diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index f262989992..33577216ef 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -6730,6 +6730,19 @@ MidiRubberbandSelectDrag::deselect_things ()
 	/* XXX */
 }
 
+void
+MidiRubberbandSelectDrag::finished (GdkEvent* ev, bool movement_occurred)
+{
+	if (!movement_occurred) {
+		MidiRegionView* mrv = dynamic_cast<MidiRegionView*> (_midi_view);
+		if (mrv) {
+			mrv->editing_context().get_selection().set (mrv);
+		}
+	}
+
+	RubberbandSelectDrag::finished (ev, movement_occurred);
+}
+
 MidiVerticalSelectDrag::MidiVerticalSelectDrag (EditingContext& ec, MidiView* mv)
 	: RubberbandSelectDrag (ec, mv->drag_group (), [](GdkEvent*,timepos_t const &) { return true; })
 	, _midi_view (mv)
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
index 87328eb9b4..8b320668e1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.h
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@ class MidiRubberbandSelectDrag : public RubberbandSelectDrag
 
 	void select_things (int, Temporal::timepos_t const &, Temporal::timepos_t const &, double, double, bool);
 	void deselect_things ();
+	void finished (GdkEvent *, bool);
 
   private:
 	MidiView* _midi_view;