diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/region.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/region.h
index 60023a5db4..23f8c715c5 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/region.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/region.h
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ public:
 
 	Temporal::Beats absolute_time_to_region_beats (Temporal::timepos_t const &) const;
 
+	Temporal::timepos_t absolute_time_to_region_time (Temporal::timepos_t const &) const;
+
 	int apply (Filter &, PBD::Progress* progress = 0);
 
 	std::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Playlist> playlist () const { return _playlist.lock(); }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/region.cc b/libs/ardour/region.cc
index 38084879ee..808a02cba7 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/region.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/region.cc
@@ -2218,7 +2218,13 @@ Region::source_beats_to_absolute_beats (Temporal::Beats beats) const
 Temporal::Beats
 Region::absolute_time_to_region_beats(timepos_t const & b) const
 {
-	 return (position().distance (b)).beats () + start().beats();;
+	 return (position().distance (b)).beats () + start().beats();
+}
+
+Temporal::timepos_t
+Region::absolute_time_to_region_time (timepos_t const & t) const
+{
+	return start() + position().distance (t);
 }
 
 Temporal::timepos_t