diff --git a/GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.cpp b/GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.cpp
index c8025c563c10db467b11171f904f7db181daa2e9..593c3608fe921dadbf47e163945e0771e85d56ec 100644
--- a/GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,26 @@ const std::vector<std::pair<QString, Qt::GlobalColor>> color_queue = {
     {"Red", Qt::GlobalColor::darkRed},   {"Cyan", Qt::GlobalColor::darkCyan},
     {"Gray", Qt::GlobalColor::darkGray}, {"Magenta", Qt::GlobalColor::darkMagenta}};
 
+// scatters for representation of 1D graphs
+const QMap<QString, QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape> scatter_map = {
+    {"None", QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape::ssNone},
+    {"Disc", QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape::ssDisc},
+    {"Circle", QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape::ssCircle},
+    {"Cross", QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape::ssCross},
+    {"Diamond", QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape::ssDiamond},
+    {"Star", QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape::ssStar}
+};
+
+// connection lines for representation of 1D graphs
+const QMap<QString, QCPGraph::LineStyle> line_map = {
+    {"None", QCPGraph::LineStyle::lsNone},
+    {"Line", QCPGraph::LineStyle::lsLine},
+    {"StepLeft", QCPGraph::LineStyle::lsStepLeft},
+    {"StepRight", QCPGraph::LineStyle::lsStepRight},
+    {"StepCenter", QCPGraph::LineStyle::lsStepCenter},
+    {"Impulse", QCPGraph::LineStyle::lsImpulse}
+};
+
 struct ColorNameComparator {
     ColorNameComparator(QString value_to_comp)
         : m_value_to_comp(std::move(value_to_comp))
@@ -53,6 +73,24 @@ ComboProperty defaultColorCombo()
     return result;
 }
 
+ComboProperty defaultScatterCombo()
+{
+    ComboProperty result;
+    for (const auto& scatter : scatter_map.keys())
+        result << scatter;
+    result.setValue(scatter_map.keys().first());
+    return result;
+}
+
+ComboProperty defaultLineCombo()
+{
+    ComboProperty result;
+    for (const auto& line : line_map.keys())
+        result << line;
+    result.setValue(line_map.keys().first());
+    return result;
+}
+
 // TODO cover with unit tests and simplify
 
 QModelIndex getIndexFromPath(const SessionModel* model, const QString& path)
@@ -102,6 +140,8 @@ Data1DProperties::Data1DProperties()
     : DataProperties(M_TYPE)
 {
     addProperty(P_COLOR, defaultColorCombo().variant());
+    addProperty(P_SCATTER, defaultScatterCombo().variant());
+    addProperty(P_LINE, defaultLineCombo().variant());
 }
 
 QColor Data1DProperties::color()
@@ -136,3 +176,33 @@ void Data1DProperties::setColorProperty(const QString& color_name)
     color_combo.setValue(color_name);
     setItemValue(P_COLOR, color_combo.variant());
 }
+
+QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape Data1DProperties::scatter()
+{
+    const QString& scatter_name = getItemValue(P_SCATTER).value<ComboProperty>().getValue();
+    bool contains = scatter_map.contains(scatter_name);
+    ASSERT(contains);
+    return QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape(scatter_map.value(scatter_name));
+}
+
+QCPGraph::LineStyle Data1DProperties::line()
+{
+    const QString& line_name = getItemValue(P_LINE).value<ComboProperty>().getValue();
+    bool contains = line_map.contains(line_name);
+    ASSERT(contains);
+    return QCPGraph::LineStyle(line_map.value(line_name));
+}
+
+void Data1DProperties::setScatterProperty(const QString& scatter_name)
+{
+    auto scatter_combo = defaultScatterCombo();
+    scatter_combo.setValue(scatter_name);
+    setItemValue(P_SCATTER, scatter_combo.variant());
+}
+
+void Data1DProperties::setLineProperty(const QString& line_name)
+{
+    auto line_combo = defaultLineCombo();
+    line_combo.setValue(line_name);
+    setItemValue(P_LINE, line_combo.variant());
+}
diff --git a/GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.h b/GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.h
index d71aab4b542b49c3a44f2946db95a0a71ff9068a..9818b55d05c9db2efcffbde866a393b4063bf806 100644
--- a/GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.h
+++ b/GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define BORNAGAIN_GUI_MODEL_DATA_DATAPROPERTIES_H
 
