diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index c81b156744..ae0a65b176 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_dependent_actions ()
 	act = ActionManager::register_action (common_actions, "alternate-remove-location-from-playhead", _("Remove Mark at Playhead"), sigc::mem_fun(editor, &PublicEditor::remove_location_at_playhead_cursor));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
+	act = ActionManager::register_action (common_actions, "add-section-from-playhead", _("Add Arrangement Mark at Playhead"), sigc::mem_fun(editor, &PublicEditor::add_section_from_playhead));
+	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
+
 	act = ActionManager::register_action (common_actions, "add-bbt-from-playhead", _("Add BBT Marker from Playhead"), sigc::mem_fun(editor, &PublicEditor::add_bbt_marker_at_playhead_cursor));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 468891df07..5575ea82a8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1396,6 +1396,7 @@ private:
 	void add_location_from_region ();
 	void add_locations_from_region ();
 	void add_location_from_selection ();
+	void add_section_from_playhead ();
 	void set_loop_from_selection (bool play);
 	void set_punch_from_selection ();
 	void set_punch_from_region ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 162e571880..49d9edbc3c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -2144,6 +2144,13 @@ Editor::add_locations_from_region ()
 	}
 }
 
+void
+Editor::add_section_from_playhead ()
+{
+	add_location_mark_with_flag (timepos_t (_session->audible_sample()), Location::Flags(Location::IsMark | Location::IsSection), 0);
+}
+
+
 /** Add a single range marker around all selected regions */
 void
 Editor::add_location_from_region ()
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
index fc649ada84..9935dd6028 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ Editor::initialize_ruler_actions ()
 	_ruler_btn_loc_prev.set_related_action (ActionManager::get_action (X_("Common"), X_("jump-backward-to-mark")));
 	_ruler_btn_loc_next.set_related_action (ActionManager::get_action (X_("Common"), X_("jump-forward-to-mark")));
 	_ruler_btn_loc_add.set_related_action (ActionManager::get_action (X_("Common"), X_("add-location-from-playhead")));
+
+	_ruler_btn_section_add.set_related_action (ActionManager::get_action (X_("Common"), X_("add-section-from-playhead")));
+
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
index 41802c9d8d..1987b76ba6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/public_editor.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void trigger_script (int nth) = 0;
 	virtual void add_bbt_marker_at_playhead_cursor () = 0;
 	virtual void add_location_from_playhead_cursor () = 0;
+	virtual void add_section_from_playhead () = 0;
 	virtual void remove_location_at_playhead_cursor () = 0;
 	void add_location_mark (Temporal::timepos_t const & where, ARDOUR::Location::Flags flags = ARDOUR::Location::IsMark, int32_t cue_id = 0) {
 		add_location_mark_with_flag (where, flags, cue_id);