diff --git a/src/command_map.cpp b/src/command_map.cpp
index eef92d40..80abe902 100644
--- a/src/command_map.cpp
+++ b/src/command_map.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ CommandMap::CommandMap()
 	add_global_control("use_midi_start", Event::UseMidiStart, UnitBoolean, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 	add_global_control("use_midi_stop", Event::UseMidiStop, UnitBoolean, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 	add_global_control("send_midi_start_on_trigger", Event::SendMidiStartOnTrigger, UnitBoolean, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+	add_global_control("global_cycle_len", Event::GlobalCycleLen, UnitSeconds, 0.0f, 1e6);
+	add_global_control("global_cycle_pos", Event::GlobalCyclePos, UnitSeconds, 0.0f, 1e6);
 	_str_ctrl_map.insert (_global_controls.begin(), _global_controls.end());
 
 	// reverse it
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index 83cc9540..adb91cb2 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -1542,6 +1542,12 @@ Engine::get_control_value (Event::control_t ctrl, int8_t instance)
 		else if (ctrl == Event::JackTimebaseMaster) {
 			return _jack_timebase_master ? 1.0f: 0.0f;
 		}
+		else if (ctrl == Event::GlobalCycleLen) {
+			return _tempo_frames / _driver->get_samplerate();
+		}
+		else if (ctrl == Event::GlobalCyclePos) {
+			return _tempo_counter / _driver->get_samplerate();
+		}
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/event.hpp b/src/event.hpp
index cf1788f1..02a72a2b 100644
--- a/src/event.hpp
+++ b/src/event.hpp
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ namespace SooperLooper {
 		    // Put all new controls at the end to avoid screwing up the order of existing AU sessions (who store these numbers)
 		    ReplaceQuantized,
 		    SendMidiStartOnTrigger,
-            DiscretePreFader
+		    DiscretePreFader,
+		    GlobalCycleLen,
+		    GlobalCyclePos
 	    } Control;
 	    
 	    int8_t  Instance;
diff --git a/src/gui/choice_box.cpp b/src/gui/choice_box.cpp
index f57bf521..2e3fe3df 100644
--- a/src/gui/choice_box.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/choice_box.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ ChoiceBox::ChoiceBox(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id, bool bindable, const wxPo
 	_popup_menu = 0;
 	_data_value = 0;
 	_bindable = bindable;
+	_bar_value = 0.0f;
 	
 	_bgcolor.Set(0,0,0);
 	_bgbrush.SetColour (_bgcolor);
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ ChoiceBox::ChoiceBox(wxWindow * parent, wxWindowID id, bool bindable, const wxPo
 	_textcolor = *wxWHITE;
 	_barcolor.Set(14, 50, 89);
 	_overbarcolor.Set(20, 40, 50);
-	_barbrush.SetColour(_bgcolor);
+	_barbrush.SetColour(_barcolor);
 	
 	_bgbordercolor.Set(30,30,30);
 	_bordercolor.Set(67, 83, 103);
@@ -429,6 +430,11 @@ void ChoiceBox::draw_area(wxDC & dc)
 	shape[5].x = _width -1;  shape[5].y = _height -1;
 
 	dc.DrawPolygon (6, shape);
+
+	if (_bar_value > 0.0f) {
+		dc.SetBrush(_barbrush);
+		dc.DrawRectangle (1, 1, (wxCoord)(_width*_bar_value-1), _height-2);
+	}
 	
 	dc.SetPen(*wxTRANSPARENT_PEN);
 
@@ -443,3 +449,14 @@ void ChoiceBox::draw_area(wxDC & dc)
 	
