diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 7f4c22616e..de24266374 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -5916,6 +5916,10 @@ Editor::split_region_at_points (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, AnalysisFeatureList
 		plist.add (ARDOUR::Properties::layer, 0);
 
 		boost::shared_ptr<Region> nr = RegionFactory::create (r->sources(), plist, false);
+		/* because we set annouce to false, manually add the new region to the
+		   RegionFactory map
+		*/
+		RegionFactory::map_add (nr);
 
 		pl->add_region (nr, r->position() + pos);
 
@@ -5940,6 +5944,10 @@ Editor::split_region_at_points (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, AnalysisFeatureList
 	plist.add (ARDOUR::Properties::layer, 0);
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<Region> nr = RegionFactory::create (r->sources(), plist, false);
+	/* because we set annouce to false, manually add the new region to the
+	   RegionFactory map
+	*/
+	RegionFactory::map_add (nr);
 	pl->add_region (nr, r->position() + pos);
 
 	if (select_new) {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/region_factory.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/region_factory.h
index 80584e6859..4ba261f80c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/region_factory.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/region_factory.h
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ public:
 
 	static void add_compound_association (boost::shared_ptr<Region>, boost::shared_ptr<Region>);
 
+	/* exposed because there may be cases where regions are created with
+	 * announce=false but they still need to be in the map soon after
+	 * creation.
+	 */
+	 
+	static void map_add (boost::shared_ptr<Region>);
+
   private:
 
 	static void region_changed (PBD::PropertyChange const &, boost::weak_ptr<Region>);
@@ -118,7 +125,6 @@ public:
 	static Glib::StaticMutex region_map_lock;
 
 	static RegionMap region_map;
-	static void map_add (boost::shared_ptr<Region>);
 
 	static Glib::StaticMutex region_name_map_lock;