diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_page.cc b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_page.cc
index fc7bb59bfe..f7631de68c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_page.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_page.cc
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ TriggerPage::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 	int32_t sidebar_page;
 	if (node.get_property (X_("triggerpage-sidebar-page"), sidebar_page)) {
 		_sidebar_notebook.set_current_page (sidebar_page);
+		std::string label (_sidebar_notebook.get_tab_label_text (*_sidebar_notebook.get_nth_page (sidebar_page)));
+		_sidebar_pager1.set_active (label);
+		_sidebar_pager2.set_active (label);
 	}
 
 	XMLNode* mn = node.child (_midi_editor->editor_name().c_str());