diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/region.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/region.h
index 23f8c715c5..e288300481 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/region.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/region.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ public:
 		{
 			Glib::Threads::Mutex::Lock lm (_operation_rgroup_mutex);
 			if (_retained_group_id == 0) {
+				_retained_take_cnt = 0;
 				++_next_group_id;
 				_operation_rgroup_map.clear ();              // this is used for split & paste operations that honor the region's prior grouping
 				_retained_group_id    = _next_group_id << 4; // this is used for newly created regions via recording or importing
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ public:
 			if (_clear_on_destruction) {
 				Glib::Threads::Mutex::Lock lm (_operation_rgroup_mutex);
 				_retained_group_id = 0;
+				_next_group_id += _retained_take_cnt;
 				_operation_rgroup_map.clear();
 			}
 		}
@@ -200,9 +202,14 @@ public:
 	static uint64_t next_group_id () { return _next_group_id; }
 	static void set_next_group_id (uint64_t ngid) { _next_group_id = ngid; }
 
-	/* access the retained group-id for actions like Recording, Import */
-	static uint64_t get_retained_group_id () {
-		return _retained_group_id;
+	/* access the retained group-id for actions like Recording, Import.
+	 *
+	 * Note When a single take creates multiple layered regions (e.g. loop recording)
+	 * then the group id need to be bumped for each take
+	 */
+	static uint64_t get_retained_group_id (uint64_t take = 0) {
+		_retained_take_cnt = std::max (_retained_take_cnt, take);
+		return _retained_group_id + (take << 4);
 	}
 
 	/* access the group-id for an operation on a region, honoring the existing region's group status */
@@ -617,6 +624,7 @@ private:
 		Explicit  = 0x1, // the user has explicitly grouped or ungrouped this region. explicitly grouped regions can cross track-group boundaries
 	};
 	static uint64_t _retained_group_id;
+	static uint64_t _retained_take_cnt;
 	static uint64_t _next_group_id;
 
 	static Glib::Threads::Mutex         _operation_rgroup_mutex;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/region.cc b/libs/ardour/region.cc
index 370a150930..ad24525baa 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/region.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/region.cc
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ PBD::Signal2<void,std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::RegionList>,const PropertyChange&> Reg
 
 /* these static values are used by Region Groups to assign a group-id across the scope of an operation that might span many function calls */
 uint64_t Region::_retained_group_id = 0;
+uint64_t Region::_retained_take_cnt = 0;
 uint64_t Region::_next_group_id     = 0;
 
 std::map<uint64_t, uint64_t> Region::_operation_rgroup_map;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index a0dc411e6d..f294ff299d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -1051,7 +1051,8 @@ Track::use_captured_midi_sources (SourceList& srcs, CaptureInfos const & capture
 	const samplepos_t preroll_off = _session.preroll_record_trim_len ();
 	const timepos_t cstart (timepos_t (capture_info.front()->start).beats());
 
-	for (ci = capture_info.begin(); ci != capture_info.end(); ++ci) {
+	int cnt = 0;
+	for (ci = capture_info.begin(); ci != capture_info.end(); ++ci, ++cnt) {
 
 		string region_name;
 
@@ -1089,7 +1090,7 @@ Track::use_captured_midi_sources (SourceList& srcs, CaptureInfos const & capture
 			plist.add (Properties::length, l);
 			plist.add (Properties::opaque, rmode != RecSoundOnSound);
 			plist.add (Properties::name, region_name);
-			plist.add (Properties::reg_group, Region::get_retained_group_id());
+			plist.add (Properties::reg_group, Region::get_retained_group_id (cnt));
 
 			std::shared_ptr<Region> rx (RegionFactory::create (srcs, plist));
 			midi_region = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiRegion> (rx);
@@ -1177,7 +1178,8 @@ Track::use_captured_audio_sources (SourceList& srcs, CaptureInfos const & captur
 	samplecnt_t buffer_position = afs->last_capture_start_sample ();
 	CaptureInfos::const_iterator ci;
 
-	for (ci = capture_info.begin(); ci != capture_info.end(); ++ci) {
+	int cnt = 0;
+	for (ci = capture_info.begin(); ci != capture_info.end(); ++ci, ++cnt) {
 
 		string region_name;
 
@@ -1194,7 +1196,7 @@ Track::use_captured_audio_sources (SourceList& srcs, CaptureInfos const & captur
 			plist.add (Properties::length, timecnt_t ((*ci)->samples, timepos_t::zero (false)));
 			plist.add (Properties::name, region_name);
 			plist.add (Properties::opaque, rmode != RecSoundOnSound);
-			plist.add (Properties::reg_group, Region::get_retained_group_id());
+			plist.add (Properties::reg_group, Region::get_retained_group_id (cnt));
 
 			std::shared_ptr<Region> rx (RegionFactory::create (srcs, plist));
 			region = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioRegion> (rx);