diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
index 956bc3fb01..bda77d8341 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "ardour/rc_configuration.h"
 #include "ardour/transpose.h"
 #include "ardour/quantize.h"
+#include "ardour/strum.h"
 
 #include "gtkmm2ext/bindings.h"
 
@@ -632,6 +633,9 @@ EditingContext::register_midi_actions (Bindings* midi_bindings, std::string cons
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("split-notes-less"), _("Split Selected Notes into less pieces"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::split_notes_less));
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("join-notes"), _("Join Selected Notes"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::join_notes));
 
+	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("strum-forward"), _("Strum notes forward"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::strum_notes_forward));
+	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("strum-backward"), _("Strum notes backward"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::strum_notes_backward));
+
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("edit-channels"), _("Edit Note Channels"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::channel_edit));
 	ActionManager::register_action (_midi_actions, X_("edit-velocities"), _("Edit Note Velocities"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditingContext::midi_action), &MidiView::velocity_edit));
 
@@ -1813,6 +1817,14 @@ EditingContext::get_quantize_op ()
 	                     quantize_dialog->threshold());
 }
 
+Strum*
+EditingContext::get_strum_op (bool forward, bool fine)
+{
+	EC_LOCAL_TEMPO_SCOPE;
+
+	return new Strum (forward, fine);
+}
+
 timecnt_t
 EditingContext::relative_distance (timepos_t const & origin, timecnt_t const & duration, Temporal::TimeDomain domain)
 {
@@ -1938,6 +1950,9 @@ EditingContext::popup_note_context_menu (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* eve
 		items.back().set_sensitive (false);
 	}
 	items.push_back(MenuElem(_("Transform..."), sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &EditingContext::transform_regions), mvs)));
+	items.push_back (SeparatorElem());
+	items.push_back(MenuElem(_("Strum forward"), sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &EditingContext::strum_notes), mvs, true)));
+	items.push_back(MenuElem(_("Strum backward"), sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &EditingContext::strum_notes), mvs, false)));
 
 	_note_context_menu.popup (event->button.button, event->button.time);
 }
@@ -2128,6 +2143,19 @@ EditingContext::transpose_regions (const MidiViews& rs)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+EditingContext::strum_notes (const MidiViews& rs, bool forward)
+{
+	EC_LOCAL_TEMPO_SCOPE;
+
+	if (rs.empty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Strum strum (forward, false);
+	apply_midi_note_edit_op (strum, rs);
+}
+
 void
 EditingContext::edit_notes (MidiView* mrv)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.h b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.h
index 31624b4da7..aae91114ee 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editing_context.h
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ namespace Temporal {
 	class TempoMap;
 }
 
+namespace ARDOUR {
+	class Strum;
+}
+
 class XMLNode;
 
 class ControlPoint;
@@ -388,6 +392,7 @@ class EditingContext : public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr, public AxisViewProvider,
 
 	/* MIDI actions, proxied to selected MidiRegionView(s) */
 	ARDOUR::Quantize* get_quantize_op ();
+	ARDOUR::Strum* get_strum_op (bool, bool);
 	void apply_midi_note_edit_op (ARDOUR::MidiOperator& op, const RegionSelection& rs);
 	void apply_midi_note_edit_op (ARDOUR::MidiOperator& op, const MidiViews& rs);
 	PBD::Command* apply_midi_note_edit_op_to_region (ARDOUR::MidiOperator& op, MidiView& mrv);
@@ -402,6 +407,7 @@ class EditingContext : public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr, public AxisViewProvider,
 
 	void quantize_regions (const MidiViews& rs);
 	void legatize_regions (const MidiViews& rs, bool shrink_only);
+	void strum_notes (const MidiViews& rs, bool forward);
 	void transform_regions (const MidiViews& rs);
 	void transpose_regions (const MidiViews& rs);
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
index c1c28ab5c0..4287e3ddd5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "ardour/operations.h"
 #include "ardour/quantize.h"
 #include "ardour/session.h"
+#include "ardour/strum.h"
 
 #include "evoral/Parameter.h"
 #include "evoral/Event.h"
@@ -5010,6 +5011,28 @@ MidiView::quantize_selected_notes ()
 	delete quant;
 }
 
+void
+MidiView::strum_notes (bool forward, bool fine)
+{
+	Strum* strum = _editing_context.get_strum_op (forward, fine);
+
+	if (!strum) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	PBD::Command* cmd = _editing_context.apply_midi_note_edit_op_to_region (*strum, *this);
+
+	if (cmd) {
+	       _editing_context.begin_reversible_command (strum->name ());
+	       (*cmd)();
+	       _editing_context.add_command (cmd);
+	       _editing_context.commit_reversible_command ();
+	       _editing_context.session()->set_dirty ();
+	}
+
+	delete strum;
+}
+
 void
 MidiView::sync_velocity_drag (double factor)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.h b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.h
index caf5c9a5a6..262209584f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_view.h
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ class MidiView : public virtual sigc::trackable, public LineMerger
 	bool set_velocities_for_notes (std::vector<NoteBase*>& notes, std::vector<int>& velocities);
 	void transpose (bool up, bool fine, bool allow_smush);
 	void nudge_notes (bool forward, bool fine);
+	void strum_notes (bool forward, bool fine);
 	void channel_edit ();
 	void velocity_edit ();
 
@@ -431,6 +432,9 @@ class MidiView : public virtual sigc::trackable, public LineMerger
 
 	void quantize_selected_notes ();
 
+	void strum_notes_forward () { strum_notes (true, false); }
+	void strum_notes_backward () { strum_notes (false, false); }
+
   protected:
 	friend class MidiRubberbandSelectDrag;
 	friend class MidiVerticalSelectDrag;