diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/waves_track_color_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/waves_track_color_dialog.cc
index 935260e19f..523d13f150 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/waves_track_color_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/waves_track_color_dialog.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ WavesTrackColorDialog::WavesTrackColorDialog ()
 	_init ();
 }
 
+void
+WavesTrackColorDialog::on_realize ()
+{
+	Gtk::Window::on_realize();
+	get_window()->set_decorations (Gdk::WMDecoration (Gdk::DECOR_TITLE|Gdk::DECOR_MENU));
+}
+
 WavesTrackColorDialog::~WavesTrackColorDialog ()
 {
 	_route_connections.drop_connections ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/waves_track_color_dialog.h b/gtk2_ardour/waves_track_color_dialog.h
index 1959030fa1..da71a8f2d4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/waves_track_color_dialog.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/waves_track_color_dialog.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public:
 	WavesTrackColorDialog();
 	virtual ~WavesTrackColorDialog();
 
+protected:
+	void on_realize ();
+
 private:
 	void _init();