diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardbg b/gtk2_ardour/ardbg
index 063b2b1b6d..cdb640d63e 100755
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardbg
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardbg
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
dir=`dirname "$0"`
. $dir/ardev_common.sh
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+export ARDOUR_INSIDE_GDB=1
exec gdb $EXECUTABLE "$@"
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus
index a42919f006..73768f3cf4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
+
+
+