diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
index 915618037f..cf7ec90fd1 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Route : public SessionObject, public Automatable, public Rou
 
 	void set_solo (bool yn, void *src);
 	bool soloed () const { return self_soloed () || soloed_by_others (); }
+	void clear_all_solo_state ();
 
 	bool soloed_by_others () const { return _soloed_by_others_upstream||_soloed_by_others_downstream; }
 	bool soloed_by_others_upstream () const { return _soloed_by_others_upstream; }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index c627998913..144b3c8670 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::Scop
 	static const SessionEvent::RTeventCallback rt_cleanup;
 
 	void set_solo (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>, bool, SessionEvent::RTeventCallback after = rt_cleanup, bool group_override = false);
+	void clear_all_solo_state (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>);
 	void set_just_one_solo (boost::shared_ptr<Route>, bool, SessionEvent::RTeventCallback after = rt_cleanup);
 	void set_mute (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>, bool, SessionEvent::RTeventCallback after = rt_cleanup, bool group_override = false);
 	void set_listen (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>, bool, SessionEvent::RTeventCallback after = rt_cleanup, bool group_override = false);
@@ -1774,6 +1775,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::Scop
 	}
 
 	void rt_set_solo (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>, bool yn, bool group_override);
+	void rt_clear_all_solo_state (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>, bool yn, bool group_override);
 	void rt_set_just_one_solo (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>, bool yn, bool /* ignored*/ );
 	void rt_set_mute (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>, bool yn, bool group_override);
 	void rt_set_listen (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>, bool yn, bool group_override);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index aa7a7ee9f8..7f21a6fdc3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -815,6 +815,42 @@ Route::solo_safe() const
 	return _solo_safe;
 }
 
+void
+Route::clear_all_solo_state ()
+{
+	// ideally this function will never do anything, it only exists to forestall Murphy
+	bool emit_changed = false;
+	bool old_safe = _solo_safe;
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+	// these are really debug messages, but of possible interest.
+	if (_self_solo) {
+		PBD::info << string_compose (_("Cleared Explicit solo: %1\n"), name());
+	}
+	if (_soloed_by_others_upstream || _soloed_by_others_downstream) {
+		PBD::info << string_compose (_("Cleared Implicit solo: %1 up:%2 down:%3\n"),
+				name(), _soloed_by_others_upstream, _soloed_by_others_downstream);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	if (!_self_solo && (_soloed_by_others_upstream || _soloed_by_others_downstream)) {
+		// if self-soled, set_solo() will do signal emission
+		emit_changed = true;
+	}
+
+	_soloed_by_others_upstream = 0;
+	_soloed_by_others_downstream = 0;
+
+	_solo_safe = false; // allow set_solo() to do its job;
+	set_solo (false, this);
+	_solo_safe = old_safe;
+
+	if (emit_changed) {
+		set_mute_master_solo ();
+		solo_changed (false, this); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
+	}
+}
+
 void
 Route::set_solo (bool yn, void *src)
 {
@@ -916,7 +952,7 @@ Route::mod_solo_by_others_upstream (int32_t delta)
 	}
 
 	set_mute_master_solo ();
-	solo_changed (false, this);
+	solo_changed (false, this); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 }
 
 void
@@ -938,7 +974,7 @@ Route::mod_solo_by_others_downstream (int32_t delta)
 	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Solo, string_compose ("%1 SbD delta %2 = %3\n", name(), delta, _soloed_by_others_downstream));
 
 	set_mute_master_solo ();
-	solo_changed (false, this);
+	solo_changed (false, this); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 }
 
 void
@@ -968,7 +1004,7 @@ Route::mod_solo_isolated_by_upstream (bool yn, void* src)
 	if (solo_isolated() != old) {
 		/* solo isolated status changed */
 		_mute_master->set_solo_ignore (solo_isolated());
-		solo_isolated_changed (src);
+		solo_isolated_changed (src); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1024,7 +1060,7 @@ Route::set_solo_isolated (bool yn, void *src)
 
 	/* XXX should we back-propagate as well? (April 2010: myself and chris goddard think not) */
 
-	solo_isolated_changed (src);
+	solo_isolated_changed (src); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_rtevents.cc b/libs/ardour/session_rtevents.cc
index 189385e2ee..d001b239ba 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_rtevents.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_rtevents.cc
@@ -53,12 +53,31 @@ Session::rt_set_monitoring (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> rl, MonitorChoice mc, b
 	set_dirty();
 }
 
+void
+Session::clear_all_solo_state (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> rl)
+{
+	queue_event (get_rt_event (rl, false, rt_cleanup, false, &Session::rt_clear_all_solo_state));
+}
+
+void
+Session::rt_clear_all_solo_state (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> rl, bool /* yn */, bool /* group_override */)
+{
+	for (RouteList::iterator i = rl->begin(); i != rl->end(); ++i) {
+		if ((*i)->is_auditioner()) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		(*i)->clear_all_solo_state();
+	}
+	set_dirty();
+}
+
 void
 Session::set_solo (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> rl, bool yn, SessionEvent::RTeventCallback after, bool group_override)
 {
 	queue_event (get_rt_event (rl, yn, after, group_override, &Session::rt_set_solo));
 }
 
+
 void
 Session::rt_set_solo (boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> rl, bool yn, bool /* group_override */)
 {