diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/marker_manager.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/marker_manager.cpp
index 99208a10..2fece570 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/marker_manager.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/marker_manager.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <scwx/qt/manager/marker_manager.hpp>
 #include <scwx/qt/types/marker_types.hpp>
+#include <scwx/qt/util/color.hpp>
 #include <scwx/qt/util/json.hpp>
 #include <scwx/qt/main/application.hpp>
 #include <scwx/util/logger.hpp>
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ static const auto        logger_    = scwx::util::Logger::Create(logPrefix_);
 static const std::string kNameName_      = "name";
 static const std::string kLatitudeName_  = "latitude";
 static const std::string kLongitudeName_ = "longitude";
+static const std::string kIconName_      = "icon";
+static const std::string kIconColorName_ = "icon-color";
+
+static const std::string defaultIconName = types::getMarkerIcons()[0].name;
+static const boost::gil::rgba8_pixel_t defaultIconColor =
+   util::color::ToRgba8PixelT("#ffff0000");
 
 class MarkerManager::Impl
 {
@@ -59,10 +66,7 @@ public:
 class MarkerManager::Impl::MarkerRecord
 {
 public:
-   MarkerRecord(const std::string& name, double latitude, double longitude) :
-      markerInfo_ {types::MarkerInfo(name, latitude, longitude)}
-   {
-   }
+
    MarkerRecord(const types::MarkerInfo& info) :
       markerInfo_ {info}
    {
@@ -81,16 +85,47 @@ public:
    {
       jv = {{kNameName_, record->markerInfo_.name},
             {kLatitudeName_, record->markerInfo_.latitude},
-            {kLongitudeName_, record->markerInfo_.longitude}};
+            {kLongitudeName_, record->markerInfo_.longitude},
+            {kIconName_, record->markerInfo_.iconName},
+            {kIconColorName_, util::color::ToArgbString(record->markerInfo_.iconColor)}};
    }
 
+
    friend MarkerRecord tag_invoke(boost::json::value_to_tag<MarkerRecord>,
                                   const boost::json::value& jv)
    {
-      return MarkerRecord(
+
+      const boost::json::object& jo = jv.as_object();
+
+      std::string iconName = defaultIconName;
+      boost::gil::rgba8_pixel_t iconColor = defaultIconColor;
+
+      if (jo.contains(kIconName_) && jo.at(kIconName_).is_string())
+      {
+         iconName = boost::json::value_to<std::string>(jv.at(kIconName_));
+      }
+
+      if (jo.contains(kIconColorName_) && jo.at(kIconName_).is_string())
+      {
+         try {
+            iconColor = util::color::ToRgba8PixelT(
+               boost::json::value_to<std::string>(jv.at(kIconColorName_)));
+         }
+         catch (const std::exception& ex)
+         {
+            logger_->warn(
+               "Could not parse color value in location-markers.json with the "
+               "following exception: {}",
+               ex.what());
+         }
+      }
+
+      return MarkerRecord(types::MarkerInfo(
          boost::json::value_to<std::string>(jv.at(kNameName_)),
          boost::json::value_to<double>(jv.at(kLatitudeName_)),
-         boost::json::value_to<double>(jv.at(kLongitudeName_)));
+         boost::json::value_to<double>(jv.at(kLongitudeName_)),
+         iconName,
+         iconColor));
    }
 };
 
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/types/marker_types.hpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/types/marker_types.hpp
index 80f7430f..2d1aa987 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/types/marker_types.hpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/types/marker_types.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdint>
 
+#include <boost/gil.hpp>
 #include <QIcon>
 
 namespace scwx
@@ -17,15 +18,25 @@ typedef std::uint64_t MarkerId;
 
 struct MarkerInfo
 {
-   MarkerInfo(const std::string& name, double latitude, double longitude) :
-       name {name}, latitude {latitude}, longitude {longitude}
+   MarkerInfo(const std::string&        name,
+              double                    latitude,
+              double                    longitude,
+              const std::string         iconName,
+              boost::gil::rgba8_pixel_t iconColor) :
+       name {name},
+       latitude {latitude},
+       longitude {longitude},
+       iconName {iconName},
+       iconColor {iconColor}
    {
    }
 
-   MarkerId    id;
-   std::string name;
-   double      latitude;
-   double      longitude;
+   MarkerId                  id;
+   std::string               name;
+   double                    latitude;
+   double                    longitude;
+   std::string               iconName;
+   boost::gil::rgba8_pixel_t iconColor;
 };
 
 struct MarkerIconInfo {
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/ui/marker_settings_widget.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/ui/marker_settings_widget.cpp
index 0c2bc614..6a1e04f3 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/ui/marker_settings_widget.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/ui/marker_settings_widget.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <scwx/qt/ui/open_url_dialog.hpp>
 #include <scwx/util/logger.hpp>
 
+#include <scwx/qt/util/color.hpp>
+
 #include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
 
 namespace scwx
@@ -63,7 +65,12 @@ void MarkerSettingsWidgetImpl::ConnectSignals()
                     self_,
                     [this]()
                     {
-                       markerManager_->add_marker(types::MarkerInfo("", 0, 0));
+                       markerManager_->add_marker(types::MarkerInfo(
+                          "",
+                          0,
+                          0,
+                          types::getMarkerIcons()[0].name,
+                          util::color::ToRgba8PixelT("#ffff0000")));
                     });
    QObject::connect(
       self_->ui->removeButton,