 
 }
+
+void ChoiceBox::set_bar_value(float val) {
+	if(val >= 0.0f && val <= 1.0f && _bar_value != val) {
+		_bar_value = val;
+		Refresh(false);
+	}
+}
+
+float ChoiceBox::get_bar_value() {
+	return _bar_value;
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/choice_box.hpp b/src/gui/choice_box.hpp
index 97e72020..8abe51cc 100644
--- a/src/gui/choice_box.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/choice_box.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ class ChoiceBox
     static void set_use_mousewheel_default (bool flag) { s_use_wheel_def = flag; }
     static bool get_use_mousewheel_default () { return s_use_wheel_def; }
 
+    void set_bar_value (float val);
+    float get_bar_value ();
     
 	sigc::signal2<void, int, wxString> value_changed;
 	sigc::signal0<void> bind_request;
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ class ChoiceBox
 
 	bool _dragging;
 	int _last_x;
+	float _bar_value;
 	
   private:
     // any class wishing to process wxWindows events must use this macro
diff --git a/src/gui/loop_control.cpp b/src/gui/loop_control.cpp
index cc87cf7e..618bd218 100644
--- a/src/gui/loop_control.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/loop_control.cpp
@@ -385,10 +385,14 @@ LoopControl::register_global_updates(bool unreg)
 	if (unreg) {
 		lo_send(_osc_addr, "/unregister_auto_update", "siss", "in_peak_meter", 100, _our_url.c_str(), "/ctrl");
 		lo_send(_osc_addr, "/unregister_auto_update", "siss", "out_peak_meter", 100, _our_url.c_str(), "/ctrl");
+		lo_send(_osc_addr, "/unregister_auto_update", "siss", "global_cycle_len", 100, _our_url.c_str(), "/ctrl");
+		lo_send(_osc_addr, "/unregister_auto_update", "siss", "global_cycle_pos", 100, _our_url.c_str(), "/ctrl");
 	}
 	else {
 		lo_send(_osc_addr, "/register_auto_update", "siss", "in_peak_meter", 100, _our_url.c_str(), "/ctrl");
 		lo_send(_osc_addr, "/register_auto_update", "siss", "out_peak_meter", 100, _our_url.c_str(), "/ctrl");
+		lo_send(_osc_addr, "/register_auto_update", "siss", "global_cycle_len", 100, _our_url.c_str(), "/ctrl");
+		lo_send(_osc_addr, "/register_auto_update", "siss", "global_cycle_pos", 100, _our_url.c_str(), "/ctrl");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/main_panel.cpp b/src/gui/main_panel.cpp
index 1f8056a6..e07113d8 100644
--- a/src/gui/main_panel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/main_panel.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ enum {
 	ID_MuteQuantCheck,
 	ID_OdubQuantCheck,
 	ID_SmartEighthCheck,
-	ID_ReplQuantCheck
+	ID_ReplQuantCheck,
+	ID_GlobalCyclePos
 };
 
 
@@ -294,7 +295,6 @@ MainPanel::init()
 	_repl_quant_check->bind_request.connect (sigc::bind(mem_fun (*this, &MainPanel::on_bind_request), wxT("replace_quantized")));
 	rowsizer->Add (_repl_quant_check, 0, wxALL|wxEXPAND, 2);
 
-
 	rowsizer->Add (1, 1, 1);
 
 	wxStaticBitmap * logobit = new wxStaticBitmap(_top_panel, -1, wxBitmap(sl_logo_xpm));
@@ -740,6 +740,18 @@ MainPanel::update_controls()
 		_loop_control->get_global_value(wxT("selected_loop_num"), val);
 		set_curr_loop ((int) val);
 	}
+
+	if (_loop_control->is_global_updated(wxT("global_cycle_pos"))) {
+		float gclen, gcpos;
+		_loop_control->get_global_value(wxT("global_cycle_len"), gclen);
+		_loop_control->get_global_value(wxT("global_cycle_pos"), gcpos);
+		val = 0.0f;
+		// only display global cycle len if it is >= 1s to reduce visual noise
+		if(gclen >= 1.0f)
+			val = gcpos / gclen;
+		_quantize_choice->set_bar_value(val);
+	}
+
 }
 
 void