diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index a6f06d649c..0d2d5111d2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ private:
 	void repack_transport_hbox ();
 	void update_clock_visibility ();
 	void toggle_follow_edits ();
+	void toggle_triggers ();
 
 	void set_transport_controllable_state (const XMLNode&);
 	XMLNode& get_transport_controllable_state ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
index 6c3ce38d20..d65d7ba796 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
@@ -972,6 +972,13 @@ ARDOUR_UI::toggle_follow_edits ()
 	UIConfiguration::instance().set_follow_edits (tact->get_active ());
 }
 
+void
+ARDOUR_UI::toggle_triggers ()
+{
+	RefPtr<ToggleAction> tact = ActionManager::get_toggle_action (X_("Common"), X_("toggle-triggers"));
+	Config->set_enable_triggers (tact->get_active ());
+}
+
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::update_title ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index e978beca06..a0f2439095 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -497,6 +497,9 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_actions ()
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	ActionManager::transport_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
+	act = ActionManager::register_toggle_action (common_actions, X_("toggle-triggers"), _("Enable Triggers Drom"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::toggle_triggers));
+	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
+
 	act = ActionManager::register_toggle_action (main_actions, X_("ToggleLatencyCompensation"), _("Disable Latency Compensation"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::toggle_latency_switch));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
index 2d54585ba6..744136626d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (MeterType, meter_type_master, "meter-type-master", MeterK14)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (MeterType, meter_type_track, "meter-type-track", MeterPeak)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (MeterType, meter_type_bus, "meter-type-bus", MeterPeak)
 
+/* triggers */
+CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, enable_triggers, "enable-triggers", false)
 
 /* miscellany */