diff --git a/include/FadeButton.h b/include/FadeButton.h
index 6e7371f9f8a..4f05b349166 100644
--- a/include/FadeButton.h
+++ b/include/FadeButton.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class FadeButton : public QAbstractButton
 					_activated_color, QWidget * _parent );
 
 	virtual ~FadeButton();
+	void setActiveColor( const QColor & activated_color );
 
 
 public slots:
diff --git a/include/InstrumentTrack.h b/include/InstrumentTrack.h
index 16536c08157..ffbb61ccc52 100644
--- a/include/InstrumentTrack.h
+++ b/include/InstrumentTrack.h
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ private slots:
 	void midiInSelected();
 	void midiOutSelected();
 	void midiConfigChanged();
+	void muteChanged();
 
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/FadeButton.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/FadeButton.cpp
index 3495ae9599e..4fea14f97a4 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/FadeButton.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/FadeButton.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ FadeButton::~FadeButton()
 {
 }
 
+void FadeButton::setActiveColor( const QColor & activated_color )
+{
+	m_activatedColor = activated_color;
+}
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
index cd598529e40..e9317dc52e5 100644
--- a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ InstrumentTrackView::InstrumentTrackView( InstrumentTrack * _it, TrackContainerV
 	connect( m_activityIndicator, SIGNAL( released() ),
 				this, SLOT( activityIndicatorReleased() ) );
 	_it->setIndicator( m_activityIndicator );
+	connect( &_it->m_mutedModel, SIGNAL( dataChanged() ), this, SLOT( muteChanged() ) );
 
 	setModel( _it );
 }
@@ -1130,6 +1131,22 @@ 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 ) );
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
 
 
 class fxLineLcdSpinBox : public LcdSpinBox