diff --git a/svldplotter/src/plot.rs b/svldplotter/src/plot.rs
index aaf2b72..d00f5f5 100644
--- a/svldplotter/src/plot.rs
+++ b/svldplotter/src/plot.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,31 @@ use egui::ecolor::Hsva;
 use egui::{Color32, Vec2b};
 use egui_plot::{AxisHints, Legend, Line, Plot, PlotPoints, VPlacement};
 
+use egui_plot::PlotPoint;
+
 use crate::signal::{decimate, nearest_y, PlottedSignal};
 
+/// Split points into runs separated by x-gaps larger than `threshold`,
+/// so the line is broken across holes in the data instead of bridged.
+fn split_at_gaps(points: Vec<PlotPoint>, threshold: f64) -> Vec<Vec<PlotPoint>> {
+    let mut segments = Vec::new();
+    let mut current = Vec::new();
+    let mut prev_x: Option<f64> = None;
+    for p in points {
+        if let Some(px) = prev_x {
+            if p.x - px > threshold && !current.is_empty() {
+                segments.push(std::mem::take(&mut current));
+            }
+        }
+        prev_x = Some(p.x);
+        current.push(p);
+    }
+    if !current.is_empty() {
+        segments.push(current);
+    }
+    segments
+}
+
 const MIN_PLOT_HEIGHT: f32 = 80.0;
 const Y_AXIS_MIN_THICKNESS: f32 = 48.0;
 
@@ -41,9 +64,11 @@ fn full_x_range(signals: &[PlottedSignal]) -> (f64, f64) {
     (min, max)
 }
 
-fn color_for(id: u64) -> Color32 {
-    let mixed = (id.wrapping_mul(2654435761)) as u32;
-    let hue = mixed as f32 / u32::MAX as f32;
+/// Per-plot signal color. Index-based with golden-ratio hue spacing so
+/// neighbours on the same plot stay visually distinct.
+fn color_for_index(index: usize) -> Color32 {
+    const GOLDEN_RATIO_CONJUGATE: f32 = 0.618_034;
+    let hue = (index as f32 * GOLDEN_RATIO_CONJUGATE).fract();
     Hsva::new(hue, 0.85, 0.9, 1.0).into()
 }
 
@@ -119,12 +144,24 @@ pub fn show_plot_panel(
                 let x_min = bounds.min()[0];
                 let x_max = bounds.max()[0];
                 let pixel_width = plot_ui.transform().frame().width() as usize;
+                let bucket_w = (x_max - x_min) / pixel_width.max(1) as f64;
                 let mut buf = Vec::new();
-                for sig in &group.signals {
+                for (sig_index, sig) in group.signals.iter().enumerate() {
                     decimate(&sig.points, x_min, x_max, pixel_width.max(1), &mut buf);
-                    let plot_points = PlotPoints::Owned(std::mem::take(&mut buf));
+                    // When zoomed out, adjacent decimated points are bucket_w
+                    // apart, so don't split on anything smaller than that.
+                    let threshold = sig.gap_threshold.max(bucket_w * 1.5);
+                    let segments = split_at_gaps(std::mem::take(&mut buf), threshold);
+                    let color = color_for_index(sig_index);
                     let name = line_label(sig, prev_cursor_x);
-                    plot_ui.line(Line::new(name, plot_points).color(color_for(sig.id)));
+                    for (i, seg) in segments.into_iter().enumerate() {
+                        // Only the first segment carries the name so the
+                        // legend shows a single entry per signal.
+                        let seg_name = if i == 0 { name.clone() } else { String::new() };
+                        plot_ui.line(
+                            Line::new(seg_name, PlotPoints::Owned(seg)).color(color),
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
                 plot_ui.pointer_coordinate().map(|c| c.x)
             });
diff --git a/svldplotter/src/signal.rs b/svldplotter/src/signal.rs
index 46f3393..16a4b56 100644
--- a/svldplotter/src/signal.rs
+++ b/svldplotter/src/signal.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ pub struct PlottedSignal {
     pub label: String,
     pub unit: String,
     pub points: Vec<PlotPoint>,
+    pub gap_threshold: f64,
+}
+
+/// A jump in x larger than this is treated as a hole in the data and the
+/// line is broken rather than bridged. Based on the median sample interval.
+fn compute_gap_threshold(points: &[PlotPoint]) -> f64 {
+    if points.len() < 2 {
+        return f64::INFINITY;
+    }
+    let mut deltas: Vec<f64> =
+        points.windows(2).map(|w| w[1].x - w[0].x).collect();
+    deltas.sort_by(|a, b| a.total_cmp(b));
+    let median = deltas[deltas.len() / 2];
+    (median * 10.0).max(f64::MIN_POSITIVE)
 }
 
 pub fn compute_signal(
@@ -25,11 +39,13 @@ pub fn compute_signal(
             y: libsvld::motec::extract_signal(bytes, &sig.signal),
         });
     }
+    let gap_threshold = compute_gap_threshold(&points);
     Some(PlottedSignal {
         id,
         label: sig.name.clone(),
         unit: sig.unit.clone(),
         points,
+        gap_threshold,
     })
 }