diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/cuebox_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/cuebox_ui.cc
index 1c30538af8..c3a0ab637c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/cuebox_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/cuebox_ui.cc
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ CueBoxUI::register_actions ()
 void
 CueBoxUI::trigger_scene (uint64_t n)
 {
-	TriggerBox::scene_bang (n);
+	_session->cue_bang (n);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_ui.cc
index 2d546a9780..4d59e1bd3f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_ui.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "pbd/search_path.h"
 #include "pbd/unwind.h"
 
+#include "ardour/audioengine.h"
 #include "ardour/directory_names.h"
 #include "ardour/filesystem_paths.h"
 #include "ardour/region.h"
@@ -153,7 +154,11 @@ TriggerUI::register_actions ()
 void
 TriggerUI::trigger_scene (int32_t n)
 {
-	TriggerBox::scene_bang (n);
+	Session* s = AudioEngine::instance()->session();
+
+	if (s) {
+		s->cue_bang (n);
+	}
 }
 
 void