diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py
index 8b8e732f..13a7165c 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py
@@ -40,12 +40,23 @@ class MainApp(QWidget, Ui_Form):
         new_tab.pushButton_y_new.clicked.connect(
             lambda: self.add_new_signal(new_tab.tableWidget_y_signals)
         )
+        new_tab.pushButton_remove_current_plot.clicked.connect(self.remove_current_plot)
+
+        # Tab header name
         new_tab_name = f"Plot {self.tabWidget_plots.count() + 1}"
+
+        # Add new tab
         self.tabWidget_plots.addTab(
             new_tab_widget, new_tab_name
         )  # Add the new QWidget as a new tab
         self.tab_ui_objects.append(new_tab)  # Append the Tab_Ui_Form object to the list
 
+    def remove_current_plot(self):
+        current_index = self.tabWidget_plots.currentIndex()
+        if current_index != -1:  # Ensure there is a tab to remove
+            self.tabWidget_plots.removeTab(current_index)
+            del self.tab_ui_objects[current_index]
+
     def add_new_signal(self, tableWidget_y_signals):
         row_position = tableWidget_y_signals.rowCount()
         tableWidget_y_signals.insertRow(row_position)
@@ -64,7 +75,7 @@ class MainApp(QWidget, Ui_Form):
         }
 
         for index in range(self.tabWidget_plots.count()):
-            tab = self.tabWidget_plots.widget(index)
+            # tab = self.tabWidget_plots.widget(index) #TODO can be removed
             ui_object = self.tab_ui_objects[index]
             table = ui_object.tableWidget_y_signals
             signals = [
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.ui b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.ui
index b7fc6f59..946115d4 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>558</width>
+    <width>572</width>
     <height>769</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -21,77 +21,106 @@
        <property name="title">
         <string>Plot Layout Settings</string>
        </property>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-        <item row="0" column="1">
-         <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox"/>
-        </item>
-        <item row="2" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Scan Types</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="3">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Default Color Palette</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="3" rowspan="3">
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_2">
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>magma</string>
-           </property>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+        <item>
+         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+          <item row="0" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Number of Columns</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
           </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>viridis</string>
-           </property>
+          <item row="0" column="1">
+           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox"/>
           </item>
-          <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>reds</string>
-           </property>
+          <item row="1" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Scan Types</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
           </item>
-         </widget>
+          <item row="1" column="1">
+           <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_scanTypes">
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Disabled</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Enabled</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_add_new_plot">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Add New Plot</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
         </item>
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Number of Columns</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="2" rowspan="4">
+        <item>
          <widget class="Line" name="line">
           <property name="orientation">
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
-         <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox">
+        <item>
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
           <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Disabled</string>
-           </property>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Appearance</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
           </item>
           <item>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Enabled</string>
-           </property>
+           <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_appearance">
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>dark</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>bright</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+           </widget>
           </item>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_add_new_plot">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Add New Plot</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Default Color Palette</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_colormap">
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>magma</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>viridis</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>reds</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>