diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_controller.cc b/gtk2_ardour/automation_controller.cc
index 4fa7f67ccd..20ef5ab21c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_controller.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_controller.cc
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <cmath>
 
+#include "pbd/compose.h"
 #include "pbd/error.h"
 
 #include "ardour/automatable.h"
 #include "ardour/automation_control.h"
 #include "ardour/session.h"
+#include "ardour/tempo.h"
 
 #include "ardour_ui.h"
 #include "automation_controller.h"
@@ -158,19 +160,56 @@ AutomationController::run_note_select_dialog()
 	delete dialog;
 }
 
+void
+AutomationController::set_freq_beats(double beats)
+{
+	const ARDOUR::Session& session = _controllable->session();
+	const ARDOUR::Tempo&   tempo   = session.tempo_map().tempo_at(0);
+	const double           bpm     = tempo.beats_per_minute();
+	const double           bps     = bpm / 60.0;
+	_controllable->set_value(bps / beats);
+}
+
+void
+AutomationController::set_ratio(double ratio)
+{
+	_controllable->set_value(_controllable->get_value() * ratio);
+}
+
 bool
 AutomationController::on_button_release(GdkEventButton* ev)
 {
 	using namespace Gtk::Menu_Helpers;
 
-	if (ev->button == 3 && _controllable->desc().unit == ARDOUR::ParameterDescriptor::MIDI_NOTE) {
+	if (ev->button != 3) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (_controllable->desc().unit == ARDOUR::ParameterDescriptor::MIDI_NOTE) {
 		Gtk::Menu* menu  = manage(new Menu());
 		MenuList&  items = menu->items();
 		items.push_back(MenuElem(_("Select Note..."),
 		                         sigc::mem_fun(*this, &AutomationController::run_note_select_dialog)));
 		menu->popup(1, ev->time);
 		return true;
+	} else if (_controllable->desc().unit == ARDOUR::ParameterDescriptor::HZ) {
+		Gtk::Menu* menu  = manage(new Menu());
+		MenuList&  items = menu->items();
+		items.push_back(MenuElem(_("Halve"),
+		                         sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &AutomationController::set_ratio),
+		                                    0.5)));
+		items.push_back(MenuElem(_("Double"),
+		                         sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &AutomationController::set_ratio),
+		                                    2.0)));
+		for (double beats = 1.0; beats <= 16; ++beats) {
+			items.push_back(MenuElem(string_compose(_("Set to %1 beat(s)"), (int)beats),
+			                         sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &AutomationController::set_freq_beats),
+			                                    beats)));
+		}
+		menu->popup(1, ev->time);
+		return true;
 	}
+
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_controller.h b/gtk2_ardour/automation_controller.h
index fcc3904e49..6350c5b67e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_controller.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_controller.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ private:
 	void end_touch();
 
 	void run_note_select_dialog();
+	void set_ratio(double ratio);
+	void set_freq_beats(double beats);
 	bool on_button_release(GdkEventButton* ev);
 
 	void value_changed();
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/parameter_descriptor.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/parameter_descriptor.h
index 379d97ef3e..d647183b2d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/parameter_descriptor.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/parameter_descriptor.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct ParameterDescriptor
 		NONE,       ///< No unit
 		DB,         ///< Decibels
 		MIDI_NOTE,  ///< MIDI note number
+		HZ,         ///< Frequency in Hertz
 	};
 
 	ParameterDescriptor(const Evoral::Parameter& parameter)
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 61f57a6cc6..86d8c66593 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -547,7 +547,8 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::Scop
 	void set_silent (bool yn);
 	bool silent () { return _silent; }
 
-	TempoMap& tempo_map() { return *_tempo_map; }
+	TempoMap&       tempo_map()       { return *_tempo_map; }
+	const TempoMap& tempo_map() const { return *_tempo_map; }
 
 	/* region info  */
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/lv2_plugin.cc b/libs/ardour/lv2_plugin.cc
index f78d018082..4affd89eae 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/lv2_plugin.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/lv2_plugin.cc
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public:
 	LilvNode* ui_GtkUI;
 	LilvNode* ui_external;
 	LilvNode* ui_externalkx;
+	LilvNode* units_hz;
 	LilvNode* units_db;
 	LilvNode* units_unit;
 	LilvNode* units_render;
@@ -1337,6 +1338,8 @@ load_parameter_descriptor_units(LilvWorld* lworld, ParameterDescriptor& desc, co
 		desc.unit = ParameterDescriptor::MIDI_NOTE;
 	} else if (lilv_nodes_contains(units, _world.units_db)) {
 		desc.unit = ParameterDescriptor::DB;
+	} else if (lilv_nodes_contains(units, _world.units_hz)) {
+		desc.unit = ParameterDescriptor::HZ;
 	} else if (lilv_nodes_size(units) > 0) {
 		const LilvNode* unit = lilv_nodes_get_first(units);
 		LilvNode* render = get_value(lworld, unit, _world.units_render);
@@ -2314,6 +2317,7 @@ LV2World::LV2World()
 	ui_externalkx      = lilv_new_uri(world, "http://kxstudio.sf.net/ns/lv2ext/external-ui#Widget");
 	units_unit         = lilv_new_uri(world, LV2_UNITS__unit);
 	units_render       = lilv_new_uri(world, LV2_UNITS__render);
+	units_hz           = lilv_new_uri(world, LV2_UNITS__hz);
 	units_midiNote     = lilv_new_uri(world, LV2_UNITS__midiNote);
 	units_db           = lilv_new_uri(world, LV2_UNITS__db);
 	patch_writable     = lilv_new_uri(world, LV2_PATCH__writable);
@@ -2324,6 +2328,7 @@ LV2World::~LV2World()
 {
 	lilv_node_free(patch_Message);
 	lilv_node_free(patch_writable);
+	lilv_node_free(units_hz);
 	lilv_node_free(units_midiNote);
 	lilv_node_free(units_db);
 	lilv_node_free(units_unit);