diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
index c16dfb5fef..cba9b40604 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/css/theme-espresso.css
@@ -5376,3 +5376,6 @@ input[type="text"] {
 /* line 26, ../sass/inspector/_inspector.scss */
 .plot-legend-item {
   cursor: pointer; }
+  /* line 29, ../sass/inspector/_inspector.scss */
+  .plot-legend-item.inspected {
+    background-color: #005177; }
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/inspector/_inspector.scss b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/inspector/_inspector.scss
index 48a4421185..1e7a6efb84 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/inspector/_inspector.scss
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/inspector/_inspector.scss
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@
 // Make plot legend items clickable 
 .plot-legend-item {
     cursor: pointer;
+    
+    &.inspected {
+        background-color: $colorKeySelectedBg;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/res/templates/plot.html b/platform/features/plot/res/templates/plot.html
index 8b66277ea6..84fdebdcde 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/res/templates/plot.html
+++ b/platform/features/plot/res/templates/plot.html
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
             <!-- ng-class is temporarily hard-coded in next element -->
             <span class='plot-legend-item'
                   ng-repeat="telemetryObject in subplot.getTelemetryObjects()"
-                  ng-class="plot.getLegendClass(telemetryObject)"
-                  ng-click="ngModel.inspectionObjects[0] = telemetryObject">
+                  ng-click="ngModel.inspectionObjects[0] = telemetryObject"
+                  ng-class="[plot.getLegendClass(telemetryObject), plot.getInspectedClass(telemetryObject)]">
                 <span class='plot-color-swatch'
                       ng-style="{ 'background-color': plot.getColor($index) }">
                 </span>
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/PlotController.js b/platform/features/plot/src/PlotController.js
index a54fff83dd..03038ea31e 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/src/PlotController.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/PlotController.js
@@ -164,7 +164,18 @@ define(
                     handle = undefined;
                 }
             }
-
+            
+            // Determines if the legend item is being inspected. If so, the class 
+            // is 'inspected'
+            function getInspectedClass(telemetryObject) {
+                if ($scope.ngModel &&
+                        $scope.ngModel.inspectionObjects &&
+                        $scope.ngModel.inspectionObjects[0] === telemetryObject) {
+                    return "inspected";
+                }
+            }
+            this.getInspectedClass = getInspectedClass;
+            
             this.modeOptions = new PlotModeOptions([], subPlotFactory);
             this.updateValues = updateValues;
 
@@ -179,7 +190,6 @@ define(
 
             // Unsubscribe when the plot is destroyed
             $scope.$on("$destroy", releaseSubscription);
-
         }
 
         /**