntegerFieldEditor(PreferenceConstants.TRACK_HEIGHT, Messages.SCViewerPreferencesPage_2,
+				getFieldEditorParent()));
 
 	}