diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
index 0b66791c8c..464d361da2 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/rc_configuration_vars.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (double, automation_thinning_factor, "automation-thinning-factor
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, freesound_download_dir, "freesound-download-dir", Glib::get_home_dir() + "/Freesound/snd")
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (samplecnt_t, range_location_minimum, "range-location-minimum", 128) /* samples */
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (EditMode, edit_mode, "edit-mode", Slide)
+CONFIG_VARIABLE (RippleMode, ripple_mode, "ripple-mode", RippleSelected)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (Temporal::TimeDomain, default_automation_time_domain, "default-automation-time-domain", Temporal::BeatTime)
 
 /* plugin related */
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/types.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/types.h
index 972d4705c6..075896ca7d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/types.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/types.h
@@ -413,10 +413,15 @@ enum MeterHold {
 enum EditMode {
 	Slide,
 	Ripple,
-	RippleAll,
 	Lock
 };
 
+enum RippleMode {
+	RippleSelected,
+	RippleAll,
+	RippleInterview
+};
+
 enum RegionSelectionAfterSplit {
 	None = 0,
 	NewlyCreatedLeft = 1,  // bit 0
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/types_convert.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/types_convert.h
index 3d445eef81..5746672519 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/types_convert.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/types_convert.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ DEFINE_ENUM_CONVERT(ARDOUR::AutoConnectOption)
 DEFINE_ENUM_CONVERT(ARDOUR::TracksAutoNamingRule)
 DEFINE_ENUM_CONVERT(ARDOUR::TrackMode)
 DEFINE_ENUM_CONVERT(ARDOUR::EditMode)
+DEFINE_ENUM_CONVERT(ARDOUR::RippleMode)
 DEFINE_ENUM_CONVERT(ARDOUR::MonitorModel)
 DEFINE_ENUM_CONVERT(ARDOUR::AFLPosition)
 DEFINE_ENUM_CONVERT(ARDOUR::PFLPosition)
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h
index 1a49cb1819..d729d6a736 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ LIBARDOUR_API void compute_equal_power_fades (ARDOUR::samplecnt_t nframes, float
 LIBARDOUR_API const char* edit_mode_to_string (ARDOUR::EditMode);
 LIBARDOUR_API ARDOUR::EditMode string_to_edit_mode (std::string);
 
+LIBARDOUR_API const char* ripple_mode_to_string (ARDOUR::RippleMode);
+LIBARDOUR_API ARDOUR::RippleMode string_to_ripple_mode (std::string);
+
 LIBARDOUR_API double gain_to_slider_position_with_max (double g, double max_gain = 2.0);
 LIBARDOUR_API double slider_position_to_gain_with_max (double g, double max_gain = 2.0);
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/enums.cc b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
index d23f4eca38..1c67fe65cb 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/enums.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ setup_enum_writer ()
 	MeterLineUp _MeterLineUp;
 	InputMeterLayout _InputMeterLayout;
 	EditMode _EditMode;
+	RippleMode _RippleMode;
 	RegionPoint _RegionPoint;
 	Placement _Placement;
 	MonitorModel _MonitorModel;
@@ -304,9 +305,13 @@ setup_enum_writer ()
 	REGISTER_ENUM (LayoutAutomatic);
 	REGISTER (_InputMeterLayout);
 
+	REGISTER_ENUM (RippleSelected);
+	REGISTER_ENUM (RippleAll);  //enum had to be disambiguated from EditMode:RippleAll
+	REGISTER_ENUM (RippleInterview);
+	REGISTER (_RippleMode);
+
 	REGISTER_ENUM (Slide);
 	REGISTER_ENUM (Ripple);
-	REGISTER_ENUM (RippleAll);
 	REGISTER_ENUM (Lock);
 	REGISTER (_EditMode);
 	/*
diff --git a/libs/ardour/utils.cc b/libs/ardour/utils.cc
index 0d64d94376..553fb0b5c1 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/utils.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/utils.cc
@@ -422,8 +422,6 @@ ARDOUR::string_to_edit_mode (string str)
 		return Slide;
 	} else if (str == _("Ripple")) {
 		return Ripple;
-	} else if (str == _("Ripple All")) {
-		return RippleAll;
 	} else if (str == _("Lock")) {
 		return Lock;
 	}
@@ -442,15 +440,43 @@ ARDOUR::edit_mode_to_string (EditMode mode)
 	case Ripple:
 		return _("Ripple");
 
-	case RippleAll:
-		return _("Ripple All");
-
 	default:
 	case Slide:
 		return _("Slide");
 	}
 }
 
+RippleMode
+ARDOUR::string_to_ripple_mode (string str)
+{
+	if (str == _("RippleSelected")) {
+		return RippleSelected;
+	} else if (str == _("RippleAll")) {
+		return RippleAll;
+	} else if (str == _("RippleInterview")) {
+		return RippleInterview;
+	}
+	fatal << string_compose (_("programming error: unknown ripple mode string \"%1\""), str) << endmsg;
+	abort(); /*NOTREACHED*/
+	return RippleSelected;
+}
+
+const char*
+ARDOUR::ripple_mode_to_string (RippleMode mode)
+{
+	switch (mode) {
+	case RippleInterview:
+		return _("RippleInterview");
+
+	case RippleAll:
+		return _("RippleAll");
+
+	default:
+	case RippleSelected:
+		return _("RippleSelected");
+	}
+}
+
 float
 ARDOUR::meter_falloff_to_float (MeterFalloff falloff)
 {