diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 3476d0595e..77a19fff80 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -4829,6 +4829,13 @@ Route::set_name (const string& str)
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
+		/* One exception to the above rule: direct outs (LiveTrax) */
+		if (_direct_outs) {
+			string do_name = string_compose (_("%1 direct"), newname);
+			if (!_direct_outs->set_name (do_name)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ret;