diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/instrument_info.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/instrument_info.h
index 745e4803c0..8e08c8b4b7 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/instrument_info.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/instrument_info.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API InstrumentInfo {
     void set_internal_instrument (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Processor>);
 
     std::string get_patch_name (uint16_t bank, uint8_t program, uint8_t channel) const;
+    std::string get_patch_name_without (uint16_t bank, uint8_t program, uint8_t channel) const;
     std::string get_controller_name (Evoral::Parameter param) const;
     std::string get_instrument_name () const;
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API InstrumentInfo {
     boost::shared_ptr<MIDI::Name::ChannelNameSet> plugin_programs_to_channel_name_set (boost::shared_ptr<Processor> p);
     std::string get_plugin_patch_name (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Processor>, uint16_t bank, uint8_t program, uint8_t channel) const;
 
+    std::string get_patch_name (uint16_t bank, uint8_t program, uint8_t channel, bool with_extra) const;
     static MIDI::Name::PatchNameList _gm_patches;
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/instrument_info.cc b/libs/ardour/instrument_info.cc
index c30994befc..a3b48ee790 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/instrument_info.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/instrument_info.cc
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ InstrumentInfo::get_instrument_name () const
 
 string
 InstrumentInfo::get_patch_name (uint16_t bank, uint8_t program, uint8_t channel) const
+{
+	return get_patch_name (bank, program, channel, true);
+}
+
+string
+InstrumentInfo::get_patch_name_without (uint16_t bank, uint8_t program, uint8_t channel) const
+{
+	return get_patch_name (bank, program, channel, false);
+}
+
+string
+InstrumentInfo::get_patch_name (uint16_t bank, uint8_t program, uint8_t channel, bool with_extra) const
 {
 	boost::shared_ptr<Processor> p = internal_instrument.lock();
 	if (p) {
@@ -100,7 +112,11 @@ InstrumentInfo::get_patch_name (uint16_t bank, uint8_t program, uint8_t channel)
 
 #define MIDI_BP_ZERO ((Config->get_first_midi_bank_is_zero())?0:1)
 
-		return string_compose ("prg %1 bnk %2",program + MIDI_BP_ZERO , bank + MIDI_BP_ZERO);
+		if (with_extra) {
+			return string_compose ("prg %1 bnk %2",program + MIDI_BP_ZERO , bank + MIDI_BP_ZERO);
+		} else {
+			return string_compose ("%1", program + MIDI_BP_ZERO);
+		}
 	}
 }