diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc
index 70f385a890..ad2c3a96e1 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 && (_monitoring & MonitorInput)) {
+	if (_meter_point == MeterInput && (_monitoring & MonitorInput || _diskstream->record_enabled())) {
 		_meter->run (bufs, start_frame, end_frame, nframes, true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
index 23077bafc8..16a0e89077 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 && (_monitoring & MonitorInput)) {
+	if (_meter_point == MeterInput && (_monitoring & MonitorInput || _diskstream->record_enabled())) {
 		_meter->run (bufs, start_frame, end_frame, nframes, true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index b88cc0480a..1cf9887594 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ Track::metering_state () const
 	bool rv;
 	if (_session.transport_rolling ()) {
 		// audio_track.cc || midi_track.cc roll() runs meter IFF:
-		rv = _meter_point == MeterInput && (_monitoring & MonitorInput);
+		rv = _meter_point == MeterInput && (_monitoring & MonitorInput || _diskstream->record_enabled());
 	} else {
 		// track no_roll() always metering if
 		rv = _meter_point == MeterInput;