diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
index 4348d2e614..fbd6f286bc 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include "ardour/track.h"
 #include "ardour/types.h"
 #include "ardour/audioengine.h"
+#include "ardour/vca_manager.h"
 
 #include "mackie_control_protocol.h"
 
@@ -699,7 +700,7 @@ MackieControlProtocol::connect_session_signals()
 	// receive routes added
 	session->RouteAdded.connect(session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&MackieControlProtocol::notify_routes_added, this, _1), this);
 	// receive VCAs added
-	//session->RoutesAdded.connect(session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&MackieControlProtocol::notify_stripable_added, this, _1), this);
+	session->vca_manager().VCAAdded.connect(session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&MackieControlProtocol::notify_vca_added, this, _1), this);
 
 	// receive record state toggled
 	session->RecordStateChanged.connect(session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&MackieControlProtocol::notify_record_state_changed, this), this);
@@ -1243,6 +1244,12 @@ MackieControlProtocol::notify_stripable_removed ()
 	}
 }
 
+void
+MackieControlProtocol::notify_vca_added (ARDOUR::VCAList& vl)
+{
+	refresh_current_bank ();
+}
+
 // RouteList is the set of Routes that have just been added
 void
 MackieControlProtocol::notify_routes_added (ARDOUR::RouteList & rl)
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
index 73d2f9174e..647d2fcdb3 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class MackieControlProtocol
 	void notify_subview_stripable_deleted ();
 	void notify_stripable_removed ();
 	void notify_routes_added (ARDOUR::RouteList &);
+	void notify_vca_added (ARDOUR::VCAList &);
 
 	void notify_presentation_info_changed();