diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/tests/test_linking.py b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/tests/test_linking.py
index 3d1ac1c097..946ecb2ace 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/tests/test_linking.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/tests/test_linking.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
-from astropy.table import Table
 import astropy.units as u
+from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
+from astropy.table import Table
 from astropy.wcs import WCS
 from glue.core.link_helpers import LinkSame
 from glue.plugins.wcs_autolinking.wcs_autolinking import AffineLink, OffsetLink
@@ -119,8 +120,8 @@ def test_wcslink_affine_with_extras(self):
                                  PolygonPixelRegion(vertices=PixCoord(x=[2, 3, 3], y=[2, 2, 3]))])
 
         # Add markers.
-        tbl = Table({'x': (0, 0), 'y': (0, 1)})
-        self.viewer.add_markers(tbl, marker_name='xy_markers')
+        tbl = Table({'coord': [SkyCoord(337.5203, -20.8333, unit="deg")]})
+        self.viewer.add_markers(tbl, use_skycoord=True, marker_name='xy_markers')
         assert 'xy_markers' in self.imviz.app.data_collection.labels
 
         # linking shouldn't be possible now because astrowidgets creates a data entry
diff --git a/jdaviz/core/astrowidgets_api.py b/jdaviz/core/astrowidgets_api.py
index da6639a3af..4b0d35c457 100644
--- a/jdaviz/core/astrowidgets_api.py
+++ b/jdaviz/core/astrowidgets_api.py
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ def add_markers(self, table, x_colname='x', y_colname='y',
                 jglue.data_collection[marker_name] = t_glue
                 jglue.add_link(t_glue, 'ra', image, ra_str)
                 jglue.add_link(t_glue, 'dec', image, dec_str)
+        elif self.jdaviz_app.config == "imviz" and self.jdaviz_app._link_type == "wcs":
+            raise TypeError("Cannot add markers in pixel space when linked by WCS.")
         else:
             t_glue = Data(marker_name, **table[x_colname, y_colname])
             with jglue.data_collection.delay_link_manager_update():