diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
index ace81da8e5..9a9eaa4346 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ AudioRegionView::show_xfades ()
 void
 AudioRegionView::drag_start ()
 {
-	TimeAxisViewItem::drag_start ();
+	RegionView::drag_start ();
 
 	//we used to hide xfades here.  I don't see the point with the new model, but we can re-implement if needed
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 37a2c6f90e..6dbe783885 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -2795,11 +2795,12 @@ TrimDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 				rv->trim_front_starting ();
 			}
 
+			rv->drag_start ();
+
 			AudioRegionView* const arv = dynamic_cast<AudioRegionView*> (rv);
 
 			if (arv) {
 				arv->temporarily_hide_envelope ();
-				arv->drag_start ();
 			}
 
 			std::shared_ptr<Playlist> pl = rv->region ()->playlist ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
index 7ce3fea02c..58d7abe2db 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.cc
@@ -963,17 +963,28 @@ RegionView::set_height (double h)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+RegionView::drag_start ()
+{
+	clear_coverage_frame ();
+}
+
+void
+RegionView::clear_coverage_frame ()
+{
+	for (auto& i : _coverage_frame) {
+		delete i;
+	}
+	_coverage_frame.clear ();
+}
+
 /** Remove old coverage frame and make new ones, if we're in a LayerDisplay mode
  *  which uses them. */
 void
 RegionView::update_coverage_frame (LayerDisplay d)
 {
 	/* remove old coverage frame */
-	for (auto& i : _coverage_frame) {
-		delete i;
-	}
-
-	_coverage_frame.clear ();
+	clear_coverage_frame ();
 
 	if (d != Stacked) {
 		/* don't do coverage frame unless we're in stacked mode */
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
index d4b73cff29..33f8519da4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_view.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public:
 	void raise_to_top ();
 	void lower_to_bottom ();
 
+	void drag_start ();
+
 	bool set_position(Temporal::timepos_t const & pos, void* src, double* delta = 0);
 
 	virtual void show_region_editor ();
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@ private:
 
 	void update_cue_markers ();
 
+	void clear_coverage_frame ();
+
 	struct ViewCueMarker {
 		ArdourMarker* view_marker;
 		ARDOUR::CueMarker     model_marker;