diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_playlist.cc
index b9b9d564dd..2caec5bc71 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_playlist.cc
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ MidiPlaylist::render (MidiChannelFilter* filter)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if ((*i)->muted()) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		regs.push_back (*i);
 	}