diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/region_editor.h
index 7dc41ecbba..e235343928 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_editor.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public:
 	RegionEditor (ARDOUR::Session*, RegionView*);
 	virtual ~RegionEditor ();
 
+	std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region> region () const { return _region; }
+
 protected:
 	virtual void region_changed (const PBD::PropertyChange&);
 	virtual void region_fx_changed ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/selection_properties_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/selection_properties_box.cc
index dc3831f16f..9fe5ee11a8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/selection_properties_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/selection_properties_box.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using std::min;
 using std::max;
 
 SelectionPropertiesBox::SelectionPropertiesBox ()
+	: _region_editor (nullptr)
 {
 	init ();
 
@@ -49,9 +50,11 @@ SelectionPropertiesBox::SelectionPropertiesBox ()
 
 	pack_start(*_time_info_box, false, false, 0);
 	pack_start(*_route_prop_box, true, true, 0);
+	pack_start(_region_editor_box, false, false, 0);
 
 	_time_info_box->set_no_show_all ();
 	_route_prop_box->set_no_show_all ();
+	_region_editor_box.set_no_show_all ();
 
 	_time_info_box->hide ();
 	_route_prop_box->hide ();
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ SelectionPropertiesBox::~SelectionPropertiesBox ()
 {
 	delete _time_info_box;
 	delete _route_prop_box;
+	delete _region_editor;
 }
 
 void
@@ -104,12 +108,25 @@ SelectionPropertiesBox::track_mouse_mode ()
 	/* maybe do something here? */
 }
 
+void
+SelectionPropertiesBox::delete_region_editor ()
+{
+	if (!_region_editor) {
+		return;
+	}
+	_region_editor_box.remove ();
+	delete _region_editor;
+	_region_editor = nullptr;
+	_region_editor_box.hide ();
+}
+
 void
 SelectionPropertiesBox::selection_changed ()
 {
 	if (!_session || _session->inital_connect_or_deletion_in_progress ()) {
 		_time_info_box->hide ();
 		_route_prop_box->hide ();
+		delete_region_editor ();
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -130,5 +147,29 @@ SelectionPropertiesBox::selection_changed ()
 		_route_prop_box->hide();
 	}
 
+	if (selection.regions.size () == 1)  {
+		RegionView* rv = (selection.regions.front ());
+		if (!_region_editor || _region_editor->region () != rv->region ()) {
+			delete_region_editor ();
+			AudioRegionView* arv = dynamic_cast<AudioRegionView*> (rv);
+			if (arv) {
+				_region_editor = new AudioRegionEditor (_session, arv);
+			} else {
+				_region_editor = new RegionEditor (_session, rv);
+			}
+			// TODO subscribe to region name changes
+			_region_editor->set_label (string_compose (_("Region '%1'"), rv->region()->name ()));
+			_region_editor->set_padding (4);
+			_region_editor->set_edge_color (0x000000ff); // black
+			_region_editor->show_all ();
+			_region_editor_box.add (*_region_editor);
+			rv->RegionViewGoingAway.connect_same_thread (_region_connection, std::bind (&SelectionPropertiesBox::delete_region_editor, this));
+		}
+		_region_editor_box.show ();
+	} else {
+		/* only hide region props when selecting a track or trigger ..*/
+		if (_route_prop_box->get_visible () || !selection.markers.empty () || !selection.playlists.empty () || !selection.triggers.empty ()) {
+			delete_region_editor ();
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/selection_properties_box.h b/gtk2_ardour/selection_properties_box.h
index cf6f5cb0f2..809977964a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/selection_properties_box.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/selection_properties_box.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "ardour/ardour.h"
 #include "ardour/session_handle.h"
 
+#include "widgets/eventboxext.h"
 
 namespace ARDOUR {
 	class Session;
@@ -48,10 +49,14 @@ private:
 	void init ();
 	void selection_changed ();
 	void track_mouse_mode ();
+	void delete_region_editor ();
 
 	TimeInfoBox*                _time_info_box;
 	RoutePropertiesBox*         _route_prop_box;
+	ArdourWidgets::EventBoxExt  _region_editor_box;
+	RegionEditor*               _region_editor;
 
+	PBD::ScopedConnection _region_connection;
 	PBD::ScopedConnection _editor_connection;
 };