diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session_event.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session_event.h
index 9167838d4f..fc2e8693d6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session_event.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session_event.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 		StartRoll,
 		EndRoll,
 		TransportStateChange,
+		TriggerSceneChange,
 
 		/* only one of each of these events can be queued at any one time */
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ public:
 		bool             yes_or_no;
 		samplepos_t      target2_sample;
 		OverwriteReason  overwrite;
+		int32_t          scene;
 	};
 
 	boost::weak_ptr<Track> track;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index a6ae14ee17..3c7ff70c76 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -786,20 +786,22 @@ Session::destroy ()
 		bool remove = true;
 		bool del = true;
 		switch (ev->type) {
-			case SessionEvent::AutoLoop:
-			case SessionEvent::Skip:
-			case SessionEvent::PunchIn:
-			case SessionEvent::PunchOut:
-			case SessionEvent::RangeStop:
-			case SessionEvent::RangeLocate:
-				remove = false;
-				del = false;
-				break;
-			case SessionEvent::RealTimeOperation:
-				process_rtop (ev);
-				del = false;
-			default:
-				break;
+		case SessionEvent::AutoLoop:
+		case SessionEvent::Skip:
+		case SessionEvent::PunchIn:
+		case SessionEvent::PunchOut:
+		case SessionEvent::RangeStop:
+		case SessionEvent::RangeLocate:
+		case SessionEvent::TriggerSceneChange:
+			remove = false;
+			del = false;
+			break;
+		case SessionEvent::RealTimeOperation:
+			process_rtop (ev);
+			del = false;
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
 		}
 		if (remove) {
 			del = del && !_remove_event (ev);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_process.cc b/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
index bd44284b3c..8a05943525 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
@@ -965,6 +965,10 @@ Session::process_event (SessionEvent* ev)
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case SessionEvent::TriggerSceneChange:
+		TriggerBox::scene_bang (ev->scene);
+		break;
+
 	case SessionEvent::PunchIn:
 		// cerr << "PunchIN at " << transport_sample() << endl;
 		if (config.get_punch_in() && record_status() == Enabled) {