diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
index 66e27ec353..7afeaacdc5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.keys.in
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ This mode provides many different operations on both regions and control points,
 
 @notes|Notes/quantize-selected-notes|                                    q|Quantize Selected Notes
 
+@notes|Notes/select-all|                                      <@PRIMARY@>a|Select all notes
 @notes|Notes/select-next|                                              Tab|Select next note
 @notes|Notes/select-previous|                               <@PRIMARY@>Tab|Select previous note
 @notes|Notes/add-select-next|                              <@TERTIARY@>Tab|Select next note
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
index 320e57f8ba..68531ba6c6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ EditingContext::register_midi_actions (Bindings* midi_bindings, std::string cons
 
 	/* Alt versions allow bindings for both Tab and ISO_Left_Tab, if desired */
 
+	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("select-all"), _("Select All"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::select_all_notes));
+	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("alt-select-all"), _("Select All (alternate)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::select_all_notes));
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("select-next"), _("Select Next"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::select_next_note));
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("alt-select-next"), _("Select Next (alternate)"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::select_next_note));
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("select-previous"), _("Select Previous"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::select_previous_note));