diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_snapshots.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_snapshots.cc
index 7a31bfd805..a79e6c992d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_snapshots.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_snapshots.cc
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ MixerSnapshotList::popup_context_menu (int button, int32_t time, TreeModel::iter
 
     add_item_with_sensitivity(items, MenuElem (_("Remove"), sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun (*this, &MixerSnapshotList::remove_snapshot), iter)), true);
     add_item_with_sensitivity (items, MenuElem (_("Rename..."), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &MixerSnapshotList::rename_snapshot), iter)), true);
+    add_item_with_sensitivity (items, MenuElem (_("Promote To Mixer Template"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &MixerSnapshotList::promote_snapshot), iter)), true);
     _menu.popup (button, time);
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ void MixerSnapshotList::remove_snapshot(TreeModel::iterator& iter)
     if (prompter.run () == 1) {
         redisplay ();
     }
-    printf("remove snapshot @ path %s\n", snapshot->get_path().c_str());
+    printf("remove snapshot %s @ path %s\n", snapshot->get_label().c_str(), snapshot->get_path().c_str());
 }
 
 void
@@ -242,7 +243,13 @@ MixerSnapshotList::rename_snapshot(TreeModel::iterator& iter)
             redisplay ();
         }
     }
-    printf("rename snapshot to %s\n", new_name.c_str());
+    printf("rename snapshot %s to %s\n", snapshot->get_label().c_str(), new_name.c_str());
+}
+
+void MixerSnapshotList::promote_snapshot(TreeModel::iterator& iter)
+{
+    MixerSnapshot* snapshot = (*iter)[_columns.snapshot];
+    printf("promote snapshot %s to mixer template\n", snapshot->get_label().c_str());
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_snapshots.h b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_snapshots.h
index 60e052a44b..4dc56fd8db 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_snapshots.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_snapshots.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ private:
 	void popup_context_menu (int, int32_t, Gtk::TreeModel::iterator&);
 	void remove_snapshot (Gtk::TreeModel::iterator&);
 	void rename_snapshot (Gtk::TreeModel::iterator&);
+	void promote_snapshot (Gtk::TreeModel::iterator&);
 };
 
 #endif // __gtk_ardour_mixer_snapshots_h__