diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index 62ef39ab33..ed598d8cab 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -4684,6 +4684,28 @@ Editor::get_regions_from_selection_and_edit_point ()
 	return regions;
 }
 
+RegionSelection
+Editor::get_regions_from_selection_and_playhead ()
+{
+    RegionSelection regions;
+    TrackViewList involved_tracks;
+    
+    RegionSelection& selected_regions = selection->regions;
+    
+    if (!selected_regions.empty() ) {
+        
+        RegionSelection::iterator iter = selected_regions.begin ();
+        for (; iter != selected_regions.end (); ++iter) {
+            involved_tracks.push_back ( &(*iter)->get_time_axis_view() );
+        }
+    }
+    
+    framepos_t where = get_playhead_position ();
+    get_regions_at(regions, where, involved_tracks /*if empty apply to all*/);
+    
+    return regions;
+}
+
 /** Get regions using the following method:
  *
  *  Make a region list using:
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index f1ba7d7bd5..db3b07271f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -2057,6 +2057,7 @@ class Editor : public PublicEditor, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public ARD
 	void get_regions_after (RegionSelection&, framepos_t where, const TrackViewList& ts) const;
 
 	RegionSelection get_regions_from_selection_and_edit_point ();
+    RegionSelection get_regions_from_selection_and_playhead ();
 	RegionSelection get_regions_from_selection_and_entered ();
 
 	void start_updating_meters ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 2054f20793..bc9e0ddb51 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -5709,9 +5709,8 @@ Editor::split_region ()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	RegionSelection rs = get_regions_from_selection_and_edit_point ();
-
-	framepos_t where = get_preferred_edit_position ();
+	RegionSelection rs = get_regions_from_selection_and_playhead ();
+	framepos_t where = get_playhead_position ();
 
 	if (rs.empty()) {
 		return;