diff --git a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.Web/app/controllers/DAController.js b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.Web/app/controllers/DAController.js
index f4b54c3..e07b20e 100644
--- a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.Web/app/controllers/DAController.js
+++ b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.Web/app/controllers/DAController.js
@@ -1921,6 +1921,33 @@ function ($scope, $rootScope, $compile, $http, $log, $location, $timeout, DA, Mo
 
 
                         grayCanvasContext.putImageData(updatedData, 0, 0);
+
+
+                        //NIKI- to resolve lateral arm black issue in highlight mode
+
+                        if ($rootScope.viewOrientationId == 5 && (bodyRegionId == 6 || bodyRegionId == 4)) {
+
+                            var canavsWidth = parseInt(grayCanvasContext.width) + 'px';
+                            var canavsHeight = parseInt(grayCanvasContext.height) + 'px';
+
+                            console.log('canavsWidth= ' + canavsWidth + ', canavsHeight= ' + canavsHeight)
+
+                            var imgData = grayCanvasContext.getImageData(0, 0, canavsWidth, canavsHeight);
+                            var data = imgData.data;
+                            var c = 0;
+                            for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i += 4) {
+                                if (data[i] == data[i + 1] && data[i + 1] == data[i + 2] && data[i + 2] === 0) {
+                                    data[i + 3] = 0;
+                                }
+
+                            }
+                            grayCanvasContext.putImageData(imgData, 0, 0);
+                        }
+
+
+                        //NIKI
+
+
                         // }
 
                         if ($rootScope.multiAnnotationIsON == true) {
diff --git a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.Web/content/images/common/annotation-tool-bar/blank-shape.jpg b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.Web/content/images/common/annotation-tool-bar/blank-shape.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eabe479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.Web/content/images/common/annotation-tool-bar/blank-shape.jpg