diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index 21b867eaa7..b8887fc114 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -4494,6 +4494,21 @@ These settings will only take effect after %1 is restarted.\n\
 	add_option (_("Metronome"), bo);
 	add_option (_("Metronome"), new OptionEditorBlank ());
 
+	/* TEMPO RELATED STUFF */
+
+	add_option (_("Metronome"), new OptionEditorHeading (_("Tempo")));
+
+	ComboOption<Editing::TempoEditBehavior>* teb = new ComboOption<Editing::TempoEditBehavior> (
+		"default-tempo-edit-behavior",
+		_("Default tempo ruler state for new sessions"),
+		sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::get_default_tempo_edit_behavior),
+		sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::set_default_tempo_edit_behavior));
+	teb->add (Editing::TempoMapping, _("mapping a recorded performance"));
+	teb->add (Editing::TempoChanging, _("constructing a tempo map from scratch"));
+
+	add_option (_("Metronome"), teb);
+	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->set_tip (teb->tip_widget(),
+	                                    _("Choose between constructing a tempo map from scratch or mapping a recorded performance as the default tempo ruler state"));
 
 	/* CONTROL SURFACES *********************************************************/