diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/crossfade.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/crossfade.h
index 3e65e16901..b2d5b18566 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/crossfade.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/crossfade.h
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ class Crossfade : public Stateful, public StateManager
 	
 	Crossfade (ARDOUR::AudioRegion& in, ARDOUR::AudioRegion& out, CrossfadeModel, bool active);
 
+
+	/* copy constructor to copy a crossfade with new regions. used (for example)
+	   when a playlist copy is made */
+	Crossfade (const Crossfade &, ARDOUR::AudioRegion *, ARDOUR::AudioRegion *);
+	
 	/* the usual XML constructor */
 
 	Crossfade (const ARDOUR::Playlist&, XMLNode&);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
index f6c6440ab0..72316e30e3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
@@ -72,6 +72,47 @@ AudioPlaylist::AudioPlaylist (const AudioPlaylist& other, string name, bool hidd
 {
 	save_state (_("initial state"));
 
+	list<Region*>::const_iterator in_o  = other.regions.begin();
+	list<Region*>::iterator in_n = regions.begin();
+
+	while (in_o != other.regions.end()) {
+		AudioRegion *ar = dynamic_cast<AudioRegion *>( (*in_o) );
+
+		// We look only for crossfades which begin with the current region, so we don't get doubles
+		for (list<Crossfade *>::const_iterator xfades = other._crossfades.begin(); xfades != other._crossfades.end(); ++xfades) {
+			if ( &(*xfades)->in() == ar) {
+				// We found one! Now copy it!
+
+				list<Region*>::const_iterator out_o = other.regions.begin();
+				list<Region*>::const_iterator out_n = regions.begin();
+
+				while (out_o != other.regions.end()) {
+					
+					AudioRegion *ar2 = dynamic_cast<AudioRegion *>( (*out_o) );
+					
+					if ( &(*xfades)->out() == ar2) {
+						AudioRegion *in  = dynamic_cast<AudioRegion*>( (*in_n) );
+						AudioRegion *out = dynamic_cast<AudioRegion*>( (*out_n) );
+						Crossfade *new_fade = new Crossfade( *(*xfades), in, out);
+						add_crossfade(*new_fade);
+						cerr << "Here we go!" << endl;
+						break;
+					}
+					
+					out_o++;
+					out_n++;
+				}
+//				cerr << "HUH!? second region in the crossfade not found!" << endl;
+			}
+		}
+
+		
+		
+
+		in_o++;
+		in_n++;
+	}
+
 	if (!hidden) {
 		PlaylistCreated (this); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 	}
diff --git a/libs/ardour/crossfade.cc b/libs/ardour/crossfade.cc
index c23689a3a3..53e59dafcb 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/crossfade.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/crossfade.cc
@@ -161,6 +161,28 @@ Crossfade::Crossfade (const Playlist& playlist, XMLNode& node)
 	save_state ("initial");
 }
 
+Crossfade::Crossfade (const Crossfade &orig, ARDOUR::AudioRegion *newin, ARDOUR::AudioRegion *newout)
+	: _fade_in(orig._fade_in),
+	  _fade_out(orig._fade_out)
+{
+	// Signals?
+
+	_active 			= orig._active;
+	_in_update 			= orig._in_update;
+	overlap_type 		= orig.overlap_type;
+	_length 			= orig._length;
+	_position 			= orig._position;
+	_anchor_point 		= orig._anchor_point;
+	_follow_overlap 	= orig._follow_overlap;
+	_fixed 				= orig._fixed;
+	_follow_overlap 	= orig._follow_overlap;
+	_short_xfade_length = orig._short_xfade_length;
+	
+	_in = newin;
+	_out = newout;
+	
+}
+
 Crossfade::~Crossfade ()
 {
 	for (StateMap::iterator i = states.begin(); i != states.end(); ++i) {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index 7772fcbf82..dfe5731b85 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ Playlist::Playlist (const Playlist& other, string namestr, bool hide)
 {
 	init (hide);
 
+	_edit_mode = other._edit_mode;
+	_splicing  = other._splicing;
+	_nudging   = other._nudging;
+	
 	other.copy_regions (regions);
 
 	for (list<Region*>::iterator x = regions.begin(); x != regions.end(); ++x) {