diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
index a6a6d0db25..a817438587 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Trigger : public PBD::Stateful {
 		QueuedTrigger, /* DP-style */
 		NextTrigger,   /* Live-style, and below */
 		PrevTrigger,
+		ForwardTrigger, /* any "next" skipping empties */
+		ReverseTrigger, /* any "prev" skipping empties */
 		FirstTrigger,
 		LastTrigger,
 		AnyTrigger,
diff --git a/libs/ardour/enums.cc b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
index a1ca52b6b4..a180e305ea 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/enums.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ setup_enum_writer ()
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Trigger, QueuedTrigger);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Trigger, NextTrigger);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Trigger, PrevTrigger);
+	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Trigger, ForwardTrigger);
+	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Trigger, ReverseTrigger);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Trigger, FirstTrigger);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Trigger, LastTrigger);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Trigger, AnyTrigger);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 2486132285..192e341371 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -2695,7 +2695,26 @@ TriggerBox::determine_next_trigger (uint32_t current)
 	case Trigger::Again:
 		return current;
 
+
 	case Trigger::NextTrigger:
+		n = current + 1;
+		if (n < all_triggers.size()) {
+			if (all_triggers[n]->region()) {
+				return n;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case Trigger::PrevTrigger:
+		if (current > 0) {
+			n = current - 1;
+			if (all_triggers[n]->region()) {
+				return n;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case Trigger::ForwardTrigger:
 		n = current;
 		while (true) {
 			++n;
@@ -2715,7 +2734,8 @@ TriggerBox::determine_next_trigger (uint32_t current)
 			}
 		}
 		break;
-	case Trigger::PrevTrigger:
+
+	case Trigger::ReverseTrigger:
 		n = current;
 		while (true) {
 			if (n == 0) {