diff --git a/src/common/util/colors.js b/src/common/util/colors.js
index 87963a4b8b..cd3cfea016 100644
--- a/src/common/util/colors.js
+++ b/src/common/util/colors.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Turbo Colormap
-const turboPolynomials = {
+export const turboPolynomials = {
   r: [0.13572138, 4.61539260, -42.66032258, 132.13108234, -152.94239396, 59.28637943],
   g: [0.09140261, 2.19418839, 4.84296658, -14.18503333, 4.27729857, 2.82956604],
   b: [0.10667330, 12.64194608, -60.58204836, 110.36276771, -89.90310912, 27.34824973],
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const interpolateChannel = (normalizedValue, coeffs) => {
   return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, result));
 };
 
-const interpolateTurbo = (value) => {
+export const interpolateTurbo = (value) => {
   const normalizedValue = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, value));
   return [
     Math.round(255 * interpolateChannel(normalizedValue, turboPolynomials.r)),
diff --git a/src/map/MapRoutePoints.js b/src/map/MapRoutePoints.js
index 1da09997f9..f8a2e8dfc1 100644
--- a/src/map/MapRoutePoints.js
+++ b/src/map/MapRoutePoints.js
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ import { useId, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { map } from './core/MapView';
 import getSpeedColor from '../common/util/colors';
 import { findFonts } from './core/mapUtil';
+import { SpeedLegendControl } from './legend/MapSpeedLegend';
+import { useTranslation } from '../common/components/LocalizationProvider';
+import { useAttributePreference } from '../common/util/preferences';
 
 const MapRoutePoints = ({ positions, onClick }) => {
   const id = useId();
+  const t = useTranslation();
+  const speedUnit = useAttributePreference('speedUnit');
 
   const onMouseEnter = () => map.getCanvas().style.cursor = 'pointer';
   const onMouseLeave = () => map.getCanvas().style.cursor = '';
@@ -62,6 +67,9 @@ const MapRoutePoints = ({ positions, onClick }) => {
     const maxSpeed = positions.map((p) => p.speed).reduce((a, b) => Math.max(a, b), -Infinity);
     const minSpeed = positions.map((p) => p.speed).reduce((a, b) => Math.min(a, b), Infinity);
 
+    const control = new SpeedLegendControl(positions, speedUnit, t, maxSpeed, minSpeed);
+    map.addControl(control, 'bottom-left');
+
     map.getSource(id)?.setData({
       type: 'FeatureCollection',
       features: positions.map((position, index) => ({
@@ -78,6 +86,7 @@ const MapRoutePoints = ({ positions, onClick }) => {
         },
       })),
     });
+    return () => map.removeControl(control);
   }, [onMarkerClick, positions]);
 
   return null;
diff --git a/src/map/legend/MapSpeedLegend.js b/src/map/legend/MapSpeedLegend.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..250bacb968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/map/legend/MapSpeedLegend.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { interpolateTurbo } from '../../common/util/colors';
+import { speedFromKnots, speedUnitString } from '../../common/util/converter';
+
+export class SpeedLegendControl {
+  constructor(positions, speedUnit, t, maxSpeed, minSpeed) {
+    this.positions = positions;
+    this.t = t;
+    this.speedUnit = speedUnit;
+    this.maxSpeed = maxSpeed;
+    this.minSpeed = minSpeed;
+  }
+
+  onAdd(map) {
+    this.map = map;
+    this.controlContainer = document.createElement('div');
+    this.controlContainer.className = 'maplibregl-ctrl maplibregl-ctrl-scale';
+
+    if (this.positions.length && this.maxSpeed) {
+      this.controlContainer.appendChild(this.createSpeedLegend());
+    }
+
+    return this.controlContainer;
+  }
+
+  onRemove() {
+    if (this.controlContainer && this.controlContainer.parentNode) {
+      this.controlContainer.parentNode.removeChild(this.controlContainer);
+      this.map = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
+  createSpeedLegend() {
+    const gradientStops = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => {
+      const t = i / 9;
+      const [r, g, b] = interpolateTurbo(t);
+      return `rgb(${r}, ${g}, ${b})`;
+    }).join(', ');
+
+    const legend = document.createElement('div');
+
+    const colorBar = document.createElement('div');
+    colorBar.style.background = `linear-gradient(to right, ${gradientStops})`;
+    colorBar.style.height = '10px';
+
+    const speedLabel = document.createElement('span');
+    const minSpeed = Math.round(speedFromKnots(this.minSpeed, this.speedUnit));
+    const maxSpeed = Math.round(speedFromKnots(this.maxSpeed, this.speedUnit));
+    speedLabel.textContent = `${minSpeed} - ${maxSpeed} ${speedUnitString(this.speedUnit, this.t)}`;
+
+    legend.appendChild(colorBar);
+    legend.appendChild(speedLabel);
+
+    return legend;
+  }
+}
+
+export default SpeedLegendControl;