diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index d45d89a96e..cf1619156f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ Editor::Editor ()
 	ControlProtocol::ZoomIn.connect (*this, invalidator (*this), boost::bind (&Editor::temporal_zoom_step, this, false), gui_context());
 	ControlProtocol::ZoomOut.connect (*this, invalidator (*this), boost::bind (&Editor::temporal_zoom_step, this, true), gui_context());
 	ControlProtocol::ScrollTimeline.connect (*this, invalidator (*this), ui_bind (&Editor::control_scroll, this, _1), gui_context());
+	ControlProtocol::SelectByRID.connect (*this, invalidator (*this), ui_bind (&Editor::control_select, this, _1), gui_context());
 	BasicUI::AccessAction.connect (*this, invalidator (*this), ui_bind (&Editor::access_action, this, _1, _2), gui_context());
 
 	/* problematic: has to return a value and thus cannot be x-thread */
@@ -911,6 +912,32 @@ Editor::zoom_adjustment_changed ()
 	temporal_zoom (fpu);
 }
 
+void
+Editor::control_select (uint32_t rid) 
+{
+	/* handles the (static) signal from the ControlProtocol class that
+	 * requests setting the selected track to a given RID
+	 */
+	 
+	if (!_session) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	boost::shared_ptr<Route> r = _session->route_by_remote_id (rid);
+
+	if (!r) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	TimeAxisView* tav = axis_view_from_route (r);
+
+	if (tav) {
+		selection->set (tav);
+	} else {
+		selection->clear_tracks ();
+	}
+}
+
 void
 Editor::control_scroll (float fraction)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 55d78238f7..e9960b3938 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -977,6 +977,7 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public ARD
 	Gtk::HBox           edit_controls_hbox;
 
 	void control_scroll (float);
+	void control_select (uint32_t rid);
 	void access_action (std::string,std::string);
 	bool deferred_control_scroll (framepos_t);
 	sigc::connection control_scroll_connection;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 29471aa913..07aeda3369 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -4795,7 +4795,7 @@ Editor::toggle_mute ()
 		}
 
 		if (first) {
-			new_state = !rtav->route()->soloed ();
+			new_state = !rtav->route()->muted();
 			first = false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/generic_midi_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/generic_midi_control_protocol.cc
index 1a615de424..05a3ef0505 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/generic_midi_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/generic_midi_control_protocol.cc
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ GenericMidiControlProtocol::create_function (const XMLNode& node)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((prop = node.property (X_("arg"))) != 0) {
+	if ((prop = node.property (X_("arg"))) != 0 || (prop = node.property (X_("argument"))) != 0 || (prop = node.property (X_("arguments"))) != 0) {
 		argument = prop->value ();
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.cc b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.cc
index 186858550f..38252326d7 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.cc
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ MIDIFunction::setup (GenericMidiControlProtocol& ui, const std::string& invokabl
 			return -1;
 		}
 		_function = Select;
+	} else if (strcasecmp (_invokable_name.c_str(), "track-set-solo") == 0) {
+		if (_argument.empty()) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+		_function = TrackSetSolo;
+	} else if (strcasecmp (_invokable_name.c_str(), "track-set-mute") == 0) {
+		if (_argument.empty()) {
+			return -1;
+		}
+		_function = TrackSetMute;
 	} else {
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -123,6 +133,8 @@ MIDIFunction::execute ()
 			sscanf (_argument.c_str(), "%d", &rid);
 			_ui->SelectByRID (rid);
 		}
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.h b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.h
index aafa739f20..8b3a52df3c 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/midifunction.h
@@ -53,7 +53,14 @@ class MIDIFunction : public MIDIInvokable
 		TransportLoopToggle,
 		TransportRecordEnable,
 		TransportRecordDisable,
+		/* 1 argument functions: RID */
 		Select,
+		/* 2 argument functions: RID, value */
+		TrackSetSolo, 
+		TrackSetMute,
+		TrackSetGain,
+		TrackSetRecordEnable,
+		TrackSetSoloIsolate,
 	};
 
 	MIDIFunction (MIDI::Port&);