diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
index 0a98560e5d..da6746e5a4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
+
+
@@ -80,8 +82,6 @@
-
-
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/canvas_vars.h b/gtk2_ardour/canvas_vars.h
index e9dde4c1af..d76d9da5bb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/canvas_vars.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/canvas_vars.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MidiMeterColor8, "midi meter fill: 8")
CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MidiMeterColor9, "midi meter fill: 9")
CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MeterBackgroundBot, "meter background: bottom")
CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MeterBackgroundTop, "meter background: top")
+CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MeterHighlightBackgroundBot, "meter highlight background: bottom")
+CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MeterHighlightBackgroundTop, "meter highlight background: top")
CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MeterBridgePeakindicatorOffFillStart, "meterbridge peakindicator: fill start")
CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MeterBridgePeakindicatorOffFillEnd, "meterbridge peakindicator: fill end")
CANVAS_VARIABLE(canvasvar_MeterBridgePeakindicatorOnFillStart, "meterbridge peakindicator on: fill start")