diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
index aad258f442..33d3b7e00d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Trigger : public PBD::Stateful {
 	void set_name (std::string const &);
 	std::string name() const { return _name; }
 
+	void set_stretchable (bool yn);
+	bool stretchable () const { return _stretchable; }
+
+	void set_scene_isolated (bool isolate);
+	bool scene_isolated () const { return _isolated; }
+
 	/* Calling ::bang() will cause this Trigger to be placed in its owning
 	   TriggerBox's queue.
 	*/
@@ -262,6 +268,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Trigger : public PBD::Stateful {
 	void*                     _ui;
 	samplepos_t                expected_end_sample;
 	PBD::Property<bool>       _stretchable;
+	PBD::Property<bool>       _isolated;
 	bool                      _explicitly_stopped;
 
 	void set_region_internal (boost::shared_ptr<Region>);
@@ -302,9 +309,6 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API AudioTrigger : public Trigger {
 	SegmentDescriptor get_segment_descriptor () const;
 	void set_expected_end_sample (Temporal::TempoMap::SharedPtr const &, Temporal::BBT_Time const &);
 
-	void set_stretchable (bool yn);
-	bool stretchable () const { return _stretchable; }
-
 	bool stretching () const;
 
   protected:
@@ -619,6 +623,7 @@ namespace Properties {
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern PBD::PropertyDescriptor<gain_t> gain;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern PBD::PropertyDescriptor<Trigger*> currently_playing;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern PBD::PropertyDescriptor<bool> stretchable;
+	LIBARDOUR_API extern PBD::PropertyDescriptor<bool> isolated;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 2cba23dc92..6e921cfc67 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 		PBD::PropertyDescriptor<float> velocity_effect;
 		PBD::PropertyDescriptor<gain_t> gain;
 		PBD::PropertyDescriptor<bool> stretchable;
+		PBD::PropertyDescriptor<bool> isolated;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ Trigger::Trigger (uint64_t n, TriggerBox& b)
 	, _ui (0)
 	, expected_end_sample (0)
 	, _stretchable (Properties::stretchable, true)
+	, _isolated (Properties::isolated, false)
 	, _explicitly_stopped (false)
 {
 	add_property (_legato);
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ Trigger::Trigger (uint64_t n, TriggerBox& b)
 	add_property (_midi_velocity_effect);
 	add_property (_follow_action_probability);
 	add_property (_stretchable);
+	add_property (_isolated);
 }
 
 void
@@ -106,6 +109,20 @@ Trigger::set_name (std::string const & str)
 	_name = str;
 }
 
+void
+Trigger::set_scene_isolated (bool i)
+{
+	_isolated = i;
+	PropertyChanged (ARDOUR::Properties::isolated);
+}
+
+void
+Trigger::set_stretchable (bool s)
+{
+	_stretchable = s;
+	PropertyChanged (ARDOUR::Properties::stretchable);
+}
+
 void
 Trigger::set_ui (void* p)
 {
@@ -649,13 +666,6 @@ AudioTrigger::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void
-AudioTrigger::set_stretchable (bool s)
-{
-	_stretchable = s;
-	PropertyChanged (ARDOUR::Properties::stretchable);
-}
-
 void
 AudioTrigger::set_start (timepos_t const & s)
 {
@@ -1601,6 +1611,8 @@ Trigger::make_property_quarks ()
 	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Properties, string_compose ("quark for follow-action-1 = %1\n", Properties::follow_action1.property_id));
 	Properties::stretchable.property_id = g_quark_from_static_string (X_("stretchable"));
 	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Properties, string_compose ("quark for stretchable = %1\n", Properties::stretchable.property_id));
+	Properties::isolated.property_id = g_quark_from_static_string (X_("isolated"));
+	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Properties, string_compose ("quark for isolated = %1\n", Properties::isolated.property_id));
 }
 
 const int32_t TriggerBox::default_triggers_per_box = 8;
@@ -2063,7 +2075,9 @@ TriggerBox::run (BufferSet& bufs, samplepos_t start_sample, samplepos_t end_samp
 	if (_active_scene >= 0) {
 		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Triggers, string_compose ("tb noticed active scene %1\n", _active_scene));
 		if (_active_scene < (int32_t) all_triggers.size()) {
-			all_triggers[_active_scene]->bang ();
+			if (!all_triggers[_active_scene]->scene_isolated()) {
+				all_triggers[_active_scene]->bang ();
+			}
 		}
 	}