diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 2a28d0fe1b..2528f2054b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor
 	void quantize_region ();
 
 	void do_insert_time ();
-	void insert_time (nframes64_t pos, nframes64_t distance, Editing::InsertTimeOption opt, bool ignore_music_glue, bool markers_too);
+	void insert_time (nframes64_t, nframes64_t, Editing::InsertTimeOption, bool, bool, bool);
 
 	void tab_to_transient (bool forward);
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 4244567304..5dac7820fb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -6218,6 +6218,8 @@ Editor::do_insert_time ()
 	d.get_vbox()->pack_start (move_glued);
 	CheckButton move_markers (_("Move markers"));
 	d.get_vbox()->pack_start (move_markers);
+	CheckButton move_tempos (_("Move tempo and meter changes"));
+	d.get_vbox()->pack_start (move_tempos);
 	
 	d.add_button (Gtk::Stock::CANCEL, Gtk::RESPONSE_CANCEL);
 	d.add_button (_("Insert time"), Gtk::RESPONSE_OK);
@@ -6249,12 +6251,12 @@ Editor::do_insert_time ()
 		break;
 	}
 
-	insert_time (pos, distance, opt, move_glued.get_active(), move_markers.get_active());
+	insert_time (pos, distance, opt, move_glued.get_active(), move_markers.get_active(), move_tempos.get_active());
 }
 
 void
 Editor::insert_time (nframes64_t pos, nframes64_t frames, InsertTimeOption opt, 
-		     bool ignore_music_glue, bool markers_too)
+		     bool ignore_music_glue, bool markers_too, bool tempo_too)
 {
 	bool commit = false;
 
@@ -6317,6 +6319,10 @@ Editor::insert_time (nframes64_t pos, nframes64_t frames, InsertTimeOption opt,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (tempo_too) {
+		session->tempo_map().insert_time (pos, frames);
+	}
+
 	if (commit) {
 		commit_reversible_command ();
 	}
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/tempo.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/tempo.h
index d88c5366d2..fcda463fe1 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/tempo.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/tempo.h
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ class TempoMap : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	void change_existing_tempo_at (nframes_t, double bpm, double note_type);
 	void change_initial_tempo (double bpm, double note_type);
 
+	void insert_time (nframes_t, nframes_t);
+
 	int n_tempos () const;
 	int n_meters () const;
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/tempo.cc b/libs/ardour/tempo.cc
index 00c187a5bd..3056016752 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/tempo.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/tempo.cc
@@ -1536,3 +1536,17 @@ TempoMap::n_meters() const
 
 	return cnt;
 }
+
+void
+TempoMap::insert_time (nframes_t where, nframes_t amount)
+{
+	for (Metrics::iterator i = metrics->begin(); i != metrics->end(); ++i) {
+		if ((*i)->frame() >= where) {
+			(*i)->set_frame ((*i)->frame() + amount);
+		}
+	}
+
+	timestamp_metrics (false);
+	
+	StateChanged (Change (0));
+}