diff --git a/doc/config b/doc/config
index 0c24e7c9..01b2c014 100644
--- a/doc/config
+++ b/doc/config
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
 #
 #visualizer_type = "wave" (spectrum/wave)
 #
+#visualizer_look = "◆│"
+#
 ##### system encoding #####
 ##
 ## ncmpcpp should detect your charset encoding
diff --git a/doc/ncmpcpp.1 b/doc/ncmpcpp.1
index 9862ebbe..36630d63 100644
--- a/doc/ncmpcpp.1
+++ b/doc/ncmpcpp.1
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ Defines interval between syncing visualizer and audio outputs.
 .B visualizer_type = spectrum/wave
 Defines default visualizer type (spectrum is available only if ncmpcpp was compiled with fftw support).
 .TP
+.B visualizer_look = STRING
+Defines visualizer's look (string has to be exactly 2 characters long: first one is for wave whereas second for frequency spectrum).
+.TP
 .B system_encoding = ENCODING
 If you use encoding other than utf8, set it in order to handle utf8 encoded strings properly.
 .TP
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 3c59f108..ecb66934 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ void NcmpcppConfig::SetDefaults()
 	new_header_second_line = "{{{$4$b%a$/b$9}{ - $7%b$9}{ ($4%y$9)}}|{%D}}";
 	browser_playlist_prefix << clRed << "(playlist)" << clEnd << ' ';
 	progressbar = U("=>\0");
+	visualizer_chars = U("◆│");
 	pattern = "%n - %t";
 	selected_item_prefix << clMagenta;
 	selected_item_suffix << clEnd;
@@ -907,6 +908,16 @@ void NcmpcppConfig::Read()
 				// if two characters were specified, add third one as null
 				progressbar.resize(3);
 			}
+			else if (name == "visualizer_look")
+			{
+				std::basic_string<my_char_t> vc = TO_WSTRING(v);
+				if (vc.length() != 2)
+				{
+					std::cerr << "Warning: length of visualizer_look should be 2, but it's " << vc.length() << ", discarding.\n";
+				}
+				else
+					visualizer_chars = vc;
+			}
 			else if (name == "default_tag_editor_pattern")
 			{
 				if (!v.empty())
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 6a84ead3..07f6fca9 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ struct NcmpcppConfig
 	std::string new_header_second_line;
 	std::string lastfm_preferred_language;
 	std::basic_string<my_char_t> progressbar;
+	std::basic_string<my_char_t> visualizer_chars;
 	
 	std::string pattern;
 	
diff --git a/src/visualizer.cpp b/src/visualizer.cpp
index e8903d11..6fa43a41 100644
--- a/src/visualizer.cpp
+++ b/src/visualizer.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ void Visualizer::DrawSoundWave(int16_t *buf, ssize_t samples, size_t y_offset, s
 {
 	const int samples_per_col = samples/w->GetWidth();
 	const int half_height = height/2;
-	*w << fmtAltCharset;
 	double prev_point_pos = 0;
 	const size_t win_width = w->GetWidth();
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < win_width; ++i)
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ void Visualizer::DrawSoundWave(int16_t *buf, ssize_t samples, size_t y_offset, s
 		point_pos /= samples_per_col;
 		point_pos /= std::numeric_limits<int16_t>::max();
 		point_pos *= half_height;
-		*w << XY(i, y_offset+half_height+point_pos) << '`';
+		*w << XY(i, y_offset+half_height+point_pos) << Config.visualizer_chars[0];
 		if (i && abs(prev_point_pos-point_pos) > 2)
 		{
 			// if gap is too big. intermediate values are needed
@@ -181,11 +180,10 @@ void Visualizer::DrawSoundWave(int16_t *buf, ssize_t samples, size_t y_offset, s
 			const int breakpoint = std::max(prev_point_pos, point_pos);
 			const int half = (prev_point_pos+point_pos)/2;
 			for (int k = std::min(prev_point_pos, point_pos)+1; k < breakpoint; k += 2)
-					*w << XY(i-(k < half), y_offset+half_height+k) << '`';
+				*w << XY(i-(k < half), y_offset+half_height+k) << Config.visualizer_chars[0];
 		}
 		prev_point_pos = point_pos;
 	}
-	*w << fmtAltCharsetEnd;
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FFTW3_H
@@ -213,7 +211,10 @@ void Visualizer::DrawFrequencySpectrum(int16_t *buf, ssize_t samples, size_t y_o
 		for (int j = 0; j < freqs_per_col; ++j)
 			bar_height += itsFreqsMagnitude[i*freqs_per_col+j];
 		bar_height = std::min(bar_height/freqs_per_col, height);
-		mvwvline(w->Raw(), y_offset > 0 ? y_offset : height-bar_height, i, 0, bar_height);
+		const size_t start_y = y_offset > 0 ? y_offset : height-bar_height;
+		const size_t stop_y = std::min(bar_height+start_y, w->GetHeight());
+		for (size_t j = start_y; j < stop_y; ++j)
+			*w << XY(i, j) << Config.visualizer_chars[1];
 	}
 }
 #endif // HAVE_FFTW3_H