diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
index c10a43cf2b..b08a1f81f0 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
@@ -350,6 +350,14 @@ MackieControlProtocol::get_sorted_stripables()
 				sorted.push_back (s);
 			}
 			break;
+		case AudioInstr:
+			if (has_instrument (s)){
+				sorted.push_back (s);
+			}
+			break;
+		case Inputs:
+			// nothing to do right now
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1581,7 +1589,7 @@ MackieControlProtocol::build_device_specific_button_map()
 {
 	/* this maps our device-dependent button codes to the methods that handle them.
 	 */
-	
+
 #define DEFINE_BUTTON_HANDLER(b,p,r) button_map.insert (pair<Button::ID,ButtonHandlers> ((b), ButtonHandlers ((p),(r))));
 
 	if (_device_info.is_platformMp()) {
@@ -1856,11 +1864,15 @@ MackieControlProtocol::set_view_mode (ViewMode m)
 void
 MackieControlProtocol::display_view_mode ()
 {
-	Glib::Threads::Mutex::Lock lm (surfaces_lock);
+	{
+		Glib::Threads::Mutex::Lock lm (surfaces_lock);
 
-	for (Surfaces::iterator s = surfaces.begin(); s != surfaces.end(); ++s) {
-		(*s)->update_view_mode_display (true);
+		for (Surfaces::iterator s = surfaces.begin(); s != surfaces.end(); ++s) {
+			(*s)->update_view_mode_display (true);
+		}
 	}
+
+	update_global_button (Button::View, (view_mode() == MackieControlProtocol::Mixer) ? on : off);
 }
 
 void
@@ -2350,6 +2362,13 @@ MackieControlProtocol::is_midi_track (boost::shared_ptr<Stripable> r) const
 	return boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiTrack>(r) != 0;
 }
 
+bool
+MackieControlProtocol::has_instrument (boost::shared_ptr<Stripable> r) const
+{
+	boost::shared_ptr<MidiTrack> mt = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiTrack>(r);
+	return mt && mt->the_instrument();
+}
+
 bool
 MackieControlProtocol::is_mapped (boost::shared_ptr<Stripable> r) const
 {
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
index 85282726b7..b6397ee6f1 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class MackieControlProtocol
 	bool is_track (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Stripable>) const;
 	bool is_audio_track (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Stripable>) const;
 	bool is_midi_track (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Stripable>) const;
+	bool has_instrument (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Stripable>) const;
 	bool is_mapped (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Stripable>) const;
 	boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Stripable> first_selected_stripable () const;
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mcp_buttons.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mcp_buttons.cc
index b1818418d6..54671f229d 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mcp_buttons.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mcp_buttons.cc
@@ -1083,6 +1083,9 @@ MackieControlProtocol::audioinstruments_press (Mackie::Button& b)
 Mackie::LedState
 MackieControlProtocol::audioinstruments_release (Mackie::Button& b)
 {
+#ifndef MIXBUS
+	set_view_mode (AudioInstr);
+#endif
 	return none;
 
 }
@@ -1365,4 +1368,4 @@ LedState
 MackieControlProtocol::prog2_marker_release (Button &)
 {
 	return off;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/surface.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/surface.cc
index 8ff5daf630..e214a1c4d2 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/surface.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/surface.cc
@@ -1354,6 +1354,11 @@ Surface::update_view_mode_display (bool with_helpful_text)
 		id = Button::User;
 		text = _("Selected Tracks");
 		break;
+	case MackieControlProtocol::AudioInstr:
+		show_two_char_display ("IS");
+		id = Button::AudioInstruments;
+		text = _("Instruments");
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}