diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
index 4c8282b9f7..aa02daae20 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
@@ -1409,6 +1409,13 @@ AudioRegionView::set_some_waveform_colors (vector<ArdourCanvas::WaveView*>& wave
 		} else {
 			outline = ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_SelectedWaveForm();
 			fill = ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_SelectedWaveFormFill();
+
+			if (ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_color_regions_using_track_color()) {
+				/* just use a slightly transparent version of the selected
+				 * color so that some of the track color bleeds through
+				 */
+				fill = UINT_RGBA_CHANGE_A (fill, 217);
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (_recregion) {
@@ -1422,6 +1429,13 @@ AudioRegionView::set_some_waveform_colors (vector<ArdourCanvas::WaveView*>& wave
 			} else {
 				outline = ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_WaveForm();
 				fill = ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_canvasvar_WaveFormFill();
+
+				if (ARDOUR_UI::config()->get_color_regions_using_track_color()) {
+					/* just use a slightly transparent version of the selected
+					 * color so that some of the track color bleeds through
+					 */
+					fill = UINT_RGBA_CHANGE_A (fill, 217);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}