diff -rupN ardour-orig/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h ardour/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
--- ardour-orig/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h	2015-04-07 11:38:28.477985252 +0200
+++ ardour/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h	2015-04-07 11:35:14.073984009 +0200
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, midi_feedback, "m
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (int32_t, mmc_receive_device_id, "mmc-receive-device-id", 0x7f)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (int32_t, mmc_send_device_id, "mmc-send-device-id", 0)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (int32_t, initial_program_change, "initial-program-change", -1)
+CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, mmc_send_play, "mmc-send-play", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, first_midi_bank_is_zero, "display-first-midi-bank-as-zero", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (int32_t, inter_scene_gap_msecs, "inter-scene-gap-msecs", 1)
 
diff -rupN ardour-orig/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc ardour/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
--- ardour-orig/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc	2015-04-07 11:38:28.518985253 +0200
+++ ardour/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc	2015-04-07 11:34:13.845983624 +0200
@@ -1477,7 +1477,11 @@ Session::start_transport ()
 		Timecode::Time time;
 		timecode_time_subframes (_transport_frame, time);
 		if (!dynamic_cast<MTC_Slave*>(_slave)) {
-			send_immediate_mmc (MIDI::MachineControlCommand (MIDI::MachineControl::cmdDeferredPlay));
+			if (!Config->get_mmc_send_play()) {
+				send_immediate_mmc (MIDI::MachineControlCommand (MIDI::MachineControl::cmdDeferredPlay));
+			} else {
+				send_immediate_mmc (MIDI::MachineControlCommand (MIDI::MachineControl::cmdPlay));
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff -rupN ardour-orig/system_config ardour/system_config
--- ardour-orig/system_config	2015-04-07 11:38:28.751985254 +0200
+++ ardour/system_config	2015-04-07 11:35:43.534984197 +0200
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     <Option name="midi-feedback" value="0"/>
     <Option name="mmc-receive-device-id" value="127"/>
     <Option name="mmc-send-device-id" value="0"/>
+    <Option name="mmc-send-play" value="0"/>
     <Option name="initial-program-change" value="-1"/>
     <Option name="display-first-midi-bank-as-zero" value="0"/>
     <Option name="inter-scene-gap-msecs" value="1"/>