diff --git a/include/AutomatableModel.h b/include/AutomatableModel.h
index 10ee252e9..206cdafa8 100644
--- a/include/AutomatableModel.h
+++ b/include/AutomatableModel.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "JournallingObject.h"
 #include "Model.h"
+#include "MidiTime.h"
 
 
 // simple way to map a property of a view to a model
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ public:
 		return m_hasLinkedModels;
 	}
 
+	float globalAutomationValueAt( const MidiTime& time );
 
 public slots:
 	virtual void reset();
diff --git a/include/AutomationPattern.h b/include/AutomationPattern.h
index aea64947e..8b9cc6d14 100644
--- a/include/AutomationPattern.h
+++ b/include/AutomationPattern.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ public:
 
 
 	static bool isAutomated( const AutomatableModel * _m );
+	static QVector<AutomationPattern *> patternsForModel( const AutomatableModel * _m );
 	static AutomationPattern * globalAutomationPattern( AutomatableModel * _m );
 	static void resolveAllIDs();
 
diff --git a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
index a647b3451..7b962252b 100644
--- a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
@@ -555,6 +555,70 @@ void AutomatableModel::pasteValue()
 
 
 
+float AutomatableModel::globalAutomationValueAt( const MidiTime& time )
+{
+	// get patterns that connect to this model
+	QVector<AutomationPattern *> patterns = AutomationPattern::patternsForModel( this );
+	if( patterns.isEmpty() )
+	{
+		// if no such patterns exist, return current value
+		return m_value;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// of those patterns:
+		// find the patterns which overlap with the miditime position
+		QVector<AutomationPattern *> patterns_in_range;
+		for( QVector<AutomationPattern *>::ConstIterator it = patterns.begin(); it != patterns.end(); it++ )
+		{
+			int s = ( *it )->startPosition();
+			int e = ( *it )->endPosition();
+			if( s <= time && e >= time ) { patterns_in_range += ( *it ); } 
+		}
+		
+		AutomationPattern * latest_pattern = NULL;
+		
+		if( ! patterns_in_range.isEmpty() )
+		{
+			// if there are more than one overlapping patterns, just use the first one because
+			// multiple pattern behaviour is undefined anyway
+			latest_pattern = patterns_in_range[0];
+		}
+		else
+		// if we find no patterns at the exact miditime, we need to search for the last pattern before time and use that
+		{
+			int latest_position = 0;
+			
+			for( QVector<AutomationPattern *>::ConstIterator it = patterns.begin(); it != patterns.end(); it++ )
+			{
+				int e = ( *it )->endPosition();
+				if( e <= time && e > latest_position )
+				{
+					latest_position = e;
+					latest_pattern = ( *it );
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if( latest_pattern )
+		{
+			// scale/fit the value appropriately and return it
+			const float value = latest_pattern->valueAt( time );
+			const float scaled_value =
+				( m_scaleType == Linear )
+				? value
+				: logToLinearScale(
+					// fits value into [0,1]:
+					(value - minValue<float>()) / maxValue<float>()
+					);
+			return fittedValue( scaled_value );
+		}
+		// if we still find no pattern, the value at that time is undefined so 
+		// just return current value as the best we can do
+		else return m_value;
+	}
+}
+
 
 #include "moc_AutomatableModel.cxx"
 
diff --git a/src/core/AutomationPattern.cpp b/src/core/AutomationPattern.cpp
index 49f154732..94025a389 100644
--- a/src/core/AutomationPattern.cpp
+++ b/src/core/AutomationPattern.cpp
@@ -551,6 +551,51 @@ bool AutomationPattern::isAutomated( const AutomatableModel * _m )
 }
 
 
+/*! \brief returns a list of all the automation patterns everywhere that are connected to a specific model
+ *  \param _m the model we want to look for
+ */
+QVector<AutomationPattern *> AutomationPattern::patternsForModel( const AutomatableModel * _m )
+{
+	QVector<AutomationPattern *> patterns;
+	TrackContainer::TrackList l;
+	l += engine::getSong()->tracks();
+	l += engine::getBBTrackContainer()->tracks();
+	l += engine::getSong()->globalAutomationTrack();
+	
+	// go through all tracks...
+	for( TrackContainer::TrackList::ConstIterator it = l.begin(); it != l.end(); ++it )
+	{
+		// we want only automation tracks...
+		if( ( *it )->type() == track::AutomationTrack ||
+			( *it )->type() == track::HiddenAutomationTrack )
+		{
+			// get patterns in those tracks....
+			const track::tcoVector & v = ( *it )->getTCOs();
+			// go through all the patterns...
+			for( track::tcoVector::ConstIterator j = v.begin(); j != v.end(); ++j )
+			{
+				AutomationPattern * a = dynamic_cast<AutomationPattern *>( *j );
+				// check that the pattern has automation
+				if( a && a->hasAutomation() )
+				{
+					// now check is the pattern is connected to the model we want by going through all the connections
+					// of the pattern
+					bool has_object = false;
+					for( objectVector::const_iterator k = a->m_objects.begin(); k != a->m_objects.end(); ++k )
+					{
+						if( *k == _m )
+						{
+							has_object = true;
+						}
+					}
+					// if the patterns is connected to the model, add it to the list
+					if( has_object ) { patterns += a; }
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return patterns;
+}