diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/cue_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/cue_editor.cc
index 50dc1de42a..1f5441ce6a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/cue_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/cue_editor.cc
@@ -745,7 +745,10 @@ CueEditor::set_recording_length (Temporal::BBT_Offset dur)
 	}
 
 	length_selector.set_active (label);
-	rec_length = dur;
+
+	if (ref.trigger()) {
+		ref.trigger()->set_capture_duration (dur);
+	}
 }
 
 void