diff --git a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
index 57eaa740..b88f0914 100644
--- a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
+++ b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.cpp
@@ -105,12 +105,13 @@ void PIValueTree::mergeAttributes(const PIVariantMap & a) {
 }
 
 
-void PIValueTree::applyValues(const PIValueTree & root) {
+void PIValueTree::applyValues(const PIValueTree & root, bool recursive) {
 	if (_is_null) return;
 	for (const auto & c: root._children) {
 		for (auto & i: _children) {
 			if (c.name() == i.name()) {
 				i._value.setValueFromString(c.value().toString());
+				if (recursive) i.applyValues(c, recursive);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.h b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.h
index fd760ed9..1b21e320 100644
--- a/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.h
+++ b/libs/main/types/pivaluetree.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
 	void setAttribute(const PIString & n, const PIVariant & a);
 	void mergeAttributes(const PIVariantMap & a);
 
-	void applyValues(const PIValueTree & root);
+	void applyValues(const PIValueTree & root, bool recursive = true);
 
 	const PIVector<PIValueTree> & children() const { return _children; }
 	void clearChildren() { _children.clear(); }