diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/icons/mixer_plate.png b/gtk2_ardour/icons/mixer_plate.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..721484832c
Binary files /dev/null and b/gtk2_ardour/icons/mixer_plate.png differ
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
index 53abf5b96b..990703f55d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
                                 visible="false"
                                 noshowall="true"/>
                         </HBox>
-                        <DropdownMenu style="generic_dropdown_menu"/>
+                        <DropdownMenu/>
                       </Dropdown>
                       <EventBox width="1"
                                 bgnormal="#424242"/>
@@ -406,8 +406,11 @@
                                 height="16"
                                 normalicon="marker_midi_dropdown"
                                 activeicon="marker_midi_dropdown_active"
-                                winfont ="Arial 8"
-                                macfont ="Helvetica 8">
+                                winfont ="Arial 10"
+                                macfont ="Helvetica 10"
+                                fgnormal="#BEBEBE"
+                                fgactive="#ffffff"
+                                fghover="#ffffff">
                         <HBox>
                           <!--
                           The following three icons should be shown/hidden according to the
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@
                                 visible="false"
                                 noshowall="true"/>
                         </HBox>
-                        <DropdownMenu style="generic_dropdown_menu"/>
+                        <DropdownMenu bgnormal="#6C6C6C"/>
                       </Dropdown>
                       <EventBox width="1"
                                 bgnormal="#424242"/>
@@ -441,15 +444,21 @@
                   </EventBox>
                   <EventBox height="1"
                             bgnormal="#424242"/>
-                  <EventBox height="1"
-                            bgnormal="#7B7B7B"/>
-                  <iconbutton id="skip_button"
-                              width="232"
-                              height="16"
-                              normalicon="skip_button"
-                              activeicon="skip_button"/>
-                  <EventBox height="1"
-                            bgnormal="#7B7B7B"/>
+                  <EventBox id="skip_button_home"
+                            bgnormal="#6C6C6C">
+                    <HBox>
+                      <icon source="skip_lane_label.png"/>
+                      <EventBox width="1"
+                                bgnormal="#424242"/>
+                      <iconbutton id="skip_button"
+                                  width="41"
+                                  height="16"
+                                  normalicon="skip_off"
+                                  activeicon="skip_on"/>
+                      <EventBox width="1"
+                                bgnormal="#424242"/>
+                    </HBox>
+                  </EventBox>
                   <EventBox height="1"
                             bgnormal="#424242"/>
                   <HBox id="global_tracks_hbox"
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_bridge_view.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_bridge_view.xml
index 6718647d76..494ae45d64 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_bridge_view.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/mixer_bridge_view.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <VBox width="70">
       <EventBox bgnormal="#000000"
                 height="1"/>
+      <Icon source="mixer_plate.png"/>
       <EventBox bgnormal="#000000"
                 height="1"
                 box.pack="end"/>
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
index 6a490e1bb0..2d6413c703 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
@@ -605,6 +605,9 @@ UI::show_errors ()
 void
 UI::toggle_errors ()
 {
+	// Per PRD Request hide forever.
+	errors->hide ();
+
 	Glib::RefPtr<Action> act = ActionManager::get_action (X_("Editor"), X_("toggle-log-window"));
 	if (!act) {
 		return;