diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index bca0bfae2f..72ee92ed17 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public ARD
 	void mixer_strip_width_changed ();
 	void hide_track_in_display (TimeAxisView* tv, bool apply_to_selection = false);
 	void show_track_in_display (TimeAxisView* tv, bool move_into_view = false);
+	void tempo_curve_selected (ARDOUR::TempoSection* ts, bool yn);
 
 	/* nudge is initiated by transport controls owned by ARDOUR_UI */
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 1ea89a00fe..815acd3e94 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -3537,8 +3537,9 @@ BBTRulerDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* cursor)
 	Drag::start_grab (event, cursor);
 	TempoMap& map (_editor->session()->tempo_map());
 	_tempo = const_cast<TempoSection*> (&map.tempo_section_at_frame (raw_grab_frame()));
-	ostringstream sstr;
+	_editor->tempo_curve_selected (_tempo, true);
 
+	ostringstream sstr;
 	sstr << "start: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << _tempo->note_types_per_minute() << "\n";
 	sstr << "mouse: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << map.tempo_at_frame (adjusted_current_frame (event)).note_types_per_minute();
 	show_verbose_cursor_text (sstr.str());
@@ -3609,6 +3610,7 @@ BBTRulerDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
 	XMLNode &after = map.get_state();
 	_editor->session()->add_command(new MementoCommand<TempoMap>(map, before_state, &after));
 	_editor->commit_reversible_command ();
+	_editor->tempo_curve_selected (_tempo, false);
 }
 
 void
@@ -3692,7 +3694,7 @@ TempoTwistDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 	_editor->session()->tempo_map().gui_twist_tempi (_tempo, new_bpm, map.frame_at_quarter_note (_grab_qn), pf);
 
 	ostringstream sstr;
-	sstr << "start: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << _tempo->note_types_per_minute() << "\n";
+	sstr << "start: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << _tempo->note_types_per_minute();
 	sstr << "end: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << _tempo->end_note_types_per_minute();
 	show_verbose_cursor_text (sstr.str());
 }
@@ -3735,10 +3737,10 @@ TempoEndDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* cursor)
 	Drag::start_grab (event, cursor);
 	TempoMap& map (_editor->session()->tempo_map());
 	_tempo = const_cast<TempoSection*> (&map.tempo_section_at_frame (raw_grab_frame()));
+	_editor->tempo_curve_selected (&map.tempo_section_at_frame (_tempo->frame() - 1), true);
 
 	ostringstream sstr;
 	sstr << "end: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << map.tempo_section_at_frame (_tempo->frame() - 1).end_note_types_per_minute() << "\n";
-	sstr << "start: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << map.tempo_section_at_frame (_tempo->frame() - 1).end_note_types_per_minute();
 	show_verbose_cursor_text (sstr.str());
 }
 
@@ -3783,8 +3785,7 @@ TempoEndDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 	map.gui_stretch_tempo_end (&map.tempo_section_at_frame (_tempo->frame() - 1), map.frame_at_quarter_note (_grab_qn), pf);
 
 	ostringstream sstr;
-	sstr << "end: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << map.tempo_section_at_frame (_tempo->frame() - 1).end_note_types_per_minute() << "\n";
-	sstr << "start: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << map.tempo_section_at_frame (_tempo->frame() - 1).note_types_per_minute();
+	sstr << "end: " << fixed << setprecision(3) << map.tempo_section_at_frame (_tempo->frame() - 1).end_note_types_per_minute();
 	show_verbose_cursor_text (sstr.str());
 }
 
