diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 0eb5d79826..4bc28d2557 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -7242,3 +7242,38 @@ LollipopDrag::setup_pointer_sample_offset ()
 	_pointer_offset = _region->parent_rv.region()->source_beats_to_absolute_time (note->note()->time ()).distance (raw_grab_time ());
 }
 
+AutomationDrawDrag::AutomationDrawDrag (Editor* editor, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, Temporal::TimeDomain time_domain)
+	: Drag (editor, i, time_domain)
+{
+}
+
+AutomationDrawDrag::~AutomationDrawDrag ()
+{
+}
+
+void
+AutomationDrawDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent*, Gdk::Cursor* c)
+{
+}
+
+void
+AutomationDrawDrag::motion (GdkEvent*, bool)
+{
+}
+
+void
+AutomationDrawDrag::finished (GdkEvent*, bool)
+{
+}
+
+void
+AutomationDrawDrag::aborted (bool)
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+AutomationDrawDrag::setup_pointer_sample_offset ()
+{
+}
+
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
index e0327444dd..a2682826eb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
@@ -1579,4 +1579,18 @@ class LollipopDrag : public Drag
 	ArdourCanvas::Lollipop*   _primary;
 };
 
+class AutomationDrawDrag : public Drag
+{
+  public:
+	AutomationDrawDrag (Editor*, ArdourCanvas::Item*, Temporal::TimeDomain);
+	~AutomationDrawDrag ();
+
+	void start_grab (GdkEvent *, Gdk::Cursor* c = 0);
+	void motion (GdkEvent*, bool);
+	void finished (GdkEvent*, bool);
+	void aborted (bool);
+
+	void setup_pointer_sample_offset ();
+};
+
 #endif /* __gtk2_ardour_editor_drag_h_ */