diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
index 80662dba7f..ea681c1bd7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ void
 RouteTimeAxisView::io_changed (IOChange /*change*/, void */*src*/)
 {
 	reset_meter ();
-	if (_route && !no_redraw) {
+	if (_route && !no_redraw && !_session->reconnection_in_progress() ) {
 		request_redraw ();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index df4c366096..047790e9b6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible, public PBD::Scop
 	void set_deletion_in_progress ();
 	void clear_deletion_in_progress ();
 	bool deletion_in_progress() const { return _state_of_the_state & Deletion; }
+    bool reconnection_in_progress() const { return _reconnecting_routes_in_progress; }
 	PBD::Signal0<void> DirtyChanged;
 
 	const SessionDirectory& session_directory () const { return *(_session_dir.get()); }