diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index 081cf7ca63..ae6b4055a1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::populate_midi_inout_dropdown  (bool playback)
 
 	/* add a "none" entry */
 
-	dropdown.add_menu_item (_("None"), 0);
+	dropdown.add_radio_menu_item (_("None"), 0);
 
 	std::vector<EngineStateController::PortState>::const_iterator state_iter;
 
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::populate_midi_inout_dropdown  (bool playback)
 		ARDOUR::remove_pattern_from_string(device_name, midi_type_suffix, device_name);
 
 		if (state_iter->active) {
-			dropdown.add_menu_item (device_name, strdup (state_iter->name.c_str()));
+			dropdown.add_radio_menu_item (device_name, strdup (state_iter->name.c_str()));
 			if (!have_first) {
 				dropdown.set_text (device_name);
 				have_first = true;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
index 38faf71ee8..63929494ee 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ Editor::update_ruler_visibility ()
 
 	double pos = 0.0;
 	double old_unit_pos;
+	Gtk::Container& skip_playback_lane = get_container ("skip_button_home");
 
         if (ruler_marker_action->get_active()) {
                 old_unit_pos = marker_group->position().y;
@@ -405,11 +406,11 @@ Editor::update_ruler_visibility ()
                 if (pos != old_unit_pos) {
                         skip_group->move (ArdourCanvas::Duple (0.0, pos - old_unit_pos));
                 }
-                skip_button.show ();
+                skip_playback_lane.show ();
                 skip_group->show();
                 pos += Marker::marker_height(); // skip_bar->y1() - skip_bar->y0();
         } else {
-                skip_button.hide ();
+                skip_playback_lane.hide ();
                 skip_group->hide();
         }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.cc b/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.cc
index fb547dc653..3a35aa0b75 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/waves_dropdown.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ WavesDropdown::add_menu_item (const std::string& item, void* cookie)
     return menuitem;
 }
 
+Gtk::RadioMenuItem&
+WavesDropdown::add_radio_menu_item (const std::string& item, void* cookie)
+{
+	Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList& items = _menu.items ();
+	
+	items.push_back (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::RadioMenuElem (_radio_menu_items_group, item, sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &WavesDropdown::_on_menu_item), items.size (), cookie)));
+    
+	Gtk::RadioMenuItem& menuitem = *dynamic_cast <Gtk::RadioMenuItem*> (&_menu.items ().back ());
+	ensure_style();
+	Widget* child = menuitem.get_child ();
+	if (child) {
+		child->set_style (get_style());
+	}
+
+    return menuitem;
+}
+
 void
 WavesDropdown::clear_items ()
 {