diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.cc b/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..751986eb81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+	Copyright (C) 2014 Waves Audio Ltd.
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#include "waves_dropdown.h"
+
+WavesDropdown::WavesDropdown ()
+{
+	signal_button_press_event().connect (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &WavesDropdown::on_mouse_pressed));
+}
+
+WavesDropdown::~WavesDropdown ()
+{
+}
+
+bool
+WavesDropdown::on_mouse_pressed (GdkEventButton*)
+{
+	_menu.popup (sigc::mem_fun(this, &WavesDropdown::_on_popup_menu_position), 1, gtk_get_current_event_time());
+	return true;
+}
+
+void
+WavesDropdown::AddMenuElem (const std::string& item, void* cookie)
+{
+	Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList& items = _menu.items ();
+	
+	items.push_back (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuElem (item, sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &WavesDropdown::_on_menu_item), cookie)));
+}
+
+void
+WavesDropdown::_on_menu_item (void* cookie)
+{
+	signal_menu_item_clicked (this, cookie);
+}
+
+void
+WavesDropdown::_on_popup_menu_position (int& x, int& y, bool& push_in)
+{
+	Gtk::Container *toplevel = get_toplevel ();
+	if (toplevel) {
+		translate_coordinates (*toplevel, 0, 0, x, y);
+		Gtk::Allocation a = get_allocation ();
+		x += a.get_x ();
+		y += a.get_y ();
+		int xo;
+		int yo;
+		get_window ()->get_origin (xo, yo);
+		x += xo;
+		y += yo;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.h b/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9abd982bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+	Copyright (C) 2014 Waves Audio Ltd.
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef __gtk2_ardour_waves_dropdown_h__
+#define __gtk2_ardour_waves_dropdown_h__
+
+#include "waves_icon_button.h"
+
+class WavesDropdown : public WavesIconButton
+{
+  public:
+
+	WavesDropdown ();
+	virtual ~WavesDropdown ();
+	Gtk::Menu& get_menu () { return _menu; }
+
+	bool on_mouse_pressed (GdkEventButton*);
+
+	void AddMenuElem (const std::string& item, void* coockie);
+
+	sigc::signal2<void, WavesDropdown*, void*> signal_menu_item_clicked;
+
+  private:
+	Gtk::Menu _menu;
+	void _on_menu_item (void* cookie);
+	void _on_popup_menu_position (int& x, int& y, bool& push_in);
+};
+
+#endif /* __gtk2_ardour_waves_dropdown_h__ */