diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index eada177c58..fc8d1a71bb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -5309,9 +5309,8 @@ Editor::get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse (timepos_t const & pos)
 	return regions;
 }
 
-/** Start with regions that are selected, or the entered regionview if none are selected.
- *  Then add equivalent regions on tracks in the same active edit-enabled route group as any
- *  of the regions that we started with.
+/** Start with the selected Region(s) or TriggerSlot
+ *  if neither is found, try using the entered_regionview (region under the mouse).
  */
 
 RegionSelection
@@ -5319,6 +5318,10 @@ Editor::get_regions_from_selection_and_entered () const
 {
 	RegionSelection regions = selection->regions;
 
+	if (regions.empty() && !selection->triggers.empty()) {
+		regions = selection->trigger_regionview_proxy();
+	}
+
 	if (regions.empty() && entered_regionview) {
 		regions.add (entered_regionview);
 	}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
index e866e77664..1d1c486756 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@ Selection::clear_triggers (bool with_signal)
 	}
 }
 
+RegionSelection
+Selection::trigger_regionview_proxy () const
+{
+	RegionSelection rs;
+	return rs;
+}
+
 void
 Selection::toggle (boost::shared_ptr<Playlist> pl)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/selection.h b/gtk2_ardour/selection.h
index 710e37221b..fce253547f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/selection.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/selection.h
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ public:
 	bool selected (ControlPoint*) const;
 	bool selected (TriggerEntry*) const;
 
+	/* ToDo: some region operations (midi quantize, audio reverse) expect
+	 * a RegionSelection (a list of regionviews).  We're likely going to
+	 * need a region_view + time_axis_view proxy, and this will get it.
+	 */
+	RegionSelection trigger_regionview_proxy () const;
+
 	void set (std::list<Selectable*> const &);
 	void add (std::list<Selectable*> const &);
 	void toggle (std::list<Selectable*> const &);