diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
index 1c72f81ea4..e9ccea65c3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
@@ -659,10 +659,37 @@ RouteUI::build_sends_menu ()
 	sends_menu->set_name ("ArdourContextMenu");
 	MenuList& items = sends_menu->items();
 
-	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Assign all tracks (prefader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_sends), PreFader)));
-	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Assign all tracks (postfader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_sends), PostFader)));
-	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Assign selected tracks (prefader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_selected_sends), PreFader)));
-	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Assign selected tracks (postfader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_selected_sends), PostFader)));
+	items.push_back (
+		MenuElem(_("Assign all tracks (prefader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_sends), PreFader, false))
+		);
+	
+	items.push_back (
+		MenuElem(_("Assign all tracks and buses (prefader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_sends), PreFader, true))
+		);
+	
+	items.push_back (
+		MenuElem(_("Assign all tracks (postfader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_sends), PostFader, false))
+		);
+	
+	items.push_back (
+		MenuElem(_("Assign all tracks and buses (postfader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_sends), PostFader, true))
+		);
+
+	items.push_back (
+		MenuElem(_("Assign selected tracks (prefader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_selected_sends), PreFader, false))
+		);
+
+	items.push_back (
+		MenuElem(_("Assign selected tracks and buses (prefader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_selected_sends), PreFader, true)));
+	
+	items.push_back (
+		MenuElem(_("Assign selected tracks (postfader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_selected_sends), PostFader, false))
+		);
+
+	items.push_back (
+		MenuElem(_("Assign selected tracks and buses (postfader)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::create_selected_sends), PostFader, true))
+		);
+	
 	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Copy track/bus gains to sends"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::set_sends_gain_from_track)));
 	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Set sends gain to -inf"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::set_sends_gain_to_zero)));
 	items.push_back (MenuElem(_("Set sends gain to 0dB"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RouteUI::set_sends_gain_to_unity)));
@@ -670,13 +697,13 @@ RouteUI::build_sends_menu ()
 }
 
 void
-RouteUI::create_sends (Placement p)
+RouteUI::create_sends (Placement p, bool include_buses)
 {
-	_session->globally_add_internal_sends (_route, p);
+	_session->globally_add_internal_sends (_route, p, include_buses);
 }
 
 void
-RouteUI::create_selected_sends (Placement p)
+RouteUI::create_selected_sends (Placement p, bool include_buses)
 {
 	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> rlist (new RouteList);
 	TrackSelection& selected_tracks (ARDOUR_UI::instance()->the_editor().get_selection().tracks);
@@ -686,7 +713,7 @@ RouteUI::create_selected_sends (Placement p)
 		RouteUI* rui;
 		if ((rtv = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*>(*i)) != 0) {
 			if ((rui = dynamic_cast<RouteUI*>(rtv)) != 0) {
-				if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioTrack>(rui->route())) {
+				if (include_buses || boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioTrack>(rui->route())) {
 					rlist->push_back (rui->route());
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
index d2df30dad7..2d13e54110 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.h
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ class RouteUI : public virtual AxisView
 	void set_sends_gain_from_track ();
 	void set_sends_gain_to_zero ();
 	void set_sends_gain_to_unity ();
-	void create_sends (ARDOUR::Placement);
-	void create_selected_sends (ARDOUR::Placement);
+	void create_sends (ARDOUR::Placement, bool);
+	void create_selected_sends (ARDOUR::Placement, bool);
 
 	void solo_changed(bool, void*);
 	void solo_changed_so_update_mute ();
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 565681aa78..393c9d1356 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::ScopedConnectionLi
 	boost::shared_ptr<Route> monitor_out() const { return _monitor_out; }
 	boost::shared_ptr<Route> master_out() const { return _master_out; }
 
-	void globally_add_internal_sends (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest, Placement p);
+	void globally_add_internal_sends (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest, Placement p, bool);
 	void globally_set_send_gains_from_track (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest);
 	void globally_set_send_gains_to_zero (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest);
 	void globally_set_send_gains_to_unity (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 9212923f11..c22cfd261a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -2090,16 +2090,15 @@ Session::globally_set_send_gains_from_track(boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest)
 	}
 }
 
+/** @param include_buses true to add sends to buses and tracks, false for just tracks */
 void
-Session::globally_add_internal_sends (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest, Placement p)
+Session::globally_add_internal_sends (boost::shared_ptr<Route> dest, Placement p, bool include_buses)
 {
 	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> r = routes.reader ();
 	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> t (new RouteList);
 
-	/* only send tracks */
-
 	for (RouteList::iterator i = r->begin(); i != r->end(); ++i) {
-		if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Track>(*i)) {
+		if (include_buses || boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Track>(*i)) {
 			t->push_back (*i);
 		}
 	}