diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 8ba745d587..5d0bfc60ed 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -6526,6 +6526,13 @@ RegionCutDrag::~RegionCutDrag ()
 	delete line;
 }
 
+void
+RegionCutDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* c)
+{
+	Drag::start_grab (event, c);
+	motion (event, false);
+}
+
 void
 RegionCutDrag::motion (GdkEvent*, bool)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
index bc30486b58..88e651899b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ class RegionCutDrag : public Drag
 	RegionCutDrag (Editor*, ArdourCanvas::Item*, framepos_t);
 	~RegionCutDrag ();
 
+	void start_grab (GdkEvent *, Gdk::Cursor* c = 0);
 	void motion (GdkEvent*, bool);
 	void finished (GdkEvent*, bool);
 	void aborted (bool);