diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
index 501a3c22c7..428d610c07 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_sections.cc
@@ -461,6 +461,21 @@ EditorSections::button_press (GdkEventButton* ev)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (ev->type == GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS || ev->type == GDK_3BUTTON_PRESS) {
+		TreeView::Selection::ListHandle_Path rows = _view.get_selection ()->get_selected_rows ();
+		assert (!rows.empty ());
+		Gtk::TreeModel::Row row = *_model->get_iter (*rows.begin ());
+
+		if (column == _view.get_column (1)) {
+			timepos_t start = row[_columns.start];
+			_session->request_locate (start.samples());
+		} else if (column == _view.get_column (2)) {
+			timepos_t end   = row[_columns.end];
+			_session->request_locate (end.samples());
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if (Gtkmm2ext::Keyboard::is_context_menu_event (ev)) {
 		show_context_menu (ev->button, ev->time);
 		/* return false to select item under the mouse */