diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
index 25cd3c941a..b6de000d7e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ AudioStreamView::setup_rec_box ()
 {
 	//cerr << _trackview.name() << " streamview SRB region_views.size() = " << region_views.size() << endl;
 
-	if (!_trackview.session()->transport_stopped_or_stopping()) {
+	if (!_trackview.session()->transport_stopped_or_stopping() &&
+	    (_trackview.session()->transport_rolling() || _trackview.session()->get_record_enabled())) {
 
 		// cerr << "\trolling\n";
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
index bde41c1fc5..64de0b3951 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ MidiStreamView::setup_rec_box ()
 {
 	// cerr << _trackview.name() << " streamview SRB\n";
 
-	if (!_trackview.session()->transport_stopped_or_stopping()) {
+	if (!_trackview.session()->transport_stopped_or_stopping() &&
+	    (_trackview.session()->transport_rolling() || _trackview.session()->get_record_enabled())) {
 
 		if (!rec_active &&
 		    _trackview.session()->record_status() == Session::Recording &&