diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index dd27b04171..d069e2e984 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -2018,6 +2018,7 @@ CursorDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* c)
 	}
 
 	_editor->show_verbose_time_cursor (_editor->playhead_cursor->current_frame, 10);
+	_editor->UpdateAllTransportClocks (_editor->playhead_cursor->current_frame);
 }
 
 void