diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
index 96dd9b27a7..cbd8596ea1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ MidiRegionView::MidiRegionView (ArdourCanvas::Container*      parent,
                                 boost::shared_ptr<MidiRegion> r,
                                 double                        spu,
                                 uint32_t                      basic_color,
+                                bool                          recording,
                                 TimeAxisViewItem::Visibility  visibility)
-	: RegionView (parent, tv, r, spu, basic_color, false, visibility)
+	: RegionView (parent, tv, r, spu, basic_color, recording, visibility)
 	, _current_range_min(0)
 	, _current_range_max(0)
 	, _region_relative_time_converter(r->session().tempo_map(), r->position())
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ MidiRegionView::connect_to_diskstream ()
 bool
 MidiRegionView::canvas_group_event(GdkEvent* ev)
 {
-	if (in_destructor) {
+	if (in_destructor || _recregion) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
index 56fcbbdde8..a2d364c0d6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
@@ -68,11 +68,20 @@ public:
 	typedef Evoral::Note<Evoral::MusicalTime> NoteType;
 	typedef Evoral::Sequence<Evoral::MusicalTime>::Notes Notes;
 
-	MidiRegionView (ArdourCanvas::Container *,
-	                RouteTimeAxisView&,
-	                boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiRegion>,
-	                double initial_samples_per_pixel,
-	                uint32_t base_color);
+	MidiRegionView (ArdourCanvas::Container*              parent,
+	                RouteTimeAxisView&                    tv,
+	                boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiRegion> r,
+	                double                                samples_per_pixel,
+	                uint32_t                              basic_color);
+
+	MidiRegionView (ArdourCanvas::Container*              parent,
+	                RouteTimeAxisView&                    tv,
+	                boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiRegion> r,
+	                double                                samples_per_pixel,
+	                uint32_t                              basic_color,
+	                bool                                  recording,
+	                Visibility                            visibility);
+
 
 	MidiRegionView (const MidiRegionView& other);
 	MidiRegionView (const MidiRegionView& other, boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiRegion>);
@@ -322,16 +331,6 @@ public:
         ARDOUR::InstrumentInfo& instrument_info() const;
 	
 protected:
-	/** Allows derived types to specify their visibility requirements
-	 * to the TimeAxisViewItem parent class.
-	 */
-	MidiRegionView (ArdourCanvas::Container *,
-	                RouteTimeAxisView&,
-	                boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiRegion>,
-	                double samples_per_pixel,
-	                uint32_t basic_color,
-	                TimeAxisViewItem::Visibility);
-
 	void region_resized (const PBD::PropertyChange&);
 
 	void set_flags (XMLNode *);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
index e91a1c683d..d124426cc9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ MidiStreamView::~MidiStreamView ()
 }
 
 RegionView*
-MidiStreamView::create_region_view (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, bool /*wfd*/, bool)
+MidiStreamView::create_region_view (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, bool /*wfd*/, bool recording)
 {
 	boost::shared_ptr<MidiRegion> region = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiRegion> (r);
 
@@ -108,8 +108,16 @@ MidiStreamView::create_region_view (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, bool /*wfd*/, b
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	RegionView* region_view = new MidiRegionView (_canvas_group, _trackview, region,
-	                                              _samples_per_pixel, region_color);
+	RegionView* region_view = NULL;
+	if (recording) {
+		region_view = new MidiRegionView (
+			_canvas_group, _trackview, region,
+			_samples_per_pixel, region_color, recording,
+			TimeAxisViewItem::Visibility(TimeAxisViewItem::ShowFrame));
+	} else {
+		region_view = new MidiRegionView (_canvas_group, _trackview, region,
+		                                  _samples_per_pixel, region_color);
+	}
 
 	region_view->init (false);
 
@@ -488,7 +496,7 @@ MidiStreamView::setup_rec_box ()
 					region->set_start (_trackview.track()->current_capture_start()
 					                   - _trackview.track()->get_capture_start_frame (0));
 					region->set_position (_trackview.track()->current_capture_start());
-					RegionView* rv = add_region_view_internal (region, false);
+					RegionView* rv = add_region_view_internal (region, false, true);
 					MidiRegionView* mrv = dynamic_cast<MidiRegionView*> (rv);
 					mrv->begin_write ();