@@ -3800,6 +3801,7 @@ TempoEndDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
 	XMLNode &after = map.get_state();
 	_editor->session()->add_command(new MementoCommand<TempoMap>(map, before_state, &after));
 	_editor->commit_reversible_command ();
+	_editor->tempo_curve_selected (&map.tempo_section_at_frame (_tempo->frame() - 1), false);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index 20aa9d2a18..872912e6de 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ Editor::button_press_handler_1 (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemT
 		if (!Keyboard::modifier_state_equals (event->button.state, Keyboard::PrimaryModifier)
 			&& !ArdourKeyboard::indicates_constraint (event->button.state)) {
 			_drags->set (new CursorDrag (this, *playhead_cursor, false), event);
-		} else if (ArdourKeyboard::indicates_constraint (event->button.state)
+		} else if (Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (event->button.state, Keyboard::TertiaryModifier)
 			   && Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (event->button.state, Keyboard::SecondaryModifier)) {
 			_drags->set (new TempoTwistDrag (this, item), event);
 		} else if (ArdourKeyboard::indicates_constraint (event->button.state)) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_tempodisplay.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_tempodisplay.cc
index 35b4783f20..86b1b8d65a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_tempodisplay.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_tempodisplay.cc
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ Editor::draw_metric_marks (const Metrics& metrics)
 	char buf[64];
 	double max_tempo = 0.0;
 	double min_tempo = DBL_MAX;
-	const TempoSection *prev_ts = 0;
 
 	remove_metric_marks (); // also clears tempo curves
 
@@ -114,11 +113,7 @@ Editor::draw_metric_marks (const Metrics& metrics)
 			max_tempo = max (max_tempo, ts->end_note_types_per_minute());
 			min_tempo = min (min_tempo, ts->note_types_per_minute());
 			min_tempo = min (min_tempo, ts->end_note_types_per_minute());
-			uint32_t tc_color = UIConfiguration::instance().color ("tempo curve");
-
-			if (prev_ts &&  abs (prev_ts->end_note_types_per_minute() - ts->note_types_per_minute()) < 2) {
-				tc_color = UIConfiguration::instance().color ("location loop");
-			}
+			uint32_t const tc_color = UIConfiguration::instance().color ("tempo curve");
 
 			tempo_curves.push_back (new TempoCurve (*this, *tempo_group, tc_color,
 								*(const_cast<TempoSection*>(ts)), ts->frame(), false));
@@ -130,9 +125,6 @@ Editor::draw_metric_marks (const Metrics& metrics)
 				metric_marks.push_back (new TempoMarker (*this, *tempo_group, UIConfiguration::instance().color ("tempo marker"), buf,
 								 *(const_cast<TempoSection*>(ts))));
 			}
-
-			prev_ts = ts;
-
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -263,11 +255,6 @@ Editor::tempometric_position_changed (const PropertyChange& /*ignored*/)
 		(*x)->set_min_tempo (min_tempo);
 		++tmp;
 		if (tmp != tempo_curves.end()) {
-			if (abs ((*tmp)->tempo().note_types_per_minute() - (*x)->tempo().end_note_types_per_minute()) < 2) {
-				(*tmp)->set_color_rgba (UIConfiguration::instance().color ("location loop"));
-			} else {
-				(*tmp)->set_color_rgba (UIConfiguration::instance().color ("tempo curve"));
-			}
 			(*x)->set_position ((*x)->tempo().frame(), (*tmp)->tempo().frame());
 		} else {
 			(*x)->set_position ((*x)->tempo().frame(), UINT32_MAX);
@@ -322,6 +309,19 @@ Editor::redisplay_tempo (bool immediate_redraw)
 		Glib::signal_idle().connect (sigc::bind_return (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::redisplay_tempo), true), false));
 	}
 }
+void
+Editor::tempo_curve_selected (TempoSection* ts, bool yn)
+{
+	for (Curves::iterator x = tempo_curves.begin(); x != tempo_curves.end(); ++x) {
+		if (&(*x)->tempo() == ts && yn) {
+			(*x)->set_color_rgba (UIConfiguration::instance().color ("location marker"));
+			break;
+		} else if (&(*x)->tempo() == ts) {
+			(*x)->set_color_rgba (UIConfiguration::instance().color ("tempo curve"));
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 /* computes a grid starting a beat before and ending a beat after leftmost and rightmost respectively */
 void