diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
index 4d8f61fed5..369d38dd27 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ AutomationRegionView::AutomationRegionView(ArdourCanvas::Group*
 	}
 
 	group->signal_event().connect (mem_fun (this, &AutomationRegionView::canvas_event), false);
+	group->raise_to_top();
 }
 
 void
@@ -73,9 +74,9 @@ AutomationRegionView::create_line (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::AutomationList> lis
 				trackview, *get_canvas_group(), list, &_time_converter));
 	_line->set_colors();
 	_line->set_interpolation(list->interpolation());
+	_line->set_height ((uint32_t)rint(trackview.current_height() - NAME_HIGHLIGHT_SIZE));
 	_line->show();
 	_line->show_all_control_points();
-	_line->set_height ((uint32_t)rint(trackview.current_height() - NAME_HIGHLIGHT_SIZE));
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_time_axis.cc b/gtk2_ardour/automation_time_axis.cc
index e6186387fe..63476b051b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_time_axis.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_time_axis.cc
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ AutomationTimeAxisView::AutomationTimeAxisView (Session& s, boost::shared_ptr<Ro
 			mem_fun (_editor, &PublicEditor::canvas_automation_track_event),
 			_base_rect, this));
 
-	// _base_rect->lower_to_bottom();
+	if (!a) {
+		_base_rect->lower_to_bottom();
+	}
 
 	hide_button.add (*(manage (new Gtk::Image (::get_icon("hide")))));
 
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ AutomationTimeAxisView::AutomationTimeAxisView (Session& s, boost::shared_ptr<Ro
 			shortened = true;
 		}
 
- 		plugname = new Label (pname);
+		plugname = new Label (pname);
 		plugname->set_name (X_("TrackPlugName"));
 		plugname->show();
 		name_label.set_name (X_("TrackParameterName"));
@@ -594,7 +596,6 @@ AutomationTimeAxisView::add_automation_event (ArdourCanvas::Item* /*item*/, GdkE
 	_session.set_dirty ();
 }
 
-
 bool
 AutomationTimeAxisView::cut_copy_clear (Selection& selection, CutCopyOp op)
 {