diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/audioplaylist.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/audioplaylist.h
index fa2aa94471..1b60cf185d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/audioplaylist.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/audioplaylist.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class AudioPlaylist : public ARDOUR::Playlist
 	/* playlist "callbacks" */
 	void notify_crossfade_added (Crossfade *);
 	void flush_notifications ();
+
+		void finalize_split_region (Region *orig, Region *left, Region *right);
 	
         void refresh_dependents (Region& region);
         void check_dependents (Region& region, bool norefresh);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/crossfade.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/crossfade.h
index b2d5b18566..ebafa0e8cc 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/crossfade.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/crossfade.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class Crossfade : public Stateful, public StateManager
 
   private:
 	friend struct CrossfadeComparePtr;
+	friend class AudioPlaylist;
 
 	static jack_nframes_t _short_xfade_length;
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h
index b0ac956d5c..c6cb65efc5 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ class Playlist : public Stateful, public StateManager {
 	void splice_locked ();
 	void splice_unlocked ();
 
+
+	virtual void finalize_split_region (Region *original, Region *left, Region *right) {}
+	
 	virtual void check_dependents (Region& region, bool norefresh) {}
 	virtual void refresh_dependents (Region& region) {}
 	virtual void remove_dependents (Region& region) {}
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
index 0744f9c36a..6f4217c3ec 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
@@ -344,6 +344,27 @@ AudioPlaylist::refresh_dependents (Region& r)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+AudioPlaylist::finalize_split_region (Region *o, Region *l, Region *r)
+{
+	AudioRegion *orig  = dynamic_cast<AudioRegion*>(o);
+	AudioRegion *left  = dynamic_cast<AudioRegion*>(l);
+	AudioRegion *right = dynamic_cast<AudioRegion*>(r);
+
+	for (Crossfades::iterator x = _crossfades.begin(); x != _crossfades.end(); ++x) {
+		Crossfades::iterator tmp;
+
+		if ((*x)->_in == orig) {
+			(*x)->_in = left;
+		}
+
+		if ((*x)->_out == orig) {
+			(*x)->_out = right;
+		}
+		
+	}
+}
+
 void
 AudioPlaylist::check_dependents (Region& r, bool norefresh)
 {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index feb0ad8bb5..a0b6cedde4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -996,6 +996,8 @@ Playlist::split_region (Region& region, jack_nframes_t playlist_position)
 	before = playlist_position - region.position();
 	after = region.length() - before;
 	
+	in_set_state = true;
+	
 	_session.region_name (before_name, region.name(), false);
 	left = createRegion (region, 0, before, before_name, region.layer(), Region::Flag (region.flags()|Region::LeftOfSplit));
 
@@ -1005,6 +1007,10 @@ Playlist::split_region (Region& region, jack_nframes_t playlist_position)
 	add_region_internal (left, region.position(), true);
 	add_region_internal (right, region.position() + before);
 
+	finalize_split_region (&region, left, right);
+	
+	in_set_state = false;
+	
 	maybe_save_state (_("split"));
 }