diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
index 957dfcd88f..d06c2a6ae7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ RouteTimeAxisView::build_display_menu ()
 	MenuList& items = display_menu->items();
 	display_menu->set_name ("ArdourContextMenu");
 
-	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Color..."), sigc::hide_return (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::choose_color))));
+	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Color..."), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::choose_color)));
 
 	build_size_menu ();
 	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Height"), *_size_menu));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
index 209210b8ac..4600f04f14 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
@@ -1257,17 +1257,20 @@ RouteUI::toggle_solo_safe (Gtk::CheckMenuItem* check)
 	_route->set_solo_safe (check->get_active(), this);
 }
 
-bool
+/** Ask the user to choose a colour, and then set all selected tracks
+ *  to that colour.
+ */
+void
 RouteUI::choose_color ()
 {
 	bool picked;
 	Gdk::Color const color = Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->get_color (_("Color Selection"), picked, &_color);
 
 	if (picked) {
-		set_color (color);
+		ARDOUR_UI::instance()->the_editor().get_selection().tracks.foreach_route_ui (
+			boost::bind (&RouteUI::set_color, _1, color)
+			);
 	}
-
-	return picked;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
index c59ace3061..4a33c8f16d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class RouteUI : public virtual AxisView
 	boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Route> _route;
 
 	virtual void set_color (const Gdk::Color & c);
-	bool choose_color ();
+	void choose_color ();
 
 	bool ignore_toggle;
 	bool wait_for_release;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/track_selection.h b/gtk2_ardour/track_selection.h
index 4fb1187369..46c04183a4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/track_selection.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/track_selection.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define __ardour_gtk_track_selection_h__
 
 #include "track_view_list.h"
+#include "route_ui.h"
 
 class PublicEditor;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ public:
 	
 	TrackViewList add (TrackViewList const &);
 
+	template <typename Function>
+	void foreach_route_ui (Function f) {
+		for (iterator i = begin(); i != end(); ++i) {
+			RouteUI* t = dynamic_cast<RouteUI*> (*i);
+			f (t);
+		}
+	}
+	
 private:
 	PublicEditor const * _editor;
 };