diff --git a/libs/temporal/tempo.cc b/libs/temporal/tempo.cc
index e607a27ed7..29c372db6d 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/tempo.cc
+++ b/libs/temporal/tempo.cc
@@ -359,6 +359,17 @@ Meter::round_to_bar (Temporal::BBT_Time const & bbt) const
 	return BBT_Time (bbt.bars, 1, 0);
 }
 
+Temporal::BBT_Time
+Meter::round_up_to_bar (Temporal::BBT_Time const & bbt) const
+{
+	if (bbt.beats == 1 && bbt.ticks == 0) {
+		/* on bar, do not round up */
+		return bbt;
+	}
+
+	return BBT_Time (bbt.bars+1, 1, 0);
+}
+
 Temporal::BBT_Time
 Meter::round_up_to_beat_div (Temporal::BBT_Time const & bbt, int beat_div) const
 {
diff --git a/libs/temporal/temporal/tempo.h b/libs/temporal/temporal/tempo.h
index d28066484a..d1405b710b 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/temporal/tempo.h
+++ b/libs/temporal/temporal/tempo.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ class LIBTEMPORAL_API Meter {
 	BBT_Time bbt_add (BBT_Time const & bbt, BBT_Offset const & add) const;
 	BBT_Time bbt_subtract (BBT_Time const & bbt, BBT_Offset const & sub) const;
 	BBT_Time round_to_bar (BBT_Time const &) const;
+	BBT_Time round_up_to_bar (BBT_Time const &) const;
 	BBT_Time round_up_to_beat_div (BBT_Time const &, int beat_div) const;
 	BBT_Time round_up_to_beat (BBT_Time const & bbt) const { return round_up_to_beat_div (bbt, 1); }
 	BBT_Time round_to_beat (BBT_Time const &) const;
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ class LIBTEMPORAL_API TempoMetric
 	BBT_Argument   bbt_add (BBT_Time const & bbt, BBT_Offset const & add) const { return BBT_Argument (reftime(), _meter->bbt_add (bbt, add)); }
 	BBT_Argument   bbt_subtract (BBT_Time const & bbt, BBT_Offset const & sub) const { return BBT_Argument (reftime(), _meter->bbt_subtract (bbt, sub)); }
 	BBT_Argument round_to_bar (BBT_Time const & bbt) const { return BBT_Argument (reftime(), _meter->round_to_bar (bbt)); }
+	BBT_Argument round_up_to_bar (BBT_Time const & bbt) const { return BBT_Argument (reftime(), _meter->round_up_to_bar (bbt)); }
 	Beats to_quarters (BBT_Offset const & bbo) const { return _meter->to_quarters (bbo); }
 
 	/* combination methods that require both tempo and meter information */
@@ -929,10 +931,13 @@ class /*LIBTEMPORAL_API*/ TempoMap : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	 */
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API double quarters_per_minute_at (timepos_t const & pos) const;
 
-	/* convenience function */
+	/* convenience functions */
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API BBT_Argument round_to_bar (BBT_Argument const & bbt) const {
 		return metric_at (bbt).round_to_bar (bbt);
 	}
+	LIBTEMPORAL_API BBT_Argument round_up_to_bar (BBT_Argument const & bbt) const {
+		return metric_at (bbt).round_up_to_bar (bbt);
+	}
 
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API BBT_Argument bbt_at (timepos_t const &) const;
 	LIBTEMPORAL_API BBT_Argument bbt_at (Beats const &) const;