 #include "GUI/Model/BaseItem/SessionItem.h"
+#include "3rdparty/GUI/qcustomplot/qcustomplot.h"
 
 class DataItem;
 
@@ -38,13 +39,15 @@ protected:
 class Data1DProperties : public DataProperties {
 private:
     static constexpr auto P_COLOR{"Color"};
+    static constexpr auto P_SCATTER{"Scatter"};
+    static constexpr auto P_LINE{"Line"};
 
 public:
     static constexpr auto M_TYPE{"DataItem1DProperties"};
 
     Data1DProperties();
 
-    //! Creates and returns a color object from color name in Data1DPresentationProperties
+    //! Creates and returns a color object from color name
     QColor color();
 
     //! Returns the name of the color
@@ -53,6 +56,18 @@ public:
     //! Returns set up color ComboProperty.
     void setColorProperty(const QString& color_name);
 
+    //! Returns a QCP scatter object from its name
+    QCPScatterStyle::ScatterShape scatter();
+
+    //! Returns a QCP line object from its name
+    QCPGraph::LineStyle line();
+
+    //! Set up scatter for qcustomplot.
+    void setScatterProperty(const QString& scatter_name);
+
+    //! Set up line for qcustomplot.
+    void setLineProperty(const QString& line_name);
+
     //! Returns the name of the color, which follows the color of passes property
     //! container. If the container is nullptr or has the last-in-queue color,
     //! Returns default color.
diff --git a/GUI/Model/Data/DataPropertyContainer.cpp b/GUI/Model/Data/DataPropertyContainer.cpp
index 0384fdbe6581fee2a66810fe5ac9188bd1ad3615..ccf9b5784a82a91e8b0f6961187f1b0c3e0229f0 100644
--- a/GUI/Model/Data/DataPropertyContainer.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Model/Data/DataPropertyContainer.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "GUI/Model/Data/DataPropertyContainer.h"
 #include "GUI/Model/Data/DataItem.h"
+#include "GUI/Model/Data/RealDataItem.h"
 #include "GUI/Model/Data/DataProperties.h"
 #include "GUI/Util/Error.h"
 
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ void DataPropertyContainer::addItem(DataItem* data_item)
     if (this->model() != data_item->model())
         throw Error("Error in DataPropertyContainer::addItem: hosting models are different");
 
-    auto property_items = propertyItems();
     Data1DProperties* previous_item = nullptr;
     if (!propertyItems().empty())
         previous_item = dynamic_cast<Data1DProperties*>(propertyItems().back());
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ void DataPropertyContainer::addItem(DataItem* data_item)
     insertChild(-1, property_item);
     property_item->setDataItem(data_item);
     property_item->setColorProperty(Data1DProperties::nextColorName(previous_item));
+
+    if(dynamic_cast<RealDataItem*>(data_item->parent())) {
+        property_item->setScatterProperty("Disc");
+        property_item->setLineProperty("None");
+    } else {
+        property_item->setScatterProperty("None");
+        property_item->setLineProperty("Line");
+    }
 }
 
 std::vector<DataItem*> DataPropertyContainer::dataItems()
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotComparison/Plot1D.cpp b/GUI/View/PlotComparison/Plot1D.cpp
index 0366e7edb1fa9869d6589f8191587be2e30ba1c0..bf8fe5f7855bd93c74436834ed8ccb9dc8d89678 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotComparison/Plot1D.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotComparison/Plot1D.cpp
@@ -148,10 +148,12 @@ void Plot1D::unsubscribeFromItem()
 void Plot1D::initPlots()
 {
     auto property_items = viewItem()->propertyContainerItem()->propertyItems();
+
     std::for_each(property_items.begin(), property_items.end(), [this](Data1DProperties* item) {
         auto* graph = m_custom_plot->addGraph();
-        graph->setLineStyle(QCPGraph::lsLine);
+        graph->setLineStyle(item->line());
         graph->setPen(QPen(item->color()));
+        graph->setScatterStyle(item->scatter());
         m_graph_map[item] = graph;
     });
 }
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataCanvas.cpp b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataCanvas.cpp
index 74ecf1b75e0b04d56153e15b46c04e3ca8e6f94b..891bf9c42a6b6f7fe695d654d65b529195acad44 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataCanvas.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataCanvas.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ void SpecularDataCanvas::enableDeprecatedOnMousePress(bool b)
                    &SpecularDataCanvas::onMousePress);
 }
 
