diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/plugin.xml b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/plugin.xml
index aa0560f8e07..08459791869 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -171,14 +171,12 @@
        <type
              markerSeverity="2"
              markerType="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.codanProblem"
-             name="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error"
-             super="org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor.error">
+             name="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error">
        </type>
        <type
              markerSeverity="1"
              markerType="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.codanProblem"
-             name="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.warning"
-             super="org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor.warning">
+             name="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.warning">
        </type>
        <type
              markerSeverity="0"
@@ -190,14 +188,34 @@
       <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.editors.markerAnnotationSpecification">
       <specification
-      		annotationType="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error"
+            annotationType="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error"
+            colorPreferenceValue="255,0,0"
+            colorPreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error.color"
+            overviewRulerPreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error.overview"
+            overviewRulerPreferenceValue="true"
+            textPreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error.text"
+            textPreferenceValue="true"
+            textStylePreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error.textstyle"
+            textStylePreferenceValue="SQUIGGLES"
+            verticalRulerPreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error.ruler"
+            verticalRulerPreferenceValue="true"
             label="%marker.editor.error"
             icon="icons/red_bug.gif"
             quickFixIcon="icons/red_bug_assist.gif"
             presentationLayer="6">
       </specification>
             <specification
-      		annotationType="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.warning"
+            annotationType="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.warning"
+            colorPreferenceValue="255,255,0"
+            colorPreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.warning.color"
+            overviewRulerPreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.warning.overview"
+            overviewRulerPreferenceValue="true"
+            textPreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.warning.text"
+            textPreferenceValue="true"
+            textStylePreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.error.textstyle"
+            textStylePreferenceValue="SQUIGGLES"
+           verticalRulerPreferenceKey="org.eclipse.cdt.codan.ui.annotation.warning.ruler"
+           verticalRulerPreferenceValue="true"
             label="%marker.editor.warning"
             icon="icons/yellow_bug.gif"
             quickFixIcon="icons/yellow_bug_assist.gif"