diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
index 26e8672bfa..2d5577e3fe 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge label: led" alias="color 9"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge label: led active" alias="color 9"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: fill" alias="color 34"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: fill active" alias="color 9"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: fill active" alias="meter color9"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: led" alias="color 9"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peakindicator: led active" alias="color 9"/>
     <ColorAlias name="meterbridge peaklabel" alias="color 9"/>
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
     <Modifier name="covered region base" modifier="= alpha:0.700615"/>
     <Modifier name="crossfade alpha" modifier="= alpha:0.423606"/>
     <Modifier name="dragging region" modifier="= alpha:0.99"/>
-    <Modifier name="editable region" modifier="= alpha:0"/>
+    <Modifier name="editable region" modifier="= alpha:0.14"/>
     <Modifier name="gain line inactive" modifier="= alpha:0.7725"/>
     <Modifier name="ghost track base" modifier="= alpha:0.640782"/>
     <Modifier name="ghost track midi fill" modifier="= alpha:0.182769"/>