diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index cdea270207..f8016e4599 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -411,6 +411,15 @@
       <menuitem action='track-record-enable-toggle'/>
       <menuitem action='track-solo-toggle'/>
       <menuitem action='track-mute-toggle'/>
+      <menu action='TrackPlaylistMenu'>
+        <menuitem action='new-playlists-for-all-tracks'/>
+        <menuitem action='new-playlists-for-armed-tracks'/>
+        <menuitem action='new-playlists-for-selected-tracks'/>
+        <separator/>
+        <menuitem action='copy-playlists-for-all-tracks'/>
+        <menuitem action='copy-playlists-for-armed-tracks'/>
+        <menuitem action='copy-playlists-for-selected-tracks'/>
+      </menu>
       <separator/>
       <menuitem action='insert-time'/>
       <menuitem action='remove-time'/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 4b6f3f05c0..0d56ab6774 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	ActionManager::stripable_selection_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
 	ActionManager::register_action (editor_menu_actions, X_("TrackMenu"), _("Track"));
+	ActionManager::register_action (editor_menu_actions, X_("TrackPlaylistMenu"), _("Playlists"));
 	ActionManager::register_action (editor_menu_actions, X_("Tools"), _("Tools"));
 	ActionManager::register_action (editor_menu_actions, X_("View"), _("View"));
 	ActionManager::register_action (editor_menu_actions, X_("ZoomFocus"), _("Zoom Focus"));
@@ -459,6 +460,16 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	ActionManager::track_selection_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
+	/*global playlist actions */
+	ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "new-playlists-for-armed-tracks", _("New Playlist For Rec-Armed Tracks"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::new_playlists_for_armed_tracks), false));
+	ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "new-playlists-for-all-tracks", _("New Playlist For All Tracks"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::new_playlists_for_all_tracks), false));
+	act = ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "new-playlists-for-selected-tracks", _("New Playlist For Selected Tracks"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::new_playlists_for_selected_tracks), false));
+	ActionManager::stripable_selection_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
+
+	ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "copy-playlists-for-armed-tracks", _("Copy Playlist For Rec-Armed Tracks"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::new_playlists_for_armed_tracks), true));
+	ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "copy-playlists-for-all-tracks", _("Copy Playlist For All Tracks"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::new_playlists_for_all_tracks), true));
+	act = ActionManager::register_action (editor_actions, "copy-playlists-for-selected-tracks", _("Copy Playlist For Selected Tracks"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::new_playlists_for_selected_tracks), true));
+	ActionManager::stripable_selection_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
 	act = reg_sens (editor_actions, "toggle-track-active", _("Toggle Active"), (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::toggle_tracks_active)));
 	ActionManager::route_selection_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);