diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index a39b8cc368..2f055bc6b8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
         <menuitem action='add-region-cue-marker'/>
         <menuitem action='clear-region-cue-markers'/>
 	<separator/>
+        <menuitem action='make-region-markers-cd'/>
         <menuitem action='make-region-markers-global'/>
       </menu>
       <menu action='RegionMenuTrim'>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
index 0b322335ec..824fec95c4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.h
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ public:
 	void add_region_marker ();
 	void clear_region_markers ();
 	void remove_region_marker (ARDOUR::CueMarker&);
-	void make_region_markers_global ();
+	void make_region_markers_global (bool as_cd_markers);
 
 protected:
 	void map_transport_state ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index cd70385acd..8230421aa6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -1654,7 +1654,8 @@ Editor::register_region_actions ()
 
 	/* PART 3: actions that operate on the selection and also require the edit point location */
 
-	register_region_action (_region_actions, RegionActionTarget (SelectedRegions|EditPointRegions), "make-region-markers-global", _("Convert Region Cue Markers to Global Markers"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::make_region_markers_global));
+	register_region_action (_region_actions, RegionActionTarget (SelectedRegions|EditPointRegions), "make-region-markers-cd", _("Convert Region Cue Markers to CD Markers"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::make_region_markers_global), true));
+	register_region_action (_region_actions, RegionActionTarget (SelectedRegions|EditPointRegions), "make-region-markers-global", _("Convert Region Cue Markers to Global Markers"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::make_region_markers_global), false));
 	register_region_action (_region_actions, RegionActionTarget (SelectedRegions|EditPointRegions), "add-region-cue-marker", _("Add Region Cue Marker"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::add_region_marker));
 	register_region_action (_region_actions, RegionActionTarget (SelectedRegions|EditPointRegions), "clear-region-cue-markers", _("Clear Region Cue Markers"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::clear_region_markers));
 	register_region_action (_region_actions, RegionActionTarget (SelectedRegions|EditPointRegions), "set-region-sync-position", _("Set Sync Position"), sigc::mem_fun (*this, &Editor::set_region_sync_position));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 9cfbd97f7d..78bdbf5d76 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -8839,7 +8839,7 @@ Editor::clear_region_markers ()
 }
 
 void
-Editor::make_region_markers_global ()
+Editor::make_region_markers_global (bool as_cd_marker)
 {
 	RegionSelection rs = get_regions_from_selection_and_edit_point ();
 	XMLNode& before (_session->locations()->get_state());
@@ -8858,7 +8858,7 @@ Editor::make_region_markers_global ()
 			for (CueMarkers::iterator cm = cues.begin(); cm != cues.end(); ++cm) {
 				/* marker position is absolute within source */
 				const samplepos_t absolute_pos = (cm->position() - (*r)->region()->start()) + (*r)->region()->position();
-				Location* loc = new Location (*_session, absolute_pos, absolute_pos, cm->text(), Location::IsMark);
+				Location* loc = new Location (*_session, absolute_pos, absolute_pos, cm->text(), as_cd_marker ? Location::Flags (Location::IsMark|Location::IsCDMarker) : Location::IsMark);
 				_session->locations()->add (loc, false);
 			}
 		}