diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
index 2164baeb0d..3bde8eea7f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.cc
@@ -1019,6 +1019,10 @@ RouteTimeAxisView::cut_copy_clear (Selection& selection, CutCopyOp op)
 	switch (op) {
 	case Delete:
 		if (playlist->cut (time) != 0) {
+			if (Config->get_edit_mode() == Ripple)
+				playlist->ripple(time.start() + time.length(), -time.length(), NULL);
+				// no need to exclude any regions from rippling here
+
                         vector<Command*> cmds;
                         playlist->rdiff (cmds);
                         _session->add_commands (cmds);
@@ -1030,6 +1034,10 @@ RouteTimeAxisView::cut_copy_clear (Selection& selection, CutCopyOp op)
 	case Cut:
 		if ((what_we_got = playlist->cut (time)) != 0) {
 			_editor.get_cut_buffer().add (what_we_got);
+			if (Config->get_edit_mode() == Ripple)
+				playlist->ripple(time.start() + time.length(), -time.length(), NULL);
+				// no need to exclude any regions from rippling here
+
                         vector<Command*> cmds;
                         playlist->rdiff (cmds);
                         _session->add_commands (cmds);
@@ -1045,6 +1053,9 @@ RouteTimeAxisView::cut_copy_clear (Selection& selection, CutCopyOp op)
 
 	case Clear:
 		if ((what_we_got = playlist->cut (time)) != 0) {
+			if (Config->get_edit_mode() == Ripple)
+				playlist->ripple(time.start() + time.length(), -time.length(), NULL);
+				// no need to exclude any regions from rippling here
 
                         vector<Command*> cmds;
                         playlist->rdiff (cmds);