diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
index 5146a7b7b9..8e08a69f41 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "actions.h"
 #include "ardour_message.h"
 #include "ardour_ui.h"
+#include "audio_clip_editor.h"
 #include "public_editor.h"
 #include "meterbridge.h"
 #include "luainstance.h"
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::we_have_dependents ()
 	ProcessorBox::register_actions ();
 	StepEntry::setup_actions_and_bindings ();
 	TriggerBoxUI::setup_actions_and_bindings ();
+	ClipEditorBox::init ();
 
 	/* Global, editor, mixer, processor box actions are defined now. Link
 	   them with any bindings, so that GTK does not get a chance to define
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.cc
index c100445404..c996b55467 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "pbd/i18n.h"
 
 using namespace Gtk;
+using namespace Gtkmm2ext;
 using namespace ARDOUR;
 using namespace ArdourCanvas;
 using namespace ArdourWaveView;
@@ -58,6 +59,31 @@ using namespace ArdourWidgets;
 using std::min;
 using std::max;
 
+
+Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::ActionGroup> ClipEditorBox::clip_editor_actions;
+
+void
+ClipEditorBox::init ()
+{
+	Bindings* bindings = Bindings::get_bindings (X_("Clip Editing"));
+
+	register_clip_editor_actions (bindings);
+
+	//_track_canvas_viewport->canvas()->set_data ("ardour-bindings",
+	//midi_bindings);
+}
+
+void
+ClipEditorBox::register_clip_editor_actions (Bindings* clip_editor_bindings)
+{
+	clip_editor_actions = ActionManager::create_action_group (clip_editor_bindings, X_("ClipEditing"));
+
+	/* two versions to allow same action for Delete and Backspace */
+
+	// ActionManager::register_action (clip_editor_actions, X_("zoom-in"), _("Zoom In"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ClipEditorBox::zoom_in));
+	// ActionManager::register_action (clip_editor_actions, X_("zoom-in"), _("Zoom In"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ClipEditorBox::zoom_out));
+}
+
 /* ------------ */
 
 AudioClipEditor::AudioClipEditor ()
@@ -125,6 +151,10 @@ AudioClipEditor::line_event_handler (GdkEvent* ev, ArdourCanvas::Line* l)
 		}
 		break;
 
+
+	case GDK_KEY_PRESS:
+		return key_press (&ev->key);
+
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -132,6 +162,12 @@ AudioClipEditor::line_event_handler (GdkEvent* ev, ArdourCanvas::Line* l)
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool
+AudioClipEditor::key_press (GdkEventKey* ev)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 void
 AudioClipEditor::position_lines ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.h
index 414ce7075c..6f51a4a641 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.h
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ public:
 	~ClipEditorBox () {}
 
 	virtual void set_region (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>) =0;
+
+	static void init ();
+	static void register_clip_editor_actions (Gtkmm2ext::Bindings*);
+	static Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::ActionGroup> clip_editor_actions;
+};
+
+class ClipEditor
+{
+   public:
+	virtual ~ClipEditor() {}
+
+	virtual void zoom_in () = 0;
+	virtual void zoom_out () = 0;
 };
 
 class AudioClipEditor : public ArdourCanvas::GtkCanvas
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/clip_editor.bindings b/gtk2_ardour/clip_editor.bindings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..720a30be35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/clip_editor.bindings
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<Bindings name="Clip Editing">
+  <Press>
+     <Binding key="equal" action="ClipEditing/zoom-in"/>
+     <Binding key="minus" action="ClipEditing/zoom-in"/>
+  </Press>
+</Bindings>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/wscript b/gtk2_ardour/wscript
index 678fe86314..392d23c9ce 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/wscript
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/wscript
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ def build(bld):
     for b in [ 'ardour' ] :
         obj = bld(
             target = b + '.keys',
-            source = [ b + '.keys.in', 'mixer.bindings', 'processor_box.bindings', 'step_editing.bindings', 'monitor.bindings', 'trigger.bindings' ],
+            source = [ b + '.keys.in', 'mixer.bindings', 'processor_box.bindings', 'step_editing.bindings', 'monitor.bindings', 'trigger.bindings', 'clip_editor.bindings' ],
             rule = a_rule
             )
         obj.install_path = bld.env['CONFDIR']
diff --git a/tools/fmt-bindings b/tools/fmt-bindings
index a6a8c79e40..b784a0aa14 100755
--- a/tools/fmt-bindings
+++ b/tools/fmt-bindings
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ if ($make_accelmap) {
     # merge in the "fixed" bindings that are not defined by the argument given to this program
     # this covers things like the step editor, monitor and processor box bindings
 
-    foreach $hardcoded_bindings ("mixer.bindings", "step_editing.bindings", "monitor.bindings", "processor_box.bindings", "trigger.bindings") {
+    foreach $hardcoded_bindings ("mixer.bindings", "step_editing.bindings", "monitor.bindings", "processor_box.bindings", "trigger.bindings", 'clip_editor.bindings') {
 	$path = File::Spec->catfile (dirname ($ARGV[0]), $hardcoded_bindings);
 	open HARDCODED, "<", $path or die $!;
 	while (<HARDCODED>) {