diff --git a/data/themes/default/metronome.png b/data/themes/default/metronome.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e20815a213d
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diff --git a/include/MainWindow.h b/include/MainWindow.h
index 68c6dc24ee1..b1a3868d896 100644
--- a/include/MainWindow.h
+++ b/include/MainWindow.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ public slots:
 
 	QMenu * m_viewMenu;
 
+	ToolButton * m_metronomeToggle;
+
 private slots:
 	void browseHelp();
 	void fillTemplatesMenu();
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ private slots:
 	void updateRecentlyOpenedProjectsMenu();
 	void updateViewMenu( void );
 	void updateConfig( QAction * _who );
+	void onToggleMetronome();
 
 
 	void autoSave();
diff --git a/include/Mixer.h b/include/Mixer.h
index 3f0ea0fb671..d2bf15864a5 100644
--- a/include/Mixer.h
+++ b/include/Mixer.h
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ class EXPORT Mixer : public QObject
 
 	void changeQuality( const struct qualitySettings & _qs );
 
+	inline bool isMetronomeActive() const { return m_metronomeActive; }
+	inline void setMetronomeActive(bool value = true) { m_metronomeActive = value; }
+
 
 signals:
 	void qualitySettingsChanged();
@@ -457,6 +460,8 @@ class EXPORT Mixer : public QObject
 
 	MixerProfiler m_profiler;
 
+	bool m_metronomeActive;
+
 	friend class Engine;
 	friend class MixerWorkerThread;
 
diff --git a/src/core/Mixer.cpp b/src/core/Mixer.cpp
index 06e9fabf8f2..be893bcd74f 100644
--- a/src/core/Mixer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Mixer.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ Mixer::Mixer( bool renderOnly ) :
 	m_audioDev( NULL ),
 	m_oldAudioDev( NULL ),
 	m_globalMutex( QMutex::Recursive ),
-	m_profiler()
+	m_profiler(),
+	m_metronomeActive(false)
 {
 	for( int i = 0; i < 2; ++i )
 	{
@@ -318,10 +319,13 @@ const surroundSampleFrame * Mixer::renderNextBuffer()
 
 	static Song::PlayPos last_metro_pos = -1;
 
-	Song::PlayPos p = Engine::getSong()->getPlayPos(
-						Song::Mode_PlayPattern );
-	if( Engine::getSong()->playMode() == Song::Mode_PlayPattern &&
-		gui->pianoRoll()->isRecording() == true &&
+	Song::PlayModes currentPlayMode = Engine::getSong()->playMode();
+	Song::PlayPos p = Engine::getSong()->getPlayPos( currentPlayMode );
+
+	if( (   currentPlayMode == Song::Mode_PlayPattern || currentPlayMode == Song::Mode_PlaySong
+	     || currentPlayMode == Song::Mode_PlayBB ) &&
+		m_metronomeActive &&
+		!Engine::getSong()->isExporting() &&
 		p != last_metro_pos )
 	{
 		if ( p.getTicks() % (MidiTime::ticksPerTact() / 1 ) == 0 )
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index e9c3dd85076..1546cbc0472 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() :
 	m_recentlyOpenedProjectsMenu( NULL ),
 	m_toolsMenu( NULL ),
 	m_autoSaveTimer( this ),
-	m_viewMenu( NULL )
+	m_viewMenu( NULL ),
+	m_metronomeToggle( 0 )
 {
 	setAttribute( Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose );
 
@@ -425,6 +426,13 @@ void MainWindow::finalize()
 					this, SLOT( enterWhatsThisMode() ),
 								m_toolBar );
 
+	m_metronomeToggle = new ToolButton(
+				embed::getIconPixmap( "metronome" ),
+				tr( "Toggle metronome" ),
+				this, SLOT( onToggleMetronome() ),
+							m_toolBar );
+	m_metronomeToggle->setCheckable(true);
+	m_metronomeToggle->setChecked(Engine::mixer()->isMetronomeActive());
 
 	m_toolBarLayout->setColumnMinimumWidth( 0, 5 );
 	m_toolBarLayout->addWidget( project_new, 0, 1 );
@@ -434,6 +442,7 @@ void MainWindow::finalize()
 	m_toolBarLayout->addWidget( project_save, 0, 5 );
 	m_toolBarLayout->addWidget( project_export, 0, 6 );
 	m_toolBarLayout->addWidget( whatsthis, 0, 7 );
+	m_toolBarLayout->addWidget( m_metronomeToggle, 0, 8 );
 
 
 	// window-toolbar
@@ -1187,6 +1196,17 @@ void MainWindow::updateConfig( QAction * _who )
 }
 
 
+
+void MainWindow::onToggleMetronome()
+{
+	Mixer * mixer = Engine::mixer();
+
+	mixer->setMetronomeActive( m_metronomeToggle->isChecked() );
+}
+
+
+
+
 void MainWindow::toggleControllerRack()
 {
 	toggleWindow( gui->getControllerRackView() );
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp b/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
index 57199aa1b2a..954d80828db 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/SongEditor.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ SongEditor::SongEditor( Song * _song ) :
 	// add some essential widgets to global tool-bar
 	QWidget * tb = gui->mainWindow()->toolBar();
 
-	gui->mainWindow()->addSpacingToToolBar( 10 );
+	gui->mainWindow()->addSpacingToToolBar( 40 );
 
 	m_tempoSpinBox = new LcdSpinBox( 3, tb, tr( "Tempo" ) );
 	m_tempoSpinBox->setModel( &m_song->m_tempoModel );