diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_pt_import.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_pt_import.cc
index 2b659e0369..cb3054a62b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_pt_import.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_pt_import.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "ardour/audioregion.h"
 #include "ardour/midi_region.h"
 #include "ardour/midi_track.h"
+#include "ardour/midi_model.h"
 #include "ardour/operations.h"
 #include "ardour/region_factory.h"
 #include "ardour/smf_source.h"
@@ -179,11 +180,25 @@ Editor::do_ptimport (std::string ptpath,
 		msg.run ();
 	}
 
+	// Create a dummy midi track first to get a midi Source
+	list<boost::shared_ptr<MidiTrack> > mt (
+		_session->new_midi_track (ChanCount (DataType::MIDI, 1),
+		                          ChanCount (DataType::MIDI, 1),
+		                          true,
+		                          instrument, (Plugin::PresetRecord*) 0,
+		                          (RouteGroup*) 0,
+		                          1,
+		                          string(),
+		                          PresentationInfo::max_order));
+	if (mt.empty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	for (vector<PTFFormat::region_t>::iterator a = ptf.regions.begin();
 			a != ptf.regions.end(); ++a) {
 		for (vector<ptflookup_t>::iterator p = ptfwavpair.begin();
 				p != ptfwavpair.end(); ++p) {
-			if (p->index1 == a->wave.index) {
+			if ((p->index1 == a->wave.index) && (strcmp(a->wave.filename.c_str(), "") != 0)) {
 				for (SourceList::iterator x = imported.begin();
 						x != imported.end(); ++x) {
 					if ((*x)->id() == p->id) {
@@ -212,6 +227,42 @@ Editor::do_ptimport (std::string ptpath,
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (strcmp(a->wave.filename.c_str(), "") == 0) {
+			/* Empty wave - assume MIDI region */
+			boost::shared_ptr<MidiTrack> midi_track = mt.back();
+			boost::shared_ptr<Playlist> playlist = midi_track->playlist();
+			framepos_t f = (framepos_t)a->startpos;
+			framecnt_t length = (framecnt_t)a->length;
+			MusicFrame pos (f, 0);
+			boost::shared_ptr<Source> src = _session->create_midi_source_by_stealing_name (midi_track);
+			PropertyList plist;
+			plist.add (ARDOUR::Properties::start, 0);
+			plist.add (ARDOUR::Properties::length, length);
+			plist.add (ARDOUR::Properties::name, PBD::basename_nosuffix(src->name()));
+			boost::shared_ptr<Region> region = (RegionFactory::create (src, plist));
+			/* sets beat position */
+			region->set_position (pos.frame, pos.division);
+			midi_track->playlist()->add_region (region, pos.frame, 1.0, false, pos.division);
+
+			boost::shared_ptr<MidiRegion> mr = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiRegion>(region);
+			boost::shared_ptr<MidiModel> mm = mr->midi_source(0)->model();
+			MidiModel::NoteDiffCommand *midicmd;
+			midicmd = mm->new_note_diff_command ("Import ProTools MIDI");
+
+			for (vector<PTFFormat::midi_ev_t>::iterator
+					j = a->midi.begin();
+					j != a->midi.end(); ++j) {
+				Evoral::Beats start = (Evoral::Beats)(j->pos/960000.);
+				Evoral::Beats len = (Evoral::Beats)(j->length/960000.);
+				// PT C-2 = 0, Ardour C-1 = 0, subtract twelve to convert...
+				midicmd->add(boost::shared_ptr<Evoral::Note<Evoral::Beats> >
+					(new Evoral::Note<Evoral::Beats>( (uint8_t)1, start, len, j->note - 12, j->velocity )));
+			}
+			mm->apply_command (_session, midicmd);
+			boost::shared_ptr<Region> copy (RegionFactory::create (mr, true));
+			playlist->clear_changes ();
+			playlist->add_region (copy, a->startpos);
+		}
 	}
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<AudioTrack> existing_track;