diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
index a298625cef..1d368d06e1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ This mode provides many different operations on both regions and control points,
 @notes|Notes/add-select-previous|<@PRIMARY@><@TERTIARY@>Tab|Add previous note to selection
 @notes|Notes/alt-add-select-next|<@TERTIARY@>ISO_Left_Tab|Add next note to selection
 @notes|Notes/alt-add-select-previous|<@PRIMARY@><@TERTIARY@>ISO_Left_Tab|Add previous note to selection
-
+@notes|Notes/extend-selection|<@PRIMARY@>e|Extend selection to end of region
+@notes|Notes/invert-selection|<@PRIMARY@>i|Invert note selection
 
 @rec|Recorder/arm-all|<@PRIMARY@>r|record arm all tracks
 @rec|Recorder/arm-none|<@PRIMARY@><@TERTIARY@>r|disable record arm of all tracks
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 0d56ab6774..be6867ae99 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ Editor::register_midi_actions (Bindings* midi_bindings)
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("alt-delete"), _("Delete Selection (alternate)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::midi_action), &MidiRegionView::delete_selection));
 
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("clear-selection"), _("Clear Note Selection"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::midi_action), &MidiRegionView::clear_note_selection));
+	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("invert-selection"), _("Invert Note Selection"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::midi_action), &MidiRegionView::invert_selection));
+	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("extend-selection"), _("Extend Note Selection"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::midi_action), &MidiRegionView::extend_selection));
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("move-starts-earlier-fine"), _("Move Note Start Earlier (fine)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::midi_action), &MidiRegionView::move_note_starts_earlier_fine));
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("move-starts-earlier"), _("Move Note Start Earlier"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::midi_action), &MidiRegionView::move_note_starts_earlier));
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("move-ends-later-fine"), _("Move Note Ends Later (fine)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::midi_action), &MidiRegionView::move_note_ends_later_fine));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
index 73abdbaa64..17cc9009cc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
@@ -2184,6 +2184,34 @@ MidiRegionView::select_range (samplepos_t start, samplepos_t end)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+MidiRegionView::extend_selection ()
+{
+	if (_selection.empty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	PBD::Unwinder<bool> uw (_no_sound_notes, true);
+
+	/* find end of current selection */
+
+	samplepos_t last_note_end = 0;
+
+	for (Selection::iterator i = _selection.begin(); i != _selection.end(); ++i) {
+		samplepos_t e = source_beats_to_absolute_samples ((*i)->note()->end_time());
+		if (e > last_note_end) {
+			last_note_end = e;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (Events::iterator i = _events.begin(); i != _events.end(); ++i) {
+		samplepos_t t = source_beats_to_absolute_samples(i->first->time());
+		if (t >= last_note_end) {
+			add_to_selection (i->second);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void
 MidiRegionView::invert_selection ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
index 2fb21311c6..50c8666f49 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ public:
 	void   select_all_notes ();
 	void   select_range(samplepos_t start, samplepos_t end);
 	void   invert_selection ();
+	void   extend_selection ();
 
 	Temporal::Beats earliest_in_selection ();
 	void move_selection(double dx, double dy, double cumulative_dy);
@@ -371,6 +372,8 @@ public:
 	friend class Editor;
 
 	void clear_note_selection ();
+	void invert_note_selection ();
+	void extend_note_selection ();
 
 	void move_note_starts_earlier_fine () { change_note_lengths (true, false, Temporal::Beats(), true, false); }
 	void move_note_starts_earlier () { change_note_lengths (false, false, Temporal::Beats(), true, false); }