diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/layers.shader b/plugins/LayerView/layers.shader
index 81d5c94dff..1b1c62e21f 100644
--- a/plugins/LayerView/layers.shader
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/layers.shader
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ vertex =
     void main()
     {
         gl_Position = u_modelViewProjectionMatrix * a_vertex;
+        // shade the color depending on the extruder index
         v_color = a_color;
         if ((a_line_type != 8.0) && (a_line_type != 9.0)) {
             v_color = (a_extruder == u_active_extruder) ? v_color : vec4(u_shade_factor * v_color.rgb, v_color.a);