diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 595560a119..b7e022804e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::Scop
 		return routes.reader ();
 	}
 
+	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> get_tracks() const;
 	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> get_routes_with_internal_returns() const;
-
 	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> get_routes_with_regions_at (framepos_t const) const;
 
 	uint32_t nroutes() const { return routes.reader()->size(); }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 9faa34dcc7..8333146d51 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -4635,6 +4635,20 @@ Session::route_removed_from_route_group (RouteGroup* rg, boost::weak_ptr<Route>
 	RouteRemovedFromRouteGroup (rg, r);
 }
 
+boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>
+Session::get_tracks () const
+{
+	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> rl = routes.reader ();
+	boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> tl (new RouteList);
+
+	for (RouteList::const_iterator r = rl->begin(); r != rl->end(); ++r) {
+		if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Track> (*r)) {
+			tl->push_back (*r);
+		}
+	}
+	return tl;
+}
+
 boost::shared_ptr<RouteList>
 Session::get_routes_with_regions_at (framepos_t const p) const
 {