diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/audioregion.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/audioregion.h
index 8d929827c5..3ee7962bde 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/audioregion.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/audioregion.h
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ class AudioRegion : public Region
 	void set_fade_out (FadeShape, framecnt_t);
 	void set_fade_out (boost::shared_ptr<AutomationList>);
 
+	void set_default_fades ();
+	
 	void set_envelope_active (bool yn);
 	void set_default_envelope ();
 
@@ -201,7 +203,6 @@ class AudioRegion : public Region
 	void post_set (const PBD::PropertyChange&);
 
 	void init ();
-	void set_default_fades ();
 	void set_default_fade_in ();
 	void set_default_fade_out ();
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
index c3d4bfc8de..bb4bc9c0e3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
@@ -168,6 +168,17 @@ AudioPlaylist::AudioPlaylist (boost::shared_ptr<const AudioPlaylist> other, fram
 	, _crossfades (*this)
 {
 	add_property (_crossfades);
+
+	/* Audio regions that have been created by the Playlist constructor
+	   will currently have the same fade in/out as the regions that they
+	   were created from.  This is wrong, so reset the fades here.
+	*/
+
+	for (RegionList::iterator i = regions.begin(); i != regions.end(); ++i) {
+		boost::shared_ptr<AudioRegion> ar = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioRegion> (*i);
+		assert (ar);
+		ar->set_default_fades ();
+	}
 	
 	/* this constructor does NOT notify others (session) */
 }