diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/MarkerControl.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/MarkerControl.cs
index 000ba836ea..7d6b74beea 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/MarkerControl.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/MarkerControl.cs
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 	{
 		public TasMovieMarkerList Markers {get; set; }
 
-		private readonly TAStudio _tastudio;
+		public TAStudio Tastudio { get; set; }
 
-		public MarkerControl(TAStudio tastudio)
+		public MarkerControl()
 		{
-			_tastudio = tastudio;
 			InitializeComponent();
 			MarkerView.QueryItemBkColor += MarkerView_QueryItemBkColor;
 			MarkerView.QueryItemText += MarkerView_QueryItemText;
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void AddBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			_tastudio.CallAddMarkerPopUp();
+			Tastudio.CallAddMarkerPopUp();
 		}
 
 		public new void Refresh()
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void RemoveBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			SelectedMarkers.ForEach(i => Markers.Remove(i));
-			_tastudio.RefreshDialog();
+			Tastudio.RefreshDialog();
 		}
 
 		private IEnumerable<int> SelectedIndices
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
index 6f0ed1678f..036bc1f517 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			this.MessageStatusLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
 			this.SplicerStatusLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
 			this.TasPlaybackBox = new BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.PlaybackBox();
-			this.MarkerControl = new BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.MarkerControl(this);
+			this.MarkerControl = new BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.MarkerControl();
 			this.TASMenu.SuspendLayout();
 			this.TasStatusStrip.SuspendLayout();
 			this.SuspendLayout();
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index ae8f4d4815..3a964f8f96 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public TAStudio()
 		{
 			InitializeComponent();
+			MarkerControl.Tastudio = this;
 			TasView.QueryItemText += TasView_QueryItemText;
 			TasView.QueryItemBkColor += TasView_QueryItemBkColor;
 			TasView.VirtualMode = true;