diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
index 5118aab684..dd0f313fc4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
@@ -425,8 +425,15 @@ AudioPlaylist::check_dependents (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, bool norefresh)
 					                    /*  in,      out */
 					xfade = new Crossfade (top, bottom, xfade_length, top->first_frame(), StartOfIn);
 					add_crossfade (*xfade);
-					xfade = new Crossfade (bottom, top, xfade_length, top->last_frame() - xfade_length, EndOfOut);
-					add_crossfade (*xfade);
+
+					if (top_region_at (top->last_frame() - 1) == top) {
+					  /* 
+					     only add a fade out if there is no region on top of the end of 'top' (which 
+					     would cover it).
+					  */
+					  xfade = new Crossfade (bottom, top, xfade_length, top->last_frame() - xfade_length, EndOfOut);
+					  add_crossfade (*xfade);
+					}
 					
 				} else {
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index a06fe2b5fd..e748b44824 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -404,12 +404,8 @@ Playlist::flush_notifications ()
 			timestamp_layer_op (*r);
 		}
 		pending_length = true;
-		n++;
-	}
-
-	for (RegionList::iterator r = pending_bounds.begin(); r != pending_bounds.end(); ++r) {
 		dependent_checks_needed.insert (*r);
-		/* don't increment n again - its the same list */
+		n++;
 	}
 
 	for (s = pending_adds.begin(); s != pending_adds.end(); ++s) {
@@ -417,10 +413,6 @@ Playlist::flush_notifications ()
 		n++;
 	}
 
-	for (s = dependent_checks_needed.begin(); s != dependent_checks_needed.end(); ++s) {
-		check_dependents (*s, false);
-	}
-
 	for (s = pending_removes.begin(); s != pending_removes.end(); ++s) {
 		remove_dependents (*s);
 		n++;
@@ -441,6 +433,10 @@ Playlist::flush_notifications ()
 		Modified (); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 	}
 
+	for (s = dependent_checks_needed.begin(); s != dependent_checks_needed.end(); ++s) {
+		check_dependents (*s, false);
+	}
+
 	pending_adds.clear ();
 	pending_removes.clear ();
 	pending_bounds.clear ();
@@ -1111,7 +1107,6 @@ Playlist::region_bounds_changed (Change what_changed, boost::shared_ptr<Region>
 	}
 
 	if (what_changed & Change (ARDOUR::PositionChanged|ARDOUR::LengthChanged)) {
-	
 		if (holding_state ()) {
 			pending_bounds.push_back (region);
 		} else {
@@ -1121,9 +1116,9 @@ Playlist::region_bounds_changed (Change what_changed, boost::shared_ptr<Region>
 			}
 			
 			possibly_splice ();
-			check_dependents (region, false);
 			notify_length_changed ();
 			relayer ();
+			check_dependents (region, false);
 		}
 	}
 }