diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index 974bb21fb9..b12c60f359 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ Track::can_be_record_safe ()
 bool
 Track::can_be_record_enabled ()
 {
-	return !_record_safe_control->get_value() && _disk_writer && !_disk_writer->record_safe() && _session.writable() && (_freeze_record.state != Frozen);
+	return !_record_safe_control->get_value() && _disk_writer && !_disk_writer->record_safe() && _session.writable() && (_freeze_record.state != Frozen) && (!_triggerbox || !_triggerbox->record_enabled());
 }
 
 void