diff --git a/libs/temporal/tempo.cc b/libs/temporal/tempo.cc
index 92104410bf..f551f1a889 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/tempo.cc
+++ b/libs/temporal/tempo.cc
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ MusicTimePoint::MusicTimePoint (TempoMap const & map, XMLNode const & node)
 	, TempoPoint (map, *node.child (Tempo::xml_node_name.c_str()))
 	, MeterPoint (map, *node.child (Meter::xml_node_name.c_str()))
 {
+	node.get_property (X_("name"), _name); /* may fail, leaves name empty */
 }
 
 XMLNode&
@@ -685,9 +686,19 @@ MusicTimePoint::get_state () const
 	node->add_child_nocopy (Tempo::get_state());
 	node->add_child_nocopy (Meter::get_state());
 
+	node->set_property (X_("name"), _name); /* failure is OK */
+
 	return *node;
 }
 
+void
+MusicTimePoint::set_name (std::string const & str)
+{
+	_name = str;
+	/* XXX need a signal or something to announce change */
+}
+
+
 void
 TempoMapPoint::start_float ()
 {
@@ -1018,20 +1029,16 @@ TempoMap::remove_tempo (TempoPoint const & tp)
 	}
 }
 
-MusicTimePoint &
-TempoMap::set_bartime (BBT_Time const & bbt, timepos_t const & pos)
+void
+TempoMap::set_bartime (BBT_Time const & bbt, timepos_t const & pos, std::string name)
 {
-	MusicTimePoint * ret;
-
 	assert (pos.time_domain() == AudioTime);
 
 	superclock_t sc (pos.superclocks());
 	TempoMetric metric (metric_at (sc));
-	MusicTimePoint* tp = new MusicTimePoint (*this, sc, metric.quarters_at_superclock (sc), bbt, metric.tempo(), metric.meter());
+	MusicTimePoint* tp = new MusicTimePoint (*this, sc, metric.quarters_at_superclock (sc), bbt, metric.tempo(), metric.meter(), name);
 
-	ret = add_or_replace_bartime (tp);
-
-	return *ret;
+	add_or_replace_bartime (tp);
 }
 
 MusicTimePoint*
diff --git a/libs/temporal/temporal/tempo.h b/libs/temporal/temporal/tempo.h
index b1610a9a47..ad8c6eb097 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/temporal/tempo.h
+++ b/libs/temporal/temporal/tempo.h
@@ -525,7 +525,9 @@ typedef boost::intrusive::list_base_hook<boost::intrusive::tag<struct bartime_ta
 class /*LIBTEMPORAL_API*/ MusicTimePoint :  public bartime_hook, public virtual TempoPoint, public virtual MeterPoint
 {
   public:
-	LIBTEMPORAL_API MusicTimePoint (TempoMap const & map, superclock_t sc, Beats const & b, BBT_Time const & bbt, Tempo const & t, Meter const & m) : Point (map, sc, b, bbt), TempoPoint (t, *this), MeterPoint (m, *this)  {}
+	LIBTEMPORAL_API MusicTimePoint (TempoMap const & map, superclock_t sc, Beats const & b, BBT_Time const & bbt, Tempo const & t, Meter const & m, std::string name = std::string())
+		: Point (map, sc, b, bbt), TempoPoint (t, *this), MeterPoint (m, *this),  _name (name) {}
+
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API MusicTimePoint (TempoMap const & map, XMLNode const &);
 
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API bool operator== (MusicTimePoint const & other) const {
@@ -534,7 +536,13 @@ class /*LIBTEMPORAL_API*/ MusicTimePoint :  public bartime_hook, public virtual
 
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API timepos_t time() const { return timepos_t::from_superclock (TempoPoint::sclock()); }
 
+	LIBTEMPORAL_API std::string name() const { return _name; }
+	LIBTEMPORAL_API void set_name (std::string const &);
+
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API XMLNode & get_state () const;
+
+ private:
+	std::string _name;
 };
 
 /** Tempo Map - mapping of timecode to musical time.
@@ -705,7 +713,7 @@ class /*LIBTEMPORAL_API*/ TempoMap : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API	void change_tempo (TempoPoint&, Tempo const&);
 
-	LIBTEMPORAL_API MusicTimePoint& set_bartime (BBT_Time const &, timepos_t const &);
+	LIBTEMPORAL_API void set_bartime (BBT_Time const &, timepos_t const &, std::string name = std::string());
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API void remove_bartime (MusicTimePoint const & tp);
 
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API TempoPoint& set_tempo (Tempo const &, BBT_Time const &);