diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.cc b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.cc
index 8c2f2d8d61..66a1c3bc16 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.cc
@@ -132,11 +132,13 @@ TriggerStrip::init ()
 	_name_button.set_text_ellipsize (Pango::ELLIPSIZE_END);
 	_name_button.signal_size_allocate ().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &TriggerStrip::name_button_resized));
 
+	_trigger_ebox.add (_trigger_display);
+
 	/* strip layout */
 	global_vpacker.set_spacing (2);
 	global_vpacker.pack_start (input_button, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
 	global_vpacker.pack_start (_name_button, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
-	global_vpacker.pack_start (_trigger_display, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+	global_vpacker.pack_start (_trigger_ebox, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
 	global_vpacker.pack_start (_tmaster_widget, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
 	global_vpacker.pack_start (_processor_box, true, true);
 	global_vpacker.pack_start (_panners, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ TriggerStrip::init ()
 	/* Visibility */
 	_tmaster_widget.show ();
 	_name_button.show ();
+	_trigger_ebox.show ();
 	_trigger_display.show ();
 	_processor_box.show ();
 	_level_meter.show ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.h b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.h
index 2980d22cd3..db367f1de5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ardour/types.h"
 
 #include "widgets/ardour_button.h"
+#include "widgets/eventboxext.h"
 
 #include "automation_controller.h"
 #include "axis_view.h"
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ private:
 	IOButton                                output_button;
 	ArdourWidgets::ArdourButton             _name_button;
 	ProcessorBox                            _processor_box;
+	ArdourWidgets::EventBoxExt              _trigger_ebox;
 	TriggerBoxWidget                        _trigger_display;
 	PannerUI                                _panners;
 	LevelMeterVBox                          _level_meter;