diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_process.cc b/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
index e059ad79cb..cea969e3b1 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_process.cc
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ Session::first_cue_within (samplepos_t s, samplepos_t e)
 }
 
 void
-Session::cue_marker_change (Location* loc)
+Session::cue_marker_change (Location* /* ignored */)
 {
 	SessionEvent* ev = new SessionEvent (SessionEvent::SyncCues, SessionEvent::Add, SessionEvent::Immediate, 0, 0.0);
 	queue_event (ev);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc b/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
index 200fc3b56b..dad51ea53c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
@@ -2102,4 +2102,7 @@ Session::flush_cue_recording ()
 		Location* l = new Location (*this, when, when, std::string(), Location::Flags (Location::IsMark|Location::IsCueMarker), cr.cue_number);
 		_locations->add (l);
 	}
+
+	/* scheduled sync of cue markers in RT thread */
+	cue_marker_change (0);
 }