diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index 9e3453b369..98ed8fd617 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -1599,9 +1599,15 @@ Editor::popup_section_box_menu (int button, int32_t time)
 	MenuList& items (section_box_menu.items());
 	items.clear ();
 
-	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Copy/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CopyPasteSection)));
-	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Cut/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CutPasteSection)));
+	if (Profile->get_mixbus ()) {
+		items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Copy/Paste Range Section to Playhead"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CopyPasteSection)));
+		items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Cut/Paste Range Section to Playhead"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CutPasteSection)));
+	} else {
+		items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Copy/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CopyPasteSection)));
+		items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Cut/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CutPasteSection)));
+	}
 	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Delete Range Section"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), DeleteSection)));
+
 #if 0
 	items.push_back (SeparatorElem());
 	items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Delete all markers in Section"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), DeleteSection)));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 2190582e4f..91b8b1cad0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -364,9 +364,16 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "set-punch-from-edit-range", _("Set Punch from Selection"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::set_punch_from_selection));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "set-session-from-edit-range", _("Set Session Start/End from Selection"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::set_session_extents_from_selection));
 
-	reg_sens (editor_actions, "copy-paste-section", _("Copy/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CopyPasteSection));
-	reg_sens (editor_actions, "cut-paste-section", _("Cut/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CutPasteSection));
-	reg_sens (editor_actions, "insert-section", _("Insert Time Section at Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), InsertSection));
+	if (Profile->get_mixbus ()) {
+		reg_sens (editor_actions, "copy-paste-section", _("Copy/Paste Range Section to Playhead"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CopyPasteSection));
+		reg_sens (editor_actions, "cut-paste-section", _("Cut/Paste Range Section to Playhead"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CutPasteSection));
+		reg_sens (editor_actions, "insert-section", _("Insert Time Section at Playhead"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), InsertSection));
+	} else {
+		reg_sens (editor_actions, "copy-paste-section", _("Copy/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CopyPasteSection));
+		reg_sens (editor_actions, "cut-paste-section", _("Cut/Paste Range Section to Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), CutPasteSection));
+		reg_sens (editor_actions, "insert-section", _("Insert Time Section at Edit Point"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), InsertSection));
+	}
+
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "delete-section", _("Delete Range Section"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), DeleteSection));
 	reg_sens (editor_actions, "alternate-delete-section", _("Delete Range Section"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::cut_copy_section), DeleteSection));
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 1bc7c3f83c..f37b72e0d3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -2710,7 +2710,9 @@ Editor::cut_copy_section (ARDOUR::SectionOperation const op)
 	if (!get_selection_extents (start, end) || !_session) {
 		return;
 	}
-	timepos_t to (get_preferred_edit_position ());
+
+	timepos_t to = Profile->get_mixbus () ? timepos_t (_session->audible_sample ()) : get_preferred_edit_position ();
+
 	_session->cut_copy_section (start, end, to, op);
 
 	if (op == DeleteSection) {