diff --git a/src/mol-util/marker-action.ts b/src/mol-util/marker-action.ts
index 53bcd5e4fadca982ce45040684d6c0847e0d680f..7ebe4f7b82d219c4435b68f8716e5917353fd7c1 100644
--- a/src/mol-util/marker-action.ts
+++ b/src/mol-util/marker-action.ts
@@ -105,8 +105,13 @@ export function applyMarkerAction(array: Uint8Array, set: OrderedSet, action: Ma
             applyMarkerActionAtPosition(array, i, action);
         }
 
-        for (let i = backStart; i < backEnd; ++i) {
-            applyMarkerActionAtPosition(array, i, action);
+        // to prevent applying "toggle" twice check for edge case where
+        // viewEnd <= viewStart, which resolves to the "front" and "back"
+        // intervals being the same range
+        if (frontStart !== backStart) {
+            for (let i = backStart; i < backEnd; ++i) {
+                applyMarkerActionAtPosition(array, i, action);
+            }
         }
     } else {
         switch (action) {