diff --git a/include/TrackContainerView.h b/include/TrackContainerView.h
index 116fd68f9..444420d98 100644
--- a/include/TrackContainerView.h
+++ b/include/TrackContainerView.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ public:
 		return "trackcontainerview";
 	}
 
+	unsigned int totalHeightOfTracks() const;
 
 	RubberBand *rubberBand() const;
 
@@ -206,10 +207,9 @@ private:
 
 	RubberBand * m_rubberBand;
 
-
-
 signals:
 	void positionChanged( const lmms::TimePos & _pos );
+	void tracksRealigned();
 
 
 } ;
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp b/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
index 330216e43..5fb11ee32 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ SongEditor::SongEditor( Song * song ) :
 	connect( m_timeLine, SIGNAL(selectionFinished()),
 			 this, SLOT(stopRubberBand()));
 
+	// when tracks realign, adjust height of position line
+	connect(this, &TrackContainerView::tracksRealigned, this, &SongEditor::updatePositionLine);
+
 	m_positionLine = new PositionLine(this);
 	static_cast<QVBoxLayout *>( layout() )->insertWidget( 1, m_timeLine );
 	
@@ -820,7 +823,7 @@ void SongEditor::updatePosition( const TimePos & t )
 		m_positionLine->hide();
 	}
 
-	m_positionLine->setFixedHeight( height() );
+	updatePositionLine();
 }
 
 
@@ -828,7 +831,7 @@ void SongEditor::updatePosition( const TimePos & t )
 
 void SongEditor::updatePositionLine()
 {
-	m_positionLine->setFixedHeight( height() );
+	m_positionLine->setFixedHeight(totalHeightOfTracks());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/TrackContainerView.cpp b/src/gui/editors/TrackContainerView.cpp
index 966228ac8..351fe8295 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/TrackContainerView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/TrackContainerView.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ void TrackContainerView::realignTracks()
 		trackView->show();
 		trackView->update();
 	}
+
+	emit tracksRealigned();
 }
 
 
@@ -487,7 +489,19 @@ void TrackContainerView::scrollArea::wheelEvent( QWheelEvent * _we )
 }
 
 
+
+
+unsigned int TrackContainerView::totalHeightOfTracks() const
+{
+	unsigned int heightSum = 0;
+	for (auto & trackView : m_trackViews)
+	{
+		heightSum += trackView->getTrack()->getHeight();
+	}
+	return heightSum;
+}
+
 } // namespace gui
 
 
-} // namespace lmms
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace lmms