+void SpecularDataCanvas::initScatter()
+{
+    m_plot_canvas->initScatter();
+}
+
 void SpecularDataCanvas::onResetViewAction()
 {
     specularDataItem()->resetView();
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataCanvas.h b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataCanvas.h
index fab47accd51ed7bc4ffad42c61013e4a705d4757..7004a1f4282c368a18f9e2eef19331ff968c566d 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataCanvas.h
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataCanvas.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
     //! context menu for axis configuration)
     void enableDeprecatedOnMousePress(bool b);
 
+    void initScatter();
 public slots:
     void onResetViewAction();
     void onSavePlotAction();
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataWidget.cpp b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataWidget.cpp
index 793bfedec0b2c97cd0bf9ccf8864b749921ae736..1e13794c2a055ed9ef5597c1e21e9a6655c1c1eb 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataWidget.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularDataWidget.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ void SpecularDataWidget::setItem(SessionItem* jobItem)
     SessionItemWidget::setItem(jobItem);
     m_intensity_canvas->setItem(specularDataItem());
     m_propertyWidget->setItem(specularDataItem());
+
+    m_intensity_canvas->initScatter();
 }
 
 QList<QAction*> SpecularDataWidget::actionList()
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.cpp b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.cpp
index 0e2a1c26334a07a90d8f3c366dd34a8e16a8b5f0..a62059fc0516202e0057c93603539d16fb51e448 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 //
 //  ************************************************************************************************
 
-#include "GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.h"
 #include "GUI/Model/Data/SpecularDataItem.h"
 #include "GUI/Model/Device/AxesItems.h"
+#include "GUI/Model/Data/RealDataItem.h"
+#include "GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.h"
 #include "GUI/View/PlotUtil/PlotConstants.h"
 #include "GUI/View/PlotUtil/PlotEventInfo.h"
 #include "GUI/View/PlotUtil/RangeUtils.h"
@@ -141,7 +142,17 @@ void SpecularPlot::initPlot()
     m_custom_plot->xAxis->setTickLabelFont(
         QFont(QFont().family(), GUI::Constants::plot_tick_label_size()));
     m_custom_plot->yAxis->setTickLabelFont(
-        QFont(QFont().family(), GUI::Constants::plot_tick_label_size()));
+                QFont(QFont().family(), GUI::Constants::plot_tick_label_size()));
+}
+
+void SpecularPlot::initScatter()
+{
+    if(dynamic_cast<RealDataItem*>(specularItem()->parent())) {
+        m_custom_plot->graph()->setScatterStyle(QCPScatterStyle::ssDisc);
+    } else {
+        m_custom_plot->graph()->setScatterStyle(QCPScatterStyle::ssNone);
+    }
+    m_custom_plot->replot();
 }
 
 void SpecularPlot::setConnected(bool isConnected)
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.h b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.h
index 1599bc652f97d1e3e3cdfe133f0d91cee45cc67d..2b46e0113598640305aeb3959f0d107a1fb905bb 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.h
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlot.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public:
     //! reset all axes min,max to initial value
     void resetView();
 
+    //! Adds scatter ro real data plot
+    void initScatter();
+
 private slots:
     //! updates plot depending on  IntensityDataItem properties
     void onPropertyChanged(const QString& property_name);
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlotCanvas.cpp b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlotCanvas.cpp
index 3f2a23843e9899adbe86522ae0df8607b17b5a33..2f13e7c1ea151469d06879056b0e64bddd38c35f 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlotCanvas.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlotCanvas.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ QCustomPlot* SpecularPlotCanvas::customPlot()
     return m_plot->customPlot();
 }
 
+void SpecularPlotCanvas::initScatter()
+{
+    m_plot->initScatter();
+}
+
 void SpecularPlotCanvas::setStatusLabelEnabled(bool flag)
 {
     m_statusLabel->setLabelEnabled(flag);
diff --git a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlotCanvas.h b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlotCanvas.h
index fed4fe4d7b827ab09bfe8a28d7334606afd6b90b..cf3c4d7ce862dcbda5020b4d50b4e44541942f8c 100644
--- a/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlotCanvas.h
+++ b/GUI/View/PlotSpecular/SpecularPlotCanvas.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 
     SpecularPlot* specularPlot();
     QCustomPlot* customPlot();
+    void initScatter();
 
     void setStatusLabelEnabled(bool flag);