diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_bundles.cc b/libs/ardour/session_bundles.cc
index 51de2d9c47..8af2ae92f7 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_bundles.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_bundles.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "pbd/i18n.h"
 
+#include "ardour/async_midi_port.h"
 #include "ardour/audioengine.h"
 #include "ardour/bundle.h"
 #include "ardour/session.h"
@@ -120,6 +121,12 @@ Session::setup_bundles ()
 			);
 	}
 
+	/* now add virtual Vkeybd, compare to PortGroupList::gather */
+	if (_midi_ports) {
+		boost::shared_ptr<Port> ap = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Port> (vkbd_output_port ());
+		inputs[DataType::MIDI].push_back (AudioEngine::instance()->make_port_name_non_relative (ap->name ()));
+	}
+
 	/* Create a set of Bundle objects that map
 	   to the physical I/O currently available.  We create both
 	   mono and stereo bundles, so that the common cases of mono