diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index 98ed8fd617..61eb7740e6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -1591,14 +1591,10 @@ Editor::popup_xfade_out_context_menu (int button, int32_t time, ArdourCanvas::It
 }
 
 void
-Editor::popup_section_box_menu (int button, int32_t time)
+Editor::add_section_context_items (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList& items)
 {
 	using namespace Menu_Helpers;
 
-	section_box_menu.set_name ("ArdourContextMenu");
-	MenuList& items (section_box_menu.items());
-	items.clear ();
-
 	if (Profile->get_mixbus ()) {
 		items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Copy/Paste Range Section to Playhead"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CopyPasteSection)));
 		items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Cut/Paste Range Section to Playhead"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CutPasteSection)));
@@ -1626,8 +1622,6 @@ Editor::popup_section_box_menu (int button, int32_t time)
 
 	items.push_back (SeparatorElem());
 	add_selection_context_items (items, true);
-
-	section_box_menu.popup (button, time);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 78740d0542..05586f2f33 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -861,12 +861,12 @@ private:
 
 	GdkEvent context_click_event;
 
-	void popup_section_box_menu (int, int);
 	void popup_track_context_menu (int, int, ItemType, bool);
 	Gtk::Menu* build_track_context_menu ();
 	Gtk::Menu* build_track_bus_context_menu ();
 	Gtk::Menu* build_track_region_context_menu ();
 	Gtk::Menu* build_track_selection_context_menu ();
+	void add_section_context_items (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList&);
 	void add_dstream_context_items (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList&);
 	void add_bus_context_items (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList&);
 	void add_region_context_items (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList&, std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Track>);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
index aace8b0473..494c64509c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "canvas/scroll_group.h"
 
 #include "editor.h"
+#include "editor_sections.h"
 #include "keyboard.h"
 #include "public_editor.h"
 #include "audio_region_view.h"
@@ -1164,31 +1165,26 @@ Editor::section_rect_event (GdkEvent* ev, Location* loc, ArdourCanvas::Rectangle
 			break;
 		case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
 			if (Keyboard::is_context_menu_event (&ev->button)) {
+				using namespace Menu_Helpers;
+
 				/* find section */
 				timepos_t start (loc->start ());
 				timepos_t end;
 				Location* l = _session->locations()->section_at (start, start, end);
 				assert (l);
-				/* set selection range */
-				selection->clear ();
-				selection->set (start, end);
-				/* switch to range tool - same as EditorSections::selection_changed */
-				switch (current_mouse_mode ()) {
-					case Editing::MouseRange:
-						/* OK */
-						break;
-					case Editing::MouseObject:
-						if (ActionManager::get_toggle_action ("MouseMode", "set-mouse-mode-object-range")->get_active ()) {
-							/* smart mode; OK */
-							break;
-						}
-						/*fallthrough*/
-					default:
-						ActionManager::get_radio_action (X_("MouseMode"), X_("set-mouse-mode-range"))->set_active (true);
-						break;
-				}
-				/* and show section context menu */
-				popup_section_box_menu (ev->button.button, ev->button.time);
+
+				timepos_t where (canvas_event_time (ev));
+
+				section_box_menu.set_name ("ArdourContextMenu");
+				MenuList& items (section_box_menu.items());
+				items.clear ();
+
+				items.push_back (MenuElem (_("New Arrangement Marker"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::mouse_add_new_marker), where, Location::Flags(Location::IsMark | Location::IsSection), 0)));
+				items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Select Arrangement Section"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*_sections, &EditorSections::select), l)));
+				items.push_back (SeparatorElem());
+
+				add_section_context_items (items);
+				section_box_menu.popup (ev->button.button, ev->button.time);
 				return true;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -1220,7 +1216,11 @@ Editor::canvas_section_box_event (GdkEvent *event)
 			return !Keyboard::modifier_state_equals (event->button.state, Keyboard::PrimaryModifier);
 		case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
 			if (Keyboard::is_context_menu_event (&event->button)) {
-				popup_section_box_menu (event->button.button, event->button.time);
+				section_box_menu.set_name ("ArdourContextMenu");
+				Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuList& items (section_box_menu.items());
+				items.clear ();
+				add_section_context_items (items);
+				section_box_menu.popup (event->button.button, event->button.time);
 				return true;
 			}
 			return false;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
index 97b7d386f7..7dd8f7d7f1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ EditorSections::set_session (Session* s)
 	redisplay ();
 }
 
+void
+EditorSections::select (ARDOUR::Location* l)
+{
+	LocationRowMap::iterator map_it = _location_row_map.find (l);
+	if (map_it != _location_row_map.end ()) {
+		_view.get_selection ()->select (*map_it->second);
+	}
+}
+
 void
 EditorSections::redisplay ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.h
index 2a158d88e8..afc2b250f1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public:
 		return _scroller;
 	}
 
+	void select (ARDOUR::Location*);
+
 private:
 	void redisplay ();
 	bool delete_selected_section ();