diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
index 5ef523d7a2..a440de50da 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
@@ -1074,6 +1074,7 @@ AudioRegionView::add_ghost (AutomationTimeAxisView& atv)
 		wave->property_samples_per_unit() =  samples_per_unit;
 		wave->property_amplitude_above_axis() =  _amplitude_above_axis;
 		wave->property_wave_color() = ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_GhostTrackWave.get();
+		wave->property_fill_color() = ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_GhostTrackWave.get();
 		wave->property_clip_color() = ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_GhostTrackWaveClip.get();
 		wave->property_zero_color() = ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_GhostTrackZeroLine.get();
 		wave->property_region_start() = _region->start();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ghostregion.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ghostregion.cc
index bf5dbe0199..915c487c1e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ghostregion.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ghostregion.cc
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ GhostRegion::set_colors ()
 
     for (uint32_t n=0; n < waves.size(); ++n) {
 	waves[n]->property_wave_color() = ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_GhostTrackWave.get();
+	waves[n]->property_fill_color() = ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_GhostTrackWave.get();
 
 	waves[n]->property_clip_color() = ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_GhostTrackWaveClip.get();
 	waves[n]->property_zero_color() = ARDOUR_UI::config()->canvasvar_GhostTrackZeroLine.get();