diff --git a/src/AudioIO.cpp b/src/AudioIO.cpp
index 76af9979f..3c9344ff7 100644
--- a/src/AudioIO.cpp
+++ b/src/AudioIO.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ TimeTrack and AudioIOListener and whether the playback is looped.
 #include "AudacityApp.h"
 #include "AudacityException.h"
 #include "Mix.h"
-#include "MixerBoard.h"
 #include "Resample.h"
 #include "RingBuffer.h"
 #include "prefs/GUISettings.h"
@@ -2402,10 +2401,6 @@ void AudioIO::SetMeters()
    if (mOutputMeter)
       mOutputMeter->Reset(mRate, true);
 
-   MixerBoard* pMixerBoard = mOwningProject->GetMixerBoard();
-   if (pMixerBoard)
-      pMixerBoard->ResetMeters(true);
-
    mUpdateMeters = true;
 }
 
@@ -2659,10 +2654,6 @@ void AudioIO::StopStream()
    if (mOutputMeter)
       mOutputMeter->Reset(mRate, false);
 
-   MixerBoard* pMixerBoard = mOwningProject->GetMixerBoard();
-   if (pMixerBoard)
-      pMixerBoard->ResetMeters(false);
-
    mInputMeter.Release();
    mOutputMeter = NULL;
    mOwningProject = NULL;
diff --git a/src/MixerBoard.cpp b/src/MixerBoard.cpp
index cd1ab5d4b..eb1749d7b 100644
--- a/src/MixerBoard.cpp
+++ b/src/MixerBoard.cpp
@@ -925,6 +925,11 @@ MixerBoard::MixerBoard(AudacityProject* pProject,
    mProject->GetTracks()->Bind(EVT_TRACKLIST_TRACK_DATA_CHANGE,
       &MixerBoard::OnTrackChanged,
       this);
+
+   wxTheApp->Connect(EVT_AUDIOIO_PLAYBACK,
+      wxCommandEventHandler(MixerBoard::OnStartStop),
+      NULL,
+      this);
 }
 
 
@@ -1361,6 +1366,13 @@ void MixerBoard::OnTrackSetChanged(wxEvent &evt)
    Refresh();
 }
 
+void MixerBoard::OnStartStop(wxCommandEvent &evt)
+{
+   evt.Skip();
+   bool start = evt.GetInt();
+   ResetMeters( start );
+}
+
 // class MixerBoardFrame
 
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MixerBoardFrame, wxFrame)
diff --git a/src/MixerBoard.h b/src/MixerBoard.h
index 8cda8cc1c..5ad4a8747 100644
--- a/src/MixerBoard.h
+++ b/src/MixerBoard.h
@@ -214,13 +214,12 @@ public:
    void RefreshTrackClusters(bool bEraseBackground = true);
    void ResizeTrackClusters();
 
-   void ResetMeters(const bool bResetClipping);
-
    void UpdateMeters(const double t1, const bool bLoopedPlay);
 
    void UpdateWidth();
 
 private:
+   void ResetMeters(const bool bResetClipping);   
    void RemoveTrackCluster(size_t nIndex);
    void MakeButtonBitmap( wxMemoryDC & dc, wxBitmap & bitmap,
       wxRect & bev, const wxString & str, bool up );
@@ -235,6 +234,7 @@ private:
    void OnTimer(wxCommandEvent &event);
    void OnTrackSetChanged(wxEvent &event);
    void OnTrackChanged(TrackListEvent &event);
+   void OnStartStop(wxCommandEvent &event);
 
 public:
    // mute & solo button images: Create once and store on MixerBoard for use in all MixerTrackClusters.