diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
index edc67468fe..c7cec3398a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
@@ -1245,6 +1245,7 @@ RouteUI::route_rec_enable_changed ()
 void
 RouteUI::session_rec_enable_changed ()
 {
+	blink_rec_display(true);  //this lets the button change "immediately" rather than wait for the next blink
 	update_monitoring_display ();
 }