diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
index 6fbc931c72..23c72e9821 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_selection.cc
@@ -671,9 +671,18 @@ Editor::set_selected_regionview_from_click (bool press, Selection::Operation op)
 				} else {
 					if (button_release_can_deselect) {
 
-						/* just remove this one region, but only on a permitted button release */
+						/* just remove this one region
+						 * (or all equivalent regions
+						 * for RippleAll, but only on a
+						 * permitted button release
+						 */
 
-						selection->remove (clicked_regionview);
+						if (Config->get_edit_mode() == RippleAll) {
+							get_all_equivalent_regions (clicked_regionview, all_equivalent_regions);
+							selection->remove (all_equivalent_regions);
+						} else {
+							selection->remove (clicked_regionview);
+						}
 						commit = true;
 
 						/* no more deselect action on button release till a new press
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
index 3e0591eaf6..93a46938ce 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
@@ -162,6 +162,26 @@ RegionSelection::remove (RegionView* rv)
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool
+RegionSelection::remove (vector<RegionView*> rv)
+{
+	RegionSelection::iterator r;
+	bool removed_at_least_one = false;
+
+	for (vector<RegionView*>::iterator rx = rv.begin(); rx != rv.end(); ++rx) {
+		if ((r = find (begin(), end(), *rx)) != end()) {
+
+			// remove from layer sorted list
+			_bylayer.remove (*rx);
+			pending.remove ((*rx)->region()->id());
+			erase (r);
+			removed_at_least_one = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return removed_at_least_one;
+}
+
 /** Add a region to the list sorted by layer.
  *  @param rv Region to add.
  */
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.h b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.h
index c9cee181ac..4a3b633b87 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool add (RegionView*);
 	bool remove (RegionView*);
+	bool remove (std::vector<RegionView*>);
 	void sort_by_position_and_track ();
 
 	bool contains (RegionView*) const;
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
index 7da91ec905..ee048c62db 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/selection.cc
@@ -591,6 +591,14 @@ Selection::remove (RegionView* r)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+Selection::remove (vector<RegionView*> rv)
+{
+	if (regions.remove (rv)) {
+		RegionsChanged ();
+	}
+}
+
 void
 Selection::remove (uint32_t selection_id)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/selection.h b/gtk2_ardour/selection.h
index f7f3980f50..318bb717af 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/selection.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/selection.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public:
 	void remove (const TrackViewList&);
 	void remove (const MidiNoteSelection&);
 	void remove (RegionView*);
+	void remove (std::vector<RegionView*>);
 	void remove (MidiCutBuffer*);
 	void remove (uint32_t selection_id);
 	void remove (samplepos_t, samplepos_t);