diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index caea31ed76..7ad33cb343 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ public:
 	void reset_route_peak_display (ARDOUR::Route*);
 	void reset_group_peak_display (ARDOUR::RouteGroup*);
 
+	void show_library_download_manager();
+
 	const std::string& announce_string() const { return _announce_string; }
 
 	void hide_application ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
index 7b8724b7ab..e8409df6b4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dialogs.cc
@@ -1006,6 +1006,12 @@ ARDOUR_UI::create_virtual_keyboard_window ()
 	return vkbd;
 }
 
+void
+ARDOUR_UI::show_library_download_manager ()
+{
+	library_manager_window->show ();
+}
+
 LibraryDownloadDialog*
 ARDOUR_UI::create_library_manager_window ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
index 83fef52c31..e17eb17e99 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ audio_midi_suffix (const std::string& str)
 void
 TriggerClipPicker::open_downloader ()
 {
+	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->show_library_download_manager ();
 }
 
 void