diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 6dbe783885..26c0b72193 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -2876,10 +2876,13 @@ TrimDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 		}
 	}
 
+	bool changed = false;
+
 	switch (_operation) {
 		case StartTrim:
 			for (list<DraggingView>::iterator i = _views.begin (); i != _views.end (); ++i) {
-				bool changed = i->view->trim_front (timepos_t (i->initial_position) + dt, non_overlap_trim);
+				changed = i->view->trim_front (timepos_t (i->initial_position) + dt, non_overlap_trim);
+
 
 				if (changed && _preserve_fade_anchor) {
 					AudioRegionView* arv = dynamic_cast<AudioRegionView*> (i->view);
@@ -2900,7 +2903,7 @@ TrimDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 
 		case EndTrim:
 			for (list<DraggingView>::iterator i = _views.begin (); i != _views.end (); ++i) {
-				bool changed = i->view->trim_end (timepos_t (i->initial_end) + dt, non_overlap_trim);
+				changed = i->view->trim_end (timepos_t (i->initial_end) + dt, non_overlap_trim);
 
 				if (changed && _preserve_fade_anchor) {
 					AudioRegionView* arv = dynamic_cast<AudioRegionView*> (i->view);
@@ -2918,6 +2921,13 @@ TrimDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 			break;
 	}
 
+	if (changed) {
+		for (list<DraggingView>::const_iterator i = _views.begin (); i != _views.end (); ++i) {
+			StreamView* sv = i->view->get_time_axis_view ().view ();
+			sv->update_coverage_frame ();
+		}
+	}
+
 	switch (_operation) {
 		case StartTrim:
 			show_verbose_cursor_time (rv->region ()->position ());
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
index 58d7abe2db..76f06391d7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
@@ -963,12 +963,6 @@ RegionView::set_height (double h)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-RegionView::drag_start ()
-{
-	clear_coverage_frame ();
-}
-
 void
 RegionView::clear_coverage_frame ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
index 33f8519da4..057c2810fa 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ public:
 	void raise_to_top ();
 	void lower_to_bottom ();
 
-	void drag_start ();
-
 	bool set_position(Temporal::timepos_t const & pos, void* src, double* delta = 0);
 
 	virtual void show_region_editor ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
index 5584dd00c6..024551f96c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public:
 	void check_record_layers (std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>, ARDOUR::samplepos_t);
 
 	virtual void playlist_layered (std::weak_ptr<ARDOUR::Track>);
+	void update_coverage_frame ();
 
 	sigc::signal<void, RegionView*> RegionViewAdded;
 	sigc::signal<void> RegionViewRemoved;
@@ -193,9 +194,6 @@ protected:
 	*/
 	samplepos_t _new_rec_layer_time;
 	void setup_new_rec_layer_time (std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>);
-
-private:
-	void update_coverage_frame ();
 };
 
 #endif /* __ardour_streamview_h__ */