diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 9326bedb35..701c5860af 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -722,7 +722,8 @@ public:
 		Plugin::PresetRecord* pset,
 		RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, std::string name_template,
 		PresentationInfo::order_t,
-		TrackMode mode = Normal
+		TrackMode mode = Normal,
+		bool input_auto_connect = true
 		);
 
 	RouteList new_audio_route (int input_channels, int output_channels, RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, std::string name_template, PresentationInfo::Flag, PresentationInfo::order_t);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 09bb953959..bd0b3188c4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ Session::new_midi_track (const ChanCount& input, const ChanCount& output, bool s
                          boost::shared_ptr<PluginInfo> instrument, Plugin::PresetRecord* pset,
                          RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many,
                          string name_template, PresentationInfo::order_t order,
-                         TrackMode mode)
+                         TrackMode mode, bool input_auto_connect)
 {
 	string track_name;
 	uint32_t track_id = 0;
@@ -2463,7 +2463,7 @@ Session::new_midi_track (const ChanCount& input, const ChanCount& output, bool s
 		ChanCount existing_outputs;
 		count_existing_track_channels (existing_inputs, existing_outputs);
 
-		add_routes (new_routes, true, !instrument, order);
+		add_routes (new_routes, input_auto_connect, !instrument, order);
 		load_and_connect_instruments (new_routes, strict_io, instrument, pset, existing_outputs);
 	}
 
diff --git a/share/scripts/_rgh_midi_track_trick.lua b/share/scripts/_rgh_midi_track_trick.lua
index 06ffbb7254..63c9accdfb 100644
--- a/share/scripts/_rgh_midi_track_trick.lua
+++ b/share/scripts/_rgh_midi_track_trick.lua
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function factory (p) return function ()
 		ARDOUR.PluginInfo(), nil, -- no instrument, no instrument preset
 		group,
 		16, -- how many
-		name, insert_at, ARDOUR.TrackMode.Normal)
+		name, insert_at, ARDOUR.TrackMode.Normal, true)
 
 	local i = 1
 	for track in tl:iter() do
diff --git a/share/scripts/_route_template_generic_midi.lua b/share/scripts/_route_template_generic_midi.lua
index a62197d137..6883dc56ca 100644
--- a/share/scripts/_route_template_generic_midi.lua
+++ b/share/scripts/_route_template_generic_midi.lua
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ function factory (params) return function ()
 		ARDOUR.ChanCount(ARDOUR.DataType ("audio"), 2),
 		strict_io,
 		instrument, nil,
-		group, how_many, name, insert_at, ARDOUR.TrackMode.Normal)
+		group, how_many, name, insert_at, ARDOUR.TrackMode.Normal, true)
 
 end end