diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.cc
index 89011d35fa..062bfa9413 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.cc
@@ -118,3 +118,16 @@ MidiCueView::set_samples_per_pixel (double spp)
 
 	reset_width_dependent_items (_editing_context.duration_to_pixels (duration));
 }
+
+
+std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiModel>
+MidiCueView::model_to_edit() const
+{
+	return std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiModel> (new ARDOUR::MidiModel (*_model, *(midi_region()->midi_source())));
+}
+
+void
+MidiCueView::post_edit (std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiModel> edited_model, ARDOUR::MidiModel::NoteDiffCommand const & diff_command)
+{
+	_model = edited_model;
+}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.h
index c1e49a7135..6ca8f2e8e9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_cue_view.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class MidiCueView : public MidiView
 
 	std::shared_ptr<Temporal::TempoMap const> tempo_map;
 	ArdourCanvas::Rectangle* event_rect;
+
+	std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiModel> model_to_edit() const;
+	void post_edit (std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiModel>, ARDOUR::MidiModel::NoteDiffCommand const &);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
index 6290c692d2..703a20d7d3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
@@ -907,10 +907,13 @@ MidiView::apply_note_diff (bool as_subcommand, bool was_copy)
 		}
 	}
 
+	std::shared_ptr<MidiModel> op_model = model_to_edit ();
+
 	{
 		PBD::Unwinder<bool> puw (_select_all_notes_after_add, true);
 		/*note that we don't use as_commit here, because that would BEGIN a new undo record; we already have one underway*/
-		_model->apply_diff_command_as_subcommand (*_editing_context.session(), _note_diff_command);
+		op_model->apply_diff_command_as_subcommand (*_editing_context.session(), _note_diff_command);
+		post_edit (op_model, *_note_diff_command);
 	}
 
 	if (!as_subcommand) {
@@ -924,6 +927,7 @@ MidiView::apply_note_diff (bool as_subcommand, bool was_copy)
 	}
 
 	_marked_for_velocity.clear();
+
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.h
index dcbc22d0cd..288c9bb9e2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.h
@@ -640,6 +640,9 @@ class MidiView : public virtual sigc::trackable
 	void join_notes_on_channel (int channel);
 
 	void add_split_notes ();
+
+	virtual std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiModel> model_to_edit() const { return _model; }
+	virtual void post_edit (std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiModel>, ARDOUR::MidiModel::NoteDiffCommand const &) {}
 };