diff --git a/brian2tools/plotting/morphology.py b/brian2tools/plotting/morphology.py
index dce55518..632dca0a 100644
--- a/brian2tools/plotting/morphology.py
+++ b/brian2tools/plotting/morphology.py
@@ -25,13 +25,19 @@ def _plot_morphology2D(morpho, axes, colors,
                        voltage_colormap,
                        show_diameter=False, show_compartments=True,
                        color_counter=0):
-    if values is not None:
-        # Determine colors based on compartment values
-        normed_values = value_norm(values[morpho.indices[:]])
-        colors = voltage_colormap(normed_values)
-        color = colors[0]
+    compartment_count = len(morpho.x)
+
+    if values is None:
+        compartment_colors = [colors[color_counter % len(colors)]] * compartment_count
     else:
-        color = colors[color_counter % len(colors)]
+        try:
+            section_values = values[morpho.indices[:]]
+        except (IndexError, TypeError):
+            # Keep scalar behavior: one value means one color everywhere.
+            section_values = np.repeat(values, compartment_count)
+        normed_values = value_norm(section_values)
+        compartment_colors = voltage_colormap(normed_values)
+    color = compartment_colors[0]
 
     if isinstance(morpho, Soma):
         x, y = float(morpho.x[0]/um), float(morpho.y[0]/um)
@@ -46,25 +52,35 @@ def _plot_morphology2D(morpho, axes, colors,
         if show_diameter:
             coords_2d = coords[:, :2]
             directions = np.diff(coords_2d, axis=0)
-            orthogonal = np.vstack([-directions[:, 1], directions[:, 0]])
-            orthogonal = np.vstack([orthogonal.T, orthogonal[:, -1:].T])
-            radius = np.hstack([morpho.start_diameter[0]/um/2,
-                                morpho.end_diameter/um/2])
+            orthogonal = np.vstack([-directions[:, 1], directions[:, 0]]).T
             orthogonal /= np.sqrt(np.sum(orthogonal**2, axis=1))[:, np.newaxis]
 
-            points = np.vstack([coords_2d + orthogonal*radius[:, np.newaxis],
-                                (coords_2d - orthogonal*radius[:, np.newaxis])[::-1]])
-            patch = Polygon(points, color=color)
-            axes.add_patch(patch)
-
+            start_radius = morpho.start_diameter/um/2
+            end_radius = morpho.end_diameter/um/2
+            for idx, color in enumerate(compartment_colors):
+                start_point = coords_2d[idx]
+                end_point = coords_2d[idx + 1]
+                ortho = orthogonal[idx]
+                points = np.vstack([start_point + ortho*start_radius[idx],
+                                    end_point + ortho*end_radius[idx],
+                                    end_point - ortho*end_radius[idx],
+                                    start_point - ortho*start_radius[idx]])
+                patch = Polygon(points, color=color)
+                axes.add_patch(patch)
         else:
-            axes.plot(coords[:, 0], coords[:, 1], color=color, lw=2)
+            for idx, color in enumerate(compartment_colors):
+                axes.plot(coords[idx:idx + 2, 0], coords[idx:idx + 2, 1],
+                          color=color, lw=2)
         if show_compartments:
             # dots at the center of the compartments
             if show_diameter:
                 color = 'black'
-            axes.plot(morpho.x/um, morpho.y/um, '.', color=color,
-                      mec='none', alpha=0.75)
+                axes.plot(morpho.x/um, morpho.y/um, '.', color=color,
+                          mec='none', alpha=0.75)
+            else:
+                axes.scatter(morpho.x/um, morpho.y/um,
+                             c=compartment_colors,
+                             marker='.', edgecolors='none', alpha=0.75)
 
     for child in morpho.children:
         _plot_morphology2D(child, axes=axes,
diff --git a/brian2tools/tests/test_plotting.py b/brian2tools/tests/test_plotting.py
index e1ec6a29..90b170a3 100644
--- a/brian2tools/tests/test_plotting.py
+++ b/brian2tools/tests/test_plotting.py
@@ -199,6 +199,27 @@ def test_plot_morphology_values():
                         plot_3d=False)
 
 
+def test_plot_morphology_values_per_compartment_2d():
+    set_device('runtime')
+    morpho = Soma(diameter=20*um)
+    morpho.axon = Cylinder(diameter=2*um, n=3, length=30*um)
+    morpho = morpho.generate_coordinates()
+
+    # one value for the soma and three different values for the axon compartments
+    values = np.array([0., 1., 2., 3.])
+    ax = plot_morphology(morpho, values=values, plot_3d=False,
+                         show_compartments=False, show_diameter=False)
+
+    # For the axon (n=3) we expect one plotted line segment per compartment.
+    section_lines = [line for line in ax.lines if line.get_linewidth() == 2]
+    assert len(section_lines) == 3
+
+    # Compartment values differ, therefore at least two colors should differ.
+    section_colors = [tuple(line.get_color()) for line in section_lines]
+    assert len(set(section_colors)) > 1
+    plt.close()
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_plot_monitors()
     test_plot_synapses()