diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
index a427424614..b87011daa7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
@@ -1418,6 +1418,9 @@ MidiRegionView::display_sysexes()
 			sysex = boost::shared_ptr<SysEx>(
 				new SysEx (*this, _note_group, text, height, x, 1.0, sysex_ptr));
 			_sys_exes.insert (make_pair (sysex_ptr, sysex));
+		} else {
+			sysex->flag()->set_height (height);
+			sysex->item().set_position (ArdourCanvas::Duple (x, 1.0));
 		}
 
 		// Show unless message is beyond the region bounds
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/sys_ex.h b/gtk2_ardour/sys_ex.h
index de2a441014..47ad523a53 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/sys_ex.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/sys_ex.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 	void show ();
 
         ArdourCanvas::Item& item() const { return *_flag; }
+	ArdourCanvas::Flag* flag() const { return _flag; }
 
 private:
 	bool event_handler (GdkEvent* ev);