diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
index 85df1bdf1c..3d8605f1da 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
@@ -342,3 +342,14 @@ AutomationRegionView::exited ()
 		_line->track_exited();
 	}
 }
+void
+AutomationRegionView::set_selected (bool yn)
+{
+	/* don't call RegionView::set_selected() because for automation
+	 * regionviews, we don't use visual "clues" to indicate selection.
+	 */
+
+	if (yn && _parameter.type() == ARDOUR::MidiCCAutomation) {
+		group->raise_to_top ();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.h
index a76bcce596..a357337b8d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public:
 
 	void init (bool wfd);
 
+	void set_selected (bool yn);
+
 	bool paste (Temporal::timepos_t const &                     pos,
 	            unsigned                                        paste_count,
 	            float                                           times,
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
index 6a71845d03..23321dc2ea 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
 
 	~RegionView ();
 
-	void set_selected (bool yn);
+	virtual void set_selected (bool yn);
 
 	virtual void init (bool what_changed);