diff --git a/rtdata/languages/default b/rtdata/languages/default
index 1bdbd3047..942958d96 100644
--- a/rtdata/languages/default
+++ b/rtdata/languages/default
@@ -2426,6 +2426,7 @@ TP_LOCALLAB_CONTRAST;Contrast
 TP_LOCALLAB_CONTRASTCURVMASK_TOOLTIP;Main mask contrast control.
 TP_LOCALLAB_CONTRESID;Contrast
 TP_LOCALLAB_CONTTHR;Contrast Threshold
+TP_LOCALLAB_CONTWFRA;Local contrast
 TP_LOCALLAB_CSTHRESHOLD;Ψ Wavelets Levels 
 TP_LOCALLAB_CSTHRESHOLDBLUR;Ψ Mask Wavelet level
 TP_LOCALLAB_CURV;Lightness - Contrast - Chrominance "Super"
diff --git a/rtgui/locallabtools.cc b/rtgui/locallabtools.cc
index 663735520..ed4f7ed93 100644
--- a/rtgui/locallabtools.cc
+++ b/rtgui/locallabtools.cc
@@ -883,6 +883,8 @@ void LocallabColor::updateAdviceTooltips(const bool showTooltips)
     if (showTooltips) {
         lumFrame->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_EXPCOLOR_TOOLTIP"));
         lightness->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_LIGHTN_TOOLTIP"));
+        contrast->set_tooltip_text(M(" "));
+        chroma->set_tooltip_text(M(" "));
         structcol->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_STRUCT_TOOLTIP"));
         sensi->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_SENSI_TOOLTIP"));
         strcol->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_GRADGEN_TOOLTIP"));
@@ -912,6 +914,8 @@ void LocallabColor::updateAdviceTooltips(const bool showTooltips)
         exp->set_tooltip_text("");
         lumFrame->set_tooltip_text(M(""));
         lightness->set_tooltip_text("");
+        contrast->set_tooltip_text(M(""));
+        chroma->set_tooltip_text(M(""));
         structcol->set_tooltip_text("");
         sensi->set_tooltip_text("");
         angcol->set_tooltip_text(M(""));
diff --git a/rtgui/locallabtools.h b/rtgui/locallabtools.h
index 9ec9322d4..df396af82 100644
--- a/rtgui/locallabtools.h
+++ b/rtgui/locallabtools.h
@@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ private:
     Adjuster* const lcamount;
     Adjuster* const lcdarkness;
     Adjuster* const lclightness;
+    Gtk::Frame* const contFrame;
     Adjuster* const sigmalc;
     CurveEditorGroup* const LocalcurveEditorwav;
     FlatCurveEditor* const wavshape;
diff --git a/rtgui/locallabtools2.cc b/rtgui/locallabtools2.cc
index fbc05d2c9..c40ce97e8 100644
--- a/rtgui/locallabtools2.cc
+++ b/rtgui/locallabtools2.cc
@@ -2074,6 +2074,7 @@ LocallabContrast::LocallabContrast():
     lcamount(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALCONTRAST_AMOUNT"), 0, 1.0, 0.01, 0))),
     lcdarkness(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALCONTRAST_DARKNESS"), 0, 3.0, 0.01, 1.0))),
     lclightness(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALCONTRAST_LIGHTNESS"), 0, 3.0, 0.01, 1.0))),
+    contFrame(Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Frame(M("TP_LOCALLAB_CONTWFRA")))),
     sigmalc(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALLAB_SIGMAWAV"), 0.2, 2.5, 0.01, 1.))),
     LocalcurveEditorwav(new CurveEditorGroup(options.lastlocalCurvesDir, M("TP_LOCALLAB_WAV"))),
     wavshape(static_cast<FlatCurveEditor*>(LocalcurveEditorwav->addCurve(CT_Flat, "", nullptr, false, false))),
@@ -2169,6 +2170,9 @@ LocallabContrast::LocallabContrast():
     lcdarkness->setAdjusterListener(this);
 
     lclightness->setAdjusterListener(this);
+
+    contFrame->set_label_align(0.025, 0.5);
+
     sigmalc->setAdjusterListener(this);
 
     LocalcurveEditorwav->setCurveListener(this);
@@ -2396,15 +2400,23 @@ LocallabContrast::LocallabContrast():
     mask2lcCurveEditorG->curveListComplete();
 
     // Add Local contrast specific widgets to GUI
+    ToolParamBlock* const coBox = Gtk::manage(new ToolParamBlock());
+    coBox->pack_start(*sigmalc);
+    coBox->pack_start(*LocalcurveEditorwav, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 4); // Padding is mandatory to correct behavior of curve editor
+    // pack_start(*levelwav);
+    coBox->pack_start(*csThreshold);
+    contFrame->add(*coBox);
+    
     pack_start(*localcontMethod);
     pack_start(*lcradius);
     pack_start(*lcamount);
     pack_start(*lcdarkness);
     pack_start(*lclightness);
-    pack_start(*sigmalc);
-    pack_start(*LocalcurveEditorwav, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 4); // Padding is mandatory to correct behavior of curve editor
+    pack_start(*contFrame);    
+//    pack_start(*sigmalc);
+//    pack_start(*LocalcurveEditorwav, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 4); // Padding is mandatory to correct behavior of curve editor
     // pack_start(*levelwav);
-    pack_start(*csThreshold);
+//    pack_start(*csThreshold);
     Gtk::Frame* const shresFrame = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Frame(M("TP_LOCALLAB_SHRESFRA")));
     shresFrame->set_label_align(0.025, 0.5);
     ToolParamBlock* const resiBox = Gtk::manage(new ToolParamBlock());
@@ -2571,7 +2583,7 @@ void LocallabContrast::getMaskView(int &colorMask, int &colorMaskinv, int &expMa
 void LocallabContrast::updateAdviceTooltips(const bool showTooltips)
 {
     if (showTooltips) {
-        exp->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_EXPCONTRAST_TOOLTIP"));
+        contFrame->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_EXPCONTRAST_TOOLTIP"));
         levelwav->set_tooltip_markup(M("TP_LOCALLAB_LEVELWAV_TOOLTIP"));
         LocalcurveEditorwav->set_tooltip_markup(M("TP_LOCALLAB_LEVELLOCCONTRAST_TOOLTIP"));
         wavgradl->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_WAVGRAD_TOOLTIP"));
@@ -2596,6 +2608,7 @@ void LocallabContrast::updateAdviceTooltips(const bool showTooltips)
         mask2lcCurveEditorG->set_tooltip_text(M("TP_LOCALLAB_CONTRASTCURVMASK_TOOLTIP"));
         } else {
         exp->set_tooltip_text("");
+        contFrame->set_tooltip_text(M(""));
         levelwav->set_tooltip_text("");
         LocalcurveEditorwav->set_tooltip_markup(M(""));
         wavgradl->set_tooltip_text("");