diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fd6282dd0..5532c047b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2008-03-08	Tobias Doerffel	<tobydox/at/users/dot/sourceforge/dot/net>
+
+	* include/mv_base.h:
+	* src/widgets/combobox.cpp:
+	* src/widgets/knob.cpp:
+	* src/widgets/automatable_button.cpp:
+	* src/core/mv_base.cpp:
+	also connect model-signals with view when using default-constructed
+	model - fixes missing updates on things like button-groups when using
+	automation
+
 2008-03-07	Tobias Doerffel	<tobydox/at/users/dot/sourceforge/dot/net>
 
 	* plugins/vst_base/lvsl_server.cpp:
diff --git a/include/mv_base.h b/include/mv_base.h
index ee3ac4c90..58a620149 100644
--- a/include/mv_base.h
+++ b/include/mv_base.h
@@ -72,11 +72,7 @@ signals:
 class modelView
 {
 public:
-	modelView( model * _model ) :
-		m_model( _model )
-	{
-	}
-
+	modelView( model * _model );
 	virtual ~modelView()
 	{
 	}
@@ -102,6 +98,8 @@ protected:
 	{
 	}
 
+	void doConnections( void );
+
 
 private:
 	model * m_model;
diff --git a/src/core/mv_base.cpp b/src/core/mv_base.cpp
index b8185789c..10026acb9 100644
--- a/src/core/mv_base.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mv_base.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * mv_base.cpp - base for M/V-architecture of LMMS
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2007 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
  * 
  * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
  *
@@ -30,12 +30,19 @@
 #include "mv_base.h"
 
 
+modelView::modelView( model * _model ) :
+	m_model( _model )
+{
+}
+
+
+
+
 void modelView::setModel( model * _model, bool _old_model_valid )
 {
 	QWidget * w = dynamic_cast<QWidget *>( this );
 	assert( w != NULL );
 
-//printf("w: %x   m_model:%x  _model:%x\n", w, m_model, _model);
 	if( _old_model_valid && m_model != NULL )
 	{
 		if( m_model->defaultConstructed() )
@@ -48,10 +55,8 @@ void modelView::setModel( model * _model, bool _old_model_valid )
 		}
 	}
 	m_model = _model;
-	QObject::connect( _model, SIGNAL( dataChanged() ),
-				w, SLOT( update() ), Qt::QueuedConnection );
-	QObject::connect( _model, SIGNAL( propertiesChanged() ),
-				w, SLOT( update() ), Qt::QueuedConnection );
+
+	doConnections();
 
 	w->update();
 
@@ -60,5 +65,21 @@ void modelView::setModel( model * _model, bool _old_model_valid )
 
 
 
+
+void modelView::doConnections( void )
+{
+	if( m_model != NULL )
+	{
+		QWidget * w = dynamic_cast<QWidget *>( this );
+		QObject::connect( m_model, SIGNAL( dataChanged() ),
+				w, SLOT( update() ), Qt::QueuedConnection );
+		QObject::connect( m_model, SIGNAL( propertiesChanged() ),
+				w, SLOT( update() ), Qt::QueuedConnection );
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
 #include "mv_base.moc"
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/automatable_button.cpp b/src/widgets/automatable_button.cpp
index d27179c09..646b5eef8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/automatable_button.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/automatable_button.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ automatableButton::automatableButton( QWidget * _parent,
 	m_group( NULL )
 {
 	setAccessibleName( _name );
+	doConnections();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/combobox.cpp b/src/widgets/combobox.cpp
index 5ed91ab59..18f492f8c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/combobox.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ comboBox::comboBox( QWidget * _parent, const QString & _name ) :
 				this, SLOT( setItem( QAction * ) ) );
 
 	setAccessibleName( _name );
+	doConnections();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/knob.cpp b/src/widgets/knob.cpp
index f1a4be96d..d2a43fdf8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/knob.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/knob.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ knob::knob( int _knob_num, QWidget * _parent, const QString & _name ) :
 
 	setFixedSize( m_knobPixmap->width(), m_knobPixmap->height() );
 	setTotalAngle( 270.0f );
+	doConnections();
 }