diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rta_window.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rta_window.cc
index 0e2c79ebad..b7af9d3f38 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rta_window.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rta_window.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ using namespace ARDOUR;
 
 RTAWindow::RTAWindow ()
 	: ArdourWindow (_("Realtime Perceptual Analyzer"))
-	, _pause (_("Freeze"), ArdourWidgets::ArdourButton::led_default_elements, true)
+	, _pause (_("Freeze"), ArdourWidgets::ArdourButton::default_elements, true)
 	, _visible (false)
 	, _margin (20)
 	, _min_dB (-60)
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ RTAWindow::RTAWindow ()
 	, _cursor_y (-1)
 {
 	_pause.signal_clicked.connect (mem_fun (*this, &RTAWindow::pause_toggled));
+	_pause.set_name ("rta freeze button");
 
 	_darea.add_events (Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | Gdk::BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK | Gdk::POINTER_MOTION_MASK | Gdk::LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK);
 	_darea.signal_size_request ().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RTAWindow::darea_size_request));
@@ -279,9 +280,16 @@ freq_at_x (const int x, const int width)
 bool
 RTAWindow::darea_button_press_event (GdkEventButton* ev)
 {
-	if (ev->button != 1 || !_hovering_dB || ev->type != GDK_BUTTON_PRESS) {
+	if (ev->button != 1 || ev->type != GDK_BUTTON_PRESS) {
 		return false;
 	}
+	if (!_hovering_dB) {
+		if (!_pause.get_active ()) {
+			_pause.set_active_state (Gtkmm2ext::ImplicitActive);
+			pause_toggled ();
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
 
 	assert (_dragging_dB == DragNone);
 
@@ -323,6 +331,11 @@ RTAWindow::darea_button_release_event (GdkEventButton* ev)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (_pause.active_state () == Gtkmm2ext::ImplicitActive) {
+		_pause.set_active_state (Gtkmm2ext::Off);
+		pause_toggled ();
+	}
+
 	bool changed = false;
 
 	if (_dragging_dB != DragNone) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/adwaita_dark-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/adwaita_dark-ardour.colors
index 3cf0a5143c..dfc7f739b0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/adwaita_dark-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/adwaita_dark-ardour.colors
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry_milk-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry_milk-ardour.colors
index cd2419483a..118bfc4a17 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry_milk-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry_milk-ardour.colors
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
index b867e525da..42d1d369e3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/captain_light-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/captain_light-ardour.colors
index a22c30087c..f0f2816d6b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/captain_light-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/captain_light-ardour.colors
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
index 13d1f244f0..b6574e7725 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
index 6ecac34e65..8728d44d2a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
index e195d599da..9c15757d68 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/diehard3-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/diehard3-ardour.colors
index d46c50168e..0c7247bdb3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/diehard3-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/diehard3-ardour.colors
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/recbox-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/recbox-ardour.colors
index 80cc5cb5d8..8c7f8c4b43 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/recbox-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/recbox-ardour.colors
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
index 29b093c5d3..71d69f1c1b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:blue"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:orange"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/xcolors-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/xcolors-ardour.colors
index 0bd94b60f5..0e8b2053bf 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/xcolors-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/xcolors-ardour.colors
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@
     <ColorAlias name="route button: fill active" alias="theme:bg2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route button: led active" alias="alert:green"/>
     <ColorAlias name="route rec button: led active" alias="alert:red"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="rta freeze button: fill active" alias="alert:yellow"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rubber band rect" alias="neutral:foreground2"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill" alias="widget:bg"/>
     <ColorAlias name="rude audition: fill active" alias="alert:ruddy"/>