diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 17616816e2..82c74560cf 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
 
 #include "temporal/time.h"
 
+#include "control_protocol/basic_ui.h"
+
 #include "about.h"
 #include "actions.h"
 #include "add_route_dialog.h"
@@ -3111,3 +3113,24 @@ ARDOUR_UI::setup_toplevel_window (Gtk::Window& window, const string& name, void*
 	window.signal_key_release_event().connect (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::key_event_handler), &window), false);
 }
 
+void
+ARDOUR_UI::trigger_slot (int c, int r)
+{
+	if (!_basic_ui) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	_basic_ui->bang_trigger_at (c, r);
+}
+
+void
+ARDOUR_UI::trigger_cue_row (int r)
+{
+	if (!_basic_ui) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	_basic_ui->trigger_cue_row (r);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index 179694ac06..0e441599e7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ public:
 	XMLNode* clock_mode_settings () const;
 	XMLNode* tearoff_settings (const char*) const;
 
+	void trigger_slot (int c, int r);
+	void trigger_cue_row (int r);
+
 	void save_ardour_state ();
 	gboolean configure_handler (GdkEventConfigure* conf);