diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index 6c5e08c8f8..6d08937cf0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
         <menuitem action='nudge-backward'/>
         <menuitem action='nudge-forward-by-capture-offset'/>
         <menuitem action='nudge-backward-by-capture-offset'/>
+	<menuitem action='sequence-regions'/>
       </menu>
       <menu action='RegionMenuTrim'>
         <menuitem action='trim-front'/>
@@ -647,6 +648,7 @@
       <menuitem action='nudge-backward'/>
       <menuitem action='nudge-forward-by-capture-offset'/>
       <menuitem action='nudge-backward-by-capture-offset'/>
+      <menuitem action='sequence-regions'/>
     </menu>
     <menu action='RegionMenuTrim'>
       <menuitem action='trim-front'/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index f3f6bfeee7..1398936979 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public ARD
 	void nudge_forward_capture_offset ();
 	void nudge_backward_capture_offset ();
 
+	void sequence_regions ();
+
 	/* playhead/screen stuff */
 
 	void set_stationary_playhead (bool yn);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 674952781d..48d56193a6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -1897,6 +1897,8 @@ Editor::register_region_actions ()
 	reg_sens (_region_actions, "nudge-forward", _("Nudge Later"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::nudge_forward), false, false));
 	reg_sens (_region_actions, "nudge-backward", _("Nudge Earlier"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::nudge_backward), false, false));
 
+	reg_sens (_region_actions, "sequence-regions", _("Sequence Regions"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::sequence_regions));
+
 	reg_sens (
 		_region_actions,
 		"nudge-forward-by-capture-offset",
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index f7dc46659a..08d6297faa 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -512,6 +512,60 @@ Editor::nudge_backward_capture_offset ()
 	commit_reversible_command ();
 }
 
+struct RegionSelectionPositionSorter {
+        bool operator() (RegionView* a, RegionView* b) {
+                return a->region()->position() < b->region()->position();
+        }
+};
+
+void
+Editor::sequence_regions ()
+{
+	framepos_t r_end;
+	framepos_t r_end_prev;
+
+	int iCount=0;
+
+	if (!_session) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	RegionSelection rs = get_regions_from_selection_and_entered ();
+	rs.sort(RegionSelectionPositionSorter());
+
+	if (!rs.empty()) {
+
+		begin_reversible_command (_("sequence regions"));
+		for (RegionSelection::iterator i = rs.begin(); i != rs.end(); ++i) {
+			boost::shared_ptr<Region> r ((*i)->region());
+
+			r->clear_changes();
+
+			if(r->locked())
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+			if(r->position_locked())
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+			if(iCount>0)
+			{
+				r_end_prev=r_end;
+				r->set_position(r_end_prev);
+			}
+
+			_session->add_command (new StatefulDiffCommand (r));
+
+			r_end=r->position() + r->length();
+
+			iCount++;
+		}
+		commit_reversible_command ();
+	} 
+} 
+
+
 /* DISPLAY MOTION */
 
 void