diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index fb68e74e26..33b4b77f88 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 */
 
+#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS 1
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include "pbd/memento_command.h"
 #include "pbd/basename.h"
 #include "ardour/diskstream.h"
@@ -1892,6 +1894,22 @@ TrimDrag::aborted ()
 	}
 }
 
+pair<nframes64_t, nframes64_t>
+TrimDrag::extent () const
+{
+	pair<nframes64_t, nframes64_t> e = make_pair (INT64_MAX, 0);
+	
+	for (list<RegionView*>::const_iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
+		boost::shared_ptr<Region> r = (*i)->region ();
+		pair<nframes64_t, nframes64_t> const t = make_pair (r->position(), r->position() + r->length ());
+		e.first = min (e.first, t.first);
+		e.second = max (e.second, t.second);
+	}
+
+	return e;
+}
+
+
 MeterMarkerDrag::MeterMarkerDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, bool c)
 	: Drag (e, i),
 	  _copy (c)
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
index 7347780019..119bcc34b1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public:
 	RegionDrag (Editor *, ArdourCanvas::Item *, RegionView *, std::list<RegionView*> const &);
 	virtual ~RegionDrag () {}
 
-	std::pair<nframes64_t, nframes64_t> extent () const;
+	virtual std::pair<nframes64_t, nframes64_t> extent () const;
 
 protected:
 
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ public:
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	std::pair<nframes64_t, nframes64_t> extent () const;
+
 private:
 
 	Operation _operation;