diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index 538203644f..c9bdb12c4e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -3534,8 +3534,10 @@ Editor::history_changed ()
 	if (redo_action && _session) {
 		if (_session->redo_depth() == 0) {
 			label = _("Redo");
+			redo_action->set_sensitive (false);
 		} else {
 			label = string_compose(_("Redo (%1)"), _session->next_redo());
+			redo_action->set_sensitive (true);
 		}
 		redo_action->property_label() = label;
 	}