diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index f81ff3efcd..1a4ddeb562 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include "ardour/session_configuration.h"
 #include "ardour/session_event.h"
 #include "ardour/interpolation.h"
+#include "ardour/plugin.h"
 #include "ardour/route.h"
 #include "ardour/route_graph.h"
 
@@ -605,10 +606,15 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::Scop
 		const ChanCount& input, const ChanCount& output,
 		boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> instrument = boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo>(),
 		TrackMode mode = Normal,
-		RouteGroup* route_group = 0, uint32_t how_many = 1, std::string name_template = ""
+		RouteGroup* route_group = 0, uint32_t how_many = 1, std::string name_template = "",
+		Plugin::PresetRecord* pset = 0
 		);
 
-	RouteList new_midi_route (RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, std::string name_template = "", boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> instrument = boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo>());
+	RouteList new_midi_route (RouteGroup* route_group,
+			uint32_t how_many,
+			std::string name_template = "",
+			boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> instrument = boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo>(),
+			Plugin::PresetRecord* pset = 0);
 
 	void remove_routes (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>);
 	void remove_route (boost::shared_ptr<Route>);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 0a402a3b2d..1e19b71755 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@ Session::default_track_name_pattern (DataType t)
  */
 list<boost::shared_ptr<MidiTrack> >
 Session::new_midi_track (const ChanCount& input, const ChanCount& output, boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> instrument,
-			 TrackMode mode, RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, string name_template)
+			 TrackMode mode, RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, string name_template, Plugin::PresetRecord* pset)
 {
 	string track_name;
 	uint32_t track_id = 0;
@@ -2517,6 +2517,9 @@ Session::new_midi_track (const ChanCount& input, const ChanCount& output, boost:
 		if (instrument) {
 			for (RouteList::iterator r = new_routes.begin(); r != new_routes.end(); ++r) {
 				PluginPtr plugin = instrument->load (*this);
+				if (pset) {
+					plugin->load_preset (*pset);
+				}
 				boost::shared_ptr<Processor> p (new PluginInsert (*this, plugin));
 				(*r)->add_processor (p, PreFader);
 
@@ -2528,7 +2531,7 @@ Session::new_midi_track (const ChanCount& input, const ChanCount& output, boost:
 }
 
 RouteList
-Session::new_midi_route (RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, string name_template, boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> instrument)
+Session::new_midi_route (RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, string name_template, boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> instrument, Plugin::PresetRecord* pset)
 {
 	string bus_name;
 	uint32_t bus_id = 0;
@@ -2606,6 +2609,9 @@ Session::new_midi_route (RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, string name
 		if (instrument) {
 			for (RouteList::iterator r = ret.begin(); r != ret.end(); ++r) {
 				PluginPtr plugin = instrument->load (*this);
+				if (pset) {
+					plugin->load_preset (*pset);
+				}
 				boost::shared_ptr<Processor> p (new PluginInsert (*this, plugin));
 				(*r)->add_processor (p, PreFader);
 			}