diff --git a/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/keyboard/midiChannel.cpp b/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/keyboard/midiChannel.cpp
index ce6cc5fb4..6a2797ead 100644
--- a/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/keyboard/midiChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/keyboard/midiChannel.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ geMidiChannel::geMidiChannel(int X, int Y, int W, int H, c::channel::Data d)
 	fx->copy_tooltip(g_ui->getI18Text(LangMap::MAIN_CHANNEL_LABEL_FX));
 	vol->copy_tooltip(g_ui->getI18Text(LangMap::MAIN_CHANNEL_LABEL_VOLUME));
 
-	fx->setValue(m_channel.plugins.size() > 0);
+	fx->forceValue(m_channel.plugins.size() > 0);
 	fx->onClick = [this]()
 	{
 		c::layout::openChannelPluginListWindow(m_channel.id);
diff --git a/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/mainInput.cpp b/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/mainInput.cpp
index eeef4bd04..565b3d19e 100644
--- a/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/mainInput.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/mainInput.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ geMainInput::geMainInput()
 		c::main::setInToOut(inToOut->getValue());
 	};
 
+	m_masterFxIn->forceValue(m_io.masterInHasPlugins);
 	m_masterFxIn->onClick = []
 	{ c::layout::openMasterInPluginListWindow(); };
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/mainOutput.cpp b/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/mainOutput.cpp
index 226094d3c..1aa360951 100644
--- a/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/mainOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/elems/mainWindow/mainOutput.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ geMainOutput::geMainOutput()
 		c::main::setMasterOutVolume(v, Thread::MAIN);
 	};
 
+	m_masterFxOut->forceValue(m_io.masterOutHasPlugins);
 	m_masterFxOut->onClick = []
 	{ c::layout::openMasterOutPluginListWindow(); };
 }