diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index ebdca89815..03a33c6270 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -6840,7 +6840,7 @@ Temporal::Beats
 NoteCreateDrag::round_down_to_grid (timepos_t const & pos, GdkEvent const * event) const
 {
 	timepos_t snapped = pos;
-	_editor->snap_to (snapped, RoundDownMaybe, SnapToGrid_Unscaled);
+	_editor->snap_to (snapped, RoundDownMaybe, SnapToGrid_Scaled);
 	return snapped.beats();
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
index ff7b1f15cc..c5072c87ee 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@ MidiRegionView::update_ghost_note (double x, double y, uint32_t state)
 
 	samplepos_t const unsnapped_sample = editor.pixel_to_sample (global_x);
 	Temporal::timepos_t snapped_pos = timepos_t (unsnapped_sample);
-	editor.snap_to (snapped_pos, RoundDownAlways, SnapToGrid_Unscaled);
+	editor.snap_to (snapped_pos, RoundDownAlways, SnapToGrid_Scaled);
 	const Temporal::Beats snapped_beats = _region->position().distance (snapped_pos).beats ();
 
 	/* prevent Percussive mode from displaying a ghost hit at region end */