diff --git a/libs/evoral/SMF.cc b/libs/evoral/SMF.cc
index 0120815b7f..db62d07a3a 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/SMF.cc
+++ b/libs/evoral/SMF.cc
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ SMF::open(const std::string& path, int track)
 {
 	Glib::Threads::Mutex::Lock lm (_smf_lock);
 
-	_num_channels = 0;
+	_num_channels     = 0;
+	_n_note_on_events = 0;
+	_has_pgm_change   = false;
 	_used_channels.clear ();
 
 	assert(track >= 1);
@@ -185,8 +187,19 @@ SMF::open(const std::string& path, int track)
 				}
 				uint8_t type = buf[0] & 0xf0;
 				uint8_t chan = buf[0] & 0x0f;
+
 				if (type >= 0x80 && type <= 0xE0) {
 					_used_channels.insert(chan);
+					switch (type) {
+						case MIDI_CMD_NOTE_ON:
+							++_n_note_on_events;
+							break;
+						case MIDI_CMD_PGM_CHANGE:
+							_has_pgm_change = true;
+							break;
+						default:
+							break;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			_num_channels += _used_channels.size();
diff --git a/libs/evoral/evoral/SMF.h b/libs/evoral/evoral/SMF.h
index 975ce15707..4000ee359b 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/evoral/SMF.h
+++ b/libs/evoral/evoral/SMF.h
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ public:
 	double round_to_file_precision (double val) const;
 
 	int smf_format () const;
+
 	int num_channels () const { return _num_channels; }
 	std::set<uint8_t> const& used_channels () const { return _used_channels; }
+	uint64_t n_note_on_events () const { return _n_note_on_events; }
+	bool has_pgm_change () const { return _has_pgm_change; }
 
 	void track_names (std::vector<std::string>&) const;
 	void instrument_names (std::vector<std::string>&) const;
@@ -140,6 +143,9 @@ public:
 	int _num_channels;
 	std::set<uint8_t> _used_channels;
 
+	uint64_t _n_note_on_events;
+	bool     _has_pgm_change;
+
 	mutable Markers _markers;
 };