diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
index f9291b89c1..b9c0391de0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc
@@ -4086,7 +4086,8 @@ MidiRegionView::update_ghost_note (double x, double y, uint32_t state)
 
 	samplepos_t const unsnapped_sample = editor.pixel_to_sample (global_x);
 	Temporal::timepos_t snapped_pos = timepos_t (unsnapped_sample);
-	editor.snap_to (snapped_pos, RoundDownAlways, SnapToGrid_Scaled);
+	editor.snap_to (snapped_pos, RoundNearest, SnapToGrid_Scaled);
+
 
 	const Temporal::Beats snapped_beats = _region->absolute_time_to_region_beats(snapped_pos);