diff --git a/orangecontrib/spectroscopy/utils/__init__.py b/orangecontrib/spectroscopy/utils/__init__.py
index e741a3d81..9728224a4 100644
--- a/orangecontrib/spectroscopy/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/orangecontrib/spectroscopy/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import numpy as np
 
-from Orange.data import Domain, Table
+from Orange.data import Domain, Table, ContinuousVariable
+from Orange.widgets.utils.itemmodels import DomainModel
+from orangewidget.utils.itemmodels import PyListModel
 
 MAP_X_VAR = "map_x"
 MAP_Y_VAR = "map_y"
@@ -148,3 +150,24 @@ def split_to_size(size, interval):
         intervals.append(slice(pos, pos + min(size - pos, interval)))
         pos += min(size, interval)
     return intervals
+
+
+class XYDomainModel(DomainModel):
+    XY = (DomainModel.METAS, PyListModel.Separator,
+          DomainModel.CLASSES)
+
+    def __init__(self, order=XY, valid_types=ContinuousVariable, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(order=order, valid_types=valid_types, **kwargs)
+
+    def set_domain(self, domain):
+        restore_order = False
+        if domain is not None and self.order == self.XY:
+            attr_x = [domain[var] for var in domain if var.name == MAP_X_VAR]
+            attr_y = [domain[var] for var in domain if var.name == MAP_Y_VAR]
+            xy = attr_x + attr_y
+            if len(xy) == 2:
+                self.order = (xy, PyListModel.Separator) + self.order
+                restore_order = True
+        super().set_domain(domain)
+        if restore_order:
+            self.order = self.order[2:]
diff --git a/orangecontrib/spectroscopy/widgets/owhyper.py b/orangecontrib/spectroscopy/widgets/owhyper.py
index b462f7843..800fdd3d1 100644
--- a/orangecontrib/spectroscopy/widgets/owhyper.py
+++ b/orangecontrib/spectroscopy/widgets/owhyper.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 from orangewidget.utils.visual_settings_dlg import VisualSettingsDialog
 
 from orangecontrib.spectroscopy.preprocess import Integrate
-from orangecontrib.spectroscopy.utils import values_to_linspace, index_values_nan, split_to_size
+from orangecontrib.spectroscopy.utils import values_to_linspace, index_values_nan, split_to_size, XYDomainModel
 
 from orangecontrib.spectroscopy.widgets.owspectra import InteractiveViewBox, \
     MenuFocus, CurvePlot, SELECTONE, SELECTMANY, INDIVIDUAL, AVERAGE, \
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ def color_palette_model(palettes, iconsize=QSize(64, 16)):
 class AxesSettingsMixin:
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.xy_model = DomainModel(DomainModel.METAS | DomainModel.CLASSES,
-                                    valid_types=DomainModel.PRIMITIVE)
+        self.xy_model = XYDomainModel()
 
     def setup_axes_settings_box(self):
         box = gui.vBox(self)