diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc
index b4ca9e2df8..70f385a890 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ AudioTrack::roll (pframes_t nframes, framepos_t start_frame, framepos_t end_fram
 
 	fill_buffers_with_input (bufs, _input, nframes);
 	
-	if (_meter_point == MeterInput) {
+	if (_meter_point == MeterInput && (_monitoring & MonitorInput)) {
 		_meter->run (bufs, start_frame, end_frame, nframes, true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
index f7f9ff7a59..23077bafc8 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ MidiTrack::roll (pframes_t nframes, framepos_t start_frame, framepos_t end_frame
 
 	fill_buffers_with_input (bufs, _input, nframes);
 
-	if (_meter_point == MeterInput) {
+	if (_meter_point == MeterInput && (_monitoring & MonitorInput)) {
 		_meter->run (bufs, start_frame, end_frame, nframes, true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index 6d153e1cbf..b88cc0480a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -945,6 +945,14 @@ Track::set_monitoring (MonitorChoice mc)
 MeterState
 Track::metering_state () const
 {
-	return (_diskstream->record_enabled() || _meter_point == MeterInput) ? MeteringInput : MeteringRoute;
+	bool rv;
+	if (_session.transport_rolling ()) {
+		// audio_track.cc || midi_track.cc roll() runs meter IFF:
+		rv = _meter_point == MeterInput && (_monitoring & MonitorInput);
+	} else {
+		// track no_roll() always metering if
+		rv = _meter_point == MeterInput;
+	}
+	return rv ? MeteringInput : MeteringRoute;
 }