diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 0bb4e23be0..fa247fca8b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1744,7 +1744,6 @@ private:
 
 	Temporal::TempoMap::WritableSharedPtr begin_tempo_map_edit ();
 	void abort_tempo_map_edit ();
-	void commit_tempo_map_edit (Temporal::TempoMap::WritableSharedPtr&, bool with_update = false);
 	void mid_tempo_per_track_update (TimeAxisView&);
 	void mid_tempo_per_region_update (RegionView*);
 	bool ignore_map_change;
@@ -1757,6 +1756,9 @@ private:
 
 	void mid_tempo_change (MidTempoChanges);
 
+protected:
+	void _commit_tempo_map_edit (Temporal::TempoMap::WritableSharedPtr&, bool with_update = false);
+
 private:
 	friend class DragManager;
 	friend class EditorRouteGroups;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
index 7eb12cf278..50e7c4b1ef 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
@@ -518,6 +518,12 @@ public:
 	virtual void abort_reversible_command () = 0;
 	virtual void commit_reversible_command () = 0;
 
+	virtual Temporal::TempoMap::WritableSharedPtr begin_tempo_map_edit () = 0;
+	virtual void abort_tempo_map_edit () = 0;
+	void commit_tempo_map_edit (Temporal::TempoMap::WritableSharedPtr& map, bool with_update = false) {
+		_commit_tempo_map_edit (map, with_update);
+	}
+
 	virtual void access_action (const std::string&, const std::string&) = 0;
 	virtual void set_toggleaction (const std::string&, const std::string&, bool) = 0;
 
@@ -581,6 +587,7 @@ protected:
 	friend class DisplaySuspender;
 	virtual void suspend_route_redisplay () = 0;
 	virtual void resume_route_redisplay () = 0;
+	virtual void _commit_tempo_map_edit (Temporal::TempoMap::WritableSharedPtr&, bool with_update) = 0;
 
 	GATOMIC_QUAL gint _suspend_route_redisplay_counter;
 };