diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 8391734c66..7e8ba558d4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ private:
 
 	std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Playlist> current_playlist () const;
 	void insert_source_list_selection (float times);
-	void cut_copy_section (bool copy);
+	void cut_copy_section (ARDOUR::SectionOperation const op);
 
 	/* import & embed */
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 9884e2ba97..255de51b9e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -368,8 +368,10 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "set-punch-from-edit-range", _("Set Punch from Selection"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::set_punch_from_selection));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "set-session-from-edit-range", _("Set Session Start/End from Selection"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::set_session_extents_from_selection));
 
-	reg_sens (editor_actions, "copy-paste-section", _("Copy/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), true));
-	reg_sens (editor_actions, "cut-paste-section", _("Cut/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), false));
+	reg_sens (editor_actions, "copy-paste-section", _("Copy/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CopyPasteSection));
+	reg_sens (editor_actions, "cut-paste-section", _("Cut/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CutPasteSection));
+	reg_sens (editor_actions, "insert-section", _("Insert Time Section at Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), InsertSection));
+	reg_sens (editor_actions, "delete-section", _("Delete Range Section"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), DeleteSection));
 
 	/* 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));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index a832e24d77..38dde66725 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ Editor::insert_source_list_selection (float times)
 }
 
 void
-Editor::cut_copy_section (bool copy)
+Editor::cut_copy_section (ARDOUR::SectionOperation const op)
 {
 	timepos_t start, end;
 	if (!get_selection_extents (start, end) || !_session) {
@@ -2724,7 +2724,12 @@ Editor::cut_copy_section (bool copy)
 	}
 #endif
 	timepos_t to (get_preferred_edit_position ());
-	//_session->cut_copy_section (start, end, to, copy ? CopyPasteSection : CutCopySection);
+	_session->cut_copy_section (start, end, to, op);
+
+	if (op == DeleteSection) {
+		selection->clear ();
+		return;
+	}
 
 	timepos_t to_end (to + start.distance (end));
 
@@ -2735,10 +2740,10 @@ Editor::cut_copy_section (bool copy)
 			selection->clear ();
 			break;
 		case SectionSelectRetainAndMovePlayhead:
-			_session->request_locate (copy ? to_end.samples (): to.samples ());
+			_session->request_locate (op != CutPasteSection ? to_end.samples (): to.samples ());
 			/* fallthough */
 		case SectionSelectRetain:
-			if (!copy || to < end) {
+			if (op == CutPasteSection || to < end) {
 				selection->set (to, to_end);
 			}
 			break;