diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
index 73dcf5d9a3..957dfcd88f 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::mem_fun(*this, &RouteTimeAxisView::select_track_color)));
+	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Color..."), sigc::hide_return (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::choose_color))));
 
 	build_size_menu ();
 	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Height"), *_size_menu));
@@ -863,13 +863,12 @@ RouteTimeAxisView::set_height (uint32_t h)
 }
 
 void
-RouteTimeAxisView::select_track_color ()
+RouteTimeAxisView::set_color (Gdk::Color const & c)
 {
-	if (RouteUI::choose_color ()) {
-
-		if (_view) {
-			_view->apply_color (_color, StreamView::RegionColor);
-		}
+	RouteUI::set_color (c);
+	
+	if (_view) {
+		_view->apply_color (_color, StreamView::RegionColor);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h
index 8515f375b9..54d06b4135 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ protected:
 	void reset_samples_per_unit ();
 	void horizontal_position_changed ();
 
-	void select_track_color();
+	void set_color (Gdk::Color const &);
 
 	virtual void build_automation_action_menu ();
 	virtual void append_extra_display_menu_items () {}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
index b0338ff121..209210b8ac 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
@@ -1258,12 +1258,10 @@ RouteUI::toggle_solo_safe (Gtk::CheckMenuItem* check)
 }
 
 bool
-RouteUI::choose_color()
+RouteUI::choose_color ()
 {
 	bool picked;
-	Gdk::Color color;
-
-	color = Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->get_color (_("Color Selection"), picked, &_color);
+	Gdk::Color const color = Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->get_color (_("Color Selection"), picked, &_color);
 
 	if (picked) {
 		set_color (color);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
index ff133642a2..c59ace3061 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class RouteUI : public virtual AxisView
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Route> _route;
 
-	void set_color (const Gdk::Color & c);
+	virtual void set_color (const Gdk::Color & c);
 	bool choose_color ();
 
 	bool ignore_toggle;