diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index 62a49effcc..93d2f6b6c1 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -821,6 +821,12 @@ Track::set_align_choice_from_io ()
 	}
 #endif
 
+
+	/* metronome aligns to ExistingMaterial */
+	if (_input->connected_to (_session.click_io ())) {
+		have_physical = true;
+	}
+
 	if (have_physical) {
 		_disk_writer->set_align_style (ExistingMaterial);
 	} else {