diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 5dffd13b7a..05066d5d8c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -1162,6 +1162,20 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor
 	
 	void bring_in_external_audio (Editing::ImportMode mode,  nframes64_t& pos);
 
+	bool  idle_drop_paths  (const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context,
+				gint                x,
+				gint                y,
+				const Gtk::SelectionData& data,
+				guint               info,
+				guint               time);
+
+	void  _drop_paths  (const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context,
+				gint                x,
+				gint                y,
+				const Gtk::SelectionData& data,
+				guint               info,
+				guint               time);
+
 	void _do_import (vector<Glib::ustring> paths, Editing::ImportDisposition, Editing::ImportMode mode, ARDOUR::SrcQuality, nframes64_t&);
 	void do_import (vector<Glib::ustring> paths, Editing::ImportDisposition, Editing::ImportMode mode, ARDOUR::SrcQuality, nframes64_t&);
 	bool idle_do_import (vector<Glib::ustring> paths, Editing::ImportDisposition, Editing::ImportMode mode, ARDOUR::SrcQuality, nframes64_t&);
@@ -1883,7 +1897,6 @@ public:
 						       guint               info,
 						       guint               time);
 
-
 	void  drop_paths  (const Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context,
 			   gint                x,
 			   gint                y,
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
index d8be18300f..41f07692ca 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_audio_import.cc
@@ -291,11 +291,7 @@ Editor::idle_do_import (vector<ustring> paths, ImportDisposition chns, ImportMod
 void
 Editor::do_import (vector<ustring> paths, ImportDisposition chns, ImportMode mode, SrcQuality quality, nframes64_t& pos)
 {
-#ifdef GTKOSX
-	Glib::signal_idle().connect (bind (mem_fun (*this, &Editor::idle_do_import), paths, chns, mode, quality, pos));
-#else
 	_do_import (paths, chns, mode, quality, pos);
-#endif
 }
 
 void
@@ -424,11 +420,7 @@ Editor::idle_do_embed (vector<ustring> paths, ImportDisposition chns, ImportMode
 void
 Editor::do_embed (vector<ustring> paths, ImportDisposition chns, ImportMode mode, nframes64_t& pos)
 {
-#ifdef GTKOSX
-	Glib::signal_idle().connect (bind (mem_fun (*this, &Editor::idle_do_embed), paths, chns, mode, pos));
-#else
 	_do_embed (paths, chns, mode, pos);
-#endif
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
index fbfd4770e7..b2334ecdc7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
@@ -456,11 +456,34 @@ Editor::track_canvas_drag_data_received (const RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context
 	}
 }
 
+bool
+Editor::idle_drop_paths (const RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context,
+		    int x, int y, 
+		    const SelectionData& data,
+		    guint info, guint time)
+{
+	_drop_paths (context, x, y, data, info, time);
+	return false;
+}
+
 void
 Editor::drop_paths (const RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context,
 		    int x, int y, 
 		    const SelectionData& data,
 		    guint info, guint time)
+{
+#ifdef GTKOSX
+	Glib::signal_idle().connect (bind (mem_fun (*this, &Editor::idle_drop_paths), context, x, y, data, info, time));
+#else
+	_drop_paths (context, x, y, data, info, time);
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+Editor::_drop_paths (const RefPtr<Gdk::DragContext>& context,
+		    int x, int y, 
+		    const SelectionData& data,
+		    guint info, guint time)
 {
 	TimeAxisView* tvp;
 	AudioTimeAxisView* tv;