diff --git a/src/widget/woverview.cpp b/src/widget/woverview.cpp
index 4fb65c6fbfe..f5e15ba2b0b 100644
--- a/src/widget/woverview.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/woverview.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ WOverview::WOverview(
           m_group(group),
           m_pConfig(pConfig),
           m_endOfTrack(false),
+          m_bPassthroughEnabled(false),
           m_pCueMenuPopup(std::make_unique<WCueMenuPopup>(pConfig, this)),
           m_bShowCueTimes(true),
           m_iPosSeconds(0),
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ WOverview::WOverview(
     m_trackSamplesControl =
             new ControlProxy(m_group, "track_samples", this);
     m_playpositionControl = new ControlProxy(m_group, "playposition", this);
+    m_pPassthroughControl =
+            new ControlProxy(m_group, "passthrough", this);
+    m_pPassthroughControl->connectValueChanged(this, &WOverview::onPassthroughChange);
     setAcceptDrops(true);
 
     setMouseTracking(true);
@@ -236,6 +240,12 @@ void WOverview::onConnectedControlChanged(double dParameter, double dValue) {
 
 void WOverview::slotWaveformSummaryUpdated() {
     //qDebug() << "WOverview::slotWaveformSummaryUpdated()";
+
+    // Do not draw the waveform when passthrough is enabled
+    if (m_bPassthroughEnabled) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     TrackPointer pTrack(m_pCurrentTrack);
     if (!pTrack) {
         return;
@@ -342,6 +352,16 @@ void WOverview::onRateRatioChange(double v) {
     update();
 }
 
+void WOverview::onPassthroughChange(double v) {
+    m_bPassthroughEnabled = static_cast<bool>(v);
+
+    if (m_bPassthroughEnabled) {
+        update();
+    } else {
+        slotWaveformSummaryUpdated();
+    }
+}
+
 void WOverview::updateCues(const QList<CuePointer> &loadedCues) {
     m_marksToRender.clear();
     for (CuePointer currentCue: loadedCues) {
@@ -540,6 +560,11 @@ void WOverview::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* pEvent) {
         painter.drawPixmap(rect(), m_backgroundPixmap);
     }
 
+    if (m_bPassthroughEnabled) {
+        paintText(tr("Passthrough"), &painter);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (m_pCurrentTrack) {
         // Refer to util/ScopePainter.h to understand the semantics of
         // ScopePainter.
diff --git a/src/widget/woverview.h b/src/widget/woverview.h
index 25ce680bd18..a8831973eae 100644
--- a/src/widget/woverview.h
+++ b/src/widget/woverview.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class WOverview : public WWidget, public TrackDropTarget {
     void onMarkChanged(double v);
     void onMarkRangeChange(double v);
     void onRateRatioChange(double v);
+    void onPassthroughChange(double v);
     void receiveCuesUpdated();
 
     void slotWaveformSummaryUpdated();
@@ -132,10 +133,12 @@ class WOverview : public WWidget, public TrackDropTarget {
     UserSettingsPointer m_pConfig;
     ControlProxy* m_endOfTrackControl;
     bool m_endOfTrack;
+    bool m_bPassthroughEnabled;
     ControlProxy* m_pRateRatioControl;
     ControlProxy* m_trackSampleRateControl;
     ControlProxy* m_trackSamplesControl;
     ControlProxy* m_playpositionControl;
+    ControlProxy* m_pPassthroughControl;
 
     // Current active track
     TrackPointer m_pCurrentTrack;