diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index ef3201e05f..db5a78eab7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <menu name='Transport' action='Transport'>
                <menuitem action='ToggleRoll'/>
 	       <menu action="PlayMenu">
-	       	     <menuitem action='play-selected-regions'/>
+	       	     <menuitem action='main-menu-play-selected-regions'/>
 		     <menuitem action='play-edit-range'/>
 		     <menuitem action='PlaySelection'/>
                      <menuitem action='play-from-edit-point-and-return'/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index b90e67bc19..81cf8091e2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_actions ()
 	act = ActionManager::register_action (transport_actions, X_("Loop"), _("Play Loop Range"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::toggle_session_auto_loop));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	ActionManager::transport_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
-	act = ActionManager::register_action (transport_actions, X_("PlaySelection"), _("Play Selection"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::transport_play_selection));
+	act = ActionManager::register_action (transport_actions, X_("PlaySelection"), _("Play Selected Range"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::transport_play_selection));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	ActionManager::transport_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index a8db2414c6..ffbec63494 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "set-loop-from-edit-range", _("Set Loop from Edit Range"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::set_loop_from_edit_range), false));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "set-punch-from-edit-range", _("Set Punch from Edit Range"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::set_punch_from_edit_range));
 
+	/* this is a duplicated action so that the main menu can use a different label */
+	reg_sens (editor_actions, "main-menu-play-selected-regions", _("Play Selected Regions"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::play_selected_region));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "play-from-edit-point", _("Play From Edit Point"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::play_from_edit_point));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "play-from-edit-point-and-return", _("Play from Edit Point and Return"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::play_from_edit_point_and_return));