diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayLayoutViewBase.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayLayoutViewBase.cc
index 22e12cc9c..a36fd0468 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayLayoutViewBase.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayLayoutViewBase.cc
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ static LayerPropertiesConstIteratorWrapper each_layer2 (lay::LayoutViewBase *vie
 static void add_marker (lay::LayoutViewBase *view, lay::ManagedDMarker *object)
 {
   if (view->canvas ()) {
-    view->canvas ()->add_object (object);
     object->keep ();
     object->set_view (view);
   }
@@ -701,7 +700,7 @@ LAYBASIC_PUBLIC Class<lay::LayoutViewBase> decl_LayoutViewBase ("lay", "LayoutVi
     "@brief Adds a persistent marker to the view (transferring ownership)\n"
     "\n"
     "This method allows creating markers and transferring ownership to the view, hence making them persistent. "
-    "This means, when the variable with the marker object goes out of scope, the marker will still exists in the view.\n"
+    "This means, when the variable with the marker object goes out of scope, the marker will still exist in the view.\n"
     "\n"
     "To create a persistent marker, use the following code:\n"
     "\n"
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayMarker.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayMarker.cc
index 5c0f5f4b3..b6d423640 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayMarker.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayMarker.cc
@@ -227,15 +227,17 @@ Class<lay::ManagedDMarker> decl_Marker ("lay", "Marker",
   "Since version 0.29.3, markers can be attached to views in two ways: self-managed or persistent.\n"
   "\n"
   "Self-managed markers are created with a view argument. When the variable goes out of scope, the "
-  "and the Marker object is released, the marker vanishes. This was the concept before 0.29.3:\n"
+  "and the Marker object is released, the marker vanishes. This was the only concept before 0.29.3:\n"
   "\n"
   "@code\n"
   "view = ... # some LayoutView\n"
   "marker = RBA::Marker::new(view)\n"
   "@/code\n"
   "\n"
-  "Persistent markers are attached to the view and stay within the view. To remove persistent markers, "
-  "use \\LayoutView#clear_markers or use \\_destroy on the marker:\n"
+  "Persistent markers on the other hand are attached to the view and stay within the view. To create a "
+  "persistent marker, do not use a view argument to the constructor. Instead add them to the view using "
+  "\\LayoutView#add_marker. To remove persistent markers, "
+  "use \\LayoutView#clear_markers (removes all) or call \\_destroy on a specific marker:\n"
   "\n"
   "@code\n"
   "view = ... # some LayoutView\n"
@@ -245,7 +247,8 @@ Class<lay::ManagedDMarker> decl_Marker ("lay", "Marker",
   "view.clear_markers\n"
   "@/code\n"
   "\n"
-  "Persistent markers do not need to be held in separate variables to keep them visible."
+  "Persistent markers do not need to be held in separate variables to keep them visible. In some applications "
+  "this may be useful."
 );
   
 }
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMarker.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMarker.cc
index 42b8d2d61..017b22f74 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMarker.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layMarker.cc
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ MarkerBase::set_view (LayoutViewBase *view)
 {
   if (mp_view != view) {
     mp_view = view;
+    mp_view->canvas ()->add_object (this);
     redraw ();
   }
 }