2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/send.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/send.h
index 7bdc7ed02f..b47263b547 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/send.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/send.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class Send : public Delivery
 	bool can_support_io_configuration (const ChanCount& in, ChanCount& out) const;
 	bool configure_io (ChanCount in, ChanCount out);
 
+	bool set_name (const std::string& str);
+
 	static uint32_t how_many_sends();
 	static void make_unique (XMLNode &, Session &);
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/send.cc b/libs/ardour/send.cc
index 852f27d38f..5874b91cf6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/send.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/send.cc
@@ -167,3 +167,16 @@ Send::make_unique (XMLNode &state, Session &session)
 		io->property("name")->set_value (name);
 	}
 }
+
+bool
+Send::set_name (const std::string& new_name)
+{
+	char buf[32];
+	std::string unique_name;
+
+	snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "%u", _bitslot);
+	unique_name = new_name;
+	unique_name += buf;
+
+	return Delivery::set_name (unique_name);
+}