diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_region.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_region.cc
index 02d9f7d398..d8373bac86 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_region.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_region.cc
@@ -141,10 +141,8 @@ MidiRegion::set_length_internal (framecnt_t len)
 void
 MidiRegion::update_length_beats ()
 {
-        cerr << name() << " Updating length beats, currently = " << _length_beats << " w/length = " << _length << endl;
-	BeatsFramesConverter converter (_session.tempo_map(), _position);
+	BeatsFramesConverter converter (_session.tempo_map(), _position - _start);
         _length_beats = converter.from (_length);
-        cerr << "\tnew value: " << _length_beats << endl;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index 971ed8b2e8..7e393a7718 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -1397,7 +1397,8 @@ Playlist::_split_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region, framepos_t playlist_p
 
 	{
 		PropertyList plist;
-		
+
+		plist.add (Properties::position, region->position ());
 		plist.add (Properties::length, before);
 		plist.add (Properties::name, before_name);
 		plist.add (Properties::left_of_split, true);
@@ -1413,7 +1414,8 @@ Playlist::_split_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region, framepos_t playlist_p
 
 	{
 		PropertyList plist;
-		
+
+		plist.add (Properties::position, region->position() + before);
 		plist.add (Properties::length, after);
 		plist.add (Properties::name, after_name);
 		plist.add (Properties::right_of_split, true);