diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
index c409fb53c0..b996cca668 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/triggerbox.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class MidiRegion;
 class TriggerBox;
 class SideChain;
 
+typedef uint32_t color_t;
+
 class LIBARDOUR_API Trigger : public PBD::Stateful {
   public:
 	enum State {
@@ -178,6 +180,9 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Trigger : public PBD::Stateful {
 	FollowAction follow_action (uint32_t n) const { assert (n < 2); return n ? _follow_action1 : _follow_action0; }
 	void set_follow_action (FollowAction, uint32_t n);
 
+	color_t  color() const { return _color; }
+	void set_color (color_t);
+
 	void set_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region>, bool use_thread = true);
 	void clear_region ();
 	virtual int set_region_in_worker_thread (boost::shared_ptr<Region>) = 0;
@@ -280,6 +285,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API Trigger : public PBD::Stateful {
 	PBD::Property<float>                _midi_velocity_effect;
 	PBD::Property<bool>                 _stretchable;
 	PBD::Property<bool>                 _isolated;
+	PBD::Property<color_t>              _color;
 
 	/* computed from data */
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 25f6777ae6..67f182e823 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Trigger::Trigger (uint32_t n, TriggerBox& b)
 	, _midi_velocity_effect (Properties::velocity_effect, 0.)
 	, _stretchable (Properties::stretchable, true)
 	, _isolated (Properties::isolated, false)
+	, _color (Properties::color, 0xBEBEBEFF)
 	, _barcnt (0.)
 	, _apparent_tempo (0.)
 	, expected_end_sample (0)
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ Trigger::Trigger (uint32_t n, TriggerBox& b)
 	add_property (_midi_velocity_effect);
 	add_property (_stretchable);
 	add_property (_isolated);
+	add_property (_color);
 }
 
 void
@@ -152,6 +154,13 @@ Trigger::set_scene_isolated (bool i)
 	PropertyChanged (ARDOUR::Properties::isolated);
 }
 
+void
+Trigger::set_color (color_t c)
+{
+	_color = c;
+	PropertyChanged (ARDOUR::Properties::color);
+}
+
 void
 Trigger::set_stretchable (bool s)
 {