diff --git a/include/InstrumentTrack.h b/include/InstrumentTrack.h
index d72331e52..f2602686b 100644
--- a/include/InstrumentTrack.h
+++ b/include/InstrumentTrack.h
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ private slots:
 	void midiInSelected();
 	void midiOutSelected();
 	void midiConfigChanged();
-	void muteChanged();
 
 	void assignFxLine( int channelIndex );
 	void createFxLine();
@@ -357,6 +356,10 @@ private:
 
 	QPoint m_lastPos;
 
+	FadeButton * getActivityIndicator()
+	{
+		return m_activityIndicator;
+	}
 
 	friend class InstrumentTrackWindow;
 
diff --git a/include/Track.h b/include/Track.h
index 70e49a1c6..51705e942 100644
--- a/include/Track.h
+++ b/include/Track.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "AutomatableModel.h"
 #include "ModelView.h"
 #include "DataFile.h"
+#include "FadeButton.h"
 
 
 class QMenu;
@@ -737,12 +738,17 @@ private:
 
 	Actions m_action;
 
+	virtual FadeButton * getActivityIndicator()
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	friend class TrackLabelButton;
 
 
 private slots:
 	void createTCOView( TrackContentObject * tco );
+	void muteChanged ();
 
 } ;
 
diff --git a/src/core/Track.cpp b/src/core/Track.cpp
index 5c61dc5ab..7571a615a 100644
--- a/src/core/Track.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Track.cpp
@@ -2715,6 +2715,9 @@ TrackView::TrackView( Track * track, TrackContainerView * tcv ) :
 	connect( &m_track->m_mutedModel, SIGNAL( dataChanged() ),
 			&m_trackContentWidget, SLOT( update() ) );
 
+	connect(&m_track->m_mutedModel, SIGNAL(dataChanged()),
+			this, SLOT(muteChanged()));
+
 	connect( &m_track->m_soloModel, SIGNAL( dataChanged() ),
 			m_track, SLOT( toggleSolo() ), Qt::DirectConnection );
 	// create views for already existing TCOs
@@ -3047,3 +3050,25 @@ void TrackView::createTCOView( TrackContentObject * tco )
 	}
 	tco->selectViewOnCreate( false );
 }
+
+
+
+
+void TrackView::muteChanged()
+{
+	FadeButton * actind = getActivityIndicator();
+	if (actind)
+	{
+		if (m_track->m_mutedModel.value())
+		{
+			actind->setActiveColor(QApplication::palette().color(
+							QPalette::Active,
+							QPalette::Highlight));
+		} else
+		{
+			actind->setActiveColor(QApplication::palette().color(
+							QPalette::Active,
+							QPalette::BrightText));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
index b44d1b4fa..58890d111 100644
--- a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
@@ -994,7 +994,6 @@ InstrumentTrackView::InstrumentTrackView( InstrumentTrack * _it, TrackContainerV
 			 m_activityIndicator, SLOT( activate() ) );
 	connect( _it, SIGNAL( endNote() ),
 	 		m_activityIndicator, SLOT( noteEnd() ) );
-	connect( &_it->m_mutedModel, SIGNAL( dataChanged() ), this, SLOT( muteChanged() ) );
 
 	setModel( _it );
 }
@@ -1223,22 +1222,6 @@ void InstrumentTrackView::midiConfigChanged()
 
 
 
-void InstrumentTrackView::muteChanged()
-{
-	if(model()->m_mutedModel.value() )
-	{
-		m_activityIndicator->setActiveColor( QApplication::palette().color( QPalette::Active,
-															 QPalette::Highlight ) );
-	} else
-	{
-		m_activityIndicator->setActiveColor( QApplication::palette().color( QPalette::Active,
-															 QPalette::BrightText ) );
-	}
-}
-
-
-
-
 //FIXME: This is identical to SampleTrackView::createFxMenu
 QMenu * InstrumentTrackView::createFxMenu(QString title, QString newFxLabel)
 {