diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
index d64a4b4dc5..9bef940ae0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ This mode provides many different operations on both regions and control points,
 @wvis|Common/ToggleMaximalEditor|              <@PRIMARY@><@SECONDARY@>f|maximise editor space
 @wvis|Common/ToggleMaximalMixer|                <@PRIMARY@><@TERTIARY@>f|maximise mixer space
 @mmode|MouseMode/set-mouse-mode-object|                                g|object mode
+@edit|Editor/group-selected-regions|                        <@PRIMARY@>g|group selected regions
+@edit|Editor/ungroup-selected-regions|          <@PRIMARY@><@TERTIARY@>g|ungroup selected regions
 @edit|Region/play-selected-regions|                                    h|play selected region(s)
 @eep|Region/trim-front|                                                j|trim front
 @eep|Region/trim-back|                                                 k|trim back
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index ec157a1c11..0a82463aba 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@
       <menuitem action='insert-region-from-source-list'/>
       <menuitem action='play-selected-regions'/>
       <menuitem action='tag-selected-regions'/>
+      <separator/>
+      <menuitem action='group-selected-regions'/>
+      <menuitem action='ungroup-selected-regions'/>
+      <separator/>
       <menuitem action='loop-region'/>
       <menuitem action='rename-region'/>
       <menuitem action='show-region-properties'/>
@@ -860,6 +864,10 @@
   <popup name='PopupRegionMenu' action='PopupRegionMenu' accelerators='true'>
     <menuitem action='play-selected-regions'/>
     <menuitem action='tag-selected-regions'/>
+    <separator/>
+    <menuitem action='group-selected-regions'/>
+    <menuitem action='ungroup-selected-regions'/>
+    <separator/>
     <menuitem action='loop-region'/>
     <menuitem action='rename-region'/>
     <menuitem action='show-region-properties'/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 5f27d170b1..ec735cd0ac 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1435,6 +1435,9 @@ private:
 	void play_location (ARDOUR::Location&);
 	void loop_location (ARDOUR::Location&);
 
+	void group_selected_regions ();
+	void ungroup_selected_regions ();
+
 	void calc_extra_zoom_edges(samplepos_t &start, samplepos_t &end);
 	void temporal_zoom_selection (Editing::ZoomAxis);
 	void temporal_zoom_session ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 045584cbb3..7319b80091 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "main-menu-play-selected-regions", _("Play Selected Regions"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::play_selected_region));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "main-menu-tag-selected-regions", _("Tag Selected Regions"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::tag_selected_region));
 
+	reg_sens (editor_actions, "group-selected-regions", _("Group Selected Regions"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::group_selected_regions));
+	reg_sens (editor_actions, "ungroup-selected-regions", _("Ungroup Selected Regions"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::ungroup_selected_regions));
+
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "play-from-edit-point", _("Play from Edit Point"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::play_from_edit_point));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "play-from-edit-point-and-return", _("Play from Edit Point and Return"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::play_from_edit_point_and_return));
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 75757a49ef..a82e47253a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -3127,6 +3127,44 @@ Editor::play_edit_range ()
 	}
 }
 
+void
+Editor::group_selected_regions ()
+{
+	RegionSelection rs = get_regions_from_selection_and_entered ();
+
+	if (rs.empty ()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Region::RegionGroupRetainer rgr;
+	begin_reversible_command (_("group regions"));
+	for (RegionSelection::iterator i = rs.begin (); i != rs.end (); ++i) {
+		(*i)->region ()->clear_changes ();
+		(*i)->region ()->set_region_group (true);
+		_session->add_command (new StatefulDiffCommand ((*i)->region ()));
+	}
+	commit_reversible_command ();
+}
+
+void
+Editor::ungroup_selected_regions ()
+{
+	RegionSelection rs = get_regions_from_selection_and_entered ();
+
+	if (rs.empty ()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	begin_reversible_command (_("ungroup regions"));
+	for (RegionSelection::iterator i = rs.begin (); i != rs.end (); ++i) {
+		(*i)->region ()->clear_changes ();
+		(*i)->region ()->unset_region_group ();
+		_session->add_command (new StatefulDiffCommand ((*i)->region ()));
+	}
+	selection->clear_regions ();
+	commit_reversible_command ();
+}
+
 void
 Editor::play_selected_region ()
 {